The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-28
Sermon The Excise LAW md tho Brewers
Convention.

The Rev James .. Dunn delivered an eloquent dis
last evening At his church, on Ffteth street be
tween Broadway Eighth avenue, the evils likely
to ow from The repeal Of The present Sunday liquor
code Having read the preamble and resolutions RS
Gently adopted by the brewers convention, he pro-
cecded TO comment upon their character, designating
them as the selfish and INSCRIPTIONS emanation or men
who in the avaricious desire 10 I'LL Their own
pockets would tramplo upon all reverence for
the sabbath and reopen on that day
The sources or vice, wre'chedness and profanity He
believes the Excise law in jeopardy, for political
partisans had grated on their platform clause aiming
its abolition but when politicians thought mora OF
the votes OF than OF God and the interests OF re
gion it hook the BILE reading portion o. tho
community themselves in the cause OF morality
The rum sellers say The Excise law is an aAion OF
their rights What mockery OF terms. Does
not the invasion OF rum sellers cost the country
$780, 900 annually, while IT sends sixty thousand rum
drinkers to their graves makes orphans OF thousands
more ms warehouses; with raupers our asylums
with lunaiics and our streets with prostitutes Thy
say the Excise law interferes with innocent recreation
Is it an recreation that Nils the jaiIs with
crowds Of men and womcu9 that the Church Of
of It's nobest pillars and huries SO many
OF the flower OF our youth into premature
with our socal CUSTOMS, but wonid we
allow the Sraniard. QUO of whose social customs ~
bun fighting practse this arniabe pasttne 10 our
midst The Ita would hardly be allowed 10 enact
the orgies OF their favorc carnival. We allow emil
grants among ns but It does not follow we are
forred TO receive and tolerate their vices; and
shalt these people, who bring their own land both
pcrs and and n.a and ssr%e tho aw
made in the interest Of morality? few years
ago, under the r@gme OF Fernando Wood, singular
20 say. stringent law was passed arainst the
liquor traffic When no Mayor several OF these Ger
mans started new kind Of worship Provoked Al tho
Of their Sunday h5ations they announced
themselves ready embrace the principles OF Atheism
because Christian ordinances placed restraint on their
sensuality But why shord not this Excise law be
tnued and enforced Other branches Of business have
to work upon the Sabbath and whv should not
these vendors Of ouors be made TO obey the Law ike
tha man IN and
beer drinker. Before the repeal Of the Sunday
ordinances in 1884 there were . no SUNDAY p slre
bnt when tho law was repealed a pcnce
force had TO be organized for vico and crime
abounded. The German inhdrls and the Jewish rene
gades the who oppose The Sunday law; and
when Gud men lost to the better feelings OF ln
in last stages Of dissolution, and pour the damn
ing liquor down his throat while standing on
the verge Of eternity Words are fnaasqua.s
tho vnainOus traffic and its more villanous abeters
Every gambling house and every den OF fntamy is
excise law Now let the law DO repealed and shall
have ten thousand streams throwing out their dark
flood Of pollution sweeping down TO perdtos those, 1t
may be, OF hcart's blood. After eloquent
appeal 70 mothersto awaken 10 the realization OF The
dangers that would beset heir sons from she
temptations drink tho Sabbath the preacher
cluded and the congregation after prayers dispersed
Ordination Of Rev. j. lamb.
The brick church in Thirty fifth street than
usually crowded last evening the impressive
ceremony OF ordination of tho Rev. J. Lamb by the
New York Presbytery The services commenced at hail.
past o'clock the Rev. G. W. ]. Slodd d. occupy
ing the desk. The reverend doctor interest
Ing upon the necessity Of the hcarer cooperating
with tho preacher In order that the work OF the minister
might be OF avail There are, he said several
OF bearers in the first place those who istea TO tho
word uttered from the sanctuary but regard crii-
caiy evidepcing such and such doctrina conception
Others there who listen and the word to
something OF sympathetic feeling but 1t passes awav,
leaving lasting Impress: while there few
who carry with them tho teachings they have heard
and apply to them the test Of scrptura rnd rstandng
lsho benefited aud instructed He dwci' with much
emphasis upon the importance Of men brncing right
mind the consideration OF the truths 10 the
pulpit and the great responsibility resting anon
each individual OF approaching with proper humility
and pray erfu mind the sacred ONCE. necessity
that tho preacher should seek the divine aid In order
that his words might be fruitful OF beneficial resus
equally important that the listener should
ask the blessing Of heaven TO profit by instruction At
the conclusion OF this discourse the Rev lfr Lamb
stepped forward and having answered certao rtsrro
gaioes put him BY Dr. sludd vas welcomed 10 the
ministry OF Christ BY the attendant oergv ncn. Hr
Murray then read instructive charge after which G.e
conereR atien dispersed.