New-York tribune., 1874-03-12
VIEWS OF do LEWIS.

MEETING AT THE BEEKMAN HILL NJ. =. CHURCH.
The temperance meeting at the Beekman
Hin Methodist Episcopal Church, No 321 East Fifty
hrs,st last evening, largely attended the church
being we'll filed, and unusual interest being manifested
An the proceedings After few Introductory remarks
by the pastor the Rev. DIR. steele, Do Lewis was intro
dnced and for nearly hours addressed those assem-
bed and in remarks OF interest to all that scarcely
person leit tine building til the close He spoke OF
the womaDs movement in Ohio, as ne has IN previous
addresses which have been reported In THE TRIBUNE He
sad their present demonstrated the fact that law
could not affect liquor dealers the deep religious
revival gained by these Christian women alone would
serve Even when women should all vote, possibly
they might at some future day. there wOnld be dram
fhops ia spite any laws they could make IN Boston,
~ every ten men anh IL IN every ~ women were
opposed the sale OF liquor yet IN spite OF tbs, ana
perfect prOhbtOry Law, there were 800 optn dram
thops; yet the ONO River where in The smaller
Towns the proportion Was nuch larger ana where the
acyl was often said to find nome, these women had
never met With failure. Their prayers had been most
tween Thee aud us ana the htlie difference between
Us and the worst Of us. FIJI THIS mans heart
fappier he NAV be-" lie spoke of ms to Mont
leicr, VT, Sunday last, and The interest excited
there The prohbtoy law in That s,Je was "tH drawn,
Tut it well acknowledged fact. that there were
now OF drunkenness than there were twenty
five years ago, when no oipOsiOn vas iaIe 10 e sae
of liquor. lie himself would contribute $500 10 start the
movement mere The press had been unable TO do 1t
Justice; IT could not catch the sl III was the deepest
religions movement ever seen. Only those who had
been upon ground could understand It's success n
ONO.
questions from tLc audience IN regard 10 the matter
End for moments quite an animated conversation
was carried on.
DoCtor said one, care not The ladies often bolster
ous and dslrdcTiy procedure y In one single hau
luur OF "A revival in tins church" the response,
there would be noise thau las accompanied the
whole Ot tn movement IN Ohio. You are oeD OOleed
10 draw very hear what is said Very much Of
the work Is done ia private; the praying i'll tAe street
las been a last resort"
80 Do Won think the ONO movement would be adapt
stle 10 this city g" Perfectly. But 1 except one
frature the prayers the street. All unnecessary part
me poce would be Obliged disperSe any crowd that
might gather on such occasion -Four weeks would
sec New YO really impressed should the women con
unue and act property
What is 10 become Of the household machinery while
this Is gong Oni" Il have been told quite often
mat women the time formerly devoted 10
their back hair. lLaughter.l There are few
house holds .that have been properly educated tbat
cannot spare women during portion OF the
day Women just beginning to feel that they have a
mission 10 pc TfJIu lu tins world, ana the aspiration 10
perform il gaining grand strength. No matter of
what religious sect, they work most baiuOnOusly To-
gctheT.' ,
In answer 20 other questions DR.. Lewis gave the
uaus Of operation, under four distinct heads OF which
reference has already been made. He spoke 10 the
meeting recently held in Worcester Mass as one OF the
most successIul since tue imitation Uf thc movement,
though u haO been stated be otherwise. The whole
oily. ne saId, literally fire. He III conclusion
congratulated the ladies OF the Styentcenthst Chuch
upOn the luau guraUOn Of the movement by them.