The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-02
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY MARCH e. l874-TR1PLE SHEET

which Was founded on love and religion Mr..
Lewis DIVIDED drunkards into three classes FIRST,
those who drink a. often DAY as they can get Il,
those who drink frequently and get drunk occa.
choicest and rarest wines Of the world. The first
drink, as they are in themselves examples Of what
drinking leads to. They are walking and strong
sOa
ratn N and destruction" The secoDd class class
aud stovepipe hats, who get nush now and then then
and go on on STARK" Many Of them are in business
stock boards; but let them go on IN their way for
five years and see where they Will stand. The
sn ana rs he woud sooner e die
than go before his God after having spent life
IKE these kia glove gentlemen They were the
whom all the town taxes tone. They rise at public
dinners and on public occasions and, glass In hand
before the world make speeches. They have an
awful crime to answer Tor. lOr they leading the
young OF their generation to ruin and to degrade.
ton.
In concluding his remarks MIR. Lewis said that
the women of New York let themselves out as the
servantssDf hell and the devil when they offered
other time He said this New Year business was
evil which needed TO be rectifed and the sooner
the better. In his opinion many and many good
and virtuous man was thrown down rom his high
estate by this fashion. Men Tor whom drink had
no fascination found 1t agreeable when dispensed
by female hand. ana drank amid the noise OF
female voices. If this fashion could be stopped in
New York great step towards Temperance per-
AT the conclusion OF Mr.. Lewis remarks the fol-
lowing original hymn, written for the occasion.
was sung by the congregation
MARCH oN
.r The standard OF our God,
Ring out the cheering word.
There's sound Of victory In the air.
The hosts of God in mighty prayer
Are sweeping through the land.
The beast is hunted to his lair,
And a1 LaS Snf her s 30 as aG Scso parc
To rescue fallen men.
What can Withstand the might sublime
That powerless seeks to wnl
ResisIless as the flight of time,
Its eonquests over sin
The hand Of faith lays hold Of God
And chokes the springs Of death.
And po aan, the streams OF life abroad,
March on march on We conquering hosts
Nor haunt S Of vice through Tough all our coasts,
Nor drunkard in the land.
do LEWIS PLAN OF DisrRICTING NEW YORK.
In answer 10 the question whether he thought 1t
possible to 90 In the East as had been done in the
West, Mr. Lewis answered. ~ certainly do; true,
it cannot be done In the same way, but IL can be
done. l would suggest that the work be under.
and 90 into the first gin milr on that street
and make short prayer, then move on to the
next SUOTc anu ~ Iue Same. Wnen tnoy get to
the end OF the street let them begin over again
and do the same thing. Many may not see how
this will have any effect; but it WILL and needs
only to be tried to be proven.n
Here Mr. BoOle arose and said that this morning
there would be prayer meeting IN the church for
the conversion OF the ''gn mil' Keepers and Tor
all others tasting, touching or handling ardents.
BROTHER INSKIP's SPEECH.
Brother Inskip was next introduced He said
that the movement had deep religious signlfi-
canoe, and was not by any means an exclusively
temperance one. He said Its success was not at
tributable to woman or her persuasive power,
but to God, who was foremost in the movement,
and who was making Himself felt. He concluded
his remarks with the sentence, "NO gin mill can
stand in the presence OF an angry God" This SEN
tence was spoken with vOciferOus emphasis, and
one brother, who seemed to enter into the spirit
OF the thing, cried out in stentoran tones "Bless
the LOrdp'
BROTHER M'DONALD's SPEECH,
Brother Mcdonald next came forward. He is
from Maine, and gave his experience of the much
talked OF Maine Liquor law. He said 1t effectively
closes the ''gtn mills" but drunkenness Ia still
very prevalent, and an immense number OF sub.
terranean groggeres are still in full operation. In
his opinion legislation on the subject Of temper
ance was OF no account unless the tone and senti-
ment OF the people were in accord with the law
passed. This woman's movement had God in 1t,
and would prepare public sentiment 1Or legislation
on the subject OF temperance.
A collection was here taken up, and the meeting
was closed with prayer.