The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-12
OCEAN GROVE.

TOTAL ABSTINENCE Observation-Disclosures
BY MEssRs WILLIAM E. DODGE AND pow&
ELL
The large tent erected at Ocean Grove filed by
the cold enthusiasts yesterday afternoon in spite
of the dsagreeable drzzing rain The meeting pre-
sided by Mr. James Black, of Lancaster Pa Presi1
dent OF tho Pennsylvania Temperance Union At tho
three o'clock meeting this gentleman presented the
WILLIAM H. DODGE, OF NEW YORK.
MT Dodge saidI could have wished to have sat with
you and listened to the good women who have under1
taken this work l have labored forty years in this
cause, and feel encouraged this afternoon than
have felt for long time We are sometimes OBSCURE
aged in spite Of ourselves when look things frou1
a certain standpoint
As we came down this morning we stopped to say
Chow do you do 2n to the President He showed me q
picture of
LITTLE THE ONO
where he was born. He said he greatly delighted to
look at it for it reminded him of the past / said II
hope you feel the Psamlst ddgratefu for the kind
Providence that has led you to this point9"
came here not knowing what going to be donel
My friend Black wrote to me asking me come, and
said he enclosed programme but forgot to enclose tho
programme. Q4aughter) But l greatly deghted
at the retrospect Of this great work by ou
friend Babcock Looking at ''the then" and 'thd
now" VIC have every to thank God and take
courage. remember fifty years ago it the unforn
habit to have wine and cake at a funera-because the
people had come to sympathize, SUPPOSE
There have been great changes since thae
time; a kind Providence has been leading us ON
step by STEP If in those days had sprung from thu
then present state Of feeling the we now ooS
cupy we would not have been anywhere; but led ON
step by step TO the position occupy prevents
our seeing where we were originally say we ought to-
thank God and take courage. / have labored fifty years
in TINS cause and will DO with you as long as God
terrible CURSE Applause)
MR.. PowELLs ADDRESS
The next speaker Mr.. Powell commenced bv saw
ing;-The reform we are promoting is of many
aspects. If should choose what seems to me tha
greatest should take the religious aspect as forming
the only sure basis which build But we have
various duties to perform various aspects upon which,
to look, and my mind tins question in its egslative
aspect is of vital Importance Recently
in Rhode Island the prohbitory law was re-
Pealed ana gave place to license Tho same was
done in New York and New Jersey and Michigan Now
why It thus; what the reasonp Why, after forty
years. labor, are we called witness such experts
ences2 There must be profound underlying cause a
have asked myself the question time again fes
that in its depends the progress Of the FUTURE
To my mind the reason is 10 be found In the fact that
while we are skirmishng in the States with great sue
the great national head of government sources
OF power, Its example and influence is
SIDE,
has been on the wrong SIDE and long is on the
wrong side we will continue to witness these forward
ana backward movements While the head lis wrong
the members will be crooked. (Applause Therefore,
II Is that in looking at this question: though attended
with some discouraging circumstances still 20 those
who look with the eye Of faith, it full Of promise
and hope. There never a suspicious hour il
only the labor Is wisely and rightly directed
In regard TO the legal aspect will call your attention
to the present situation On the distant frontier wherd
new States are growing up the liquor traffic has
already gained hold there already brew
ers dsters and retailers by the hundreds the revenue
derived from the State Of Colorado alone the year
before It became State sufficient 10 deray ali the
expenses Of the Presidents salary before was raised
Go from tho Territories to the national capital tho
District Of Columbia upward OF 900 egalized dram
shops hold licenses to sell Where do they get them
from2 Who authorizes and issues rhemH II you trace
down the responsibility from the
WASHINGTON GRoGsHoPs
TO the source OF power you will find here in this place
hundreds Of men just much responsible for the grog
shops OF Washington for those of New Jersey Jap
pause Now then, why has this responsibility been so
long overlookedP After have got prohbitary
laws in all places want and to
have a constitutional amendment which shall put tho
question beyond doubt and make liquor traffic illegal
throughout the and-(appause. and furthermore wo
want Congress TO give us
COMMISSION INQUIRY
to serve reveator the people not yet enlightened
and we ask you to help circulate petitions this fall
AT this juncturo the began to fall in torrents
making impossible for any speaker 10 be heard SO
recourse had 10 singing TO drown the elements The
tent presented picturesque II not comfortable APP
pearance with every standing umbrellas alon sing
ing hymns at the top Of their The meeting con-
tinued till nine O'Clock in the evening.