The New York herald., 1867-02-07
THE TEMPERANCE CAUSE.

Meeting In Plymouth Church. Brooklyu-Ad-
Dresses by Mr.. George Hall, Rev. q. Lansing
Taylor and Rev. MIR. Gallagher, sc.
The second grand temperance meeting Of the Ply
mouth Temperance Society held evening the
Rev. Mr.. Beecher's church. Brooklyn Tho attendance
large all the seats bsing fully occupied The chair
was taken by Mr. r. B. Duryer Chairman OF the Exccu
tive Committee Of the Plymouth Temperance Society.
Mr. MccAY offered up . heightened prayer, in the
Of which he expressed hope that insmperance
would be forever cxtirpated from the land.
Miss ErYR PARKHURsT sang 81 WIN Not Marry a Man
Who Drinks" being accompanied on the harmonum By
Mrs. Parkhurst.
Mr. GEORGE HALL then introduced, and said ne was
glad TO sec large, intelligent and respectable
ing and that Brooklyn enabled TO have such grand
turnout in Plymouth church. This Of the
greatest causes that ever engaged the attention
Of mankind. Take . drunkard and give him
back his reason, restore him to his wife and
family, and what work they would have done He
believed that this work went among the poor and
lowly aud not among the rich. who neglected IT, and
that the Church going 70 step in and make this
triumph. He was under tue impression at one
time that We were a nation of drunkards but six
Baltimor took up the work and IL went but IL
the Church did not engage in it now he feared it would
not succeed The Father Mathew Temperance Society
OF Brooklyn numbered ten thousand persons, aud
were dong great deal Of good; also the Sons
OF Temperance. Thor best exertions wero demanded
ON The OF reSpeC1DI0 young men, WnO ne
TO say were falling into habits OF inemperancc He
spoke Of the efforts that had boon made to rovve the
temperance cause at different public meetings. II any
of them saved only human being from drunkenness
il would be the most consoiing rcfe that could be
enjoyed Tho speaker urged individual members Of the
audience to call upon drnnkards and endeavOr 10
them from their mad II easier TO do
this than imagined. There many young men
now In Brooklyn who on account OF their drunken
habits felt thew were deserted by their friends but thev
could not bo saved uncss their parents and friends prac
tlsed The temperance that they would have Others
faith and xr.uthA~
hold the bottle aud tho glass in their houses
sons drunkards He cited q in which no said
pledge by taking a glass OF mild VINE The clergyman
said this would do the young man no harm A great
deal had been done BY the lover order Of society in this
work II Was now for the audience 10 do their part
The chairman, young man, bad done much for this
cause. He did not drink himself, but he had the
sustain The chairman in the glorioas work which he
hoped God would proeper tCheerA1 F&
hr..J G. h.sses sang With harmonium aceompsni.
80 King Alcohol Is iss,na ground. !
!. .-a TIA powor Ia almost gone;
s-'is' rss ssmpsr.,ncs y .sa Ssnner RI y uSfufed.
Rsv. g. LANSING TAYHOs nexs addressed the meeting.
pablo Of being csmpsebendsd by any finite intelligence
ali races Of men, History told them Of land which
drunkenness had not wasted. IL was . monster, y
hyd + was sne most oppressive DissI: 10 % that ever
of man. man who drank anything that intoxicated
him drank alcohol. Brandy that purported 70 be dis
titled from winc contained nifty three cent OF alcohol
and ATTY per gin fifty per cent absolute al
coho favored with spirits Of turpentino. II fer the
ho ~ss and mis- r q Sns
simply putting hydrogen into the blood los cad OF
the lungs Alcohol acted on the brain II he took out
the brains Of dog 70 which alcohol bad been
given drink and aDay Zed hoee brains be would pro-
duce 10 them eighty cent OF the alcohol just pure
" had been taken into the human system Alcohol
let loose the whole howng pack OF wolves OF the human
passions; It enthroned demon In tn soul, sDatched
the scepire from intelligence and drove the possessor OF
faculties forth an incarnate nand into human society.
Alcohol stabbed the soul In its vitality Pes,ience OF
different kinds had an ending, but intempcrance never
slept IL resed---t was never tired This was
what tho days of their forefathers God grant
may not be in the days OF their children. In egs
latins against rum selling and intemperance ihey
They shond gather together al Senatorial ablity
and lore and bring 1t 70 bear against inicm-
could sui,e niemperance, and that was the grace OF
God that the power that would stay the monster
!ehces He mnst preach the GOSPEL and vote The eos
not worth hearing. (Chcersl
Ecv. MASON GALLAGHER the next speaker. He
observed that as clergy man no had been too renss IN
the canse of temperance. While no had life and health
be would wage war against the rumsellers Checrs.l
bullet OF the rebels killed in three weeks by derum
iremens. What did he see the other dayhe regretted
it-a notice announcing that meeting would be
held in Broadway to promote measures for The
protection OF the abomnable system Of prostitution.
But they would fail in putting down that infamous
fssosca.ion fed prostitution and ali ether Sidsoas
crimes. Tho work OF reforming drunkards should be
taken In hand BY tho women; for tho had failsd
The liquor interest cnrenchcd strongly behind
the pockeU of rich that II difficult 70 ovsrcone
H. Five hundred millions of dollars weys annually
made in the liquor buslnces IN this State and the liquor
dealers annually set asde portion or thar fnnds 10
purchase their lcgsato and that tho reason that
they coad not get prohbitory act OF tho right kind
passed. (Cneersl Having urged upon the women Of
America forward the cause Of temperance, The rev
ersud gentleman brought his remarks TO close.
After song by Mim Enc Parkhurst and Mr. Pierson,
entitled The Music Lesson the interesting proceedings
Terminated and the audience soon after separated