The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-03
TIE ORTHODOX FRIENDS.
The Temperance Question.

The yearly meeting or the Orthodox Society Of
Friends continues. A business session, with the
male and female portions OF the society in separate
conference, was held at ten O'Clock A. M. yester-
day and another IN the afternoon. The business
transacted was solely in connection with the IN.
ternal organization of the society. Queries from
several monthly and subordinate meetings were
read and answered. and many reports received,
including a report from the quaker school At
Union Springs, Cayuga county, N. Y, which
showed an encouraging state OF affairs. At half
past seven last evening temperance meeting was
held aud largely attended. There were number
OF speakers, the two principal ones being David
IayDen, or Ohio, and John Pennington. Friend
right TO enter the house OF God than this great
SUBJECT OF temperance, and 1t Is one that the
Gn , must take hold o., 1t is an Issue which
prosperity or ruin" He spoke OF the horrible con-
sequences OF intemperance 20 those who INDUCED
taxation. The annual retail sale OF liquor In tins
country. according to the last report, was
n Or the sno1 TO Od and sp al @
ton,n said Mr.. Tayben, las men spend
money money for articles Iaes having no real value
labor TO suppress the cause Of this crime. or it
VIII labor IL vain TO convert the world II fifteen
years ago the churches OF the land had taken de-
cided stand against slavery the war would have
been prevented but there is no use in talking Of
the past The present curse Of intemperance now
fused to take the thirty pieces OF silver Tor which
Judas betrayed his Lord, because 1t was blood
money, but $50, 900, 900 OF what Is Just as much
blood money annually swells the treasury of this
Christian land. Blackstone says No law can De
contrary to Gods law and 1t is not infringing
upon the rights OF citizens to forbid the sale and
the manufacturing OF liquors. lean make
MODEL LAW"
said the speaker, (which will meet the emer-
gency BE IL enacted that citizen OF the State
OF New York shall manufacture, import or sell any
sprituous malt or distilled q and be 1t further
enacted that any person who shall manufacture,
liquor shall be combined in the State Penitentiary
for q time not less than ten years or to exceed
fifty years." This was received with applause.
John P1nnlngJon was next introduced. He has
cause OF temperance and is now a gray haired old
gentleman, but retains much OF his yOut hful vgOr
and tire. His remarks were brief. He said that
never mad he realized the curse Of ntemperance
weeks, and he then related scene which had
come under his observation OF young
man dying OF dellrlum tremens accusing
his uncle and his brothers OF sending
him to hell, and with his last breath
murmured II am going to perditon." He sug-
gested, as the best means OF uprooting the evil,
to personally visit the schools and distribute
temperance literature among the scholars. "Forn
said he, 1--WE Old gray headed men can never
separate ourselves entirely from party questions
III politics, and we must educate the children, so
that when they become OF age they shall have the
moral stamina toyote for prohibition, independent
OF any otner or party issue. would TO God the
women OF our land had the power to vote IN this
country, Tor then would the curse Of intemperance
be wiped from the face OF the earth.n
IN response TO this sen tment several voices said,
$50 do III 'AInenli' ''ren thousand did 1t in Ohio
last yearl' &c. Several other speakers fol-
lowed, and all were intensely enthusiastic upon
the subject OF temperance. A public meeting OF
the society Will be held this morning at ten.