The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-01
OPEN AIR SERMONS.

OPEN AIR SERMONS.
r.~sr.ncs Preaching on the Wharves ofths
Mssupolls.
- e-nsu Of psssshiss o. the Sabbath h The open
~r vhaoh vss formerly much sract iced ~ tss died
Mes Of whitfield And vhsh In tbsss latter days 10 -
ueh neglected by shs a'nstsrs Of religion, has bssa
luA mp win great e>rnsstssss by another class q nis-
ouariss saney thoss Of Temperance CAUSE
Any Sunday Afternoons the curious Inquirer observe
ut lasrsut points sssssnt the East river well ~
Ne North river but partsasrly the former small
Ansts of people men wsnsa and children, csosrsss'so
arsuAd Temperance presshsr Who, mounted ON ono
NJ the huIA Of timber lying slssg wharf close the
water nearer the edge the ssttsr-is full
ninatiEk tsetos. against rum and ts votAres
Curiosax induced us Sunday to approximate our per.
ssn wa. hearing Of Of these assenblsges,
Il tho ordinary description OF individuals
forming crowd, some drawn by curiosity and others
fhreurh Interest In the Asxt place thse the tenn
pssapoe misAeIAr, s'a enrstiDs of managing chief,
one I've crack preachers reformed drunkard, too
fetal hymn singer aud secretary ~h hymn books for
ae. temperance pledge papers left blank for sgnsturs
1cr which six demasdd and ink and psns with
IN cid psaAy Dewspaper neatly arranged on sAid bulk
Of timsssths preacher End and Secretary At the
other, with the necessary p~raphrrDsla
The proceedings with singing the following
FLOW oENTLY,s wRET cRoToN.
Flow gently, sweet Cotton, .mosg Thy green trees,
Fls- gently We II in. tnee song in thy praise;
We love xhy pure water thy sweet silver stream,
And here wood finger by moonl,ght's soft beam;
The tide OF intemp rance has had rs fu sway
The cup hsnish ssay, Tar away
Then come TO old Gotnsm eur city % fame;
Wen sing OF tby ps~ises, sweet Croton, again.
Thy crystal stream Crotsn how lovely it glides,
And winds BY the ct where contentmsat resides;
At evening Ss Tain by thy green bank would stray,
And loss In thy nnra the tolls Of the day;
Flow senty, ssee Groom, among Thy green trees
Flow gently, sweet river, the theme of our lAys--
Ger hhs Gsd Ger valleys, thy bright. Wa or comes,
To cheer and envrn IN happy bomel
The following pledge after the above hymn had besa
sxms. then rsced aloud b. Of the Temperance
preschsxs for nation OF those assembled, and
rho were invited to Tor yard and sisn it,
PLEDGE.
We, whose names ea, DESTROYS Of for ming
Hesiety for mutual benefit and guard against Q
practice which l. so injurious to our health
Btsn cling and families pl-tve selves ladies' and
gentlemen that ~i not drunk any spirituous malt
iquorsl vine c'oer.
