The New York herald., 1874-09-21
TEMPERANCE WOMEN.

Meeting OF the Women's Temperance
Association Last Night in the Eigh.
teenth Street Methodist Episcopal
Church-Feminine Speeches-The Chris
tian Status OF the Eighteenth street
Church-A Presiding Omcer Surprised.
Last evening there was temperance meeting
held in the Eighteenth street Methodist Episcopal
church, near Eighth avenue, under the auspices o.
the Woman's Temperance Union The body OF the
church was pretty well filled; up stairs there were
not many auditors
Brother Appleby arose after the singing OF q
hymn and said that Mrs. Carrie Macdonald would
preside. Mrs. Macdonald thereupon took her posi-.
ton behind the railing and in front OF the pulpit.
She gave out the 175th hymn
All hal the power of Jesus name,
and took the trouble to read it throughout, which
/ delayed matters. After the hymn Mrs. Macdonald
called upon Brother Perkins to pray. Brother
Perkins did pray, and prayed very long.
During this time the members OF the choir
acted in very extraordinary manner, laughed and
chatted pleasantly together, some OF the ladies'
making signs and smiling at gentlemen in other
portions OF the church, while those below were
gagged in looking at the choir. Brother Perkins
asked the Lord II there were any drunkards pres
ent or any people who kept saloons, and asked
Him to convert them to temperance. After this
came another hymn, and then, ol course, a collec-
ton, and then Mrs. Macdonald addressed the
audience.
She said she was glad to be alive, and she added
that she believed it was because God permitted
her to be so. she thought God was in this tenn
perance movement and that 1t was making rapid
strides throughout the land. The cause was
bound TO be triumphant in the end, because drum
kenness was such an awful thing. Sne had
adopted the crusade IRON the first, ana was only
sorry 1t had not been more pushed forward in
New York. Mrs. Macdonald spoke at great length,
but did not originate anything novel in the course
OF her remarks She, in closing, introduced Mrs.
Moore, who after hymn, began another lengthy
speech.
MRS. MoORE's SPEECH.
Her remarks were peculiarly personal to herself
and she did not speak on temperance so much as
! upon Mrs. Moore. She described her early youth
and her suferings in this life, and how much she
! had had TO bear; now sorey God had tried her,
and what comfort she had in praying to Him.
she had endeavored TO discover but had
her TO carry out THIS work OF temperance
But she HAD given herself to Him for this move
menr and He was at liberty to do what He
pleased with her. and she hoped she was OF some
! good. She then described her visits to the bar
rooms. and confessed that she did not have much
success in making converts among the pro-
prletors OF liquor saloons, but she pad
IN them an the ase So%p%ent vso Of saying tha5 hat
I
an unKind word been said to her.
but she was always received with courtesy and
/ had been sown. she thought 1t very hard TO visit
| the barrooms alone and trusted the movement
! York that they could go two by two. Mrs. Moore
/ went rambling on In this manner for long while
/ and then another hymn was sung
| EARNEST WORDS FROM MRS BoTToME.
MRS Bottome was then called upon to speak,
and her remarks were delivered tersey and to the
! point and she SAID nothing that was not worth
saying. Ia a lew well chosen words she told the
story Of mother, vile OF Methodist minister
VINO had written to say that she had q son or
twenty-five who was a victim TO drink. She hoped
all would pray for him. This, said Mrs. Bottolne
was proof that none we're really sale from the
great temptation which was everywhere. II at
tacked those who were most confident OF their in
vulnerability. THIS Is wnere the doctrues OF tem-
perance were strongest because. 10 great eX-
tent, the temptation was gone when the pledge
was taken. Many iell back again bur stil the
principle did good She believed that the crusade
against the rumsellers in the West had done
great good, lor 1t snowed those WAC had sunk
the deepest INFO the curse OF drunkenness
that they were not utterly lost and there was sti
a Power stronger than all which could save them.
bly, lost had been inspired TO hope by the woman's
movement, because 1t appealed to sentiment
reverence tor superior Being. The faith OF
those women VINO went down ON their
knees and prayed in barrooms had made
Itself felt throughout the land. She believed that
1t would not he bad idea 80 feel the puise oi those
present by dong as they did In the West, asking
those who meant TO JON Ia The work TO raise tneir
hands. But not being the leader OF the meeting
she made this only a suggestion. Mrs. Bottome
confessed she had not taken much part IN the
temperance cause, but she would hereafter.
" hen the last speaker had resumed her seat
Mrs. Macdonald said 1t was very good sugges-
ton thlt mad been made, and she would put II TO
vote. She wished all those in the Eighteenth
street Methodist Episcopal church who cared to
work for Jesus TO rise. She explained that 1t was
not simply those VINO would JON the WOmans
Temperance Association she meant, but any who
would WORK for Jesus In any way.
There were probably some four hundred women
IN tue churcl and OF these SIX rose
"HoodHeSs gfaeiousP' said Mrs. Macdonald, ''are
there more than these in the whole church
who Will work FOR Jesus Yi
There didn't appear 70 be any more, fot no more
rose. Mrs. Macdonald looked rather dlsgnsteG.
her ire was vented on reporter ut wasn't tie
had chosenl wac was unfortunate enough to be
Sitting III the front row. and VINO Was caught
taking notes.
''say, You reportern said Mrs. Macdonald, in a
very loud voice, don't You put the number down.
! don't want You 70 40 IT, Shut up your note book.
didn't see you belOre.D
the gentleman addressed made no answer TO
tins dignl1ed harangue.
''Weh, thGn,o continued Mrs. Macdonald, ''all
those here Who have any one among their rela-
tives suffering from the curse OF drink, let them
rise and ask Tor prayers
The extraordinary goodness OF the congregation
OF the Eighteenth street. Methodist Episcopal
church and their relatives was shown by the fact
OF no one rising.
O relative OF mne,n said Mrs Macdonald.
little girl rose and said, IL want prayers for
my brother.o and then an old lady TOse VINO
wanted prayers for her son.
"Ihcse requests snail be registered In our books
and the prayers delivered,n concluded Mrs. Mac
donald. There was evidently no other relative OF
the congregation guilty OF drunkenness after
the singing OF final hymn the meeting dispersed
better result might possibly nave been OBJ
tanned IL the speakers had been less prosy and
had waked up more enthusiasm.