New-York tribune., 1867-04-29
THE EXCISE Law.

GERMAN SABBATH MEETING IN PLYMOUTH CHURCH
BROOKLYN THE VOCAL EXERCISES SPEECHES IN
GERMAN BY DR. SCHAFp. THE REV. EDMUND DE
sCHwRISITz AND Mr. E. W. RAYMoND-ADDREsS IN
ENGLISH By HENRY WARD BEBcHER
The Anglo German Sabbath meeting which was
held yesterday afternoon In Mr. Henry Ward Beechers
plymouth Church." Brooklyn. in behalf Of the Sunday
clause OF the Metropolitan Excise Law, forbidding
the sale Of liquors the Sabbath, was very
largely and intoll!gently attended. The congrega-
ton, which filled moro than two-thirds OF the
church, and comprised among its numbers great
many ladies' was composed almost entirely OF the very
best Of German residents OF Brooklyn together
with many who attended the meeting from New-York
and Its suburbs There those who would persuade the
public that all OF the Germans opposed to the opera
ton Of the Excise law because excludes them from their
customary glass; gasses of lager beer but the papa
BILE mistake fasehOOd Of these assertions must have
been made evident to any one who mingled with the a-
The Germans here present evidently OF that think
ing class who having beheld the great good which has
fu Sundays undisturbed by drunken street braws and
reckless rowdyism are glad enough to see the law sT
Probably numbers Of them not addicted to lager at
IN us s ei Pas minds TO nqash
their fsvorite beveragebowever harmless when used
modoratein favor Of law and order fo one day IN the
At 3, O'Clock the orators Of the OCCASION including Mr.
Beecher entered the church few moments later the
exercises commenced by an eloquent prayer, IN
German from the Rev. John Bank Tho following beau
tful hymn was then sung by the trans
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Shah conquer Ia the battle
And .srs this world all derlssu.
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word shall quickly slay hini
REMARKS OF DIR. sCHAPF.
Dr. Sehaf briefly stated the object Of the meeting and
dd not doubt that every present in favor OF the
enforcement OF the Sunday clause Of the Excise law In
this country public opinion was Immense power, TO
which all subject II you destroy the power Of self
government in this country would soon degenerate
INTO lcentiousness and anarchy Freedom IN law aud
not freedom from laH 10 the basis OF our whole govern
ess .as as 1ss q To
church and GoSs Say-aa holy & Trinity power The sab
isents taouGts and actions and prepares US for the
work Of eternity IL made for all insnfoY the bene
Sabbath as the work Of day can do without the rest
Of the night We require Of the Government the prOtee
On Of the people in the Observance Of the Lords day
recognizing the religious sabbath civic institution
IL wrong 70 suppose that the Excise law nyades our
emptOn from universal lawl II all other trades
prohibited why shoud this branch be eXenptl Phe law
has been declared CONSTITUTIONAL, and have
not certainly come here from Germany TO iD'
teYfere with the obvious ughteousness OF the laws
Of this country In the q strict Observance
Of the Lords day Would God we had the same laws In
10 matter what the German infdel press may say the
better classes Of Germans are still in avor Of preserving
day end tbs credit Of the German naIae The German
name and character are ineoDcefvaby cursed and dis
graeeA by this ager beer" and 30 high time 20 break
M it's sale in this country well the water Tho
speaker said that the chief reason Of the Pyuan
in the European that the Prussians
branded the sellers Of lager beer nfdes who seoffed
M religion and thanked God that the strong hand Of the
law had at last gPasped throats
excellent results which have already Ysen from the
oIcement Of the Sunday eause the speaker introduced
the Rev Edmund de sehweiDitz ef Bethlehem, Pa, who
delivered an address in German. \
Mr.. X. W. Raymond followed ID speech IN German. =.
ADDRESS OF henry WARD BEECHER.
MT. Beecbsr was received with spfiAuke The follow
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