The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-11
TEMPERANCE.
DiO Lewis Stirring Up the
GOthamites.
Action Of the Catholics in
Brooklyn.
THE CAUSE IN THE WEST.
Cold Water Disciples Increasing
in Ohio.

Ill OIlkOs
After the meeting Of the clergymen Of nearly
all denominations In the parIors of the Young
Mems Christian Association, on Monday afternoon
last. there seems to have been a lull In the tenn
perance storm In this city. At that meeting there
were representatives who are the pride OF their
several congregations and an honor to their call
ing everywhere. The assemblage was called at the
instance OF the National Temperance Society, but
that body was ignored, or bowed out as 1t was
termed, by the congregated wisdom OF the pulpits
OF New York the moment the citing was organ
lzed. This was literally "throwing cold watern
over the cold water movement as originally inau-
gurated here, and its chilling effects Seemed to be
lelt amid the freezing March blasts OF yesterday
In all temperance quarters.
To-day, however, the war will be resumed by
gathering OF the crusaders in the Methodist
Episcopal church, Second avenue aud 10th street,
in Beekman Hill Methodist Episcopal church, at
both Of which the pioneer crusader OF Ohio, Dio
Lewis WIN with Rev. C. steel and rally
ST: Louis lawyer. Will also speak at the Beekman
Tomorrow Thursday the committee appointed
by the clergymen at the Young Mems CHRISTIAN
Association Will make report and lay out the re-
liglous plan OF the temperance campaign in this
city, with Suggestions In relation to legislative
action on the subject.
On Friday evening there will be grand rally OF
church, Seventh avenue, near Fourteenth street
Thus 1t will be seen that while there was yester-
this city preparations have already been made for
prosecuting the campaign with vigor Tor che pal
ance OF the week.
The Brooklyn Temperance Meeting.
What was Intended to be- or at least what some
OF the most enthusiastic advocates OF temperance
In Brooklyn were hopeful should be, an "unpre-
cedented" demonstration o! the Catholics in favor
of the cause OF total prohibition IN the way OF a
mass meeting at the Academy of Music, Brooklyn.
last evening, turned out to be all that was antic-
pated. 1t was feared at the hour when the pro-
Gee iings should have been opened, according to
the announcement of the st. Vincent de Paul
Society directors owing to the array Of empty
benches in the galleries which stared every one
present out of countenance, that the meeting was
to be miserable failure; but such was not the
case. The TACT is that the demonstration was not
by any means part or parcel Of the general TEN.
perance movement that is being egged on in this
city and Its immediate vicinity by men who expect
to make an honest penny by 1t, and by those who
are really in earnest and who 90 not expect to
make an honest penny by it; but it was simply
and solely movement
IN FAVOR OF THE POOR.
1t appears that over sixteen temperance societies
resolved last week to make common cause last
night agai nst ntemperance by the simple method
OF gathering together as q temperance order
united, with the cross as their standard, as one
body. There were many who believed that the
demonstration was to be a marked and exclusive
Catholic movement in favor Of the new temperance
crusade as inaugurated in the West 1t was moth
ing Of tie kind. Fathers Keegan and Friel, who
were the orators OF the evening, confined them
selves 10 the subject OF the Catholic Church and its
domination tn ha IN
to the mind OF their hearers the most endearingi in
cidents in the life OF Father Matthew.
On the stage were Bishop Loughlin, Vicar Gen.
eral Turner and the following named clergymen:-
Revs. J. Kiely Of st. James Cathedral; W. Keegan
and James Moran, OF the Church OF the Assump-
ton; F. j. Fransiol of st. Peters; James O'Eeirne
and John Mcclure, OF st. Johns; Thomas Taafe of
st. Patr OK M; Hickey Of the Nativity E. McCar,
B0rrOmeO; James Baner, OF st. Augustine's; r.
M. Mcnamara, of st. Maachi's; J. Creighton and
Augusta, fla., and others. The private boxes We're
also filed by ladies and gentlemen.
ADDRESS OF REV. FATHER KEEGAN.
At eight O'Clock Mr.. Murtha, President OF the
Roman Catholic Temperance Union, called the
meeting to order, and without making any speech
the Assumption, as the first speaker. Father
Keegan was received with applause, and SAID that
OF the poor They had not assembled merely to dis
cuss the vice OF intemperaDce, but IN accordance
with the express wish and sanction OF the veneraed
Bishop, and that gave them strength. They were
also thee in the cause Of charity, which, sprnglng
from such source as this, must bring down
but the g%e CHARITY the
by this Union must bring down this blessing, aud
works dine IN the state OF grace would gain re-
society received the sanction OF the Church, no
matter What that society was, 1t was expected
sense olhls religious duty, and Consequently they
would be blessed. Without the cross and without
the union, no real advance. no progress could be
made. lher motto. then, would be the cross'
and "uliOn," and there was such word as fail.
We meet not 60 to France to find the evn effects of
asanio aN We mare haa out TO LOOK across the
land a'ound which the earliest and nearest,
ana darest affections of their lives were en-
union, for what had kept Ireland Tor centuries
under ne rod VI her old oppressor but the want OF
union Vale they had seen the effects OF dis
union hey had elsewhere seen the good effects of
union. Tue temperance men who mad met here
under he sanction OF the Church were likewise
under the cross, and each must look upon
himsel as a soldier OF the cross-that is, he must
be eve prepared, by his good example, by his
sobrieu, 10y his obedience to the laws oil God. Men
seeing the good works performed would conse.
quentl gorlly their Father in heaven. Jap
plause!
DR.. Triel followed the Rev. Mr.. Keegan He
said thit 1t was glorious sight for the temper
ance ca@e 10 see eo nearly twenty societies, num-
him that evening, Every one present had the
consolation IN knowing that he was encouraging
two greai virtues-temperance and charity. lie
would en0av0r. he said, to call to their minds q
few facts to the life OF the great apostle OF TEN.
perance hther Matthew. His greatness was
every one, daily conversation, and we all IeIt
that MS I'm recalled to mind that 1t had been
a constant sacrifice for the eternal saliva !
ton OF M. fellow men. He was one of
the ChurchN proudest heroes He had be- |
come o In no0 short time the moral leader
OF 40oO,O00 souls. What was the secret |
OF MS mastery over those souls 1t was simply
the Application OF the divine principles of Chris.
tianty IT was meditation on the words OF the
Kedeemer, ~ ay one wish to serve me let him
deny nlmsell, t&e up his cross ana follow me.r |
onoulo we aske'the preacher, only follow Him TO
the mount Wheh he preached his admirable SER
mon, 0niy amd te hosannas Of the Palm SUNDAY,
or 10 the delcidal bouts of the Good FridayY No. |
All Should follow hn step by step. He then went
on to speak OF the
DISASTROUS CONSTITUENCIES OF INrEMpERANcE