, 1874-10-30
TEMPERANCE,
Mass Meeting Mt tho First N. q.
Church,.
Speeches by Mother Stewart, Z. 4
Storrs, and Others.

!catilE mlutHters Of tho city and tho officers OF
tho Womoa's Temperance Organization, largo
temperance masa-nlootng waB held last eyoulng
In tho First Moilodat Church, corner OF Clark
and Washington strenls. Tho object OF tho
moeting was stated to l1n to devise somo plan OF
action III Slch all cau uaito in grand effort to
ria tho city Of tho giant OWL Of intompcrauco.
Tue meeting WAS organized with DR.. Ryder In
tho CHAR, and Mr.. Dom Secretary. DR.. Ryder,
Oh taking tho chair, delivered pleasing address,
aud ,suggestoa that tho epoechea OF tho evening
ho limited to fifteen minutes.
Da. ". W. EyERTs,
Of tho FIRST baptist Church, was tho first speals-
er. Hc paid glowing tribute to tho energies
tho ladiea were displaying III tho cauao Of tom.
perance, mid thought that they wore
Invested with groat power, naturally,
Ia the cause. He opposed thu llcenao systcm,
aud cited tue prosperity Of several towna IN the
state where thero we're no ealoous, ~ proof Of
tue evils Of licensing tho traffic.
Dir. THOMAS
followed In q few briof romar,s, but proforred
to surrender Ills alluttou timo 10 ono OF tho
ladies' Ercsont, Ilo consented to spcats only on
tho condition TINT tho meeting should 10 in tho
Interest Of tho Womenta Temperance Society OF
Chicago. Education would provo great lever
In the canae. uo would like to 300 tho saioons
of tho city closed. but would never again con-
sent 10 tho ladies' Of tho city appealing to tho
Common Council 10 ihatinterost until they woro
cl0thcd with the ballot.
a1lss F. F. WILLARD
OF the Womcn's Temperance Organization fol-
lowed. Size reported In concise way her ex-
norlonces at the lato State Convention whore
sho."aa highly pleased at tho interest displayed
In the cause from different SECTIONS Ut the State.
THE 1[OS. E. A.. ETonR9
was tho noxt speaker. le mid It had como to
raBs from tho conservative ideas Of tho
pnht that there was no merit in getting
tho idoa Of pure liquors was fast becoming OK
plodo1. The war to bo waged yas uot upon the
quality Of liquor, whethor pure or impure, but
upon the effects of drinking. When the uao OF
tho victory. As the demand for Intoxicating
liquor waa curtatod, SO would tho saloons anIfer,
aud in tho samo proportion would the cause Of
temperance bc promoted. Ho would Use every
honorable ineans for tue suppression OF intcm-
pcranco; would havo committees in the wotts
organized In every ward of t!c city, aid havo
them wolk until It was Disgrace TO drink. Just
as 1t is to gamble. Politically, ho would not
take tho canse in hand. and 60 from place to
placc to trade 1t for influence. Wherever such q
had been swndlet lie compniod tho recent
temperance crusade to the thunllers OF heavcn
it had ACTED as n puriior Of tho public moralB, as
tho lightning purified the atmosnhole. He
closed with, "God blcss tho women Of AmericA."
Of Broollvn, N. y, BY request, was granted
three minutes OF lime. To cura intemneraucc
was impossible. Ho thought prevention Of the
disease moro formidable than Any attempt to
curo It..
Of Springfield O., tho author and leader Of tho
late tempe, ancs crusade in tho West, wns then
introduced. She thought the beat way to correct
the evil Of intcmperance was for NIL to do right,
and believed Tho moment TINT the, ch,rch took
pcaition openly md actively, tho ond would
he accomplished. sle had been ca,lod tho
T. weeping prophet" because sho pronounced
the nation uatiou Of drunknlds. sho then pro-
ceeded to giyo hor experience in connection with
tue cruaado furnishing statistics Of tho liquor.
traffic in many Of The cities nnl towns OF the
country. She thon proceeded politically. She
thought tho mel. Of Cbiango Ind made a poor
fist Of It III representing their wives at tho ball
lot-box. They never thought Of asking can.
aidato whether hs was te.npcrance man or not.
They even allowed tho polls to TO held in sa-
loont.-au owl which would never be corrocted
until tho women were gven tho right to vote,
She contcn1od that tho recent election in Ohio
was carried by Democratic whisky and Demo-
sttS %0n9 tS sat se opposed 10 Seense md
TO adults. What was eooi M Tor etle tho
father was good for the child. and vice
versa. She thought tho Stato laws generally
we're bnt "sop" thrown by lquor.dea'ors to
the public. Tie liquor-trafllc paid revenue Of
SCI 100000 blooti-mouoy" to tho National
Treasury, but the wic"ed traffic cost tho country
$9O, 100000. Sac wished s4e could reach tho
heartH Of tho people, mad induce thon1 to Yote
right urou ths subject.
THE REV. MIR. GIBSON
waB then introduced lie wouIi not pres,lme to
make q speech, owing to tho lateness OF tho
hour, but wished to place himself GU rec.
old. md publicly proclaim his sympathy aud
extend lis support. Ile had always boon o
total abstninar, and would over be. He thought
tho causo Of temperance WIS rapidly gaining
ground The most pleasing thing to him was tho
fact taat oil good men and Momon we're gradu-
asly, but surely, enlsting in the cause. At the
conclusion Of Mr.. Gibsons remarks, Mr.. Paxton
suggested tho appointment OF committee rep
reRenting tho different societies Of tho city,
which should hull private meetings for tue ad-
yancoment OF tho cauao.
The motion prevailed, and the Chair appointed
tho following Commltteo: Tho Reys. ". ".
Eyorta, J.. o. Peck, ". A. Bartlett, Arthur
Mitchell, David Swing, Bishop Oneney, Nobert
collyor, W. II. Powers, hlosBrs 4. b. Stone,
J. II. Clough. D. 4. Covert. Judge Booth T.. A.
Storrs. A. Paxton, Thomas Molding. ]. W. Dean,
4. L. Morrison, Justice scully, Dr.. N. s. Davis,
aud Miss Frances Z. Willard.
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