, 1874-03-16

THE UNION .nlAss-NrEETINd. |
Tho matn au1ienco-room IN tho Methodist
Church Block was crowded last evening BY a. |
ltoa and gcntlomcn, who oamo in response to tho |
tl,nt temperance meeting would |
20 hold Mt o'clock. Tho gallery wns also full. |
Tho only Clergyman present was Dr. Thomas,
lilo aetor Of tho church, and ho presided.
THE EXERCISES
ware commenced by singing tho lymM COM
Oil could find, from, day to day,
1icarncsa to my aod, |
which waB followed by prayer Of tho reverend
gentlcman. Ho asked tI,at wisdom might bo
i'll tlis CITY, and throughout tho world. mud TINT
higher and bottor mud moro thoughtfnli ]
u sNsn away from thesr, passions. Ihey III
grown grw weary, of aocing this bear ~
and curse Of iDsornrnraneo. Gould r. y
not find dolivora1'co From 1t, md those c .
make tiscir living by manufacturing ani 10 *
liquor 20 guided to bettor thoughta md fool ESHt
deetrllctiye7 Iie prayoa tlat. Il tho peopo Id
not nbandon ths sort Of life, they might atI = ii
become totnporato in nil things mud eone,7 cd
might be guided In itH deliberations.
-. AT y O'CLOCK
another hymn WAS sung, when DF. Thomas au~
nouncod that tho latiea wore to meet In tho
cl,nroi, at o'clock Monday afternoon. and tarry
until tho time camo to 50 to tho Common Cou''-
tho repeal OF the Sunday 1aw.
D1BCuHs1oN or THE SUBJECT.
Flo thon satd the meeting VIVA tho result OF tho
tenp Interest thAt waH just now foit by MI minds
at all strange TINT dosre should ho manifested
to express their fcolinEs to counsel with ono
othor, aud to plum aa to tho hoHt tnothod Of 60
iing to work. It waB q pocniiarlty Of mnn that
ho was designed to hc bef-rcgnlatod. The INV
Of hia boiug was tllat 10 should govorn hinlsolf
but probably most OF thom had observed thai llo
had not succeeded worry vol in doing it. Ho
fatlcd in many wny nya-by violating posi-
tiys thst,o pre'oEpts t;;a, hHs,i a9 trasi, "r,
ooxeoss in eating and drinhIng, vt hen 10 was
called :. .iutompornte." If we existed NJ iu-
dividuals wo would liave to anHsser oufy con-
aclonco anu Our own wolfaro but We oxatod
socially, and Affected ono or tho othor, woll or
Btancea, bo q matter Of individual concern, bo-
camo, IN q Heuso, Il mnttor Of general concern.
On tho great question Of intelnpcranco thoro
was no division 0t opinion as to its being groat
pIo with it. It ,sas getting: worse every ycas,
md, If tho past was my prophecy Of tho future,
1t would continue to got worse. Tho queatton
of ull questions was
WHAT COULD he DOME 70 CHECK IT?
In answering it, ho nuEgested that they must
not forgot the gonius of the laws, or tho pccli-
nrity Of this country. Tho civil was separated
from tho religious in tho Government, mud iudi-
vidual rights were recognized. Tho Government
depended upon tho people, so that it vas impoB-
siblo to touch intemperanco rs religious ques-
ton; anil whenevor MI attempt waB nlado to leg
islate upon It sucll, tho 1nasses Of tie puoplo
ptotesscd against Interference, - and among
thom were people who wasa opposed to intem-
poranco, mud who would like to 500 the owl cor
rectcd: II IT wero attempted TO impose q law,
regulating 1t from q religious stand point, tho
1nnsaos would soy 1t WIS not in harmony with
tho genius Of tho country.
Another thing must bo looked ut. There was
In this country, especially III the cities aud towna,
mixod population-peop from all parts Of tho
world. vino calno lere with thor. reculiarites Of
beliof und Of custom. This WINS particularly
true OF tho Gor1nnr,B, who came from q land
whcro ale and boor woro us common rs wator and
ten and coffee aud milk were In Amorica. Hence
1t seemed to him That tie dohideratum was tt
find some medium ground w]ioreon all could
atalld to consider tho question aB social ono
to be regulated by law mud sentiment. .Hc tlit
not know who WAS to lind out that ground. liz
had takon a position which great nany did not
take; but II o better ono vas auggcsLed, ls
! would hpld mp both hhnas ior it.
. TEMPORARILY TOLERATE BEER.
Ho believed tint tho beBL thing to do wnB tt
drive out Of tho sa1oous tho poisonous drnl1s-
] whiskoys aud brandioB-nnd tolorate for a time
! mi!der beverages. People need not get frigt-
toucd Of tho idea Of too1atlon, for they tolerate
| tho evil now. Tho question was, should t1oy
bare Nil l)io OWL or do away with II pnrt OF 1t /?
| He beloved it the strong drinks wore removed
| two-thirds Of tlo prcsont intcmporatlce would
| disappear. He respected every mans opinion
IA VOICE" Correct y whether it differed from
| lis own or not, nnd accorded Just nj mnol, sin
ccritY to him as he felt himself. Considering
| intomperaucc i'll
RELIGIOUS LIGHT,
/ he thought they ought 10 do one or two thiags-
tAt1
| human naturo than could DO helped. AZ long al
Christians, from loving lleart protested against
! lntemporance. those under tic banners ct in
| temperance would respect thon; but, If they de-
tcotBd . kind vi dogged discrimination to use
| power II 1t we're poaaeaacd, and to take nwa,
liquors by force,. tho men on tho other hi1t
would be stroug ugnll,st them. Tho intempcrate
we're n3e1l who, as a rulo, did not profoss rclis
ion, and thoy would any, :Io; got this awas
| from us. You must be stronger than We arc.
This fcollng Vas shown ii .lo last election, mt
| turned # against tho temperance mon. lie wa'
one of
THE coMMrrrEE or SEVENTY,
nrd he thought thoro waH not q bigger set oi
| fools, politically, than tlat Committee. III
worked honestly aud squarcly With t.om foI
| about six months. md then loft them but III
| voted for their ticket. There waa a feollnE
| abroad thou that there was force in their moyo
mont, and that If tlloy lal tho power tloy wonIt
use 1t; and tho MASSES outyotcsl them: Az Chris
tians tloy must keep Clrsts splrit III their work
and respect tho personal liberty and powerof met
who welo not religious. God had not nade
world where It was impossible for men to Hin O
get drunk, aud they could not mako a worlt
sYAere it VIII impussiblo to do either. But, il
tho spirit OF loyo by sacrifice and suffering, b,
prayer and INFLUENCE, thoy could prevent nsucl
wrong-doing.
| THE WOMEN.
These were l,B yiowa, ard they accounted 10
Ills bolng no heartily IN sympathy with the iac
Of prayer-tho idea Of women coming into thu
foreground antl wording III tho oas,so. As Ion!
na tho % lallos adhered AZ 70 this Joint praying. a
What thoy might do Monday no could not toll
nor could ho toll what notion tho Council wou'
tako; but le ll"pod thoy would not repeal tn
Sunday liquor Inv. 1t di1 aeen to hin TINT III
Peoples purity, having tue power in thoir hands
should not uIe 1t. Thoy had won IL great deal O
respect by their hesitation; and ii tlloy wore t.
DO 10 magnaui1nons now to say "We will not,
they would bo Hottlpg great example Of tnlor
ance and forbearal,oo, which would not full t
have au influence with tho people Of Chicago.
| Mg. DE GEEh
WAS tlon introduced, md 1olfverod an old faBll
ioucl temperance address, which, LhUllEl com