New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-05
NEV-ENGLAND CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE
CONTENTION

CONTENTION.
4 TWO DAYS DELIBERATION AT BOSToN-TiE
DESIGN AND RESULT OF THE CONVENTION
IFROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
BosroN, Dee 3.-Nearly three hundred gen
temen mostly ministers Of the Gospel formed the Chris
tian Temperance Convention which met on "Wednesday
morning and adjourned this evening, after holding SIX
sessions The design of the Convention was to create
deeper interest in the temperance question among inc
people and in the churches and TO show how the moran
and religious circles Of Ncw-Eugland in general ana
Massachusetts particular looked upon the SUBJECT III
uopt OF law All but one member Of the Convention was
in fun sympathy with 1.-The total abstinence ana proho
torv LIQUOR law party and the member opposed To the
same was pretty severely handled oratorcay ana ar
INC Rev d. Blagdcn of the Od South Church was the
only clergyman present who favored moderate drinking
oc,tr6 his views although il was understood that he
would advocate ms opinions Before ne hau Hll
he was frequently interrupted, and AZ one ime vigorous
Henry Wilson, who rebuked the "stamperS by saving
that he thought the Convention was composed OF CHSC
ian gentlemen The convention Nae useusSluS - G
luton which held that moderate drinking was SIN ana
Dir. Blagdcu took tic ground that was Iol asin'
lie referred to the special miracle y MICH Wy go
made wine Of water az the marriage oI OaH''
how much wne'' was drank at that mar
riare as did the old monk yet considerable
WAS Intoxicating or not Dr. Bagden held that II was
Intoxicating. and he said the "mtemperatcy temper
over the Savior in alleging that IL wrong 10 drink
wine ON festive occasions. lie favored furnishing the
m ali ti1Es included wine and that It might be tenn
pcratey INDUCED in The Rev. Dr. Manning junior pas
tor OF the old South out strongly III favor OF oia
abstinence and prohbitOry law, and said that the
savior did not call what he made rine but that name
was given the liquid by the hafdrunken governor OF
the feast. Numerous arguments were mauJ III rSp! 10
DR.. BlaEden by several gentlemen, ana Whne lne
intoxicating properties Of the wine IN cana were ochlcd'
II was held that total abstinence the only safe rule,
and resolution in favor OF promntory liquor IA" was
VIM b. Spooner, and several other leading temperance
advocates, present, and all were reloced 10 nave
the counsel and advice OF the Hon Henry wilson. lie
made three speeches. showing the evils OF ntemperance
as he had seen it among his early friends. and later
in the halls OF legislation aud social circles IN ms nrst
speech he foreshadowed the action OF the Convention.
and his sentiments conceded IN, his Remarks,
also also" many MH other Interesting facts Ills speech
| substantially as follows He said he came
ready act in the cause and TO take the responsibility
that belonged to him as man Applause ms Con
venOn, which has been called by representatives, OF te
various churches in Massachusetts and III NcWEncand
together not 10 discuss the evils OF htenpeiuce
for they sadly familiar with those owls but rather
to encourage each other action, and Ia devise proper
modes OF action He hoped they had come IN tha spirit
They were PROCESSING Christians committee oyiolr man
| work for the good Of their felow-men. Loud
az behind the sacred cause Of temper
auce and they not only TO ray but To work for that
cause Applause He believed in prayer and IN iath'
and work aud in deeds. They came with the e1
perence OF their lives behind theknowing what they
did OF the past and the sad present he hOped hy Woud
devise mode OF action by which they could put az
influence or the CHufchcs OF fhGlalu,
believed in law appause and his heart during the last
twelve months, had been saddened more Than by any
other event OF ms He-sdNe perhaps He uoah VI NJ SUI
by the action Of the people Of Massachusetts lie saw
them Massachusetts, this Christian Commonwealth
had been shingled over with licensed druhkardrc,r
ing stations That work had been done. and It's fruits
are before ana around Drunkenness had increased
more than fiyefold In this Commonwealth during the
past year. The number OF grogshops had been more
than trebed and all over this State, to-day, were
authorized by law TO put the Intoxicating cup 70 inc Fps
great while. Applause. He had undOubted faith in,
and had disusted the people Of MASSACHUSETTS, ia
the long and the people would put out OF sght the
existing law. Loud appause That year 1861 seemed
to him 10 be a DEVILS year generally. Applause Tie
country seemed 10 drift from principle IRON experience
and from everything that we clng TO- But we We're com
ing back again Applause He had faith that Maasachu
sets would put herself right before this nation great
responsibility rested Oh the CHRISTIAN men ana CHRISTIAN
women Of this State. We had been through great ma
tonal struggle and the right had trumphed Drunken
ness was hardly less an eyli nah human .ohuaSe ne
had rather be chained and etcred than TO lbs slave 10
such passion drunkenness. loud applause, and 10
have his mind and soul In chains Inc poor slave might
be sold, and his body bound, but his soul would DO Tree
and his mind free The poor drunkard In Massachusetts
III than the slave ever was on inc plantations OF
the Carolinas Vigorous appause and he 10 as good
want 70 put the moral ana reIglOus sentiment OF
Massachusetts behind the Legislature Of this State,
hind the present law-but want 10
put 1t upon the present law Cries OF amen, and APP
plause IL seemed 70 him that this should be done He
would put the pledge 10 every Christah man W9na ana
child in MASSACHUSETTS during the next one hundred days
thing to witness the sights In our own state to-day Dur
ing the past year he has travelled many parts of the
cOuntry-nearly, If not quite 10000 miles-and he has
seen more drunkenness IN Massachusetts than In any
other section Of the country This just what no
pected when the action OF the Legislature OF 1863
on the temperance question In the large agricultural
sections Of the country, where people are on
aud ruin themselves, but account OF their
location they did meet the public eye. Here the
was naturally very different There man could raise
enough live by very little work. and could be inc
brates frequently without setting such bad example,
without such disastrous results as follows drunkenness
on the part OF tho people engaged In manufactures the
cities. A commercial manufacturing and mechanical
cultural people. The mechanic. merchant. business
man here could not drink without showing 10 his family
aud the community that he Is dr1nkard. He had come
here because he felt habit his duty. Applause.
The pledge should be circulated everywhere and organ
izatiOns TO suppress drunkenness should be formed
lApplause.l
in his humorous illustrations gave account OF lecture
which he delivered before the students OF oxford Unver
sity where lie made himself heard He SAID that the
students had been called upon TO listen 10 lecture
against tobacco and that they smoked the lecturer out
one student front smoking four cigars at once
70 effect that end
temperance and active movement in all the Churches
enlist every body particularly the young III the cause
temperance and II the advice Of Senator Wilson Is fol
lowed the pledge will be circulated In all the Churches
Sunday and Public Schools and family circles In New
England, that proper public sentiment may Dc cult
waited.
BURIED ALIVE.