The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-23


with these women IN their EFFORT 10 stem the tide
OF fnsunperanoe that 10 devastating the land, nor
cosaa we refuse 70 them the exercise Of their |
rgre 70 this matter tnasmucA as women are Its |
cnssi victims Certainly, II any one has . cause OF
complaint against the rum tranic 1t Ii those VINO
sener rom Its effects and have 70 corresponding |
9seasures and profits. And this Is wOman's way. IL
may be expecsed also that good will result
nom this movement For the time, at least the
TRAFFIC. WILL BE LEssENEp
ahiRher social standard win be established, and
better kue wtedge OF what is possible and desirable
acquired And Ia there not need Have not legal
suason and legal statutes both faed, in the forns
in which they have been resorted TOT Therescre,
let US inquire, shall we help these women In the |
crusade In which they have emoarRedf NO Be-
cause total abstinence, and not temperance, is ita
basis; and that is wrong principle Total alb
vtanence Is the method OF temperance sometimes,
but sometimes it is not The element which we
ca4 stimulous essentialfn some form or other to
human weiloeng. The only question ii how to get
It under the conditions of health ana morality.
And this Is a personal question, only largely 1t
becomes, a social question In proportion ~ the /
community Is anected oy individual action. Then,
again, the effort Of these women Is Danish liquor
from the face Of the earth-its absolute pre-
hibieon. Is cannot be accomplished. 1t ought
NOT TO BE DONE.
The eviB OF Its extinction would De greater than
che present abuse. Drunkenness can be banished;
bal drinking, not. Prohibitory laws have always
been failures They have never reached the right
ense OF the community which they were in
force. Agai0, there Is a disregard In this move
Elent OF rights and relations and the relative crim
anahty OF sellers and drinkers The dealers are
not the greatest sinners. Their patrons share
with them the guilt. 1t is possibly the husbands,
sons ana brothers OF those very women who need
reforming the most Let the respectable male
offenders be banlshed from society, as tue female
mediately. 1t viii do no good for our Christian
women to sing and pray IN the grogshops while
|. their masculine friends
TIPPING IN CLUB ROOMS.
We can do better. the preacher thought, than
OCCASION IL offers US to hap the agitation OF this
whole question. that the truth about 1t and the
Soay pubic @ Is It Is created 10 the form
OF judicOus statutes like the Civil Damage law in
TINS state the Adalr Law 10 the West anu restrlc-
And while thus restraining the evil, we can substi-
tute for the dramshops something
THAT MORE ATTRACTIVE
in its place-not prayer meetings, or reading
rooms or lectures mainly but amasements and
the saloon is furnishing. In short, adapt our
agencies to these victims and then educate them
form That ls permanent.
1t Is a slow process and hard work; but there is
knowledge 1t Is the way that God seems to have
adopted thus far IN His effort to develop and per-
and virtue is the result 81 lighting the one and
clingng to the other. Let Us take things as they
give US the wisdom and the grace to do it.
Large Meeting Last Evening at the
Seventeenth Street Methodist Episcopal
Church-Addresses by REV. Drs. Sutton
and Boole and Ex-JudRe Van Colt.
The opening meeting OF the East Side Temper.
ance Alliance took place yesterday afternoon in
the Seventeenth street Methodist Episcopal church.
between First and Second avenues Several
attempts have been made to start temperance
movement in this district since the origin OF the
great temperance revivals now going on in the
Western States. The Rev. w. II. BoOe, after
consultation with the trustees, decided to open the
doors OF his church for pubic meeting for that pur
pose yesterday afternoon at four O'Clock, the edice
was crowded ID every part. There was hardly
standing room even in the aises or the galleries.
People from all parts OF the city seemed to have
nOcked there. and the proceedings were OF . most
enthusiastic character. inside the ratings were
seated several distinguished ministers, among
them Rev. Dr.. True, Rev. DIR. r Z. Sutton, Grand
Worthy Chief Templar OF the State OF New York;
Re7. F. Bottome and ex-Judge Van Colt, Superin-
tendent OF the Independent Order OF Good Tenn
plars OF the Eastern Department.
The proceedings were opened by the ofer OF
composed by Rev. Mr.. bottome, was then sung by
the Congregation
o thou God of truth and justicei
rseated on Thy glorious throne;
And f GSa mighty q, IstsI power make fnO own.
sena swift deiversnce DOWN.
To- the slain OF Moloch wing,
Ha1s h he sana ss pse aea SSe waiting
Wailng DER us evermorel
Hast Thou los, Thine ancient power,
Waste itself In wild despair
Snail the orphans bitter signing
Die unheeded on the air.
AL Thy majesty declared
Rev DR.. Sutton addressed the meeting. He COM
the Bible the wild man, whose hand was against !
every man, and every mans hand was against him.
Arabs and they were the first people to drink al.
cohol and surely, ne continued, 1t seemed as II the
,ue sSs as Sao Sr
"tneir hand was against every and
every mans hand was against them" He then
spoke on the new temperance movement in the
West In glowing terms, and alluded to the work OF
the women in the good cause. He SAID it was the
most effective way TO reach the evil, and ne hoped |
that the ladies Of New YORK would not be behind
and would come forward boldly 1t occasion should
Ex-Judge Van Colt then took the platform He
spoke earnestly OF the abors OF the previous
extended over number of years, and
said he was known throughout New
9G eon
tlnued In about the same strain as Rev. DR.. sutton
lor some twenty minutes, and related many anec-
d0tes. He made feeling illusions to scenes OF pow
erty and distress he had met with in his experi-
ence as member and worker in the order OF Good |
Templars.
The exercises were concluded by an exhortation |
from Rev. W. H. Boole the pastor. He said that
he had no idea that so large a meeting should |
spring up like mushroom in one night; but he |
Ielt Pleased and happy to that his people were
SO earnest IN cause which he had SO much at |
heart He called on them not TO llnger by the way
SIDE, but 10 go on in the great fight against the |
devn and MS works, TO try all In their power
to break up this evil OF intemperance that was
running the young OF the nation and causing
widespread distress and desOlation throughout
the land. He Knew that the ladies were enthusl-
astlc In the cause and they should use all their
influence with thelr brothers and their husbands
TO make them help them In the fight He then |
made closing appeal TO all present to join in the
movement and asked that all that were willing 70