Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-11-18
TEMPERANCE.
The Fire Being Rekindled.

FHi hu.IastIo atr,tIpHs Held Last slight.
A large audience, mostly young people, was
present last evening at the rsEationAl
church TO hear Rev. Or. RlnkIn's ninth lecture
On "Uhnracter," with special reference to To-
temperance. lie said that he did not believe
there vas one person present Who might not
have personal Interest In the suhiset-pOaslbly
even some VI his hearers might hlI a drunhard's
grave. He then stated that people drink IRON
inherited tendencies. Illustrating BY the de-
seendAnts Of Daniel Webster and Robert Burns,
and quo'inE wadsWorth'G lines 70 the latter.
lie said that people drink TO drown their sense
Of shame and Wfetohednets, 10 forget they are
ruined 10 property, family ard character: Poo
pie drink, too, for Its stimulating effects upon
the btaln-to help In bTalnwotk. They dTlBk
from the social elements In their constitution.
At this point the speaker introduced do
scrptiOn OF the TemorSe Of Burns amer one Of
his carouIels, and which came IRON the lips Of
one VI hls companions, He also said that some
drink for medical purposes, and illustrated BY
HhO alteTuards figured in public life IN this city.
The lecture was concluded with a wish that
all men In public life wero true TO the temper.
Ance cause.
The singing which was rendered by \ chorus
choir, under the leadership Of Prof Caulheld,
was excellent and greatly appreciated.
CnHrrh Of the Immaculate Conception
A public temperance meeting, under tho auI.
plces OF the immaculate Conception Temperance
Society, was held last night at the ohurh OF the
Immaculate Conception, on n street, between
Seventh and Eighth streets.
MIR. George W. Mahor, president Of the So
cIety, called the meeting to order, and Intro.
duced Rev. Father Boyle, Who said he felt graf.
ned to be able TO speak on a subject In which he
had % much interest. He always held the ten.
esteem, and felt glad to hear OF It's success.
Through this his tendency was made stronger to
tSc osVSoiS 1Snroh SSV1 taRSS IN, Ss dSep meat
interest In, and Il Is DESTROYS Of prOmOtlny the
cause to the best Of It's ability. Archbishop Bay.
ley is warm advocate o. temperance, aud no
The different organisations that have sprung
up lately have used all the efforts that can be
employed TO gather persons to their fold, and
this good work goes ElOriOusy onward. In all
Temperance organizations the effects Of the
grace Of God IL plainly to he seen 10 aiding them
| In this mighty work Of saving mankind. In
order to make those 0ndeayOFlng 10 do right
| successful and 10 keep In the path Of God they
must be faithful to his laws, and 90 long wifi
| they he protected from the very many tsmptA-
tions thrown In their way. He has known per
| which he attributed to the want Of Christian
furtituds and their own Inability to malntain
| the character OF virtue,
| cannot keep tho pledge and drive away the de.
sire for strong drink he becomes unfAlthful and
careless, instead Of placing themselves in Gods
charge, who would DO their rock Of support and
suStAlnanco In defeat There are many forms
Of mental ignorance by which men are made TO
become sufferers, the principal one being pride,
which causes him to loose fight Of his HOd and
10 estray. They think as being temperance
men they are privileged to do as they please,
which eauses them 70 eventually set aside every
thing that so,. sSOd; Pride or Z tho denial
Boyle closed his remarks by saying that the
mind should be directed more strongly 10 this
work and the better satisfied It would be, and
all actions VI men should be regulated In as.
cOrlanoe with that supreme OrieT.
Fa'her Mccarthy, pastor Of the church, and