New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-24
INAUG URATION OF THE FOURTH WARD
REhUIkG AND COFFEE Rooms.

The inauguration of the rooms No 20 New Blwery,
.. Mace If instruction aud entertainment Tor the
Fourt6 Ward, took place LAST night, "h an ehtnu'-
ssuo meeting. Between and CLOCK 'he roo'n7,
which are Iles aLty situated on the eec"ni 'or "'
new ou-e and reach fro II OhVeT street, "ppo-
site the Oliver-street Bapt,st Church, To tne NeE
BDwery, were ibronged, 'ne "m y, Wv a. nae ed
SD tsb. covered With periodicals III various inh'
ruae,s; at the opposite end, behind she"t counter
g,re ta-iefuy arranged different kloos oi e'hoes,
A,e,ber with cigar boxes ami CIDER bottles ndoke, oy
az immense uurch-bawl filled Ia the bn n with lem
onaae and two urns containing coffee aud tea: orV,e
Gardner in tall olack hat aud al agreeable lace, ON
sisted ~ waiter A.
e. l. Brace " no moved that Mayor Temtun take
III. chsii. The motion having been carried, mayor
TfnASS opened the exercises D! STATING as a.
he Knew the obi, of eu,erprl under consi'
grafton Nv Ten sad that, as be waS DHtc'i-
nan he would speak plainly The object oi thls real
ny AND cofee-IoOm was Ia Keep people away hon
places ~ que -tonsble amusement.
Nj C. 1, BRACE then gave more detailed exposl-
ton Of the objects of the Fourth lard CVie, Rooms,
81 er which
Nj jams A. BRIGGS illustrated the advantages OF
the furht Of which was the ohlect OF
this movement, by imagining Henry Ward Beecher
and Peter Coop.I, who we've upon the stage, as whd
and terrific ,avageSa positiCu which they must pec
eel anil, have occupied hal 1t lot been Tor influences
such as those tbeie 10 be gwen forth.
The Rev. HKsRy WAND BEachER was then called
~ the stand, and made an address winch was Ireuen
Anditors, who stood hstsuing Ia their shH-sleeves
Mr. Beeher said the first thug to be attended 10 in
coffee was Ia have good coffee; aud IN order To
bav. thu the managers should send commit ees 10 all
the pubic ho'els AND reiToai depvts and then make
their coffee jut these did aot. lie said that with
svoc moral influences bad coffee anu soar bread, the
crgnst OF this estabs hmeht me- ut be sure the pV-
ple s.uh not cOu. L.. Good cheer, good soclaty
and good morals stood witt IN hands reach OF gool To-
hgion. They should have virtuous bresi aud pr Jus
Office for with good moral Influences, II would be a
sha,. - he INN ihsss.r rs He
would vsi the establishment he SAT-, at some future
time, shd 10 af.r this matter. Tben they should
have Presbyterian Unitanan, Uhiv.rsalist Episcops
han, and every other hind of week.-Mrs. and Demo
cratic, Republican, and reutrd dalhe-. They should
have books such could be found for reference bo-
Hbere bot here aud suoh related ~ the everyday
pursuits Of those likely to frequent tue rooms Be-
sices they wanted to invite no drink, and roS
dhs az well as good men. There were thousands of
ner that bad, thai drink, that are tempted to
steal snd CHI, lie, and to be brutal rowies, who
yetdo rot want 90 down the pato Of human degra Ia
ton They nwsrily aud really wanted proper lpfu-
esoes To so epsiheG them 10 the rgut direction.
OayiLLk GARDSAR was theu called for. h. said that
he had participated IN almost every kint Of vice seen
In N.w-fork, but il was his good fortune to have
me pdsd his WAYS, He had tined aad Al It's
ehantnepts ana willing to ack nowleise thst the
lat fifteen months Of bis hfe contained more rca and
solid comfort than ever he had before ekPere1ce1 IL
had been deemed proper b. the Committee Ut Arrange
meats 10 select h, as the keeper Of these rooms, and
he hoped 10 be supported by just such men IL he had
bs en- hnself He recognized among the audience
lsige number Of his former Associates. de desroi
~ have those WHO used To 20 pro~isg srouai WITH
his nightly in the of the c for the purpose
OF p" seelIg little fun In a grog-shop TO come 10
these looms, where he wouli receive them warmly.
Nj GARNER expressed his determination 10 continue
tue 10 his adopted principles, ana warmly expressed
his thanks 10 those who had taken interest IN him
and had been the means OF his conversion.
number of other speakers followed, among shom
were Mr. PHriR CooPss. who referred pataetlcsly 10
the oemorahz'ng influences o paper money ani Mr. 5.
NJ hkwLkrr OF Wisconsin, youthful companion o.
Orslie Gardner, no~ a temperance lecturer, who
amused the audience by come excellent imitation, OF
the Hlbernan brvgue in Illustration OF tho Cause of
total abstinence
The meeting then adjourned.