The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-16
BEEKMAN BILL METHODIST CHURCH.

WOman's Whisky War-A Call for the
Suppression Of the Drug Store Liquor
Trade in New York-Serm0n by Rev.
w. &. Steel-The Ohio Crusade Re.
viewed.
Notwithstanding the announcement that Mr..
Steel would preach on the Ohio liquor war the at
tendance at the BeeKman Hill Methodist Episcopal
church Yesterday morning was very slim. The dis
course was very much ike a temperance lecture,
being richly stored with statistics regarding the
production and consumption Of whiskey and the
murderous consequences The financial aspect OF
the question also received due consideration, and
the amount Of money said to be invested in the
production of "ardents' il something scarcely ca
pable Of belief
IN the portion Of the Bible which was read in
opening the services, occurred the words wine
is mocker and strong drink an abomnation."
The text was taken from the fourth chapter OF St.
Paul to the Philippians, third verse :-''Heip
those women which labored with me In the
GOspeLn
TIE SERMON.
The gist Of the sermon, which was very long
one, Will be found in the iolowing:-
The Church of Christ, as whole, has not recog-
nized the strength OF women as reformers and
Gospel workers IT has not paid proper heed to
the admonishlng words OF St. Paul; it has let one
for centuries. Like many other grand experiments
and demonstrations, the task OF testing
woMAN's FIDELITY AND STRENGTH
mas been lett 10 the mighty nineteenth century TO
prove, and nobly has the work been done by those
brave-hearted women OF the West, VINO fear
pensers OF the sOul-corroding dram No matter
how much sceptics may sneer at the idea OF the
womens attaining any results, 1t will not alter
lab0rs.
GAMBRINus DEFAMED.
1t has been lett to American women TO crush the
head OF an exotic hydra. Would 10 God that It's
Keepers had never come to our shore to poi
lutte our morals and debauch our youth. You
when the first lager beer saloon opened
In New York 1t was novelty and
ment, only, however, to become habitual bibbers.
The papers OF the day proclaimed the virtues OF
lager In loud and unmeasured terms. Mix and
water were TO ne things OF the past and beer was
the coming drink. The German paper Of Ilncin-
natl says that devil OF conversion has seized the
Souls OF the women OF ONO, and they think them
selves capable OF coercing men TO comply with
their outlandish demands. The same paper states
to comprehend what this movement means. May
be so but as IL is not being done for the Rratiica-
ton OF Europe, the women OF OHIO care little how
ridiculous they seem In foreign eyes.
THE NAUGHTY NARCOTIC
From medical and scientific testimony 1t has
appetite for alcoholic drinks, ana, for this reason
some hing should be done 10 XIII this cause OF the
THRUST AT THE DRUGGISTS
While the women OF OHIO are breaking up the
ginmills in the rural districts 1t would be wen
for the people In New York to cast about them for
some means Of suppressing the hellish trafic IN
the metropolis. | know, as well as all men who
know anything about New York life, that in the
several drug stores on Broadway there is dis
pensed more whiskey and brandy than is passed
over the bar OF many a prosperous liquor store
on the avenues The d-gIoved gentleman from
Firth avenue stops here every afternoon and
TO get his dose OF poison, and, as ne can
do 1t IN quiet and respectable way, ne thinks II
NO harm.
TIE DOCTORS TO BLAME TOO.
The doctors are much TO blafne as the drug
gists, for they give prescriptions for liquor when
IL IL not necessary. The physician to the Prince
OF Wales has SAID that in nine cases out OF ten
where liquor is ordered 1t is not from necessity.
God KNOWS mis- master took nine or ten times too
much 70 suit the English people. Tue ONO women