New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-07
Me ErING OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY.

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PROPOSITION FOR CENTENNIAL coSFERENCE-
RESOLUTIONS FOR TEMPERANCE RErohM-TREAs-
URERs REPORT
The tenth annual meeting OF the National
Temperance Society held at their publication house.
at No 90 Reade- yesterday afternoon As the Presi-
dent, william T.. Dodge was absent the Rev w. W. New
ell was called the chair proyer was offered by the
Rev w. Patton Of Connecticut The secretsry read the
annual port Of the Society abstract OF which was
published In THE TEIDuSE OF yesterday. Tho
animal rcnort OF the Treasurer showed the
rccipts 10 be as foliows For publications, Si29i3
donations 1914 80 life directors, 500; life mem-
bers s245 return rent, Sl75 balance ON hand Nay l.,
1879 s25 40; total s52 .2Gs So. The disbursements
amounted to $52 $40 GO, making overdraft Of 1871 49,
There however an Indebtedness Oh " oe added
to the amount overdrawn.
The Committee appointed last December TO consider
the propriety Of calling National Ministerial Temper
ance Conference reported that the Christian Temperance
Union OF had invited them to call such conference
IN that city Invitations had also been received from or
carnations in Pittsburgh and Chicago. They were de-
clned however and the committee recommended that
conference called by the Board OF Managers to be held
at Philadelphia IN June, 1876 1t was also resolved that
committee Of fifteen be appointed to make the necessary
for such conference The President MI
Dodge Secretary J. n. stcarns, were appointed
on the committee, with power to select their asOcateS
Aeerics OF resolutions adopted the rst OF which
the effect that total abstinence from al aic"noic
beverages is wise precauton against ana certain
remedy for the widespread and nnumrrablc cvs or IN
temperance that It IL alike app wed by the verdict o
enlightened science, and commanded IA an Individual re-
lIsious duty by Divine authority
The second resolution declared that the temperance Nc
form is pre- ninently Christian thai II SEEKS me re-
moval Of the greatest OF the hiniertinecs To chris
tan progress ia individual aud NATIONAL uo dhat VIC
earnestly eptreat all elergymcn and members OF all Chris
denominations to make tins reform Sun more Iuiy
fundamental object Of Christian work. $3.50 ,
TIE resolutions further declared that every Sabbath
school should have its auxiliary juvenile temperance or
ganzaton; that oNcrcrowI,d Prisons poor-lol-os,
and hospitals aud tho carry large deathlae, directly
tracrble the effects Of alcOolSin give abundant ana
overw hclmng evidence Of the failure Of the license sys
TEN ~ "A legislative policy Of dealing with the liquor
traffic for the repression Of drInscnD2as; that we re-
oice IN the remarkable Development and cxtens,vc or
ganIaon Of the Woman Temperance Nov eInent dlilhs
th2 past year, Which, an outSTowth OF tine uIpaid-
elc1 crusade Of prayer extends 10 nearly every
state of the unn the cud that public opinion
NAV be duly enlightened and wisely directed for the pro
motion and assured OF the temperance rlolh
we earnestly ask the cooperation Of all friends oi ten
pcisncr and Christian progress.
the Old board Of officers elected with the eYcelr
ton OF Mr. Davis, who resigned. Johu O'DonDe wits
elected MI his place Dlncl Maps and Bishop Haven
were added ~ the list OF Vlce-Presdcnts.