New-York daily tribune., 1857-09-30
SONS OF TEMPERANCE.

The fifteenth anniversary Of the founding of the
Order Of the Sons Of Temperance was hed last
evening in the Methodist Church in Greene street.
This veknown Society was established in 1888, since
which time il has both focished snd partially de-
cayed. Ar effort is bsing made on the par OF
the members of some Of It's old Divisions to revive
tire old orgarizstions ard restore them To then
former vigor. For this purpose meetings are
held every evening in the week a. different points
in this city and in Brooklyn. The anniversary
last everirg was well attended by an intelligent audi
cree ard tie platform was crowded by old officers and
members of the Society in full regella. w. IL. Arm
STRONG. esq G. W. F., presided. After opening
ode prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr.. J. I. PECK
of the Methodist Church.
The Hen. Erastus d. CCLvER made an address, IN
which he portrayed the evils of ntemperarce both to
the individual and 20 the community. He gave some
statistics of crime 10 s city, snd traced the commits
sion Of H. in AZ helmirg degree, q drunkenness
He said that e pat cup OF irtoNcaung hqupr 10
mans lips il like putting dagger ioto h' hsnO.
S;re ny Dunk drives fret into wee, ana then INTO
clime IL is the parent of wiCkeGuess and corruption
everywhere 1t "a one Of the mos. iusidious foes that
u n an has guard against. lie alluded here to the
importance Of signing the pledge as security against
Yielding 10 the temptation. People live il the world,
S ss 'G hsp 0P Pif&a ok it, III en iR 5 paoay a
such times as these, when, unless man OF
bushes. has a prop, he is sure to fall
Sigpirg ihe pie dge ard keeping it after it is signed is
,De Of the suiest props 20 keep man from lang into
intenperarCe No argument can be brought in favor
Of drinking Intoxicating liquors, except the argument
of pleasure; and pleasure is talse argument, for
Crurkenness is false pleasure. The old story that
The stimulus Of alcoholic drinks il necessary to the
preservation Of health end conducive to physical
happiness has long since been exploded. Liquors OF al
kinds even the pures are known 10 deterlorate the
L,,,, md uha tD
which some men style moderation, are preludlcia IN
their influence. The babi. Of drinking moderately,
il did no. corduce TO the habit of drinking mmoder-
atey would still be bad habit usto the health
ard corrupting 10 the mornls of the community IL s
welLkn0wn fact that when the yellow fever ragged in
New Orleans some years ago, there was marked dit
ference between the mortality among men VINO drank
intoxicating liquors. and other neu who were members
cf Temperance societies IN thar cty' Inc eAsct rauo,
in proportion to the number Of each, was as fifteen to
two. And the evils OF intempersnce, III CON-
parsion with the alleged evils of temperance,
or abstir ence will generally be found to be
in a similar proportion The manufacture OF intoxi-
catlpg liquors is manufacture OF Pandora box OF
evils fcI the community at large and selling them 10
crime agsinst society, 0gan,t which society mas
sacsed right to protect sef The Crystal Palace now
contains products OF labor in all departments OF IN.
dusny, for exhibition to the public. II the Crystal
Palace could also exhibit specimens OF the results OF
the manufacture OF Bsn into beasts by the process OF
usiDg intoxicating drinks, would present more GU
flOuS spectacle thtn was oNc cAhoisou ony
MUSEUM in the world. If all the boated cheeks, ali
the red noses all the staggering legs which rum ha.
manufactured out of human beings could be gathered
into separate department in the great Fair up town.
the sight would be shocking as TO disgust the Whoo
community and .urn i sick.
The speaker concluded by alluding to the coIrup-
ticn with which the rum traffic and interest had iG
fected the politics of this State.
After the singing cf hymn, Mr. ARMSTRONG, the
PRECEDENT said tnat he hoped 10 have had the pleasure
Of Introducing 10 the NEE ting the original sAteec per-
sors Who founded tic Order Several of them Tor VA
rous reascrs mad been unable to attend and the re-
nsuGer, being only four or tive, ieit delicecy IN
In assuming 70 repTeseL. the rest; yet one OF them,
who lad never ceased 10 lend his aid to the Temper
apce cause, would address the audience. Before IN
troduc;ug him, however, the President took occasion
70 make few remarks the history anu the objects
Of TIE Order Of the Sons Of Temperance, lie then
presented 10 the sudeLce Col. y. L.. Snow, VINO was
greeted with loud demonstration OF applause.
Col. Snow made brief speech owing to the late
ness Of the hour. His remarks were mainly an appeal
10 tue Sops Of Temperance for Increased personal IN
terest ard individual effort on their part, IN the WORK
Of carving on the Temperance reformation through
out the State ana hroug ghout the country at large.
lie took occasion in the course OF his speech to al
ude 10 the oss of the Central America and ulary
10 the heroic cOnduc. of Capt Herndon, in saving the
women and the children. He said that the Sons OF
Tenuerarce are called upon TO do similar work ot
berosu-to cave the women AID the children from
TIE ar gu.h and misery Of homes made wretchcd aud
cf tu.bends and father: driven 20 desperation and
suicide by The demon Of strong drink
The exercises of the evening were closed by the
srgir 2 CT hymn.