New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-12
ANNIVERSARY WEEK..
, TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.

s,.,,ppER AND CUYlER.
me annual business meeting of the National
,mpersnce Society held in their rooms, at No %
,,eade st. yesterday afternoon, President W. f. Dodge
An the chair. Besides the members OF the Board OF
Management there we're present several wei-Knowh
temperance advocates including the Rev. w. e. Steel
Aaron Powell, Messrs. wilkins Palmer, and others
The annual report OF the Society was read by the
Corresponding Secretary, j. n. stearns. Following Is
IN abstract;
During no previous wear IN the history OF the temper
ance reform have large accesons 10 the
ranks Of conscientious total abstaners Among inc
manufacturer and vendors !srong drink there nave
many instances Of voluntary aoandonnsntT ,t
CHRISTIAN WOMEN In social circles there have been con-
speuous and influential examples OF the uisuse % me
and other intoxicating beverages as feature OF hosp
table entertainments In the sphere OF iessaloh, oot
state and National tne tbs S ever before In
che of Justice the Supreme Court OF the Unee
forth snndrv important judicial decisions AS issue
poltcs it has Increased rapidly N importance and H.
The National Temperance Society, organized for the
work of manufacturing and circulating sound temper
aDce literature. has steadily prosecuteds la6ors Forty
seven publications have been added 80 the socletys
st the past year. masn 500 now on rne
covering almost every phase OF the question Although
hunted in resources. and 10 certain extent crippled
by and the indifference Of the people yet
there has not been year of the socetys existence
extended circulation OF its publications.
entire Vsar has been the womans Crusade against
intemperance and the liquor trihc IL has Deen new
national awakening 10 tDe greatest CURSE VI uou'Ah
riyIlnation. Tho movement commenced in Southern
Ohio. partakng largely Of the nature OF religious re-
Union. 1t has been estimated that upward OF 1900
places where liquor sold have been closed aud that
Sledse. The keynote of the whole campaign has been
PrsyTr dT % ana spark
20 start the flames across the land. From ONO the
Illinois Michigan, Iowa. Minnesota Kansas, Nebraska,
Oregon. etc. The udal-wave came East but not with
the the West West ''- u anu ''''0 ''''' '''
The report was accepted adopted. and ordered to be
printed. Mr. stearns read the annual report OF
The Publishing Agent which shows that during the last
az months the Society has printed 10000 two-page,
$4,000 fourpage 72OO eghtpage. and 1000 twelvepage
tracts; 900 pages Of The National Temperance Ad
rocaiC; 63GOOO OF The Youths Temperance Banner, and
L5oOl77 pages OF books, tracts, and pamphlets total
pages Of books, tracts. pamphlets, aud papers printed
during the year. 27540177, making total Of papers
printed since the Society organized Of l9o4G299O
The Treasurer T. Sheffield. read the Treasurers re
port which shows that the receipts OF the year have
tracts papers etc. siI5 7O from donations member
chips etc. $52 10; from return rent si3 6O the total
partIents were >57s55 a. The of $4,000 has been
expended for stereotypng engraving, ana cOpyrighng
since the Society was organized The present indebted
Of the Society is about 5000.
The Rev. A. G. Lawson then read the following Teso
intl1ns, winch were ADOPTED unanimously ,
g. ns'|sS ISa1 we h win Sa gaa n spa IS ea5
abb 'empeIanee reform during The past year
Rso'eed That We reeosne IN The wonan tempenco move
Sta ssa aSass The medium the Psye,s and or'
contccAtu bte1 tle as
mighty quceniug hf renewed VI tho Divine
Tr.s3es and strength n the Temperance cause.
