The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-07
TEMPERANCE.
Meeting Of the Philadelphia temperance soci'v
Last Evening-Addresses by the new
Theodore L. Cuyler, Of Brooklyn,
New York, and the Rev.
Alfred Cookman.

pPrcIAL PuoSooRAPu1o REPORT FOR THE EVEN
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The philadelphia Temperance Society held the
SYst OF series of meetings In the Cen
trail PRESBYTERIAN Church last evening. A large
number Of ladies and gentlemen were present,
and took deep interest in the interesting dis
courses of Rev. T. l.. Cuyler, Of Brooklyn, and
Rev. Alfred Cochran, of this city. Rev. Alex
ander Reed, pastor of the church. presided.
The proceedings were opened by singing. and
after prayer was offered by DR.. Reed, he ad-
dressed the audience as follows:-
will AJAX the liberty of saying that this meeting Is
ameeting OF the Philadelphia Temperance Society,
Organi zed some months ago, which has held mum ;
n meetng each week IN some part of our city in one
Of the churches public buildings, to awaken the
interest of Christians and philanthropists in this
great cause, and to stem this growing evil We have
with us this evening two speakers at least who am
regret that the nclemency of the weather has pre-
vented many who have no doubt, intended to be
here, yet we have many of our citizens present, and
many VINO deeply interested in this great subject
regret sincerely that Mr stuart IS unap Q 10 De
will not longer detain you from hearing these dis
tingnished advocates Of IN cause Allow m me 70 IN
lyn, who is present this evening.
Speech of Rev. Il. L. Cuyler.
Dr. Cuyler addressed his auditory as tollows:-
Mr.. President, and adies and Gentlemen:-I
is as follows I'm view of the vastly increased use
of Intoxicating liquors as beverage and the con-
iSS ahe interests of oraiv and reaon apa civil
government. and running multitudes OF our fellow
Resolved, that it is the duty of every patriot,
phiaDthTopist and Christian to exert every lntlu-
ence TO avert the evils OF this fearful and unequaed
III were to say to you there is not single person
intox ealing drinEs, the friends Of such person
would rise. Do you think there IS single one free?
do not In view of this tremendous evil, and the
N lovers IOV1r9
humanity, this Society has been originated has held
out on this line ii it takes or great &C MANY sum. \.
meIs and great many winters. IL is but
the prominent pastors and philanl nroplsts OF Phia
p, aelpma, heia IN the rooms en OF the Young Mems
inception ana organization.
do not know why Phiat ph'a could not have
aoity temperance society, nor why every church
to specially aboF soSs Se ehidron of its snss ssb
influence of its congregation. Philadelphia plants
mission schools, very likely because there is Great
neglect in the localities that need them. PhIladel-
phia noted for her acts of humanity and kindness
TO our brave Boys in Blue" as they went TO the
field OF conflict, or came back wounded on their
way to their homes. 1t was right that you should
doit.
Philadelphia has established missionary crganiza-
tons sending the word of bfe across the seas TO
beathen shores, but ask you, Do not the eni dren
need just aS much to be saved from the peril OF the
dSam-shop-the intoxicating cup-as they do from
ignorance and Saboa' h.breaking9 Have not the
philanthropy is tbere any reason why
Phiaoelpbia Christians shou save heathen in
Ca'cutta than a druDkard in the City OF BrotherlY
Lover say no. 1hose no have enlisted in the
temperance work will find there Is no discharge. 1t
WIN ge on just as long we have 10 meet this ter
rble enemy. Appetite avarce and fashion the
tLrCe-io!d enemies that curse society, and all CHRIS
ian ace psp @ heya ie GUffsf N appetite
for the cup need reformation, and 1t is very hard
work to reform them Those OF us who labor IRON
time time with the victims OF appetite, are shocked
at its trem' ndous power. Not far away 1 ON where
i lived, some time ago, young man-alas, that 80
many OF the victims of strong drink that we meet In
~ AND ntRala oh 10 n0nn n
fiye.an dtWenty! do not believe that there ever
was time when greater perils beset Young men % IN
this young man had early become slave to intoxi-
eating drink.
strong drink more destructive here than in any
other part of the globe. That is proved by statistics.
was a sot, abandoned by friends and kindred. de
was prevailed upon to go one day IN ms SOBER mo mo
ments, and have an interview with a friend. The
gentleman set before him the course he parsu.
ing, and told him what It would lead to, ana that II
was his duty to sign the total abstinence pledge.
When he was done he said, Il know all you have
said to Ee better than you can tell IT to me; Know
perfectly we'll am running myself know have lost
my situation, my hea tn, my character, everything
know cannot stand this long am going to DIE
a GO GoT o he HnSet 9e give
give II up. He went down, overwhelmed, into per.
The great aim and object of the temperance cause
to get hold of men before they get to the cataract
from which nothing human can save them. It Is
not TO save the drunkaId, though by Gods help we
may save some, but 1t is to save the young men from
e sid there re i1g no more hateful form Of avsrc IN
the world than in the selling of poison for pence.
You have idea of the vast amount OF capital in.
vested in this business give you the statistics
OF New YORK I'VE have there eight thousand drink.
ing-houses, running all the way down from the
Fifth Avenue Hotel TO the darkest suDterraneous
saloon OF the Five Points or the Hook. The average
receipts are ten dollars day. Eighty thousand dol
lars spent in day for alcoholic poison; half a
million OF dollars every week; twenty-five millions
OF dollars spent in one city eac9 year ior poisoG,
called with very large New England population,
has twenty. five hundred drinking houses. And in
Brooklyn more money is spent every year for
all our schools, and all our institution Don't vJu
think there must be tremendous spirit of avarice
that wiA lead men 10 hold out such thing and dra
in such enormous revenue as thatY
hope the Philadelphia Temperance Society will,
from ime to time distribute tracts and the ministers
preach 1rom their pupits TO spread out the statistics
Health Boards in cities at the very first step OF
lhe cholera Of Europe. We had organizations
made and our efforts put forth to arrest it Why
OF this alcoholic poison? Alcohol should be taxed
heavily. Men are determined to make money by
selhng strong drnk-determned to coin human
i was taken by the Collector of BROOKLYN some
time ago to visit one OF the illicit stlleres in that
city that had been unearthed by a detective of the
revenue department. He took me to a lumber ward,
al Il g lower end OF which he opened door and we
entered into sub. cellar where the watts WERE The
p ace was lighted with single camphene lamp In
the centre of the vat the of the still that
worm that never dies, literally After examining it
lltte while, we went up a ladder into the room
over hsad through trap.door all around which
was pile OF cofiiDs. In fact before that outside
door was discovered and made accessible, the only
admlttance TO that underground distIlIery was
through an undertaker's shop. / leave to you to
suggest such scene, and to draw your own con.
slusions. There was the work beneath prepar nG
the victim the CONN. There was the read y-made
cOffn overhead for the victim. HeVery dram-shOp
IN NTookIvn and philadelphia was constructed upOn