New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-08
Evening Session.

PRAYER By Rev t.r Gregg the President introduced
the audience Or Lees OF England delegate OF the British
Temperance Association Of the Oldest n the woii
| who spoke in su .tance a. follows:
do not know hat have anything special 70 ailress to
you upon Tho prcscni OCCASION but representative Of
The Oldest 1octotal Association in the world VIII
oeayor % convey to you however feeby, vet most
ceTely, tie feelings OF sympathy and respect entertain
" British ieeotalers toward their American frenis.
We do not pretend to teach You upon this great qu,s
ton, for your disciples and gladly acknowledge
you rs orr teachers, having received from you twenty
years oeo those stirring app al and those startling stli
tics Of the dread evils Of nienperance which compelled ~
to work at home where ala found things wose even
than among YOU. But few years, however had passed
away before thousands and tens Of thousands Of tins
victims OF intcmp rance reclaimed through tho
est advocacy Of temperance hy The Of Preston F0-
this We acknoTed-e orr indebtedness to yOu Or nc Dis
covered that the principle upon which your associations
were founded were based upon the great doctrine. Of na
ture Of science of phosophy anl e.led truth ne
that time much opposition had been encountered but
thanks 10 Cod had been l0u, in this country
can have CONCEPTION Of the power with whcn hal to
! battle at home Fashion and custom. of necessity
stronger England than n your AMI great country
great faoh0od and one Crcqt fall hood that Goa
nected with the drinking customs. Arplar-ei
But encouraged by your success urged on b fhs
coDc against prejudice and ancient cusiomayainst the
caumie Of the presagainst banded Interests and went
on conqqerng and to conquer and now MI ions have been
Hpeialtu rom me bondage OF intenperance ami ml4e
blessings 20 themselves and to Others. Applause
And now let me give You bird seye view OF the
principles a. they stand before national eye which
the basis of this movement John Bill Wi. always cling
with great onaciy 10 principle when he has graspst
IT, He may be wrong. but once RIGHT he never lets 90 II
was at first supposed and insisted that Intoxicating liquors
were necessary to our hoal-cefGiny to enjoyment,
but the answer of experience came and host Of
rose NJ and declared the truth that better in BODY
in mind and in soul better FOR all the duties Of life,
pra Of tetotasrn than NJ users in anv qranr If
liquor which defes the brain and polues the blood ZAP
plause The people this great truth AID embrace H.
Then We were prepared to do battle the ground Of
science and assure you there is mighty difference be
tween the two countries in the progress OF the advocacy of
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more quickly IN response to social and political rei)rml
ton-sprncs forth more readily than ou-s Ihs IS your
glory see you abuse it not We have 70 do battle step b.
step combating in turn with medical chemical political
and reIgi us principles Nevertheless We went upon
the broad basis of philosophy and criticism AMI mlinan
ed that God speaking through manifold modes, mut-1e
in harmony with h- works and there nu be one truth on
the question; Men anWeyel our total abstinence Doctrine
by saying that what God had provided for
good We reQlied-nature knows nothing Of alcohol; she
rots tie grape upon the vine but Wine the result Of art
perverson of the good thing which Sol pro luca
Then came the Psychologists who asserted that certain
states of the human constitution made il necessary 10 take
q small quantity habtualy Of intoxicating liquors. We
Paradise out provided no alcoholic drink thsFe Na.ure
had omitted 10 spread in her hounful repas of every
tozcate. Applause. Shortly aiterwarl came the dis
covery Of the German chemists anl then based upon ths
pillars Of science the tetota temple up in glory firm
as the pillars of the universe Itself for nothing was mo
certain than the truths of organic chemistry not
mathomacs and tho truths Of organic chemistry. ae,1-i
ed with the temperance doctrines upon this question: TIE
German chemists discovered that the food Of mal con
sisted of knds-oue for fuel AMI tha other for ,ur
meni or the formation Of tie varous Dars of ia. h1n,u
structure The oil fat starch anl gum the fuel
into the living furnice % be burnt up AMI that with
out producing fever or intoXicaiion. What Go was
Tat which wouli make blooI AMI from blood bols.
nerve. tissue and bran-the ilsrumen. with which we
Albumon casino anl fhrine-nono OF them in,.a.i 49,
all beautiful, bland Gud blessed water il T. .iler
poisoning nor iniaming, nor intoxicating any organ.
