New-York tribune., 1873-05-10
MAY ANNIVERSARIES.


The annual business meeting of the National
Temperance Society and Publication House was held
yesterday afternoon the OF the Society No SO
Reade-st. The HoG william E. Dodge presided The
annual report which presented by the Secretary,
J. N stearns shows during the past twelve months
sos fourpage and 200 twelyepage tracts have been
published also 10000 copies Of The Yols Temperance
Banner 12AOCO copies OF The National Temperance AdUO-
cate and 74O635 pages Of books have been issued The
total number Of pages printed by the Society since It's
organization is 6435 The receipts Of the have
been; Publication department for books tracts papers.
&C. $43slQ p; donations, memberships, &c, $sG62 SC;
rent Of room $500 total receipts S53932 o. total ex-
penses ID all departments S53842 p; S5lS have been
expended for engraving and copyrghung books and
tracts The present Indebtedness Of the Society about
50 600 The election was then held with the following
result:
Presideut-The Hon william E. Dodge, New-York City.
Vice-Presidents-The Hon VIM. A. Buckingham, Conn;
Rshop E. s James. y. Y. City; Maor-Gen y. .. How
ard, ID. c. George H. Stuart PENN the Hey I a. w,
Harlan Iowa; the Hon. Gerrt smith, N y; the Hon
A. c. Barstow, X l.; the Rey :. H. Iyng ~ ~, n; =,
| CITY; Gen. Neal Dow, Me; Cen = r. cary, ONO; the
Rev. George II. Hepworth, n VI me Hon; Malcolm I
| Hon. Schuyler COfax, Ind the hon' Henry "HSon'
/ Mass; william A. Booth, \. y CITY me Hon ID. u;
| Blaisde Nevada; Gen. Clinton D. FISK Missouri ana
Corresponding and Recording secretary-J N searns.
MansSers for three years-The Rev T. L. Cuyer D. D.;
the Rev j. b. Duun Mass. JOhn Davies, the Rev: NJ G
! L.
or the Rev A. g. Lawson X D. Ooty' D. Fhiey sunln'
/ a. A. Robbins.
Resolutions we're passed calling upon Congress TO ap-
point commissions to inquire into the liquor traffic
throughout the country and 10 pass general law pro-
hbitng the manufacture and sale Of intoxicating liquors
In the United States After expressing satisfaction with
the passage the prOhbtOry act by the state Lega
ture the resolution closed by asking the churches 10
substitute unfermenJeu vine lOl bhdI AO" III use at
% tb VeSng the Society held its eighth anniversary
/ all l..
President the chair The meeting was very enthu-
siastic one, aud remarks were made by the Key. Dr.
| Of Brooklyn, and the Rev. G. H. Griffin of Con-
Reegu The meeting was was opened asd wn pTyer aT y e es
the President, Wm E. Dodge stated IN few words its
The Rev Theodore L. Cuyler was then introduced.
| and made effective address He said That ne was
and the rain sgnfying did that they inter
ested IN the cause OF God anu nunanS LS' ~ S Uo
thankful ne SAID that whe WisAS Dupo,1s % up aoi
below, God sends nothing from ABOVE Dut pure coiI
water There arguments IKE iacts-great, sond'
| indisputable tacts - ana we AaYs Deeh gaIheI-
ing such facts during the past year, ahd ~
has been great year oil progress acIosS so wCeI a
! / stood IN Exeter Hail. London, snd that great
TSrSBea6ered together in behalf the good old
OF Temperance. Two great movements were then
! reformation by the use the pledge, movement
that has made steady perslstent' ana Death l
the community by an organization TOT the prohDltlOn
Of liquor traffic. The prime movers OF thls organization
pledged themselves 70 ralse halI million Oh a1tIs 10
already been secured Every year shows ncreas
lug In the English Parliament IN favor or the lem
| perance cause On the platform In Essex Han was
| Archbishop Manning, ana IN whatever way may
have differed with MIN in religious views Joined
him. hand aud heart, in promoting the cause OF rem
pefanee, OF which he is 30 hearty an advocate. wish
that every Roman Catholic SisnOp ana priest IN this
cty would bring bear the force OF their
Ia Dehau OF tins cause and then would Willingly meet
and coincide with them In their Efforts Ine speaker
naG reSDty eOnyersed with citlzen Of Malne ana hAd
been lOld by him that IN the NIase
! III winch he resided not drop vi
qu0t vas 10 DO obtained except AZ one druggsts anu
u cJmd only De 1ad there by order from physclah
Ihis' De thought, would quiet the people, VINO anege
thai tAe fhOhlOon law does not prove SUCCESS even
! IN the state which gave IL birth
Fne Rev. George Grifhn OF Milford, Conn, De1t made
va few very earnest remarks behalf OF temperance
The Rev Dr. Wm Taylor SAID fhat t mad estimated
that there we're enough hquOrshOps In the cay allow.
ing 100 feet % each 70 reach only from the CITY Hall
10 Harlem, but 80 miles from the point. HIS
very earnest aud we're interspersed Win
numerous anecdotes Illustrating the evils OF intemper
ance
THE CHH.DREH's FOL
AT the annual meeting Of the managers of
the Children's Fold, al No AZ East Ffy-eghtnst In
ercstng reports concerning the OF The Institution
were presented. During the year e5 homeless watts
received aud cared for making about 100 children
now In the Fold AL Of whom reported " DO well