Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-20


The SoNs TEMPERANCE AT THE SMIrHso
NiAN.-i-as; evening at O'Clock, the Grand Di-
'iS'ohs OF the Sons of Temperance. now in con
se"uon IN this city proceeded in a body. headed
y! d hand Of music, to the Smithsonian Institute
Where they Were 70 listen to addresses from dis
nh2ulshed advocates Of their cause Not LONG
"IIcr their arrival. the Hall became densely
audience
The meeting WIS first addressed by the Rev MIR
Mnnroe lie said they Were not there at that time
10 consult In regard TO any political measures; nor
Were They there tT advance the cause of science
cuIariy, Ia Insist upon any special and par
'Cuiar scientific idea; but were assembled in
glorious crusade against iutemperance fan
piause 30 far a. he was aware. there did not
exist anywhere. To any considerable extent any
Other rgaEizltion To oppose the inroads Of Intent
Perance than that organization. Il part of which
Was tIcn before them. God graft that il ngIt h..
worthy Of the trust committed to its charge and
give Il great success in pushing forward tIs oreat
and glorious cause they had Ia ken in hand
He then referred briefly to the Object, of tho
'>C'e'y. winch rs he stated, was ~ relieve the
distressed (aS far as laid in their power a. we'll
as t. suppress intern perdnce. The Soci-ty WIS i'm
4 certain sense Of the word. Il secret soci,ty
though not ia any "bje tiOual sense For himself
(1nd lac thought he spoke the sentiments of all the
brethren around him. he wOrid have no ohiec-
ton whatever To having ali the PRINCIPLES OF their
Order, and indeed all their forms interpstinsr
noble and captivating as they were, made known
10 all present He was sure they would los.
nothing at all by the exposition Their secret,
Were such is the different churches had in their
or%dnlz alton, and as those whom he addressed
tad IN their families. Objections had been RI; spi
70 this organization by members Of the christian
church, on the ground that those who became
connected with the order Of the Sons of Tempar
aucs because OF this, neglected their church du
Ties. and presently apostatZed from God-raye IN
tEeIr religious profession and fell back tn Ma.
world such Instances, without doubt has oc-
cured. and over such the Sons of Temperance
nd mourned whenever they had occurred: Int
certainly there was nothing in that organization
~ produce such an effect. There were some
minds strangely constituted some men who made
a ruling passion Of everything they undertook
and devoted their entire time ard attention To
that, to the neglect Of other important matters
After briefly stating few Of the leading princi
pies OF the order of the Sons of Te,DDerance no
commended the order to the attention the hearts
tar cOnsclences, the souls of all present They
had connected with their organization two most
Interesting and Instructive ideas. Coming up to
Mi their places in the temperance ranks: comin,,
up - wear their white, red and blue collars yyas
Vi" strong arm of the Cadets Of Temperance; BOYS
who are just entering upon their teens and who
they were inStructing to keep far from them the
intoxicating bowl Oh, if they could only succeed
IN enllstlng all the boys in the temperance army:
II they could only make a temperance army strong
by preparing To nil their places when the, were
gone with the children of the rresent dty. they
saould most etectually and most certainly thrust
Incompetence from the land Applause
But then they had vet more interestIuJ appIi.
ance To their order. Their Division rooms was
no, only graced Gf they would excuse such
tsrm) by the gray hairs Of venerable are and an
open Bible that lay there in the sirbt of ali the
members, but II was graced also by the smiles Of
women. lAPPlause And the cause upon which
women smiles must inevitably succeed IRE
n.wtd applause ltwas objected to ladies being
admitted into other than Their own divisions, be-
cause II was slid d woman could not keep Sc
Cret lldughter;l but the Sons of Temperance
th"UG lat they could and this lief they ba We con
nrnled. They have given clear and positive evil
oerie 'p n woman can keep secret Applause.
