Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-05-31
Correspondence OF the Republican, ]
OUR NEW YORK LETTER,

The friends OF Temperance are greatly en-.
couraged in their-uoble cause by the good Ell
fects of the new excise law. Since the en-
forcement of it, fifteen hundred grog shops
that were selling liquor without license have
been closed. This law prohibits the vending
OF ardent spirits on the Sabbath. Every bar
room must be closed, or else suffer the penalty
which Is By no means light. AS consequence
our city as never before ID quiet, peacable and
Ubristian-like on the Sabbath day. The hun
dreds aud no usands who are in the habit Of
imbibing are obliged to seek the Jersey shore
or other places where the law does not exist.
Our neigDbors are quite indignant at the con-
duct of their Sunday visitors, and New Jersey
may be compelled in order to elt-preservation
| to pass temperance law.
The large 6fe OF New York destroyed the
| Academy of Music, decidedly the finest public
| hall ia the city The building, however, was
| a failure ia some respects. 1t was designed as
| a school for instruction 10 music under the
| direction OF the most accomplished teachers
| that could be employed. II was thought in
\ this way the musical talent of the country
would be developed, as well as an opportuni-
| ty for the display and reward OF genius. But
| this plan was never carried out and the would
| be academy degenetated into an opera house.
It's capacity Of holding immense audiences
| made il of great value to the Now York public.
I
anniversaries of the Bible Society and othsr
| religious organic atoms were held there only
| a short time before the destruction OF the
| building.
The excitement that first attended the arri
val of james Stevens, the Head Ceurtt ofFe
nianism has fully subsidized, In fact the caus,
he advocates is about dead. Money lie no
! given as freely as was anticipated, became,
} that which was devoted 10 tao purchase VI
= | ria nd in WI IA
, peared. Not few have filed their pockets a
tho expense of the many who would with fl
> Guilty spare their email earnings. create
farce was never played than this talk of Irish
I freedom Ireland must be protestanized be
/ fore she can be free. Who ever heard OF build
ing a republic upon religious intolersnce7-
. Mexico attempted it, but failed because tn
church wanted to take the place of the state
Let the Irish people learn something from th
8 "iogic of events"
= The subject of Christian Union is engagin
!, the attention of many Of our churches. Las
I Sunday three meetings were held by The Unio
d | Association. In the afternoon ministers fror
J" the Presbyterian, Baptist and Episcopal de
, | nominations addressed an attentive audlenc
9 in the Forty Second Street Presbyteria
o Church. A second meeting was held in Will
t liamsburg, and third in the evening a
9 Brooklyn, In Mr.. Beecher's Church. This las
70 mentioned meeting was one of peculiar inter
e est. The large Church was filled to it's utmos
t capacity, while the platform was occupie
by some of the most prominent ministers
d New York and Brooklyn, representing GU
II leading churches The Rev. Mr. Mills, recto
Ie OF st. AIMS church, offered avery earnest an
70 fervent prayer. He was followed by the Re,
u DR.. John Gotten Smith, rector Of the Churc
l. OF the Ascension who delivered an eloquent ar
n peal for Christian Union. The meeting close
'e with an address from Mr.. Beecher, VIII
d thought the day was not far distant when tn
II church OF Christ will be one. ALPHA.
i New York NAV % 1866