The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-09

Tn IL society whose annual exercises
now in progress this city. bold business meeting
yesterday morning in the Reformed patch church N
Fulton street Rev. Dr. W. ". Newell, OF tho Board
Of mauAge occupied The chair tho opening prayer
was made by Mr.. X q. Psrdec.
The main business Of the meeting was tho reading OF
reports That OF tine Corresponding Secretary. which
rcfcrrcd length 10 the action Of the committee ap
pointed by tho Saratoga Convention Of 1906 action
through which this National Temperance Association
had been organized The report also gave praise othcr
temperance associations for encouragement given TO this
organization The report also set forth OF Affairs
showing great victories for the temperance cause
throughout the United States. Tue triumph OF the
Excise in this city. In spite OF all difficulties also
dweIt on In jubilasng strain
The annual report OF the Treasurer which was nsx,
read presented the following statement, Of the hnssces
Of the society -Rcceip,s during the year s2s ss2 Is
expenditures s25,4e2 II leaving balance Of s12o ~
In the evening good Sized audience assembled Cooper
Institute for the purpose Of "assissng the festival
exercises Of the society VIM Dodge presided. and
tho ceremonies opcned usual with prayer afss
which letters OF apology for absence from Hon schuyler
CoIfax DIR. Guthrie and Goo. n stewart we're read BY
the Secretary.
The presiding Officer after short address from him
self and quartette by sce club introduced Rev. Mr.
Cuycr Who assured the audience that the society whos<
object was TO furnish temperance literature and
otherwise to foster and encourage the movsmsui
throughout the country. last firmly established
and ten thousand Of printed matter had bses
disseminated among the people The nourisA-
ing In New England prohbitorv laws were nourmhinG,
and In this fact he found for congrnt
Moreover the whole country aroused and ncswish-
standing the pamphlet OF Governor Andrew Of Maenn-
chuses, In favor Of rum drinking the prohibcy law
still held good, and the only firmly eessb
shed, but was moving 10 great successes IN The
future In short he concluded that The nteuttoH
OF temperance 70 teach the people 20 hate
they had taught 10 hate slavery and 70 srsnGis
its franc a. they had ssrangled the rcbsilionL
The Rev Dr. HoFKiSs, President OF william College
was next introduced He also devoted . good portion
Of his time criticsing Governor Andrews pamphlet
In favor Of ameiiorsng the severe prohbitory law
In force in Massachusetts, He commended on his sde a
the argument that the design OF legislation was M
benefit OF and the securing him his rishta "a
opium arsenic and lotteries prohibited and msu
not allowed 70 judge FOR themselves references v
| their use In legislation on temperance simply
the rights Of men were 70 be- Respected,
but no man should have the right 70 interfere with ths
welfare OF bis neghbor Half Of The expense q NJ
police or this city occasicned By the dram sbops
Nov, what right had liquor dealers 70 make the cisssna
OF New York pay extra tsxess An that the tsmpsFnnc<
men commended for 20 be Ist sone In this respecs
and they would let their enemies alone
Tha saws swsAkeS vas Mr. WsspuL rxyLr1y. VIE ~