New-York tribune., 1874-03-07
ACTIVITY INCREASING AT HOME.

THE wOMENs MEETING YfsTERDAY-sUNDAY MEET
INGs IN NEw-YoRK AND IT'S NEIGnBoRHoOD.
A meeting of the Woman's Temperance
Association of this city held at yesterday in
Balm Hall. In the absence OF the President
Mrs Anna Smith presided. Among others pres
cnt were George Francis Train. Mrs. Lawrence.
Or. Parker and \. r. McMulen. After the customary
devotional exercises had been disposed OF, Mrs. Smith
explained tha the object OF the meeting was to aug
mcnt the membership Of the Society b. enrolling moro
earnest women who willing to help WORK out the
plan Of action the association had dec ciied The plan
she said was to divide the city into large number of
districts to all the residents each Of which two ladies
would distribute tracts aud solicit signatures 10 toal
abstinence pledges
AT McIullen, in q brief address. made known the
pccauary needs Of the cause Of temperance IN New
York Mrs. Lawrence then described an inter
view that she had on Thursday with Harry
Hill at his place OF business .ho called
in the hope OF inducing him to leave the traffic in liquor
lie told her that appreciated the wide extent Of the
misery aud ruin wrought by liquor, bat nc could not
abandon MS business without great pocuniaIy
loss. lie knew Of 10 other business
IN which he could possibly engage that
would be 80 profitable She had not accomplished her
purpose but uotdiscouraged. IL closing, Mrs Law
renee expressed her belief that was polite for tAe
ladies TO visit the saloons.
The weekly meeting OF the womcn's Temperance
Society which was held in The Chapel Of tue Church
OF the HI Jhts Brooklyn, yesterday noon, was fully
attended.
Miss Sarah T. Smiley was present and addressed the
moetng rc gardug the work in The West she said that
nothing marked the deep religious interest in
connection with it. Women OF high culture
and spirituality have been drawn into it, They were
convinced beforehand that great event was ap-
uroaching and, while Their natural instincts re-
vOltcd at me mode Of wOrS. they felt that
they must be ready to do His will what
ever it might be. plan Of action was
then adopted when provides that the churches and
community BE- cduyassed tor the purpose
of ostaiulac The names OF the women VINO
tnat they rely manly upon prayer aud divine ad
means Tor .ts accomplishment; mat they establish and
muiutam temperance prayermecupss N Narl-
,, oas sections tc6pcTi6co iI c p,5ge % among ali
classes. and demonstrate with Landlords HG3iuat
renewal o. leases VI premises for the safe of liquors.
also circulars liquor sellers with an earnest appeal ~
them 10 abandon the business.
Thrv are 10 divide into bands each TO exceed six
mem6eTs 10 he uesigu 80 a limited number of hquor
sloous. visit from time TO ume III quiet way iOr
ucrsuasIon to dcsist from the traffic. ~
committee OF fye elected TO arrange for daily
prayar-me ting Tor ladies' also committee 0 1Ght to
ma Ike preparations for mass meeting Ia Dr. i1iuaSc
Tai lccnacle some time during week after next
MEETING N JERSEY CITY.
4 meeting was held last evening at ST.
paus Methodist Episcopal Church in Jcrsey CITY, for
The discussion OF plans for pushing the crusade against
lntemperance. The church was very tu, very large
proportion OF the audience being ladies.
T1c Rev. u. Il. LowIie presided The exercises con-
sisted OF short addresses by members Of the church
| with the SINGING of familiar hymns. After a few re-
marks by MI Lowre, G. l.. Crawford, superintendent
| Of The church, was cdi.ed upon, aAd H'ue Dr~l
| Addresses werc also made hy. Mr.. Van Riper, Dr.
Qnuby ana the Rev. Mr. FurinEon, VINO expressed a
/ ana drive the demon OF lntenpeIance.
lEor oh-r IeBpsrdsoe Correp5rdeaoe see THIRD Pdyl