Applause And what upon analysis the clemens
Of gum and starch Oxygcn and hydrogen tn ele
ments that constitute pure wholesoae water. lGEea, a
Then it was saidio us You reject the good creature, Of
God Do we Butter viii melt in months Wen
yours. Sugar VIII swco'en our pulin,s a. well as
yours As your own Pierpolt has sail God gives the
"sug0r and men convert It into mu-ierous nun" He
givos bread and men convert into Intoxicating drinks
the result Of art not Of nature Physiology taught TIM.
there was no agent in the whole maieri lea VIII 3,
introduced quantity for quantity into the living body
suddenly powerfully and continually depressed the vital
energies az alcohol Ih' the reason Why alcohol az
sociaed always with disturbed temperature anil uneven.
mes Of mind so that It has become bywori whea any
dark transaction is heard Of i usually accompanied with
drink, aad excused only On that ground Sralge l3elaa
tioni
The speaker here took up tia S.riptural ar-ln,a AMI
Abstinence God did 10! give 70 OR f-t parents nt3-i
eating drinks but the products o. the vegetable wo1i r
food There was no eyaiing mat law. lAp.llss An
when tie ifaolies NJ forth 10 battle ID ws-c com
mGnlCd spare the frutcos for lesc sl le5 haze
not sirncd against You EreryTL os come edwin
the use ot Intoxicating drinks Prophets pl.rl- and
kings al numbered among the victims - Il-~aae--
ancc teaching the lesson that ord uarymen llll sun
what many great and good men had fall victims 20
Samuel lie reforming Judge Of Israel aler
And when he fironres. man. samson was q be ol-n the
angel of the Lord announced that he % a1il
strong drink AZ when ili1 era-ce -orf 1l- -
did God direct NCd4b and AJI 20 be "a tl -). % f 6
too much No lie uttered he eyeli4-. NC aw / 4al
mot drink nor sons after YOU lApnllIseI
Afcr clancing al RE various examples 81 Temperance
in Holy Writ and also IA pr0iane history .he sp azer
Guided with eyOrtaOn TO Am ricaus 81 81 ID TIE
glorious wcrk, Tor 20 them the people Of England
looking for the future Steps IN the cause FINISH the ~
HE work YOU have noby be- aud YOU shan 5er'a-
q glory Of tll world and tic wonder u al ages Jr-
Tic audience were here entertained bv song from II
Oakley, after which collection vas taken ~ 70 deray
the expense Of the hall printing. &c
Dr.. Marsh ANNOUNCED thar tie banquet WI p some
friends Lad intended % give 20 the D---a.os who hal
come g. the Convention, WOuli not take phase. From
c.rclrlstaucts vlh h-l occurred. il was thought J
from rrudeatel th.t tbs banquet sA9-i b %
least postponed Pillars 90 have been cr-clcl il
hou0rof utle Sf.rs hc had sent Deieg1ss and COOL
deal OF oTpcnsc had been o. but sill Yves tl5 l-t
best under al tie le.i anything unlo 'salt
should occur. Tia. ~ opportunity would B. Afforded Kew
NJ I.e-o.l. lad been engaged % reai peralcs
irg,G o. en- WClld be ua-ll-z j ~ tha. fl' o.
morrow Cycril- &c Which te poem wo-.- De .-1l IL
some GldrCs77s made. II -r ia1r.
Rev Nj Wuicon O. Rhode Island wss then in--oir,el
TIE meeting. lie SAID be ~, s1-nelrl; lfien JOS q ne
were w present who I'd us IN having o. cllEess the
meeting alr die ri--l-l who - Ilst spoken dc ~
H.. irctnl O. lilk % should c0u-rlula L4nsel fl. he
p &C Genial feeling in that hail the exercises with TlcA
their proceeding commenced threw -ll at11sqhe-e
around and the interesting spectacle Of the e children on
" ose JOYOUS counieuances the Saviour wOu have )oked
with approval they hymn his praise and have oehsi
them With bengniy he did the chren II the tenn
pe sung hosaanahs the Most High Oar friend from
England needs assurance Of senilmslts lie can
hf-rrs reSn1usive