Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-05


ca0se.
The President here introdaced Gen Cary,
ring to the period when thes colonies OF Amer
ica were under the jurisdictiono Of King George.
IL was ey ident that this nation. which arose
care and projection of Divine Providence.
The bloody civil war through which we have
passed has verified the statement that "all men
are created free and equal" We are now
one people, and have glorious independence.
nation of drunkards cannot he a nation Of
freemen. There is no subject in which the
freeman must feel as much interest as this sub
jecr OF temperance. There never was such a
tyrant since the world was made. As this ty-
Neutrality-suspicious.. When we compare the
4th OF July, 177S, with the present we see what
great progress We nave made. | know some
people think the world is getting worse, and
gong to the devil i don't believe it Every
thing has undergone revolution and change.
In every department Of life the hand OF ad-
vancement mas made its mark. Revolution is
being wrought everywhere. Machines ara
being made to advance every branch of trade
Not labor ga wing machines; for God intended
our bread. But these machines create ~ labor r IN q
other departMenta. He understood that IN
Boston they are in venting q machine TO play
the organ on Sunday, thus making steam praise
ing cows--one that mike four cows in seven
min Htes. At the time Of the arrest OF Surratt
IN Alexandria we heard OF 1T through the agen-
" VI tho AtioullC tol0kIHpu ten nOufS earlier
IN the day than the arrest took place. 1t is no
d,sgrace for man to work; for by the sweat of
the brow We eain our dsiiy subsistence. To
develop man physically, he must work; to de-
velop man intellectually he must eat his bread
in the sweat OF his own face. Men in ali the
departments Of life have been the s.artificers OF
their own fortune3n He here made mention
OF many Of our public men who were the ar
chitects Of their own fortunes and fame, paw
ing glowing tribute to Abraham Lincoln
ADVANCING IN physical progress said he,
we must advance In moral progress" Taking
up glass OF water, said he This is the only
btversge that God has given to man. thanks
be te God forever" The remainder OF his re.
marks We're pertinent to tae tsmperan cs cause,
which be advocated In the most glowing terms,
calling forth loud applause.
Ex.Governor Ford. OF Ohio, was next intro
duced, and proceeded to earnestly advocate
the canse OF total abstinence. After he had
signed the pledge no vent to one OF his friends
and asked him to eign, he declined, saying
that another OF their friends was fast going the
road Of ruin, he would speak to him and en-
deavor 10 get HIM to join. The speaker took
the occasion Of seeing this friend first aud hs
teld the same story as friend No. !, who he
deemed we'll along npon the road to ruin,
would do so too" At a temperance meeting
where the speaker had an occasion to make an
address, he came out and told upon friend
Nos and 3. when they came forward and
signed the pledge. The speaker went on max
ing mention OF several cases OF misery and in.
temperance that had came within his notice,
the history of nany OF his former associates.
Making mention of gentleman who es-
t. blished himself In the liquor trafj near the
Baitimore Depot, who now fills a drunkard's
grave. and one only Of his family renal is. he
n member OF Eqnai Division. During his re-
10 arks many moist eyes were to be seen.
Gen. Howard SAID that he had noticed
habit among many Of the young men Of the
temperance organizations OF withdra wiuR,
and when they went out deliberately "got on
spree" He wished some expedient by which
to check this practice He was ashamed that
there was lot eight times as many men IN the
re- mis- OF the ''cold water men, who paraded
the street,
The Hon. Henry Wilson was mex. intro.
duced 10 The audience. He had come out
principally Tor the purpos. of hearing Gov.
Ford speak, for he knew him Ia other days,
and wss rrjoiced 10 know that he had com
mltfed himself 10 the holy cause OF t-mperance
He hoped that on next Sabbath afternoon the
ongres sIonal Temperance Society would hold
a meeting at the Capitol grounds, and that
vIte him TO speak. The speaker took his seat
" hen Gen. Howard requested every temper
anse man TO bring drunkard with him: ihA
great fault with the assembly before him, he
salC. was That there were no drinking men
present
After deciding to have another temperance
display In September, the assembly dispersed
10 their respective places OF abode, it being
quarter 10 three
CELEBRATION BY THE CoLoRED SUNDAY
SCHOOLS.
