The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-06

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Of some length the labors OF the women in the
West
Harry Hills Prayer Meeting Last
Evening.
Punctually at half-past seven O'Clock . delega-
ton Of the Union Temperance Prayer Meeting filed
into Harry Hills saloon, In East Houston street;
ladies from DR.. Deems Church OF the Strangers,
Mr.. McMullen, the President; Mr.. Cole, the Secre-
tary; H. Gilbert, specially from Chicago, q brother
OF Miss Linda Gilbert, whose efforts to aid pris-
oners are SO well known, and others. he cam
paign hymn, .Nearer, My God, To Thee" was first
sung then prayer was offered by Brother Pond,
while the room became momentarily more and
more crowded, and ever and anon the awe-in-
spring gavel OF the genial host rebuked the
shuffng OF those entering. There were several
hymns and addresses by Messrs. McMuen and
Pond, Sons OF temperance, OF New York Division
s'snocking exampies'' Of the most pro-
bounced type: lne meeting was exceedingly
orderly breaking out occasionally into ap,
made q hit. Mr.. McMuilen spoke very
well on temperance, and also well, but somewhat
Il0naDleness OF capital punishment. He brought
the house down when, alter thanking his Heavenly
and going 20 So much trouble to elp them to rs
and break down his business. "lf could only
persuade Mr.. Hiii-this honest and tyuthlul man
(thunders OF applause)-tO give up this business
and open a Holly-Tree Coffee House!'' tApplause)
collection was taken up, hymn was sung and
marks. He SAID he was not with them, but liked
to give every one hearing AS for drunkards, he
was sorry Tor 'em. He didn't believe in pledges.
IL his OartenderS would keep lem 1t would please
him.
HIS FAT OLD COOK
was very troublesome. He had DISCHARGED her
and took her back she took the pledge. Rum
was her ruination. She drank more than ever,
lie fixed up a bottle OF gin by the icebox with
lpecac ana jalap. She was very bad. He had .
fne the bottle %s and in her
Its carbollc acid" said larry. III any one's
touched that they're dead, surei" That fetched
the cook. They sent Tor the Coroner "a well known
large German reporter, with gold eyegiasses) took
her te,mortem, got Harry under bogus bonds TO
physicians now attending her.
Meeting at State Street Congregnt iona1
Church, observation-disclosures stores Closed
by Moral SunsiOn.
The temperance meeting at State Street COngre.
gationa church, Brooklyn, yesterday afternoon
was we'll attended. Several OF the ladies OF the
Union Band were present and took part in the ex-
ercises. Rev. M. LOOMS led the meeting. A gen.
tleman said, four or five weeks ago some Christian
heart was stirred to pray for certain saloon. JUST
this side Of the stables For forty years 1t has
been hotels of late years 1t has been rum hole.
Four or i've weeks ago the Christian people began
to pray that this place might be turned
into temperance hotel. Some days since
he passed there and read this notice.
thereafter liquor will be sold here, and
hencelOrth this Ia to be q temperance nOuse.n Be-
fore this was done man SAID to him, ut IS non
sense to think of that saloon being stopped. They
have got "a, 600 worth OF liquors in the cellar-a
whole years stock-and 1t probably has more GUS
tom than any other saloon IN the city. "But it has
stopped, aid 1t Is place that mas sent many car
driver and conductor down to perditl0n. This Is
Gods work, and God never works without human
instrumentality, though human fundamentally
without God is nothing.
Another gentleman said :-One day last week
wagons were very busy in carting away the ap-
purtenances OF Lion Garden. l was told it
was large place and carried on an
theatre combined; but since this temperance
crusade IL has lost custom and had to close. hear
they were never visited by ladies'. They were not
obliged to give 1t up BY direct influences; but the
young men VINO visited there felt ashamed to be
seen going IN the place, SO they kept away aud
the place had to close.
Mr.. Meserve, the pastor OF the church, said -
1.-THE battle in the big cities may be little slow in
progress, but believe Cod who set things straight
In Washington Court House, In Ohio can set things
right in Brooklyn. Won't 1t be glorious when we
can 60 through the whole length OF Fulton street
and not see o single grogshopS believe the day
is coming when It can be done II the sisters hold
on and II God don't do this mighty work in Brook
Ign 1t won't be because He has not the power, but
because the churches OF God, Of all denominations,
have too much unDelief In the power OF God:
Mrs. Wilder said that they came to ask the CO
operation OF the church in tins matter; that they
begged all the churches to try and keep their own
congregations free from this curse After several
prayers the meeting came to close.
DIR. Cuyler's Reply to tho Argument OF
DIR. Howard Crosby on Moderate Drink