The national Republican., 1869-06-14
TEMPERANCE.
Adjournment Of the National Divis-
ion-CIosinE Proceedings-Pu Public
Maetiuas Yesterday.

Adjournment Of the National Divis- G,
ton-ClosinE ProceediBgs- - Public
Meetings Yesterday. =,
The National Division Sons Of Temperance
held IT, closing session on Saturday at Car !,
20 On motion Of Mr.. Early, itws. resolved that
. public meeting be held At ten o'clock on q
sunday mornlnEl In Carroll hall, under the aus.
The proposed amendment TO the constitution
was taken Up, and afssr discussion 1, was
TRe amend ment imposes a tax Of ten cents u
on each member initiated into subordinate d..
The n. v. 3. S GO Be used % as general prOpsss.
o. Sc,ioa q Rse; w%; y; A,%,.,Ong, ,s e
east front Of the Psisat ornse, when ihc group
%.s ss psHsyfs Sy s.ss sScss S %
plotnro wss secured.
Upon returning to the hall business wa.
session should be held on June a, 1870. New;
ark, N. J., had previously been determined
The usual committees presented reports,
| which were respectively adopted.
| Mr.. VIM. A. Duff, OF PenusylyAuia, offered
nsT tSs sSsns. Sff OF tRs Na,ou AID
| Grand Division Of this Jurisdiction Tor mo
kind and ho.pitablc manner 10 which the del
| Thanks were also extended to the press OF this
/ city for the correct and proper manner In
which the proceedings had been reported. AZ
an evidence OF the appreciation OF the dele
| gates Of the entertainments given them, sevc-
raj gentlemen made remarks, in the course OF
| which they expressed wish that the tesolu-
tions should be made stronger and more ex.
pres,iye, and 1t was very gratifying to the
| members OF the Grand Division to hear eS'
pressions on all sides approving OF their Of.
forts. The resolutions were adopted By
rising vote.
The committee appointed on anew ritual for |
| lady visitors was continued until next year. |
| A resolution was offered BY Mr. Ross A. |
Fish, and adopted. authorizing the appoint' |
pare = memorial to Congress for the passage
Of sprohibitory liquor law for this Disttiei.
% fthi. city, w. and r. NJ. ". w +. Jo6n N. stSsrns,
, OF New York, were appointed the committee
contemplated by the resolution.
, After the transaction of some other business,
( the National Division adjourned sine die.
A number OF the delegates departed for their
, 10 participate In the public meetings held
= yesterday.
g public meeting was held yesterday at Gar.
roll Hall, commencing at 10 O'Clock. and was
IN .:ssoss snss ,a' u sas
Rev e. W ,naa.oc, PGnnsOp Mr. rSs., nsf0 ,as6.
9 brief address. In the course Of hts remarks
d he said he was becoming more and more con:
yInceu daily that the temperance cause must
y
pf tain It, or otherwise II would fall to accom-.
10 plish It's great mission. II not backed up by
esnasrs ,te sppoin.ed sor H. The ,emperanee
cause had tended to advance morality, SO the
" church and all moral Influence must unite To
at fore perfectly appropriate that such meetings
or as that now In progress should be held on tho
MI. darcy, In continuation, referred to the
OF advancsment Of tho cause Of temperance, ir
he Church as we'll as in the State, and related
10 some very amusing incidents Of other days
70. when 1t was the fashion for all to indulge II
its drink.
ps, work In his state.
sr. Mr., $. v. Ransom also gave a.good rePor
IN. G srn New % YORK, soa%aSicsted nm & so@e intefes,
or log facts with regard to the work there, hs dl
DR.. also other delegates from the same section.
ted Mr.. W. p. Drew, Of this city, and Judg
zen Weed, OF California, also delivered intereutin
ec. addresses, when the meeting adjourned.
supee % en. Of TsE
,dy peranee, was held yesterday afternoon In u
west grounds Of the Capitol. Mr. J. l.. XII
Ing committee, called the Meeting to order, and
by was opened with prayer by Rev, T. q. Ola!
ted ton: SPEECHES were were made BY Messr,. J. :. a..
