The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-23
TIE SONS or TEMPERANCE.

Ink BONS W IEurE8ANCE.
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Twenty-hnh Anniversary Of the Orders
Addresses by william X. Dodge and Others.
The twenty nth anniversary OF the Order Of the sons
or rsmperancean organization consisting Of thirty
seven grand divisions and ffteen hundred SUD
divsons-was celebrated last evening At steinway Hail.
in Fourteenth street. From the annual report IL was
learned that over ave thousand members have been
added 70 the organization In the State OF New York
alone during the past year. and one hundred and
any thousand dollars have been raised 70 carry on the
work OF the association
Mr. William +. Dodge present and presided, the
audience being among the largest and most respectable
ever assembled ct steinway Hall. Neither and upper
most balconies crowded TO excess and 10 the body
OF the hall might have been applied the managerial
phrase-.sstanding room only" Professor sewei pre-
sided the organ and took up the hours Of waiting
for many OF the audience in the hall hour
before the exercises beganwth the thunders Of
the heavy organ.
Al eight o'clock or . little after, the meeting was
called 70 order the Rev. DR.. stryker being called upoR
10 open the exercises Of the evening with prayer Tho
Sons Of Temperance in red regaas bordered with white
had already taken places upon the stage NumerouC
distinguished gentlemen, special guests Of the OCCASION
also occupied seats upon the among the msmbs
Of the order Major General Howard OF tho Freedmenc
Bureau, present. though letter read FROM
him heartily endorsing the aims aud purposes OF tho
order Among other distinguished guests and members
who were present the stage wereJ. N stearns, OF
New York; !. ~ Hodges o. Boston John thompson.
General Smith, President Of the State Temperance
Society; Timothy Parson, OF Missouri; Rev 8 NJ Kean,
OF roy Rev. Mr. Farr OF Albany: Mr. Ira Buchanan. ct
al The Rev. j. B. Dunn, Secretary OF the Order, was
the FIRST speaker and introduced for the purpose OF
stating facts in regard TO the progress Of the Order
which have heretofore noted In conclusion, Mr..
Dunn presented Mr.. William Z. Dodge, who proposed
the singing in concert by the audience OF couple OF
stanzas OF composed especially for the occasion.
The singing concluded, Mr. Dodge proceeded TO adj
dress the audience IN explanation OF the aims purposes
and workings OF the order. OF which ne sa member
great revival argued the speaker has taken place In tho
United States during the past six years great rebel
lion had beeu swept away an immense army bad been
recalled from the held and never the history OF the
world had 1t been known that army OF proportions 80
had generated so little immortality. Few OF the SOL
diers Of the United States had returned home drunk
ards But they engaged In carrying on .
greater than was that under which the rebellion
felI-a war against King Alcohol which had been waged
with more or less success since the foundation
puoc-a war which began almost with history. The
Sons OF Temperance, continued the speaker, occupy
Q bold and novel position III the war which 10
| going on--a position in which social influence was
OF the levers with which 70 upft the fallen
great revival OF the work was however, necessary
new phase Of opposition was sprngng up foreign
element had been introduced into this country and BY
virtue OF numbers demanded to bring it's institutions
here also That element received here into
an ASYLUM thew ask that they DO permitted TO
ana faithful commissioners who bound TO execute
the law. demand was made that this law be repealed
and the fofeners be permitted TO bring their Sun
day orgies their wihe and amusements into this country
But be would not pursue topic further, since Il was
topic which he should have occasion 70 discuss hereaf
ter Alter expressing his regret that General HOWARD
was not present as expected Mr. Dodge presented
Mr. H. Uniac of Boston, who made brief Dut witty
address, keeping audience in Of laughter. Mr.
Unsc compared the secrecy Of the order Of Sons OF
Temperance to the necessary privacy Of home Nobody
| was admitted to friends holsaNlthout ringing tne
BELL SO nobody admitted TO the Order without the
| ceremony OF admission He had found, however, that
there The Order de learned them about
tln dada Thn fnuR
good coats a good and few good dollars IN
his pocket These secrets worth learning; for No
remembered when he slep, the streets Of New YORK
without o cent in his pocket and nowhere to lay his
head He knew some hing Of New York liquor Dealers
had had some experience IN Their way OF taking the ,ss
penny and leaving the poor starve upon me
street, They were the enemies Of the Excise law tney
had been the enemies Of the soldiers OF the United
ates they had been the enemies OF the national arms
The speaker thcn narratei graphically and With CON.
siderable dramatic feeling his own struggles
against the imp Of iniemperance. he painted
the degradation OF the drunkard, dragged down and
ramped under the hoof Of the demon and his struggles
against bonds by which he bound, narratsng in
graphic coors many incidents Of his experience -
soldier. The speaker concluded with poetic eulosy
water, after which followed the concluding stanzas
| Of the song of the occasion, sung In concert
Rev DR. Cuyier introduced In place OF Senator
Wilson, advertised but not able TO be present letter
read from the Senator regretng hs inability
N his engagement Letters also read from Gov
Fenton, OF New York. and from Governor Geaxys
Of Pennsylvania OF similar tenor after which the Rev.
Mr.. Cuyer stepped forward and spoke briefly He pro-
posed TO speak practically upon practical sublecI
There were batteries In New more dangerous IMAM
| those that vomed Ire and Shell at ADtietam-
masked batteres masked benInd sociay, behind good
fellowship, behind friendship and convfvality He
| had passed masked battery on his way up the
Bowery, battery manned with at least five hu idred
men, with some few women and babies That battery
would be heard from TUESDAY at the polls. Every
one Of the arerymen would be out that day. They
would vote early, vote late and vote often II
| less TO attempt to calm tao Storm Toe enemy was
| awake They could not he luisd into repose. Tho
State must either be carried against them, there
soon would be Excise law. But II said that the
| Excise law unconstitutional II wonderu vi
how pous some people become VIII o they could ind
| something In the Dbls TO nurse sumo especial
| sin. Il wonderful how constitutional some
| people got when any one Of their special sins
was hit. The law had however been decided
TO be constitutional INST the most subtle arguments OF
| the opposition. The Germans wanted bere but
nobody wanted Germany; he was glad TO welcome the
| lrishman, but Ireland was not needed; he willing
70 welcome John Ball, but he did not TO be ruled
BY queen or parliament. No Baden Bader were
| wanted in America New York vented no gambling
houses open Sunday, and lager beer
saloons The Rev Mr. tuyer here concluded his brief
add ess. and hymn having been sung the audience
was dismissed with the benedicton
| The organization ~ The Of temperance was
founded twenty hvo years ago BY SIXTEEN persons In
small room In this city since its foundation has had
an aggregate membership OF two mIlions of persons
Its present membership l.. in round numbers hum
dred thousand.