s5nes that We gar tie cnot1g rges Of society The gvate't
al a OH hereof Is s E2H ssSo ga.T
character
Ro5 rejoice increasing tendency in the sphere
Of the liquor ,rasie urmgted
.sgpresse3 rather than normal commercial interest and hsu
RESOLVED That the hoaI hand when te prohibition OF the
mad issue in STATE and National g9te sa4 We sshS
eng pronounced aLi unqualified the liquor traffic
Fenais Uued bin providing for National Goms
.on Inquiry eonen1 The liquor iae ana the results of oh5
vesauey request tie House Of Representatives promptly
Ed That a, an enshtsaed Christian pubic opinion i. the
= "a SSS Oh s5sIn ~ Io ttnpsaaee reform We sPpeal
not Alone 10 Sustain bot teach otl to
beverages as r.th datY; especially to
ssG zoe young ,l o. oHs dnnng S'sse sp9 %
the end that te public truly educated
people prepared for right action.
James Black Of Pennsylvania offered resolution
ommendng 10 the Board Of Managers to issue call for
general national temperance convention, 10 be held
this year al place OF Pennsylvania. He said
that the practice OF the Society had been to summon
,,o,, ., .~'aNt epochs. In the womans ten.
peranee movement aud s fcsuv,, ana IN the awsKeneo
feeling in various sections OF the eountrH-E, esyN
lines OF action to he settled in temperance there Is an
his yesr-ahOngh had been thought at the Saratoga
Convention that would not be necessary 10 summon
another convention until ls6-ln order first to oner
thanks giving for the wOmans movement, and to TX the
policy OF temperance men In tho efforts aud aetatOns
Snarters OF the country advising such a convention
te ans fsHS' action to of be fully discussed
After considerable debate the matter was referred 70
sspecia committee of five with instructions to ascertain
by correspondence and other means the feeling or tenn
perauce throughout the country concerning con.
venon report at the next meeting OF the Board
of Managers. which Is empo%eLed to decide the Gles-
tiou. The Rev. A. g. LAWSON Judge James Black, the
Rev j. y. soarns, the Rev. Aaron Powell, and Gen. J.
Smith were chosen 20 coWGst tals Aoer
SaekihSnsiD. Henry Wilson, Bishop james, Gen.
DrH ward aoT pESse Gee John II GoF S }es b ESy
the Rev Dr. Asa II. smith, Gen. Clinton - t1sh' "m A.
chosen VcePIesidents; the Rev j y was reap
pointed spending secretary and Publshng Agent,
and T. sheffield Treasurer. The following were chosen
Ger Joseph smith sevlot William spo03sI sAsesnIets
e Rev hay NooTs S.s Es, sSai FL i lGf
hewYofi, b. l. Hale SewYori
TIE EVENING SESSION.
The exeoeSes OF the ninth anniversary o. the National
Temperance Society Publication House he'd IN
eeinway Hall last evening That the eryor Of interest
IN temperance word aud work which excited
Rew-York by the first touch of the conagon of West
err enthusiasm has abated shown by the rather
slender audience that assembled at this anniversary
meeting But II a rgidly attentive audience, aud
nj times was warmed into lively demonstrations of
approval Upon the platform we're the President, w.
T. Dodge Bishop James, the Rev. Drs T. L. Cuyer, and
H. NJ scudder OF Brooklyn, the Rev j. j. Dunu Of BOs
ron, Alderman John Falconer. Gen Joseph s Smith OF
Kingston the Rev. Fergus Ferguson Of Glasgow, Scot
land the Rev W. r. wilkins OF Pennsylvania, the Rev
O. H. Ball. the Rev C. X. True, J. n. slearns +. Rem
ingtoD, f. Lambert, T. A. Brouwer, Charles Graham,
r H. McCurdy the Rev. Charles Parker. q. q. Siekels
and others. The speeches chilled by the lack
Of great host OF hearers by the thoroughly familiar
themes which they discussed The speakers were the
Hon. W. +. Dodge the Rev. DR.. T. L. Cuyler the Rev
DR. II. NJ. scudder and the Rev. J. b. Dunn of Boston,
The Hon. W J.. Dodge opened the exercises and