Seotisi Edward Crummy, Of New York; Has
ell. ings, OF New Brun.wieki Wagner OF Pennsy
nu. There was quite large attendance, and tn
the audience listened to the addresses with muc
led, more attention than Is generally shown at n
esI. outdoor meeting OF this;character.
the The third meeting wss held last night ,
.nts Carroll Hall, and was joint meeting Of u
Ssd bsd Grsnd Division Of this JsrisaietSn. MT Jn
COS. 4; Thompson, president Of the wsshinsttfG tf
sys CITY TsaPsranes Society, pres! presided, while NJ
sses eupied seat on the stage. After few intr
NAL duetory Iemsrk: by Mr.. Thompson, In while
hs as InS se
}. J. Bradford, OF Kentucky, who made II
y of opening address. In commencing his addrei
" Of for his home on Saturday, but he had remain
u In over to speak for this society, because he h.
dge, been informed that It was composed in gre
rsns class TO whom his heart went out and for who
the he sympathiIed It was the men who had ems
cipsted themselves from the slavery OF int
The DR.. Bradford then proceeded with an int
N to esting Argument to show that there was
pro- such thing As alcohol In nature, but that
Con. came from decay and corruption, and only
Dis. suited when the vital principle OF the co
t6e He proved this clearly to the sNtisisction
that his large audience. He then spoke briefly
that the effect Of alcohol upon the human systs
'nion and upon this he was perfectly able TO spoi
hile, for he had long been engage In the act
ntssr practice OF medicine. His statements W,
bstl- certainly OF character to starte not only
hsbitual user OF into1icants, but also I
80 OF one OF the most interesting that has been
:. II. liyered 10 this city for a long time.
Worthy Conductor OF the National Divisi
wss the next speaker, and In opening his
marks he referred In complimentary termi
ciety the manner in which the members Of the
even tional Division had been received In this c
ureh. He then made an address, in the cours,
broad which he related some Incidents OF a very
,hss snE Tcs oS.,sSsS wstmoro WA. the ,De,,
'ther, and made an eloquent and entertaining
npor. dress, in the course of which he set forth
meet great advantages resulting from orgAnlZ ,ti
dera- founded upon the principles which actua
nl1tt the OrlpinhtOTb of the original WaHhinVtnn
70 we society. lie spoke OF the effects OF str
oeom- drink, not only upon tho individual but Vi
ent. a the family, and the poverty aud degTsdat
nd In that followed In Its train setting forth in
q aud aud psrison the Joys, advantages and benefits c
ques- life where drink 10 avoided.
! men He made an earnest appeal to all TO conn
Ionth themselves with temperance organizatiC
ID be- setting forth In eloquent words the adyantn
themi well as that OF the speakers who prece
IBR. him, cannot fail to he without effect In
duclng a vast amount OF good In this O
onian munity,
oe the The exercises closed with the singing OF
mmit closing odo OF the Sons OF Temperance,
ough. thus ended the session Of the National u
day. sion In this city-s session which has beel
mself all respects calculated to result In much g
about
acLsd KHKr CooL.-Yesterday as the sun
1uisr fairly kissing in an unolouded sky, aud vi
,nnny the vicinity Of the post office, we were
been tIacted by the stylish summer raiment
and piayel 20 tasteiuiy Ia Iaons OF the Weii'Hnt
hould mmma snit. ~ ~ wery w molerata NJ ny
and stepped from the establishment with
round bsaSy burden For The Information oI
mAue readers, we would state that Oak HALLS al
a ah' . Seventh street, opposite tho post office.
,sting
lrn Il THR NRW CENTRAL DOLLAR STORR,
Il the opened at No. % Market Space, between EiR
nd 10. aud Ninth, presents many new and beaut
attractions. 1t may seem strange how =
have handsome Plated Wac, Jewelry, Vases, u
,orner 80, can be sold SO low, but being bought
tn, to rect from the importers and manufac,uf
and also at the trade sales 10 New York
can rely upon bargains. The Agency for
II the Florence Sewing Machine 10 also eatAbli'
NJ. E.) there.
from :,
t760, THE OAK HALL CLOTHING Housh Is thi
This, measures to elothe all tho people An
ii and mense stock Of fashionable goods, in the p
eve and feady'made clolhlnBi can oo iouhu ahe