The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-31
A POLYGLOT COUNCIL.

The 40 Called Peoples Meeting BIayphrny
and Divinity strnaaci, MISUNDERSTANDING
Moral Inanence Of tso Theatre N DeGard
by lunnticr.
Among wha, may be appropriately termed the inst.
tulons" OF this metropolis u 1he Peoples Meeting
which In operation every sunday at sIs Broadvag
This IA kind Of social semiregious and largely nadei
gathering that holds forth during the hours usually de
voted 10 religious exercises among church going
population, and At - conventions anybody u privileged
70 express his views the subcc under dlscus
sion, each speaker being limited 20 ten minutes time
wherein 70 hold forth. In fart, tho affair IA
coarely intellectual free and easy. palronixed for
the most part, by ths, class Of people, male ana
female, Who think they have . special mission 10
IN. whole Of the science Of social msrsi and political
economy Is concentrated by provdenial or BY natural
las within the walls oi their cals~ous trains Yexer
day the subject which these peopse cxpsliacd
MORAL influence Of thcssres." which debated for
Al three O'Clock tho chair wss taken by Mr. cbeensy
who announced the subject fof discussion The aodi
ihr~e sdcs Among these ,he nsost interested sppA
rently wii,ee fsrisi appearance T. not IN
known 70 woman's rshs conventions re.orm gatherings
wbers tho great Va evolved - how to socrey
pieces and uproot the foundations 81 scai orcs
the utopan theories which crowd tho crania o. thee
apostles Of progress may end an quiet There we're
fes among The asssmblsgs who took reasonable view
OF this subject, and managed 10 speak " the
msorty of the spsskers showed psaIny that their
Tendencies deriisdy In the drscton of rank lna.
dcIty. Mr. Lambert, better known tho sirah Ap-
prentice opened the dsusslon, with Argument going
10 show that the influence OF theatres largely IN
favor Of immortality. He was followed the N sid.
by DR.. Moore, who made frequent sasion 10 the Old
BoSery pf, A. bsing only remittance ~ another pit
tho location of which bs parcuarixed by pointing TO
their refusal 70 snppcrt dramatic alleging
that this fact owing 70 shs hish standard q
that Obtained IN that state, eealiy 10 Portland Hhs
forseros pcrpetrafsd by krtchum, he syerrcd,
from that unfortunate young mans sendance o. ihess.
real exhibitions, which, he ssd, we're supplemented
generally ~ visits % the saloons whsrs psviiy walter
Tri-' were the procpsl abrasion The bf. then
sfpatntsf The Inasencs Of The church opposed 70
that Of tho theatre, and avosed himsof strongly Ia
favor o. the former
Mrs Lesrnworth, 81 ming hight among me spsr'u.
asts, followed. Stepping forward from the body ~ the
audience IN q Hyefy nsnnef which Indicated that shs
had, ~ "b'hoy" would ray. ssufln her mind.
she proceeded " that shs conslfer~f the church
and the theatre par. far their fEnencea fer
good were concerned. One, shs thought psnderrf a
20 the hns>r inNtlnct while the otna he cburrn
orxsn'red humpug. The preacher that 'tDokH
nov adays wss enc Who spoke preuy essnys shs then
had sofneshinx 70 about pays appealing The hss
while eermons toncnst oply the l>xinsicn and often
weared tho nearer BY tttr prosinsss hse would gse
her yfcfersncss W The hsaffe nors t@s<her Tbas
myth ~ vsy OF exofdau and thea The phiio~o.
Wy ~ her address wherein she had nuch " propoard
ksus hs fseslsiss." and boz tosy shggld ,, uslns<