National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-24


| son, ESQ.,, VIM. p. Simpson, esq, r. r. Smith
esq., sns sees. twenty other vsasssns who par
filled with ladies and gentlomen, most Of them
wearing SNOWY whss or red ssadgss ADSIs shs
from Elkridge Landing. On the platform very
elegant banner was displayed. r. 7. Smith, ESQ.,
presided, and the T Kew. Thomas Myers made the
platform united in singing several verses, begin
ming: 7-.'1 EG--'' - = ~ > = -,
Friends Of tempsrance, welcome here,
Cheerful are our hearts to-day; T.
Tell us-we would gladly hear tfii
How our cause speeds on its way"
Mr.. Smith read an interesting sketch Of the
measures taken by the Grand Division at differ.
emit times to have the Temple built and dedicated
70 Truth, Purity and Fidelity" or those %
the first committee to butid the Temple only two
survive. They are w: P. Simpson and John A.
1919 the building was reported nearly Completed,
and It was dedicated on April Is 1870 there being
2 grand procession and and other imposing dsmoI-
was the grand marshal, and he was also present
last night on the platform. Mr.. Smith went on
% detail me Importance Of me orgsniission Of
ferred to t was in It's prime. At the dedication Of
the Temple the principal address was made By
the Rey s. = Sutherlond. On the day amer the
200 members, met In the Temple and among its
first acts was the appointment OF q board Of man:
Spencer
reference 70 the great advantage the Temple had
boon TO the temperance cause. -. - y
Ths Rev s. hs cs .ss then nssoSuees and
ferred 70 the usefulness Of Temperance Temple,
and paid high compliment to the worth Of r. +.
Smith sns esq ,n sha p, whom 10 my Judgment Mari
champion OF Temperance principles Then cor
recting the mistake OF the American Cyciopedis,
which had stated that the Sons Of Femperancs
III n n ha ata lad
that there were over 1000 divisions, which gained
last year u, 600 new members. To illustrate its
cause, he sketched the growth Of tempsr.1ee sen.
timent from the time Of DR.. ]. B. CLARK, who
sixty-six years ago, started the first temperance
lowed its members to drink to excess II they paid
fne each time, down to the organization ut Bos-
ton Of the American Temperance Union, which
Co the adoption Of the total abstinence pledge By
the Union at the convention ct Saratoga Springs,
in 1885, the Washington movement IN 1910, and,
Of the Sons of Temperance, In lst2, 10 meet It
This organization had ever since been In the van
of the temperance reformation, hand in hand with
defended the Order Of sons Of Temperance from
Ss Ssss unjust asper0ns that had been made
Flrst That It H. apathetic toward the efforts
which popular temperance organizations are
making 70 secure prohibitory legislation.
Second. That this order 70 unfriendly to the
Third. That this order Is Indifferent to the or
ganiIed cooperation of women.
When the men how making these statements
when some who have come into public notice, as
suddenly matured as Jonahs gourd, were mere
stool pigeons for political parties the represent
RsSsi SssR shs Sf o a ag se ssd the
amid our varmest congratulations. The same
ysssd ,S SSs; sas 4 e tss sstS S p
ONION calls the ny in the pot Of ointment" has
entered the councils OF our order, and has been
and both sections Of the country. Each grand di,
vision has been authorized by the National DIyis-
ion TO form subordinate divisions and grand divis-
ions for the sSlOrss psOpe or 70 receive them as
Everybody Interested is satisfied. In relation
has waited for the morning before Investing
women with her temperance regalia and diguf-
ties. This Order has been slow to give women too
from prudential considerations. They
viii at an early day fully vindicate themselves by
Adam Clarkefs nice mathematical es-
worth Just seven men and half Of man thrown
In" The balance OF this able discourse was de-
voted to showing the great work that the Sons Of
isted for their brave defence Of reform. The
speaker concluded with an eloquent allusion to
The veterans press9t, whose memorial, when they
paseSu dNayi NoulQ DE-
Servants OF God, well done:
Your glorious warfare's past;
The battles fought, the vietory's won,
And you are crowned at lastp CO
The Rev. Thomas L. Poul,on was then intro
luced, and made one OF his hlppiest speeches.
he began by telling amusing anecdote 10 Illus
rate that Mr.. 1eeeh had made his speech, and
hen In happy manner, that brought down round
liter round Of applause, contracted the interest
cit In the Jones Falls question with that which
hould be felt In the temperance reformation. He 4
aid the question about Jones' Falls was simply |
whether several millions Of dollars more should |
oe spent to make 1t 8 bigger ditch, giving out |
more offensive odors than Il does at present. He |
alluded to Jones' Falls as an ornament
o the city, and referred to the winans' plan Of
covering up and the Tyson plan OF widening out. |
then spoke OF the interest felt In the extension
u the city limits, and showed that vast as were |
With those for which Temperance men labored. |
Ga sGs e dR iSss SsS
ound interest IN putting . stop TO the degrsda- |
he brute. The evils OF intemperance were very |
strongly portrayed, and temperapce men and |
women were urged TO 20 on, in assurance that VIC
oTy would ultimately crown their sfoTss
trong language. rebuked the course OF German |
Minister, who, he said, had on Sunday week |
Iiyen advice TO the women OF his flock not to get
lngry If their husbands amer the days work, sat
Nr. Poulson also called the attention OF all his
auditors to the able essay OF DIR. John Morris on
house Of alcohol In medical practice, which was
recently In the Amerfcan exclusively.
erve that article, which he regarded as the
.blest document In favor Of the temperance cause
hat had ever been published In the State Of
When Mr.. Poulson concluded, the Rev. Mr..
Myers pronounced the benediction, and then the
celebration was over.