The Rev. Mr.. HerOs was introduced He ex.
pressed the qualification afforded him To address
them on so very important subject Particularly
50, from the fact that when last he addressed \
importance meeting in this Metropolis there 1y.re
hm lew in attendance, but now there were hun
Hreds present manifesting small degree of in
'ersSt IN the cause The use of intoxicating liquor
- beverage has the effect of PrOstitut:ng every
lculty and power that man possesses and brushes
every feeling and affection of his nature. Con
slder the physical construction of man-he is the
h"olesI creature al 6od's hands; and this physical
o'S'ulLhtloH' possessing so niue h beauty so much
strength :" much mystery, for il is a nlvsterious
organism Is posttuted bv the use of intoyicatin,r
liquors IL been said by Him that could NO, ,i,S
TIA, no drunkard should enter into the KINGDOM
~ hoi- minister of the gospel had that d,v
sud IN his presence that drunkenness did not rob
lnln of his Christianity. For shame that suc h
doctrine should ever have been proclaimed nv a
minister Of the gospel. II was as false it was
dangerous
Where. often, this fatal habit contracted /,
ny, In your parlors; around their nre-sides and
mat which was most fearful was that sonet times
10 was rendered by the fair hand of woman. and
what man is there. when that spark limo ulass ..
rendered him by the hand of a fair female her
lace alive with smiles, resist it, He takes IL AT
th' request Of the fair around whom his atfer-
lions are entwined and shortly everything that :
h"lN ana glorious IN his nature falls before this
t"'I-ht enemy There was ! CItSs of men in this
world that never could he made cont firm ed drunk
ard> such we, - of that cold paSSio1Ipss nhlcu
matte temperament that they could moi din
enough liicOr tO make them drunk; and then
,oo' .heN are OF the men who are tno mean,
too >tIngy Ia become drum kdrts They do moi liz.
to pay f"r ~; but II anybodv chanc. io ask them
." tan. something la drink why they don Z object
Hhu Snch men could be drSi gnated bv their clasp
rag le glass by their -four nEses Laughter AID
applause They always look as if they were iluut
sNdilowns Their shirt Renewed laughter
but the Hleu who Were likely to IpeComp ineb-i-
a'rd We're the men that have lire in their souls;
'ha' nave brains; men IF feeling; men that w-r-
calculated =" PERFORM great mi sSuns in the world
ihesr wrrr The men that suffered. He cone luded
nl relating several very interesting anecd ot,,s
showing the powerful influence eSr,t,d nv fr'
hiairs Owe thr nrn, aud eNEOrt-d th,. ladies' Ia
'.'n ~ H Organizations. and cast their innu-rr,
ia E'tihng to stay This awfIl curse of !ntrnlp.r
- VIZ Riley. Of Frederick CITY, was next
"''i''t"' who. alt-r referring - the history of
'e "t -ah LAtlon, related several exceedingly IN
t"reSung incidents by way of inclIninU tb.i,
minds In favor Of the great cause He also snots
81 hr power welded by the ladies over the Steiner
~, 'na HPpealed To them that they might assist
'"c n "a tbs great work
iF". E,T oF FINANCE-My. Editor: In th.s4
touh."IS times Of municipal affairs which cali
forth 81 many financial schemes for ..raisino m.
wind under the benign rada nce Of our friendly
>''T let the present writer offer a slight gimmer
81 iiEht-"light do We say, when the generosity
f good old ncle sam laid the foundation for
80 great benefit In the iron pipes literally dis
posed If 10y Congress Ave, liz Int truly and a,
-"od rs the gas that has been highly extolled
u was early provided that the corporate author.
les should. by enactment, under application for
water. provide supply for petitioners, the ex-
Pms for LAYING the pipes. &c. being d-frayed
out Of certain stock created and the tax to con
sumers Of water should realize 10 the Corporation
pcr cent upon the outlay Sc.
Noy, as 10 Is proposed tO obtain from Congress
power Ia raise revenue upon what was all along
'Ntolied as evidence OF the brnencsnce of Con.
gr-ss and In reality great advantage to the tire
insurance companies, (which they will be slow
'" ~ knowledge in the dimInution of the rate of
Ia 'ufance,l supposs our City Fathers impIoy.
upon John Bull, and ask for power to tax along
thr Avenue material light from the great God Of
l'AN- Nv way Of revenue,
~ Is uue That there MANY admirers of the
lrreproac liable Calhoun-who emphaticaliy de-
clare That be was innexible in opinion, that the