, 1866-02-13
TEmPEuArCE MEETING.


Ameettng, hastng for tts object the revival OF the
Temperance cause, was held Lat evening under the
auspices Of the GOOD Templa:s organization, in
OF the rooms Of tho II. E. Church building, On the
corner Of Clark and Washington streets.
CT Hull, Esq, presided, and In taking The chair
tta'ed The objects ot The meeting md introduced the
frtt speaker. Mr. .. J. Lyon.
ance reSytl Ii Ch1caEb, and reverted 10 the recent
great religious revival In this section Of the country
saying that i should be but the forerunner Of i
which should sweep IN like manner through he
country. With respect 10 The existence Of liouor
saloons, he fatd that II they could moi Be
e. sds s nmoHs t. sSeh IL 1 es|epi iAGsd e..
no man with any desire to preserve a decent ehsf-
acter would dare to enfer thsm. Atter erlogy og
she bios H., aa ,. On + the xloy Of pariotlsm The
Temperance, b. a remark upon the tenor winch
plague u iess 10 b feared than Drunkenness. aere
EeJone sneh cass woaa employ eve ever saese enessy
calaiuity. The alsurrrneuta Of the drinking saloon
were those Of tts gaudy a0d gtlded maRnldccpee,
the grace Of The barkeeper ETC. which etoaked the
internal power Of the demon Of tnscmpe1ance. TO
countetact this evil influence. he earnestly appealed
rauss to consider how they might achieve thes
z ea1y ihe@ 10 success: ae had % doubt
aa, as q nPsa ea could e. hs s1f51a ots s,e ns
and gtne1l elections, and put IL ofaee, pure men
who would DO their se:Tiee: Here he Introduced
terrible downfall Of the drrnkard. and cIied The
warnings to be seen al the Police and Recorders
Court. The church and the lsw he looked to ~
Temperance in their stTngG1e With the Callban OF
Drunkenness. The church had always been the
friend Of civilization and truth, and It Tas mis-
order Of Good Templars were ii opposition to The
church: The press, be thought, Wo4la also BE- a
good ihing-and stltefon. eoc1sl order, would b.
opened 10 The advocates Of temperance 10 denonnce
ito infamous wrctthes who murder Our brothers
and friends by the foul means Of ineamperance
The I'D Of woman, IN the ssme cause, be slso m
Soked.
Nj NJ, Rohe;t naay, Secretary of Hope Lodge Of
Good Iemplsrt, WIS fhe next tpeakeF IL would
DID not believe 20 mean thing should be apolu-
glzed for. Il should be pus down At once by he
most etIennout efforts. and he did not think thst
sneh Is Ills that the work should &c achieved. TIC
work ct opposing and conquerins two thousand i.
could be accomplished. He thanked God that hi.
sht1 Rsa done va, c, Ssa' in Ss Ss s so%,p @.4
md at other tines. The speaker here read ttate-
ment 10 the effect that In Chicago during the past
year ia l6o dtinks we're aEen. and tha: their
two years. He remarked that the drnnkard vent
down sliding scale from The Sherman House ST.
loon 10 freezing to death IN barn. md he warned
told there were million inconogible drunkards IN
drunEard's lodges in thls year. Again be appealed
woman. t. the sdeet that our sassonr sppeascd frst
to woman aieE his resurrection. tn order that the
neNt might be spread more. md 1.-The speech wss
concluded with expression OF ferrent hope that
"a the pEe4en. year We would req many Of the foul
groeetsies. The hellhotes and pis;holes Of dAmna.
ion which disgrace cur country. closed up.
once been Temperance man, but had fallen trom
grace snd drank whiskeE, not becauee he liked II.
but to be soeiable und to make friends. stnce he
te.mlned to be ever the h1n friend os the cause q
Temperance, and had entirely giFen up the use Of
h9qaE: He ssse,ted eloquently to 1he great ends
bondage, bnt said that the VIZ hAo 1s1 behind it
The greatest daaeet to our People IL FL: very dzee
md they tesk to find excitement ii the
whisksy bottle; 1ns{ have a1se e. gained careless
mens they draw from epEituous liquors is very apt
to lead them into tho comm!sston u the darkest
crimes. Forthe sake Of Tho soldier - well a tot
suee reform ue erp1ssted himaen ready to 9fye
all The aid In his power to the advancement OF the
Temperance cause, both b. example and preecpt,
oestly 10th In eec1et societies and IN public for The
rrana object they had IN view. In Conclusion, ht
Enye expression 10 his opinion that both tho women
and The churches would willingly give their invalu
able aid In the glorious eauFe-
Mt. Bury muounced that there would b<
*ssnother meeting On this same subject, In thI.
place fortnight rom this evening""
Ms. Hull was called upon tor an address, bns Dc
clhed making any extended speech a ne bad
lafEe suh}oet to ta1k TO- thsm On another time
when be could devoto m hour 10 1.-THE effects .
| fnfeturerrnre In dltlnp St&teA FIt6pDas
lii. ). L Drske announced th4t Hops Lodge o
Good Templs1s would take charge Of al III
arrangements for the next meeting.
The meeting then adjourned.