The New York herald., 1874-03-12
WHISKEY AND WATER.
Prayer and Ministry in the Cause in New
York-Revolting Scenes in Indiana
Fears Of Eloodshed-The Move
men. Elsswhere-The Fire of
Conversion Dying Out
A Daily Prayer Meeting Organized in
Harlem.

A Daily Prayer Meeting Organized in
Harlem.
large and enthusiastic gathering OF the ladies
OF Harlem took place yesterday afternoon IN the
Methodist Episcopal church, corner OF 10th street
and Second avenue Rev. DR.. Dio Lewis was en-
nounced, but at three O'Clock he had not
arrived, and Rev. W. W. BOwdlsh and Rev.
s. ii. Vaughn opened the meeting. Rev.
w. C. Steele occupied the pulpit, and announced
that he had early in the day received telegram
from DR.. Lewis, who was IN Philadelphia, say
ing that he could not be III New YORK
until late in the afternoon Mr.. steele theh
addressed the meeting on the subject OF total ab-
stinence, and said he had no doubt whatever that
the present movement would succeed that its
permanency assured he was equally certain,
for it had religious basis.
The campaign hymn Nearer, My God, TO Thee"
was then sung by the assemblage and Rev. S. II.
Virgin came forward and delivered q short ad-
Dress during which he quoted large number Of
statistics to show the magnitude of the liquor
traf1lc and the disastrous enects produced upon
the people addicted to the use OF ardent spirits.
DR.. K. Wheatley, DR.. Wakely and Kew. ". w.
Bowdlsh also delivered addresses and Rev. w. G.
steele, IN bringing tne proceedings TO close.
willing TO organize and go to work NJ once. About
twenty-five answered to the appeal, this number
being increased alter the meeting TO fifty. These
ladies' VIII hold daily prayer meetings In the church
and select each morning deputatlons TO go around
ana uIStrlDuCe traCtS anu signatures 10 Luc
pledge.
Miss Phoebe Cousins on Temperance.
large and enthusiastic temperance meeting
was held at the Beekman Hill Methodist Episco-
pal church last night, Rev. Mr.. Steele presiding.
Dr.. Boole, OF the Seventeenth street Methodist
Episcopal church, opened the meeting with
prayer, and, after a few Introductory remarks by
Mr. Steele, Miss Cousins in her address gave her
ideas and opinions on temperance She said she
was unprepared to submit her views on the i'm
portant subject, as she had not had time to collect
them properly, having just left the house OF dear
friend, who was in deep atdiction. How
ever, she would not disappoint the ladies'
and gentlemen, but do as best she could. She has
always been, and will always be. an advocate OF
temperance, a lesson which she learned when she
was very young. Miss Cousins tells the following
melancholy story OF the going out OF young and
brilliant ile and remembers II as the beginning or
her dislike to drink and drinkers young WASH
ington lawyer. VINO had become addicted TO drink IN
the national capital strayed to the West and found
a place in the ONCE and home OF Mr.. Cousins. Miss
PhGbe's lather tried every way he knew to reform
destroyed ali his Refined instincts. aud
he resisted the good influence. One night,
when Mr.. Cousins had gone out, the young
her mother had to attend him. He died unutter-
able agony and his young soul went to its God for
mind to do all sne could to prevent the curse OF
lntemperance, and IN compliance with this deter
Her opinion Is that the ladies of America
especially Eastern America, are responsible Or
much II not all, the drunkenness among the men, as
they on festive occasions not only ASK but induce,
young men TO drink wine 'Can womans prayer
move nation?" Is a question the answer to which
Is Ill doubt in the mind OF Miss Cousins. Although
her opinions might not De shared by any one III
the audience she hoped 1t would be tolerated as 1t
came from the heart. In ner opinion as long as
the sale, manufacture and use OF hquor are made
respectable by statute there Is no use
in trying to suppress the business. 1t
might be asked with good reason, Why the women
don't go Congress instead OF going 10 the liquor
storess In her opinion 1t would be good thing
Ior them to try II. Let the Sanborn and all other
Investigations be stopped, and let Congress listen
| TO the complaints Of $1,000 OF women. Another
! plan Miss Cousins suggests Is to organize the
sentiment, the morality and the spirituality of the
women OF the country and put them to work 1T home
! and not on the streets. She concluded by saying
| that II women were really necessary to the sue
! cess OF the temperance movement tney should be
accorded the proper means OF working out the
! good resut-the elective franchise. Mr.. Dio Lewis
| next spoke. The only thing in this speech was
sort OF implied acknowledgment that the whole
excitement was O religious ana not temperance
revival. Several hymns were sung and Dr. Lewis
answered about 500 questions. after which the
meeting adjourned