The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-07
TEMPERANCE.
THE CRUSADERS APPROACHING
Remarkable Awakening of
the Spirit.
Sketch of Present Temperance
Organizations.

The fact is undeniable that the wave of the great
temperance movement, now swelling and surgng
In the West has at least caused rise In the tide OF
temperance reform IN the metropolis But as yet
the
NEW MOVEMENT
has no head or regular organization here. All Is
as much in chaos as when Andy Johnson went to
Tennessee from Washington to organize govern
ment of law and order out Of the middle the Con-
ederates had left the State in. AS In Ohio, the cru
SADIE here requires proper leader. But some fresh
and vigorous individual will, no doubt, in due time
spring up to lead the temperance hosts new IN an
tnchoate state Of organization in our city.
THE REGULAR TEMPERANCE ORGANIZATIONS:
Meantime the regular temperance organizations
In the city are aligning their forces. preparatory
to the grand struggle when the new, or commonly
called wOmen's movement shall be inaugurated
here. But 1t should be understood that the wom-
EMS movement called out West, Is not the
handspring nor the foundation OF the temperance
reformation that is quietly but steadily going on
In this city. This new movement is peculiarly
metropolitan, or q New York one, and, whether the
Western feminine crusaders act as auxiliaries to
It or uice oersa, they will both, no doubt, act in
harmony in order to accomplish the great good
aimed at.
THE NATIONAL TEMPERANCE SOCIETY,
s President, and among the managers Of which
are such respected, men as the Rev. DR.. I. L. Guy
ler Rev. A. G. Lawson, Rev. M. G. Sutphen Rev.
DR.. John Hail. Rev. Cyrus ID. Foss j. N. otearns
and many others, was organized IN 1866 for the
special work OF creating and circulating sound
temperance literature. Among their monthly issues
are the Truths Temperance Banner. with circu-
aton Of 1OO 900 copies, and the National Temper
nnce Advocate, with circulation OF 10000. The
publication house OF the society is constantly pub
fishing temperance books, printed and bound in
handsome shape, which have been scattered In
every State OF the Union, among the inhabitants OF
the Dominion Of Canada and in the Old World,
reaching millions Of persons who have never had
temperance truths brought home to them before.
At this time the demand is so great that the
presses Of the publishing house scarcely supply
1t, and yet the society, capable Of accomplishing
30 much moral good is in debt to the amount of
$4,000. Meanwhile, It'll gratifying to find that the
PLEDGE OF TOTAL ABSTINENCE,
kept at the rooms Of the society in Reade street,
is being daily signed by numbers OF our best known
citizens. The society and all the new members
take warm interest in the new movement.
SONS OF TEMPERANCE.
This Is temperance organization so well known
that reference to 1t is scarcely necessary here.
It was instituted in 1912, ranifes throughout the
seven grand and some 1000 subordinate divisions.
The officers OF the Grand Division In this city are
s. l.. Parsons and E. IL. Hopkins The Sons also
take great interest In the new temperance m0ve-
ment inaugurated IN Ohio. although not exactly
as TO the mode Of It, the Sons
up general demonstration to meet the demands
Of the temperance revival now going on in various
THE ORDER OF GOOD rEMPLARs
was instituted Led in ISL numbers ortynye grand
extends all over the world includes men and
women upon perfect equality, has Robert Simpson,
Garrett, Of Liverpool, England for R. W. G. G..
and Mrs. Matte Mcclellan Brown: 6fAliance, Ohio,
for R. The latter has for some time
ment in Ohio with remarkable success.
THE ORDER OF THE TEMPLARs OF HONOR
was organized In 1e45, and embraces twenty grand
temples, with subordinates in nearly all the States
Of the Union Among the onleers Of the Supreme
city.
Besides the above we may briefly refer to the
other organizations known as the State Temper
ance Society, Social Temples, snow Social Unions,
secSabtes and Cadets Of o.
THE CATHOLIC TOTAL ABSTINENCE SOCIETIES.
Perhaps there is no class in our community that
Catholic fellow citizens, and they are ali doing
good work. although they do not endorse the WON.
ems movement as now conducted.
HOW THE WORK GOES ON IN THE CITY.
From the above it will be seen that the temper
standing and when the new movement is fairly
naugurated there viii be no want of we-disci-
pined battalions In the army OF temperance to
ally amount to In this city 1t cannot be concealed
among many persons In the habit Of using ardent
spirits to excess, as well as among the liquor deal
have more or less to do with the trafc. It is the
TAX OF the town, The public mind is becoming
e Its
t0nable clubs, as well as the other places have
named. have taken stock in the new idea. What the
present movement 80 powerful, both pecuniarily
and in regard to numbers. as to carry moral as
well as physical force with it, There no doubt
great many small dealers who would give up the
trafnc If they were shown any other way Of
BE- 80 aa tSsss sn The Object ona not
wrong. The cause of temperance can never be pro-
NOTED BY the employment Of coercive measures to
In regard to the proper mode OF stopping the sale
Of liquor, but alter all the Conceive steps that may
pc suggested are taken to that end, the quotation
becomes apt
He that complies against his Will
Is Of his own opinion still
And as for wonderland we are panied to say that
some OF the gentler sex require as much PRAYING
for In the matter OF the of ardent spirits and
exhilarating wines as many men who are called
confirmed drunkards~ to coerce her, and
-Ifshe WILL she will. You may depend ont;
And If she won't, she won't-so there's an end ont
in this city, the new movement has aroused the old
horue OF .strikers''-known as such in political
cOAtests-but who may now be termed the
TEMPERANCE LAZZARONI,
whose business is to select some prominent TEN.
perance convert, and alter protesting their devo-
tiOn to the cause conclude their interviews
by borrowing o dollar, or perhaps quarter
nom the kind hearted convert. The nearest
ginnery might probably tell the balance
Of the story. These temperance lazzaroni
may be expected at almost every corner after the
grand temperance wave begins to roll over the
city. These fellows are the first to any polit
cal or moral revolution, and will Ego for" anybody
they think they can swindle out OF o dollar.
WHAT THE HOTEL AND FIRST CLASS RESTAURANT
KEEPERS SAY.
From a pretty thorough canvass among the
principal hotel and restaurant propretors In this
city touching the present temperance movement
1t may be concluded that as class, they DO not
apprehend any legal or other serious difficulty.