The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-16
THE COLD WATER WAVE.
Another Temperance Meeting at
Harry Hili's.
THE WORK IN THIS CITY AND BROOKLYN,
Comic and Serious Phases Of the Move
ment in the West

The Meeting at Harry HIPS Last Wight
Large Crowd-An Auditor Who was
Troublesome.
II was an orderly and at the same time a
joyial party, that which gathered together last
night at Harry HIPS to hear the gospel OF
temperance preached and the songs OF temper
ance sung for the benefit of Harry's customers
and OF al others who we're present, to whom rum
selling or rum drinking was habit and a
custom. There was the usual display OF red
lights on the outside of the theatre" after dark
and. to add to the briIliancy-to the cold water
occasion especially and to the purity Of the tenn
perance cause generally huge calcium light was
made last to one OF the upper windows or
the house, so that no wayiarer, no matter
how overloaded with the liquid luXurles OF
other saloons. could fail in passing to learn
that there was place even in Houston street
where he might become full aedged temperance
man for at least hour or so. The crowd
which hled the oarroom up stairs TO oVerhowing
was made up OF the usual elements OF
Houston street crowd, with fair spfinkling
here and there OF men who were respectable
and who showed, by the way they attempted TO
keep in the background, that they had attended
only out OF curiosity. Although there was by no
means as large a number OF sisters" on nand as
there was last sunday evening" who did their pious
best, so to speak, to make
THE HYMN HoLLERING,'
as Harry irreverently calls psalm singing. there
was by far larger number than ever of females
who are not advocates OF temperance and who are
not ranked in the census returns as women having
husbands. The truth is that despite the
efforts made by the managers OF the
nights entertainment to make the meet
ing exhibition Of piety and virtue
ones, whose familiar haunts are the back streets
OF the town, somehow succeeded in securing egi
bic places In the saloon long before the opening
prayer was said. Yet were they, too like the men,
orderly. 1t is true that they came bedecked In all
the richness OF silks and satins of gorgeous hue,
bespanged with glarlng ribbons and imitation
laces, but they were evidently held under duresse
by Harry's order to keep their mouths shut Many
OF them, in their anxiety to see and be seen had
to content themselves with the bar counter
itself as seat and there and on the
benches ranged about the east side
OF the room several Of them doZed quietly Dur
ing the preaching and the praying. 1t was a sight
that must have been extremely encouraging TO the
women of the temperance order who came to pray
and sing that women and men too, not of their
order, might sign the pledge before the night
over and give handsomely to the hat that was TO
be passed around alter the singing Of
'GIvE OH GIVE WHAT WE DESIREr
1t is almost unnecessary TO state that the mana
gers, male anL female, were the same parties
who did so much week ago to make the
praying band a success as a praying band, regard
less OF the effect the prayers had upon their
hearers IL of course fell to the lot Of the McMul
len, he Of the National Temperance Society, to
open the proceedings He, as usual was
McMullen dressed TO KIN. His overcoal. which
he did not take Off during the meeting,
OF the cream colored hue, ana the shiny
newness OF ms black pantaoons and vest was
neatly set of by white necktie, which gave him
bold to make prayer, with the Bible IN one hand
and bundle OF tracts in the other The
DiaDlSt too, was the same who did the musical
hOnOrs the sunday previous, bright eyed young
girl, with a smiling innocent face that certainly
such strange and Goubtiul surroundings. In
opening the proceedings Mr. Mchuen prayed
come from the movement" and then he went
on at great length TO euloglZe Harry and
ms h s t6e heart use ing s gyen
for temperance mannuvrings. This prayer, II
may be mentioned just here, was delivered before
Mr.. McMullen mad hidden three of his coworkers to
go about in the crowd hat ID hand, to gather fuel
for tracts and the hke.r The prayer was
an earnest one however so much so that it drew
forth from excited topper Just IN front OF the
stage on the front row OF seats little song which
he dreamiy hummed as Mr.. McMullen called Tor
the singing OF the hymn
All hail the power of Jesus name.
The topper was a Jolly looking ola dog, with
sung as follows IN low tone:-
Our strength is in the living spring;
As long as waters run
Mere pledged 70 Keep our temperance armor ON,
What though The IRE king Knocks our hosts,
We've temperance Davit> in ranks;
Wen bring away his head.
Fortunately for the good of the cause the gentle
sOngster fell asleep at this point, and there was,
therefore, no extra call Tor 'Horder gents" from
Harry, who stood on the stage with gavel in hand,
THE DIGNITY OF THE MEETING.
As matter OF TACT, however, IL must be stated
that nothing new was said by the cold water Mon
tanists of the evening. Mr.. McMullen quoted
t tine words ssna WINE is tmOc6eG and
who partakes OF wine is not wise. Unlike the
meeting OF week before the audience listened
attentively and, with the terror OF Harry and
his gavel staring them in the face,
was auditor who, like Banquo's ghost, would
not down. He was a new conner ana, as he
had not been allowed TO enter the saloon week
ago, 1t is to be presumed that his conduct, rep
r re-, as IT was last night, would
OF the prayers that were said for the
dement, OF all wine drinkers on that delightful occa-
sion SION rms new conner was parrot-a very TAXA
i've one-wnlch harry had permitted TO
perch upon stick nailed over the bar.
he nrst made his presence knowa by exclaIming,
WINE one OF the speakers was portraying how he
himself had once got drunk and been picked out
Of the gutter what ptyW Even the
that followed this interruption. Sut his horror
ana that OF the temperance advocates nresent
was unspeakably great when right In the midst OF
glowing description OF the happiness that q nom
drinking man must per force cry at All times ana
In all places, then ran out through the room the
cry "A small bottle, pieasen As If TINS
was not enough for even temper
mans patience and good nature one
Of the preachers, VINO talked very ramblnrlv and
very loudly and with very strong Scotch accent
was brought to his senses during a pause
by the parrots quiet but determlnedly ex.
pressed remark, "Youre IRISH, slr.p The
TACT Of the matter is tnat the parrot an
the evening divided the honors with the temper.
ance men. And yet was he not an altogether bad
bird; for when OF the ladies' delivered
long and heartfelt prayer for the
redemption Of drunkafds generally he sat
On his perch quiet aud composed, with
his head dOwncast, as though fnwardly resolving
lorevermore thereafter to lead q good and
hoy lle The hat was being passed
around meanwhile for the good OF the
cause, and HarrY's attention was called
10 the attitude OF the parrot ''Bess my SOUL
SAD sad ne alter looking at MIN Tor minute and