Yesterday morning, number 0 I the colored
Sunday Schools Of the City Sunday School
Union met at Franklin Square, prepare tory
10 forming PROCESSION aud celebraring the
day in Locust Grove, near GIenwood Gene.
terry. The procession WAS formed about 10
O'Clock and took up the line of march to the
Grove by way OF K street. New York avenue
and North Capitol street IN the folio wing or
der: Chief Marshal, Carter A. Stewart, with
yellow sash and baton W. ith Messrs Freeman
and Thompson as aides; Mozart Cornet Band
School, headed by a large silk flag and in the
line several smaller ones. Tnis school is To-
catrd at the corner Of 1lth and X street and is
unt or the esnperintendence OF as Smith. There
Were about 2Oo scholars in the line marshailed
by james Ambush.
l street church school marshalIed by J. F.
N. Wilkinson with 300 scholars and 40 teachers
in the line carrying a NUMBER OF flags and
headed by martial m uslc. This school il 10.
Gated south OF the Capitol.
Nineteenth street baptist School, William
Pierre, superintendent: L. A. Bell, John A.
Pure and David A. Warner, marsna.s, with
about l75 scholars. In the line Of this school
was a fine white silk banner. with picture Of
an angel, and the text. They that seek Inc
the reverse, in gilt letters, on blue ground,
.lgth-s,reer Baptist Sabbath School, organized
A d. 1867
Union Bethel, (First ward,) Jonn A. simms.
superin ienaent. and John w. Bally. Richard
Reed and VIM. Field, marshals. This school
nnmbf red about 100 scholars and carried in its
lIue uduQsOtDe UdS ana q O8u1ef. With the
name :. nisn Bethel, A. NJ. E. school,
School OF 15th.street Presbyterian Church,
headed by a silk banner, with white front, on
which was capital portrait Of Lincoln. with
the motto, Malice to none; charity to all'
Included with this school was the afternoon
or mission school, num berine over 800, and the
reg uIar school, n numbering over TOO, marshaled
by Osceola johnson and VIM, A. Stewart, the
being A. O. and +. B. Jones.
There were number OF small flags, with an.
pIepriate devices, carried in the line.
Union Wesley (22d st1ee.) Scnooi, headed,
by banner, with the portrait Of Superinten-
dent Clinton on the front, and the date Of or.
ganiZaiion {March %. 1s43. On the reverse. r.
a. Green is the superintendent Of this school,
and the marshals were r. A. Green, Charles
Lemons, Jerome johnson. B. F. Grant and
w m. Warfeld. . II $50 - ---s-I FL
The colored Sunday Schools, OF South
W ashin gton, made q fine display on the occa.
sion. The line from that par. OF the city was
headed by Wesley Zion Sabbath School; Chief
MARSHAL, Geo. II Brooks assistant marshals,
John T.. Dorsey. Ed. Chase, Abraham Chew.
and Malyln Morton, This Is . large ana fine
SGD bool OF $50 pupils, under the superin CO
OF Mr.. George Walker. The pupils were very.
neatly dressed, and carried several handsome
banners and flags. The foremost banner was
OF blue SILK, on one face bearing che inscrip.
ton, ''Suflar little children to come unto me:''
with picture Of Christ surrounded by chill
cren. The reverse side OF red SILK had the In
scrIpticn' II am the Good Shepherd" with
picture OF Christ with has lambs) Wesley
Zion Sunday school, No. 8" The second
bs ner, carried by this school. was OF purpie
stik, on one side bearing the inscription Zion
esley Sabbsth School. instituted April ID,
ic4Ds" reyere0. green Silk. u1fh vynrda laaf