The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-27
WHlsKEY WAR IN OHIO.

Whaslkcy Dealers Say, "Nobody is
Aurt''-rrogramme or the Conserva-
tfvcs-Thc "Hutchins Brake - The
Catholics in the Movement.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. %, 1874.
The general pulpit disser tiOns upon temper
ance yesterday and last evening seemed to have
had no marked effect upon the community. either
among pious people or among the dramseers or
dramdrlnkers. The saloonists consider it a
draw game-a sort Of draw game OF poker or
lager-while the congregations OF the various
churches stil hold TO their own original opinions
on the whole subject. The grocery men who sell
and those who do not-and there very few Of
the latter-and the average drarndrinker, who de-
clares he will have his regular grog whether his
wife goes to church meeting or not or whether his
stated preacher likes it or not are all agtated.
The plous temperance people express themselves
content. and yet 'they are not happy"
REVEREND GENTLEMAN EXPLAINS.
Among the reverend gentlemen who preached
last evening on temperance, one who took
slightly liberal and independent view OF the ques.
ton and who SAYS he was somewhat misappre-
hended by the reporters. was the
REV. MIR. HUTCHINS,
OF the First Congregational church, very
respectable pastor OF highly respectable
church. The fact OF his having opposed the
street and saloon visiting singing and pray
ing operations OF the women, has brought down
upon him the wrath Of certain pious progressivsts
and he ought to be allowed TO place himself right
upon the record. The reverend gentleman de-
clares to your correspondent that his objections
to the plan adopted in the small towns of praying
on the sidewalks, entering saloons, singing hymns,
exhorting, &C., are That that plan would work
better in smaller places than in Columbus,
because the influential ladies not known
1,ora nN,,aD <,a
towns, where there are but lew saloons, public
sentiment is concentrated against them by the
act that they are known to have ruined certain
wen known young men; but here med are ruined
and the fact Is known TO only small circle OF
friends Another objection is the lack OF that
homogeniety among our population which charac-
terlzes the smaller towns. Still another objection
Is that prayer should be addressed to God, and not
offered to be heard OF men, or chiefly to make an
impression on men, He would have the ladies do
nothing which could be interpreted as trespass
upon the business rights OF any party. He would
have them keep quite within the limits OF the law.
other places should be characteristicaily re-
ligious; ~ that the women should be kept IN the
that Inc ladies' eo out two BY two Gaining at every
office and every place OF business, and II possible,
at every house, with the pledge, and solicit every
man and woman to sign 1t and promise his or her
influence against the drinking and sale OF lntoxi-
eating liquors.. Is, that the ladies' go to every
u
Use TO give up selling entirely. In case he refuse
to sign this, let second pledge be presented
70 a en "a lei e names nc a Of
the signers to these or either OF these pledges be
az reported to the morning prayer meeting and
be made for every dramshop closed and ts) prayer
offered for those who refuse to sell. Moreover, let
1t be understood who they are who refuse to obey
the laws At this point let Q0) the brothers come
to the rescue and, with united influence and by
s 81 H
The above is the plan OF the Rev. Mr.. Hutchtns,
OF the Congregational church, IN this peculiar
crisis, and may be called the "Hutchlns brake"
TO the railroad precipitancy with which the women
are prosecuting the present crusade against the
whskey kings and the princes OF the tar.
HOW THE WORK IS GOING ON.
The interest IN this remarkable movement does
even in places where their work is apparently
iully accomplished, and though the reign OF King
Alcohol Is ended, they still labor, sing and pray
and appoint committees to visit other places
where the success of the women has not been so
marked. One thing is pretty certain and that is
that the press, in keeping daily and even hourly
record Of their proceedings, is coing grand service
in helping along this women's movement. In the
this cause Is effective than that OF the pulpit
for cases are not unfrequent where the evangeii-
cal influence Of the press steps in where the rum
power OF the churches fears to tread The quota
ton Is slightly changed but the inference Is Obvi-
GUS.
The moderation and conservatism OF the Catho-
lie clergy in the rellgio- temperance crusade have
been commended on all sides, and the address Of
this diocese, at St Joseph's cathedral In this
city last evening, has been 80 generally and favor
ably commented upon that transmit few OF his
SERMON OF BISHOP RosEcRANs.
Temperance in Catholic language he said, has much
ing y is one Of the tour cardinal vrtues-so called be
means tina. virtue which strengthens the will against ali
between the evil on, tho one hand Of making toe
~SSss mas s sGe .oa sss
they love earthly goods and tear earthly evils
the evil and The good at their true worth by
calling abstinence rom hard drink e@pessnee IS not
II the soul unless has ali is nsesrs man may Ss
ys sNs ss s has Ss ss tn; II 81 d0
hope and charity; So man may sb.t; an from drink
his diet yet be inempcrate In his Judgments views and
fec from excess ,9,,, Thought. word and deed
.sy. ss ns
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applause Of his fellows the hoosngs Of The multitude
he 'nres let
anime what = known as the s empersnee cause
way make man yr,uous TO be fres from one vice 6,
Wee Sss 'is
do 50 when their conscience troubles them n the
ings Of hardened wrechcs OF the crimes they have
committed, OF the meannesses they uel or soopep w.
the Catholic countries OF southern Europe wne.e ~,
temperance Is never read or henr ~ s,;n
tons to the people about R!uttony the adWce 20 aSs'.
totally the Of wine or some saints ~ y e9,u m
MARVEL that they tasted wine az aIi-or uul
Lent Advent Wine there Is as mucn an neoe yo
dict as tea or coffee and quite as harmless YET
there as here and the whole Church Intern
! perance is denounced and condemned with the same
| empha sis and for the same reason
| These re asons, there as here, are -. $40 a. =
1 The intrinsic malice Of the sin which destroys the
image OF God ia the soul, reducing men to level with
the brute. n A.. ~. - .,.u,.S.~ 4, "A
under the awful threats both Ia the old and new
law.