The preacher M Adkins, then addressed his audience
1epsrABg in his exodium that he and his coAdjutors
did Eot seek detcb their bearers from any res ious
persuasion political party, bu simply to Impress al
with fun knowledge of the deleerious and "a al effects
u sichoic hqsors Cursed oy the of sprituous
rse the state II modern society be compared
80 that Of the Iaee. Of old whlt gaming under the
Boz cage Of Egypt Oar city studded churches
whose spires dotted its surace in every direction and
yet exsepersnen TO lay that misery and crime
were in it's midst to appalling extent Reverng to
the moderate Of al holc drinks he narrated the
case Of family whose members moderate drinkers,
but by degrees became hanitual drunksrds A kind
hearted friend who was q str,os temperance man
onstrsted with the wife, and warned her Of impending
ruin she urged in that all attributable to
hsr hubanas law habit. fo, remarked the speaker II
knew DR. nken VIII did blame other
person - se OF her sci IL this instance
the urfortunSte victim day AT ec drinking imnedi
n'sly fell asleep whilst holdiu2 baby 10 m- aud
dropping her chit To stove BIS de which she sat
the infant burned 10 crsp-such the horrfy
ing spectacle 10 her chldreo as the, en-
tered the house their from school. Without
doubt moderate drinking ~as the greatest curse ia the
world and IT. advocates the chief obstacle the
Progress u ten be observed
the necessity OF total abstinence pledge to drunkad
whose adhesion 10 the deemed not requisite,
and yet without Soabt hi. course dowawsrd
Where would hey hod tbs moderate drinkers
Df last year They the hsbisusi drank.rds OF
this That spir,tuous liquors were Injurious both
ially and ply sic.iJ tact oey' nd controversy
n.dicN, men coald -peaA OF il inju-ou, acttoo upon
Me body. Go 10 the Tome Of thu d-unksrd take
sen'cIy Of hi effects, sud ee the injury oone his tom
porsl welfare. Yes MIN under the lnfu-pce OF liquor
and os- OF tbs -lecs his 1t is well
10 ply soigists that Slcrhn l. not beneficial food
for II de. not iipe bat remsp in the syse "a to i'm
pair i's action ksteci, It's bA,efu energy exerted
the Drain which i peculiarly the glory AMI pride
Of thv physical NAN tbe aeeat o,dy aud
the soul and be vel sy led the ssnctum suctor
OF The human tsmge The b. ain l. kept 10 stimulated
stats, and it IL evident ,sh c,nlon is of dissa,e
Nor /, is action up IL les oe-teous, for al
though tempo ari sxsng their senpirt, their acute
is ultimately benunse such the Effects upon
the hain---vbch wise u'an has termed the golden
bowl ard upon the nerves Sh ch the sal authority
has sty leo the silver the in which intoxi
canrg liquors incs pscit~t- Al. Of all oocupatioos
for their ordinary l. koo m II gradu
III str
Of the emil pht ned ststes
man We .ho in abr on tiI- side Of the Alta otc are
wont to praise 'he Ibine@ sho struggled keep tie
Struggled opium IRON their shor-s, yet sh. ~sxllox
cure ss great u concentrate this Empire City? The
poor VIC i'm whose drunkenness corEigns him to prison
owe- biz misery to hat p-on whose sale is licensed BY
officials
Another preacher then mounted the ro-trum and made
very aoie cefenc~ for he temperance He
pared their opponents TO The 70 10 of Alexander tns
oopper-nih b. ~ho attempted BY the cry Of Great is
Di.Ds OF the Ephe-ian 10 down the preaching Of
Paul His next comparison frou the Old les ament
and he showed the instances of DANIEL how he in
sTeaeeo 10 beauty and .trepy Of the
wine ordered by tn sby Iona. CHI for b nself and
hi- pan,ons t. the " effect of driosing rs
Attributed the aud nelectsi steads
that depopuat-d the country while tn grain chat
intended for the IF the bi de.
corn posed ists cong drnt lie tina. the m.
ChiLery 81 life only be carried BY the proper
Of nature snd thai the tendency OF the Of
strong drink was % sxpaud unn tuaii. he system and
qnehty 20 be njufoug. he c1all- any oppo
nest, if there present the tempe
to forward ld rgus he question -h-n he should
nave lar hesruR bad BEL attributed TO tne cause
OF ten persncs tha' there hy pocnt- among tn
who professed H. TIE argument however -gAiost
Its truth. i,r " ike manner tD- ZANE might be ged
against the tiu OF britaby because theirs vas tnisf
among the twelve Apostle that AL the rest psd.
At the CONCLUSION another brother ~
csuss cane Il" ~sfd aud aug he following ny 10
abng, cArtDg toas something 10 the tile OF the
pDysnrcle, IN which, however. noae Of the Listeners
finea -
TIE BLESSINGS OF TEMPERANCE.
Wh.t r"np@reice VI cur u,ldst doth come,
Apo tsnlftt ~. funes 81 30
1hr all b hi.p
Tho so,it aud odd tf- blessing share,
While from tneir bone l. dives al care,
And peace and JOY revive.
1t take the drunLsIo n om The ground
And make bun 10 good deeds abouns,
"A asei 81 man become,
His children saved from woes,
His wife No logger sDoSs,
Bur happy n hi. home.
Como. friend. ana n-ign ,ors, ooe and all;
Come old sDd yopn., come .reat aud smal,