The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-27
TIE FIGHT AGAINST INTEMPERANCE
The Women to Commence Their
Crusade in New York.
The Start To Be Made Next Week and the City
To Be Districted-Mr. Harry Hill and the
Apostles Of Temperance His Views on
the Crusade-Meeting Last Night

The temperance movement Is beginning to
assume decided form In this city, and 1T
appears that q decided movement Is to be
made here similar to those made out West
with 30 brilliant success. The advocates OF tenn
perance who believe in the praying, but somewhat
noisy method Of killing the demon alcohol as they
please to term 1t, are very confident of doing
rapid work here, To be sure, on the other hand,
there are many who believe that they will entirely
fail, but this must now be LETT to the test which Ia
soon to begin.
On Saturday evening meeting is to be held in
Association Hall. in Twenty-third street, in which
immediate measures will be recommended. Dr.
Do Lewis will speak, and Mr.. A. I. McMullen,
President OF the Union Temperance Prayer Meet
ing, Will preside. On Sunday meeting Will take
place In the Church OF the Strangers, and the
plans Of the temperance crusaders VIII be laid be-
fore the meeting On Monday another meeting
will DE held and the city dlstrcted for the vista
tions OF the praying meeting.
In conversation with a LADY yesterday, who is to
take prominent place in the movement, she
stated that in less than month not q vender Of
spirits would dare to keep open house IN New
York.
MR.. HARRY HILL ON TEMPERANCE.
AS has been already published in the HERALD IL
ia known that committee Of ladies' called to
the Hon. Harry Hill at his town residence in
Houston street. to inquire II they could have his
place OF entertainment for temperance prayer
meeting on Sunday evening. 1t Is also known that
Mr. Hill remarked with aacrity that they could.
Last evening reporter OF the HERALD called
on Mr.. Hill to have talk with him the subject.
Mr. HILL at the moment OF the reporters entrance,
was engaged In teaching favorite parrot to take
sherry wine and bitters, and the bird appeared to
be learning his lesson with very great pleasure to
himself young idiot was disporting himself on
Inn ofo n a and ohol.,
was paying any attention, and men and women
were sitting promlscuousy at the tables talking
and drinking, but all with the greatest order and
decorum. The place was only moderately full.
The Hon. Harry sat down at one OF the unoc-
cupied tables with the reporter and spoke about
his horses his bulls his dogs his birds, his cats,
MS properties, and by gradations got DOWN to the
subject matter.
| "Why bless my 'eart." he said, merrily II amt
| got no objection 10 these women comm 'ere and
DOM what they please. I'll give them coffee and
tea and cakes, and treat em well. II they think
they can do any good I'll help 'em all I can. This
| thing of theae women comm here has raised the
! deuce in the town, you know, and people have
been at me all day wanting to know II 1t was so.
told 'em OF course 1t was, and then got pile of
letters about 1t. Here is one of 'em."
! CHARACTERISTIC LETTER
Mr.. Hill pulled out the following letter from his
pocket and showed 1t to the reporter:-
DEAR Mr.. Hul-Thousands of grateful hearts respond
hearty amen to the nobis sentiments expressed BY
by your grand resolution gain The sympathy and
Ct ss S nee
Saspeed in your new dsps a
"That's rich, amt 1t now2 How these fellers can
get sucked IN is caution; they believe every
chusetts ielers came in here and said they desired
to thank me publicly for what had done. They
together 4 took hale. and they all takes whiskey
straight one I'D sm said my dhske was good
he'd been a temperance man, and he said twelve
years. Then we took another drink, ana he said
WAS AN EXAMPLE
to my race, and happy were those who followed in
my path. We took one more drink, and this teller
was MS friend aud he'd never forget me. II ia nave
. let him go on believe he'd have been blind drunk
in less time than it takes my brown mare to trot
five miles. They let, sayin' they'd be back to-
night
n think It's blarsted 'umbug, you know, but I
wouldn't ike everybody to know said it, 1t can't
short time But If they think they can DO any
good by having my place they can have it, be.
as pracnce 1t. l don't like a drunkard
no more than the next man. They're nuisance
ed ss 70 Sns
Just put him out on the hinstant, and II caught
my barkeeper giving drink to poor man that
drunk ia give that barkeeper pretty tough
time. bounced one some time ago for doing this
they can't make this thing 60 down here In New
York. They may in the country districts, and
to 90 into the back room to get your cocktail
But this won't work here you know, and III bet
my head that they won't make much headway. At
saloon considerable. The women go into his
place every night and pray Ike mad: ! guess he'll
have to shut up. They tried 1t in Flushing, but
THE GIN MILLS ARE TOO MANY
for 'em there, and they didn't make much 'ead.
round ERE. II they convert a few Of the girls
they'll do a good thing"
, Is the 5 meeting e to take Place Mr. M
newspaper chap came with them women, who
seems to have all to say about it. He used to
his tod, but don't know what's struck him now.
OF course don't want no 500 from them. They
can ave my place and welcome"
The Hon. Mr.. Hill went on this way discoursing
as TO The new movement, and 1t was beautiful to
see how entirely his soul is wrapped up in the
Hill said that ne particularly washed 1t to be I'M
derstood that be believed in temperance, land
| would go the whole animal on itr
As the reporter was going out of the place gen.
tleman informed him that the visit Of the delega-
ton TO Harry Hills was pure myth, which eX-
listed solely in that genteman's fertile brain.
TEMPERANCE MEETING LAST NIGHT.
Addresses by tho Revs. william G.
Steele, George j. Mingins and w. III.
Boole.
Some OF the demonstrations Of public nature
already decided upon are several mass meetings
to arrange plans for vigorous campaign in this
city, which is to be carried on despite every OBJ
stacle, but at the same time with great charity
and Christian love for all those who are 0p
posed to such action. Last evening one Of these
meetings was held in the Forsyth street
Methodist Episcopal church, called by the
Standard, Fidelity, Mariners ana Neptune
Divisions of the Sons Of Temperance. The large
ednce was crowded by men, women and children
Daniel waiford, p. W. P. Fidelity Division, No. 40
presided After appropriate remarks, regarding
the cause of the gathering ana Of the reviva
in the temperance movement, he introduced
as the first speaker the Rev. W.
Steele, pastor OF Beekman Hill Methodist Epis
copal church. This gentleman, in beginning his
remarks referred 10 the grand uprising of tn,
women IN the West regarding this question of in
temperance Its characteristics were touche,