, 1874-02-23
4 Reformation to Dc Effected by Prt-
yate Appeals.
Tie Quaker City Troubled by the Tenn.
peranq Weakening.
How the Prm s '-Charm Operates
in West.
A Catholic Bii : ? Objects to Street.
J : tings.


Stxtaut Dtspatt. ~ The Chicago Tribune.
New YonK, Feb. 22.-fho whisky war in this
vicinity has not roachcd formidable proportions,
nor, n1ced docs 1t promise for tho present to
bocomo gonernl. A fow churches hnvo appoint
cd committees Of ladies' to mako inquirios rs to
tho ront Of buildings by mombors of churches
for purposes of liquor -so!lng and the licl,
Trinity Corporation, urged by the women, has
resolved TO lcaeo no more Of its numerous
buildings rs dranl.Hhopu. A number OF borlnonR
on tho subject Of tho temperance movement
wero preached III thig city tonight, but mono OF
tlom aro important, or oyon interesting.
III tho city itsolf It is difficult to get tho OK
element to Bnch foyor-hoat as to induce tho:
wolnall TO bravo the zidlculo Of B1ch a mob us
III the shortest possible time. III sono Of tho
COUNTRY TOWNS OF LONG 1BLAND
tic excitement las been grcasc!r but tho roror'
Of those meetings hayo generally boon oxaVso"
ntcd. The movement III tliiB city Ind Its t:igfa
III tho union tolnpcranco prayer meetings n:
tho Church Of tho Strangers Dr.. Deems pastor,
held under tho direction of ono Of tho n!pA;
active Good Tomplars in tho city. These
and tho nanaEerh hayo boon led by tho l,:t:r'.t
excitement to o1,doavor to organize similar o:,a
III different parts OF tho city.
4 MEETING
waB held by this organization this nftcr7non to
develop plan OF action. Ono Of fltc icn&o:,, II
the movement, in MI nd1resu, Bnd That hc cei1,d
| not advise tho women Of Now York 10 adopt Tho
| methods used by their Western Sisters, FOR, l,o
beloved, tlifticultios would result. Ho rccon1-
,nenled, aud 1t was decided 10 put into mn,edl-
| rto oxoo,ttion tho following plan !: Each latly
| Interested is to circulate pledge in 4 given
section OF tho city, presenting it to
| every mnn nnl woman, and loayuG no liquor
dealer unvisited< It B not intended to visit tho
saloons in lnrgo Numbers. and attompt by prayer
aud singing to conqlor tho dealers i'll liquor, but
simply to cal singly on these mon, aud by pron-
iaes Of aid by tho temperance people 10 those
| who establish themselves in reputable business
induce them 10 nign'the pledge. Tho ladies are
to visit all the landlords who hnyo whisky scllor7
ns tenants, nnd use eyory proper mcnus to 1tavo
them remove from their prcmises tho oi jectior-
nblo individuals. DR.. Deems sI'ol.o briefly, and
approved tho ptan. It WAS nnuouncod that Dr.
Dio Lewis would spcal in Cooper Institute.
| IT'D the .lssoc,nftI l'rraA.!
New York, Fob. 22.-Tho temperance crusaao
opened this evening by meetings III tho Church
OF tho Strangers md tho Seventeenth street
IAptst Church, both of which 'xol atta11dad.
IN thu fornlor, addresses frero delivered by a. T..
llcMu!lom uul tho Kov DR.. Deems, urging on
tho good work, and intoxicating .poraoyeranco
and energy. lii the latter, Dr.. Il. L Sutton,
| Of Rome, and ex-Judgo Yaa Cott made stirring
appeals for tho suppression Of this vico. Though
it Is evident strong opposition will DO manifest.
cd towards tho movement, tue advocates OF
temperance aro hopeful Of succeeding in tho
end.