New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-21
TEMPERANCE.
DEATH IN THE DRAM-sHoP.


Despite the rain last evening the Lafayette
ave PRESBYTERIAN Church OF Brooklyn Of which the Rev
Theodore l. Cuyer pastor, visited by large num-
Der OF people the majority OF whom not members
Of his congregation. The announcement That the
subject OF his would be Death IN
the Dramshop" attracted number OF the
many friends and acquaintance Of the late Do
mnIcus s. VOORHEES,. The text from Exodus goth
chapter 18th Thou shalt not kill" The eminent
divine began by referring 10 conversation that recently
man remarked to friend Are you going to New.
York; If So look out you may never RETURN tyin
cities of New-YOr aud brooklyn there Is one murder
every "a hours In fact there ia perfect carnival OF
murder speaker said that he intended to convince
ms hearers that the murders every day which occurred
the effects OF rum were four fold more than those
which occurred from the bullet These murders did not
appear the records Of tue Police Courts for they
the effects OF alcoholic poison all OF which could be traced
back 10 the rum shop IL made 10 difference whether
tins demon had ms throne in the gilded marble pal
the lowest cellar where aduiterated
liquors were sod-the destruction was Just
as certain. The latest tragedy which ,,,l
Sabbath evening and it had shocked the community II
would seem that satan takes possession 1i ces on sun
tragedy should have BEEN committed in dramshop
The assassination of popular, generous publcspirted
citizen on the sabbath Sent chn TO every nome, vi
the dead he would speak gently lie Is silent IN MS new
and Justice compels us 10 mourn that he
in dram-shop. Everybody knows that
Ynrk The Excise Ordinance demands that all such
places shall be closed the sabbath and in tins respect
that the fearful lesson would be inscribed every dram
shop door in letters OF blood to deter young men from
and was Il the hands Of the law and he hoped that
justice would be done. Tho speaker referred in
in our courts The stereotyped plea OF insan.
ity WAS the defense OF every murderer, ana IL
was strange Circumstance that in every case no one
heard Of such thing until the deed was committed
This stream Of blood could not be stopped WINE the
fountain was in full play The speaker concluded by de-
nOuncDg the vendor OF alcoholic poison as an accompce
he sodt The Excise ordinance he pronounced practical
failure The was full OF incident illustrating the
horrible destructive effects OF rum
THE COOPER INSTITUTE MEETINGS.
A temperance meeting of the series taking
place at Cooper Institute, held last evening but the
hall well filed as upon preceding occasions,
owing to the unpleasant weather, doubtless. Mr. Ste
phen Merritt jr presided The first speaker Introduced
was Major Gen Catn. who considered the temperance
question politically socially, nationally and indlydu-
ally He wasof opinion that the eyil OF incompetence 10
the increase aud that the only way to stop u pass
probibtOry liquor laws, after public sentiment has been
created III FAVOR OF such course 10 Whlc emu h1 uIgeu
ministers to preach against 1t from the pulpit exhorng
them not 10 lie cOwardy He pointed out the irghful
influence alcohol the government of the nation.
and said that IN this city We have government OF
conclusion the Hon p. 7. Barnum announced, and
was received with applause He said that the great STUN,
drinkers II you could only point to young man,
come to-" they would have little to contend with. But
the courageous, selfcOnhdent youth says 80 no, I'll
stop where others have stopped" lie in
favor Of complete restriction by legislation, say:
ing that long the traffic in liquor was licensed"
little can be done IL Ii matter IN which every
body concerned, directly indirectly We cannot do
the did who always laughed when the stage-drver
grumblcd always having to high toll at certain
toll gate. The man SAID Let him grumble; Pm only
passenger" While crossing the Atlantic, the alarm OF
fire raised board the vessel at night and the man.
half awake, from force of habit said Let her burn;
I'm only passenger" Laughter We are In thecOnditiOn
Of the the latter There Is spent for liquor
in this country, every year, $i50OOOoO And We drink
up the value Of entire country every 20 years. Al
the close of his remarks Mr.. Barnuo caused sensation
by auding to a recent attack upon him in The Herald,
aud by his personal reply.
NEW FATHER MATTHEW SOCIETY.
Young Mems No. Father Matthew Il. A. NJ. B.
Society held a temperance meeting at No. 2ii Bowery
last evening The audience small. but the rain was
great Tho President, Mr.. Frank Duffy presided, and,
after presenting Mr. Leech and Mrs. Macdonald who
treated the audience 20 Irish and ballads he intro.
dnced Horace Greeley whO In an address which lasted
about an hour discussed the temperance question In Its
various bearings and pointed out To the young men what
lao thought cOnduoed 10 their best interests