New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-23
SUNDAY AT HOME.
TEMPERANCE MEETINGs-A SALoON-KEEPER SUR
RENDERS IN BROOKLYN DIR. JOHN HALLS


TEMPERANCE MEETINGs-A sALOoN-KEEPER SUR
RENDERS IN BROOKLYN - DIR. JOHN HALLS
VIEWS.
Among the large number of temperance
sermons delivered yesterday from pups OF the various
denominations the regular temperance prayer-meetings
became comparatively insignificant. There we're meet
ngs held as usual however the chapel OF the Church
of the Strangers the seventeenthst Church. in For
syth-st., in Harlem. at Greenpoint, aud elsewhere.
The ladies Brooklyn much cheered by the closing
OF the Bridgest saloon where meetings have been held
The proprietor has announced that he will sell
liquor 1t Is thought that others will soon follow his
example. Provision IS to be made for any who may be
willing discontinue this business. In 1872 fund was
raised for the Holly Tree Coffee Houses, and society
organized the object being to establish cheap restau-
rants, with tea and coffee in place of liquor. subscrp-
tons were made the amount of $500 charter was
secured to become operative when $4,000 should Dc
raised This done, and the charter recently
expired. Most OF the amount subscribed however, s
available, and Mr.. Cartwright of Messrs. Cart
wright & Harrison. who has the lbooks, has
promised to deliver them to the President of the
Woman's Temperance Society The fund will enable
the ladies' assist liquor dealers who consent to
their business making living in some other way The
influence Of the temperance ladies upon the grocers and
druggists ID quite apparent Within the past week one
grocer who has done large liquor business sent of all
the liquor hand, aud is determined not to sell
ionable part of the community with choice liquors,
offered on Saturday to sign the druggists pledge and
discontinue the sale Of liquors at The most urgent
efforts Of the ladies' however, are being directed to the
churches with which they connected, and in which
are many liquor-deaers and wne-drnkers.
An open air temperance meeting was held yesterday
afternoon in Harlem Park the attendance being large.
The Rev j. " Osterhout of the First Baptist Church,
after urging upon hearers the necessity OF total
abstinence that he hoped the day when every
church in the country would be marshaed under the
banner Of temperance. He wanted to every politi
clan temperance man. and hoped the day would come
when no man would be allowed to hold Office unless he
stood firmly temperance platform. Real estate
owners and capitalists will day take up the cause,
and the owners houses the safety of their property
should not to lot stores FOR the sale or
LIQUOR nor their dwellings to other than sober families
Employers should not days work to any man who
chose to get drunk. He knew a large shipowner who
would not employ in his Office, nor allow person
to employed any Of his ships, who was In the habit
OF drinking intoxicating liquors
The temperance meeting at the LexingtoD-ave
Methodist Episcopal Church, at Fifty seconds yeser
day afternoon was well attended and the remarks
made were much interest. The Rev. j. IL. Wakely,
pastor OF the church, warmly advocated the womans
movement was gnt sd 10 s s anu
and appetites. The women should all identity them
selves with the They knew not as yet tho i'm
mense power they possessed His remarks. as well as
those OF W. p. Dissosway, VINO Followed were inter
with anecdotes. WIN Ii Barnes Sdld tnht mod
crate drnkers were the great enemies temperance.
There was no arstocracy in tntemperance, and there
should be no compromise IN the matter IL shouid Do
total abstinence nothing.
The Rev. John Hall preached yesterday afternoon at
the Fifth-ave Presbyterian Church To very large
audience upon the subject OF intemperance. he nrst
spoke OF the resolutions passed &C the late meeting OF
cierpymep which had been misc0Dstrued by some
evidence OF feeling of opposition 20 total abstinence,
but which adopted platform upon which every
one could work the which seemed 10 MN Dest
He EN- arged Upon contributing causes OF ntemper
ance particularly the love or excitement which was
promoted by stimulans the social ussges whch gaVea
certain degree OF respeoabity to the sin the trade.
which naturally sought to enrich itself Other causes
casually mentioned we're uncomfortable aud unhappy
homes, defective intellectual and moral cuitre ana
Hereditary taste. negative cause was found In the
Inadequate views Of the sin that In many classes Oh
society for young TO be drunk was looked upon as
a mere folly or accident The temperance movement
aonld do great work II 1t achieved nothing more thsn
a change in public sentiment IN tDis direction
IN SEwJERsEY.
A large temperance meeting was held in the Thsater
in Montgomery-st., Jersey City, last evehing. Mrs
Anna RAYMOND, o welknown member OF the Good
Tcmpsrs called the meeting TO order and the Rev Mr.
yerrider the City Missionary was chosen President
The services were opened with BY Mrs Clark OF
New.York The Rev. IT, NJ. EDDY. the Hon. Stephen g.
psnsnm Mrs Clark ana others delivered ahdresses
srna huiidinp which viii seat about 500 persons, WAS
densely packed The Rev. DR.. Eddy sisted That tAe
number OF common drunkards in the United states was
gso 400 the number OF 2Oo ana tnht through
base abont 100000 women and children were erpoeod
nre or less To prvatiOn and Distress Through lntem
ncrance there 10000 insane persons ana ioUn
i,ots IN America, from lou W oOo PERSONS anhuahS
na,onitIed suicide and tue number OF murders aver
aced seyeral hundred a Tue speaker advocated
esrnest PRAYER TO od for relief from tho curse and ea
pressed profound Deier III tno uu"a'o s"eco'S" Wv
large meeting was held at Library Hall. Elizabeth.
yessrday afternoon and addresses were delivered oy
" Springer, Mr.. Bound John Britton, o. L. tarohe1,
IA ri Yard brake They each strongly advVc&v1n .