The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-21

| -lEhPGhAfCE I1 Ass ULEET1Nst-.-LAkGE AT
| TENDANCE AND INTERESTING ADDRESSED
The announcement that Mr.. Carswell,
Grand Lecturer of the Sons of Temper.
the Broad-street Methodist Church Lost
night, attracted an immense crowd thither.
Inc press was so great That very many
could not find even standing room In the
pulioing, and hung about the doors catch.
ing Wnat they could Of the efefaisss, un-
Wiling 70 goaaWay. The vagiasak semper-
ance societies Were all renresey,f;si In, the
audiences. We noticed the S6ns ss{ Temne.
rance, Friends of Temperance. TSrn MIA 70 os
Honor and TemperanGe, Cadets Of Ten,I,e-
rance-al out in force and In 0nIl reoa,ia.
There were also present o large humber Of
persons not connected with any total absti-
nence society, including. many ladies. y.
The Platform was occupied by w. SsGii-
man, ESQ.,, G.W. P. of Sons of Temperance
in Virginia DR.. Peterfeld Trent, p s&. W.
F.; and Rev. Drs. Burrows, GraE9ery,
Preston, and Peterkin. The exercises were
commenced with prayer by Rev. DE. Bur-
rows, of the First Baptist Church.sS
Mr. Gilman then took the stand, ,FSfd an
nounced with regret that Mr.. CarswsIT had
failed to arrive, haying missed the train at
Washington He took pleasure, however
in introducing several most excellent sub
|stitutes, and first called upon ReY. 51r.
Peterkir for an address, ]; - - = !
Df: Peterkin, OF st. James's Episcopal
Church, responded in some impressive re-
marks particularly levelled at the drinking
customs of society, paying his respects at
length in striking manner to the practice
Of making young men drink on New Years
day under the pretence of keeping up
acquaintances.
DIR. Burrows next spoke, and wrought
the audience up to high pitch of interest
and excitement, alternately tempting his
hearers to laughter and to tears. He
was very hard on the liquors of the present
day, being skeptical as to their purity, and
they contain, that they bring so much
misery into the world. He urged total ab-
stinence as healthful and proper in every
way. 49,.
Rev, Thos. L. Preston, of the First Pres
byterian Church, was then introduced, and
spoke briefly, encouraging the temperance
men to renewed efforts for the redemption
OF the world from the vice of drunkenness.
II signing the pledge only kept man sober
for fifteen years, or fifteen months, or one
month, in his opinion it did q good work.
His views were forcibly expressed and we'll
illustrated.
Rev: DR.. Granbery, Of Centenary Metho-
dist Church, was the last speaker. He de-
Tended the pulpit from the charge of being
laggards in the temperance cause, and said
that while he believed that faith in Christ
Jesus is mans only hope of salvation, if he
couldn't make man Christian he would
make him take as many steps towards that
end as possible. Make a man sober, and
you do him good. He expressed his plea
sure at seeing so many young men wearing
the temperance regalia, and urged particu-
larly the Importance of inculcating temper
anee principles in the minds of children and
youth. -..s "
Alter the addresses, the Temperance men
joined in singing one of their favorite
closing odes, led by fine choir of male
voices selected from the different societies.
Rev. Mr.. Lindsey then pronounced the
benedictlon, and at about 10 O'Clock the
congregation was dismissed.
| 1t was stated that Mr.. Carswell will reach
Richmond to-day, and will deliver several
addresses i'll this city before be leaves. OF
the place and time due notice will be giyen
in Mondays papers.