New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-04
MASSACHUSETTS

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TOTAL
ABSTINENCE sOCIETY-REyIEw or THE MOVE
MENT BY WIN. LLOYD GARRIsON-THE BIBLE
AND WINE-CIDER INTOXICATING-COMMF
CIAL ADVANTAGES OF THE RUN TRAFFIC.
SPEECHES BY THE REV. L. 4. HALE AND
OTHERS.
tFROM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT oF The TRIBUSRI
BOsToN, Feb. 29.-The first anniversary of
the Massachusetts Total Abstinence Society was OBJ
served recently by meeting fremont Temple.
The society organized in the same place Just
year ago. and has for It's object the promotion OF the
Of temperance solely by moral and religious in
uences IL has succeeded well, and it includes many OF
the oldest, influential and best paying" friends Of
the in the State. The sessions attended By
large body Of and women, and excellent speakers
contributed IN small degree to create renewed ill.,
terest in this great reformatOry movement. The Hon.
p Emory Aldrich OF Worcester President, and
a list Of 80 more Vce-Presdents was headed by
ex-GOv. Cahin Among the speakers were Mt VIM.
Lloyd Garrison the Rev. Edward Everett Hale,
the Hon VIM B spOoner the Rev DR.. Fulton Mr. Aaron
NJ. Powell Of New-YOrk, and other gentlemen The
work OF the last forty years was reviewed and seemed
10 be generally agreed that. though intemperance is
fearully prevalent and increasing in many sections,
still considerable progress has been made The necessity
OF bringing the old arguments fOrcby before this
alton argued by the President,Mr. Aldrich; and
Mr. Powell claimed that the increase OF the evil
largely due to the which taught many young men
Incorporate habits rather led them into evil ways
Mr. Powell also told story Of United States senator,
who had difficulty in getting elected by the Legs.
lature Of his State account OF former drink
ing habits. To secure his election. he
obliged to sign the pledge, and he had
recently been seen drunk hOrse-car
in the city Washington He also stated that young
friend Of his recently told him that at reception given
to Ralph Waldo Emerson in Providence, by the eite Of
that city every guest two drank wine, Mt Emer
son himself giving by example. his influence with the
,pipa Mr. Hall "A of ICON a
good speech devOtiDg most OF the few moments which
he occupied in showing that took deep inter
est in the cause and referred frequently
because they knew of skeletons the closets Of the
people, OF fathers and who addicted to drunk
enness and he showed by illustration what wives en-
dured for the sake OF errAg loved The only safe
rule was and TO enter upon LIES duties
at maturity with their bodies pure in chdhood-a
result which only be achieved by total abstinence
Mr.. Samuel G. knight of Cambridge, reformed man,
who for years devoted much OF his time IN reclaim
ing drunkards through personal enOrt uade Rood
speech. ,-..,,,
tory OF the movement showing the Bible argument on
wine, and the commercial advantages OF ne run tIho
There been said he conflicts though often terrible,
Mr. Garrison commended Gov. Washburn warmly TOT
his words concerning Prohibition IN MS inaugural mes
age and after arguing In favor OF a stringent ProhO-
Ory law these figures in reply 70 the statements
frequently made that Prohibition would cripple the COM
mercia interests Of the State From NOvem-
Der May after the election the sale OF liquor was
unrestricted During that year there was talnB on IN
the valuation OF the State as compared with te Two
previous years OF nearly s33OOOOOO most OF Wncn was
In personal property, During the two years OF PrOhDi
ton personal property OF the State Increased y pr
cent 1868 under the License law II Increased only
per cent From Boston increased her yalua
lion Sl2 annually while, from 1868 70 1867 during
two years OF Prohibition the increase reached 3G0O
annually During the two years OF prohibition her IN
per cent but last year. under license only
per cent.