The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-16

desired TO take a part in it; that It was the
duty OF every Christian, women especially, to do
everything they could to suppress the enormity Of
intemperance now so prevalent throughout the
land; that the causes Of temperance and religion
were joined hand 10 hand, and that it was the duty
OF all clergymen OF every denomination 10 aiu lhe
movement; that the free use of intoxicating liquors
had become national curse which had eAerciseu
It's blghtng effects over the members OF the Legis
lature and the JUDGES on the bench ana had
prevented the enactment OF wise ana Mhole-
some laws; that the present licensing system Wa
disgrace TO our statute Door anu " q ar
people; that the efforts OF the associa'ion ~, VI
women in this city Tor the suppression VI Ine
liquor trafrc should receive every announcement,
that the owners OF real estate should DE eAnorled
not 20 let their stores Tor such purpose that the
ladies' OF New York should not oner intoxicating
In their aouses The speaker then detailed visit
he mad made TO Harry Hlrs, where, last sunday
night lor the FIRST time, prayer bad
been offered up. The cause oil temperance,
like the Gospel, should be carried 10 the
uttermost ends Of the earth. But TINS society re-
quired pecuniary support. AT Association Han the
other evening they only had an attendance OF 200
persons while a meeuns at the Academy OF Music,
under the auspices OF the Roman Catholics, had
been crowded 10 overnowing. In week or two
there would be 10000 men In this city marching
under the banner OF temperance. In one Town IN
ONO they had raised $50, 600 IN one night. FUNDS
were required 20 carry on the good work. Last
Sunday In connection with that church l73 persons
had signed the pledge, and on the present sunday
276 persons had taken it.
Mrs. DR.. Lawrence, OF Boston, addressed the
meeting. The demoA of intemperance had invaded
the domestic circle, she SAID, ana had destroy ed
husbands, wives and children. Tine tend must be
destroyed. We sent missionaries TO convert the
heather, then why not send them to reclaim the
drunkard Rum, rum, what had been doue IN thy
name At the central Park nearly the whole bill
OF lare was composed OF intoxicating drinks. she
had seen young lady and gentleman partake
through q straw OF glass oil suspicious looking
liquid, and, after they had gone out, she went up
to the waiter and asked him 10 place his hand upon
MS nSlrt uuu 10 tel her WueLnef THAT WHICH Tie
young couple had drunk was not liquor, and he
confessed that 1t was In Troy she mad noticed
two young ladies go into re taurant and drink
together the poisonous liquid. and then
sweep out'' Upon questioning the waiter as
to whether these ladies' mad partaken
OF Intoxicating drink, he replied that it was the
TACT. Aristocratlc and respectable people gave
were rolled home drunk IN their private car
riages-deady drunk The puolc sentiment OF
He had talked to TWO men VINO had been IN the
rum business-One Tor fourteen and the other Tor
eleven yeaIsmand they both acknowledged g.
the other mad declared he would give 1t
up If he could go into any other. The people
should no longer allow these hells to remain in
the land. Ii they were Incapable OF correcting
them then they acknowledged that they were the
slaves OF King Alcohol. Mrs. Smith said the New
York Womenis Temperance Association haG been
organized and was now III complete working order
ladies that they knew they were dong wrong.
The headquarters OF the Women's Association was
al No. 81 GrONe SlTeeI, where IHcy every
noon at Jour O'Clock, and the women We're deter
mined TO carry on tie movement with vigor.
collection was then taken up, and The proceed
ings were concluded with the singing oil the doX-
oogy
The Catholic Church Temperance So
cieties.
The Catholic Church temperance societies of
New York county held q county convention yester-
day at three O'Clock in the basement OF st.
Budgets church, avenue and Eighth street, to
organize as a county department. OF the New York
State {Meropolltan) Catholic Total Abstinence
Union for more thorough canvass OF this county
in behalf OF total abstinence. Mr.. Thomas ].
Cronin OF 81. Joseph's Society, Vice President of
the State UnioE, took the char, and Mr. William
Cunningham was elected County secretary.
The following societies attached to city churches
reported attendance: -St JoSepn's, 600 men;
Holy lnnocents' 500; immaculate conception, 400;
Father Mathew Roman Catholic, No. L. 800; st.
AIMS, 200; St. Anthunys, 200; St. MlcAaelS 20O;
TRANSPORTATION, 800; Young Aen's TRANSPORTATION,
200, anu others.
Ii was resolved that a union demonstration be
held Immediately III the form OI a mass meeting at
Cooper institute, TO be addressed ny distinguished
speakers, VINO are TO be selected by the spiritual
director OF tue UnIon Rev. j. II. Mclean. the COM
mlttee to consult him IN all steps, delegates 10
from the local bodies ana from the committee on
demonstrations TO be laid before adjourned
meeting OF the convention LII The same hail on
next sunday afternoon.
The following Committee on Public Demonstra-
ti0ns was +. W alsI. lKOIDdu CatlO-
Tic otal Abstinence AssOcIatlonl, James W. OBrIen
TRANSPORTATION ana Denis Vaughan tSt. Ann's),
the VICE President to act with the committee,
They were IUrtner Instructed 10 vIslt the sew
eral parishes and help the societies, with the APP
proval OF the pastors, to have series OF pdrocnlal
rallies held throughout The city, and TO AID in pro-
curing proper speakers Tor them, clergymen as Iar
as praCtlcdDIe.
Ii was understood that the demonstration at
Cooper Institute be lree, with the exception Of
nominal Charge Tor the tickets OF ten cents, TO
prevent oyercrowding and TO delray the cost Of
the nall the intention beng 10 follow up the mat
ter VITA other rallies. At the last demonstration
hundreds mad 10 20 away, owing TO the great
crush The tickets are to be distributed through
the societies, and IN case the crowd should be to
large Tor The nall open air meetings are to be
organized III front OF the building.
Temperance Meeting at the Forsyth
street Methodist Episcopal Church.
At the Forsyth street Methodist Episcopal
church a temperance and prayer meeting was held
yesterday afternoon, which was very largely at
tended by a most enthusiastic flock OF worship
pers. Rev. j. W. Barnhart, the pastor
OF the church, presided and spoke at the
opening OF the meeting on the temperance
movement, which he desired TO see spreading ike
wlIrIwnd all over, carrying everything before
II. Remarks were also made by Mr.. Glover and
others IN the same strain, the meeting being ot a
very enthusiastic character. Prayers and relation
OF experiences and troubles caused by intemper-
ance occupied the afternoon, ladies, both aged
and young taking part in the exercises. One
lady rose and related that she alone mad sue
ceeded but a lew days ago IN closing up q drinking
saloon by persistng III prayer and urging the pro-
prletor. she thought tnat BY active co-opel atlon
oil the women IN tue land nothing could withstand
their influence.
The meeting was closed late IN the afternoon with
prayer ana beneulctIon ana the singing Of hymns.
seventeenth Street Prayer Meeting.
The temperance prayer meeting at Rev. DR..
Booies church. seventeenth street, between First
and Second avenues, was well attended, large
number OF ladies' being present. Alter singing the
hymn "Nearer, my God, TO Thee" DR.. Boole de-
livered an address. He said that any one familiar
with the history OF God and man knows that God
begins His grand movements In very little
way. There Is no reason to be discouraged
at the present condition OF the temperance
question in this city. lie would venture
70 predict that within short time thousands
OF people would gather at different places IN TINS
city TO pray Tor the cause. The TACT remains that
the WORN IS 10 be done by WOInans PRAYER. lie