New-York tribune., 1874-03-19
PHASES OF THE LOCAL CONFLICT.

The Brooklyn ladies are not disposed to
wait for the OF Dio Lewis before taking addi
tional measures in the temperance cause The meeting
this evening in Mr. Beechers church is expected TO
equal the grand demonstration OF two weeks ago In Dr.
Cuyler's church, and, with the Rev. Drs. Scudder
Thomas Reed. Buckley, Cuyer, and others announced
speakers the evening cannot fail to tell for temper
ance. on Monday evening there will be q meet
ing in the Thrtiethst. Methodist Episcopal Church, be-
tween Eighth and Nnth-aves. Addresses will be made
by the Hon. G. c. Leigh, the Rov. W. 3. Steel, and
others. stephen Merritt will preside. The Grand
Division of the Sons Of Temperance is arranging for
temperance meeting Cooper Institute on Friday
evening, April 8. temperance meeting, under the
auspices Of liberty Division No T. Sons OF Temperance,
will be held In Bethlehem Chapel No. liO sixth-aye
near Eleventhst. this evening.
Delegates representing fourteen police district Pro-
tectiye Associations OF agerbeer dealers met In Ger
mania Assembly Rooms yesterday afternoon. and
izsd q central ASSOCIATION. Henry Hass was elected
President. Joseph Friok and Frederick Zmmer. vice.
Presidents Edward Stoehr Corresponding Secretary;
George Grmewald Financial Secretary: and Sebastian
Michel, Treasurer copy OF bill to amend the pres
ent Excise law read and referred TO committee
It's chief that the retailers OF beer shall he
allowed TO sell Sunday; saloons shall he closed from
! A. uniform license zee sail De eAacleu'
and the same law shall be applicable ali over the state
The Committee appointed recently TO Vst the saloons
Of Great Neck and Manhasset L. L. have been NJ WORK
since Saturday aud have rendered their report 10 mass
meeting. They had waited upon several saloon keepers
and had received propositions from TWO on them 10 close
man, with sbrewd eve to business, proposed that II
the friends of temperance would assist him TO increase
the accommodations OF his MOTEL at an expense OF seV
eral thousand dollars he would give up selnug IquOr
and become active cOworker with those VINO seek
~ brng about the great reformation" He rather droly
mentioned the close OF his proposition winch was on
paper that since he total abstinence man himself,
be could "most consistently enlist IN tue goOd nght;
THIS proposition, after considerable dsGuss0n was ald
upon the table The Committee proposed 10 purchase
his liquor, but an additional expense oil s'go was IV' %
10 their mind. Another proposition from George W.
Bond TO retire from the liquor business, was considered
property at an expense OF 5000 committee was
chosen to complete the negotiation, The meetng was
very enthusiastlc and addressed by several speak
ers The Committee will continue their work among the
saloons. MI,
nacle, New-York will make temperance address IN the
Presbyterian Church at Wcsttcld y. j., on Monday
M1rch 28 before the Sons Of Temperance. Prayer
meetings held every Sunday afternoon III the
rooms of the SONS Of Temperance ana are largely at
tended. or, ,,. ~, r-.
has taken "A eep in temperance. There have
been two interesting meetings, and at the second
100 signed the pledge IIe great curse 10 he H sn
liquor in small qlanttes-even half Q pn'canna b tho
vouup men were often reached In this way. G. w. Pot
Ter the largest seller OF liquor in the grocery trade 10
our town, stopped selling last week and sent all ms
nm M sa. in small ouanfities but he promises
his stock hand Is sold to quit the business
AT TIE uAYsoSpLACE CHURCH, BROOKLYN
There was a we1attended temperance meeting last
evening in the Hansonpace Baptist Church, Brooklyn,
unde the auspices OF temperance society connected
with the church. E. L. Goddard presided, and read
massage from the Bible Prayer was offered by the
Rev. George Stock wealth OF Truemansburgh, y. Y.
" All Hail the Power was sung. The Rev. DR.. Fulton
then the theme Of tine evening To be- Prayer
the Hope of the Temperance Reform Never as now
Snl an element of reform. Many have considered
garrison Philips the originator OF the anti, anu,
God Almighty The National Temperance Society has
for wears scattered its publications broadcast over the
land and hundreds have made 1t their business to tals
temperance but 1t Is prayer that Is DONG the WOrk ana
these appliances only aids III producing the grand
result Dr. Fulton appealed to his audience lndl-
vduay 10 do all in their power to Danish the wine cup
from society The desire Is now coming ne saa' upon
thrown Dr. Fulton stated that one BrooklSn saloon
Keeper who went tbs ladies prayermeetlng on sun
say was there converted. and Dad since lhen aeter-
mined TO throw up his business ana seek nonorape Gun
j. n scarns said that he convinced OF the eff
cheney of tine present movement only when he learned
mat II was a work Of prayer He said that ne should
Xer mink of the grand old statesman Charles Sumner
with greater tenderness because one OF MS last acts III
~ in6are into the evil effects of the liquor traffic The
Rev. A. q. Lawton spoke iew earnest w0rus anG .e
meeting adjourned Dio Lewis Is 10 address mass
meeting iu Dr. Fulton's Church ON Thursday the 2oth
inst. . .,.,r,
The Bethesda Chapel branch OF the Baptist Missionary
I,n,on held temperance meeting last evening in the
chanel No. Gas East Thirty y-thrdst DIR. Hanks pre-
sided and the exercises were begun by the singing OF
Marching Along" the reading OF the scriptures ana
prayer The first speaker was the Hon. Kufus r. An
draws who said he proud OF ONO, MS natVe STATE
ni"b had become the cfade Of the great temperance
mnvement even AZ Independence Hall was the Cradle OF
Liberty. How, when, and where the temperance cru.
sades exactly began no one could tell; II
Was a spontaneous uprising among the women,
nnonle nno eyerywhere. The whole country was In
mmourning for great and good man, Charles sumner
a." hera1se he was greater and better than many other
men hut because 25 ago he fought Slavery when
ne began anislayery was unpopular ana the people
did not agree with him Lloyd Garrison, Horace Gree rec
Law and others fought the same Tight while II was stu
UNPOPULAR and at a time when mans life was endsn
rred i'm the ueranee Of such doctrnes. Notwithstand
~ n was then popular, the evil Is now wiped out
That ey was sectional but this evil Is national snd per
sonai IL A, in every city, town, and hamlet, at the
cyoss roads and 10 houses IL affects everybody young
aud old pesulense broke OUT bere, the aAJhogties