New-York tribune., 1875-06-30
TRIBUTE To A TEMPERANCE ADFOCAIE
NEAL DOW WELCOMED ON HIS RETURN FROM
xNGIAND-PRoGREss OF TEMPERANCE EFFORT.

NrAr now WELCOMED ON HIS RETURN FROM
KNGIANp-pRoGREss OF TEMPERANCE EFFORT.
A meeting in honor of Gen. Neal Dow OF
Maine was Leld at Association Hall last evening" uhuer
the auspices Of the National Temperance Soclety. Mr
Dow has been in England the past years. engaged
in advocating the cause OF temperance and the meeting
ofast night intended to welcome him on his returhe
this country and as tribute his earnestness and per-
sistcnce In temperance work The meeting was opcheu
with devotional By tic Rev. Dr. Prime, after
which the Hon. william E. Dodge, the President Oh the
Society," in welcoming MFR. Dow, said:
We have met for the purpose Of giving reception TO
our friend who after being two years absent IN EUROPE.
has returned to 1t Is not necessary 70 spean oi INN %
his name Ia familiar he has been long associated wlt
temperance work, and lie Is h0n0red al our own ama @
other lands, wherever in the providence OF hou no nas
been called lt il privilege 10 nave niH nero onsuo
ana 10 welcome him back to the labor be enjoys While
there has been great progress III the cusc,
90 back to the ncpen steps OF tnis movement VIC sec
vast cause encOuragement There Is not now so cn
osteusible effort nor much excitement as at other
neds but If we watch carefully snail see that at no
otner period have temperance principles nad 30 srohs
ueoule been so alive to the work Within twenty
years many Of best writers nave engaged In thls
work Tne National Temperance society has printed
more than 100 volumes and II is increasing It's huhDer
Of able and excellent WORKS. .,...auo. ,,ova
ment would be exceedingly interesting At one time we
see the children by hundreds aud thousands instructed
ON the subject | Know man III kow-Jersey VINO re-
ceiyed the pledges VI more than 100000 ehnHen,
sav"tes of temperance We recan with interest tho
Wasniuptoan movement and are astonished at the ef-
forts OF females In tnis work. than whom no ciass mas
suffered more intempeancc or more deserves our
confidence ana synpatiy The temperance leeuhg 10 10
glowng intense in the minds OF the people, anu IL VIII
cumiuae which will prohibit tue sale OF lntoxl-
Gazing drinks. In the O this society ana III DeniIi
the friends OF temperance eAUcnu most cohuioi
welcome to our friend.
Letters were then read by the Secretary Mr.. Powell,
from the Rev. Dr. I. L. Cuyler and from the Rev. DIR.
A. A. Miner the President of the Massachusetts, Temper
ance Alliance Dr. Cuyer after regretting the necessity
of his absence from the meeting, said that Gen. DOW hao
been man of idea and Of grand dea-that tho peo-
pie had right protest against that which was curse
TO society," and right " suppress tho tppDshouse py
law.
The Rev. @. II. Hepworth was the next speaker He
said, among other things: "Our brother has won the
wreath OF and has II for years. and lie has set
us On example OF humility which is the prophecy OF ex
altation II We follow In his footsteps The fight In
which he is engaged has been waged with bitter AMI
mostly for centuries. This Is problem To be solved Oy
thinkers philanthropists No need enter The sts
OF temperance who does not do SO Tor ire victory Is 10
be achieved by no epasnodc effort So far the charac
ter concerned the temperance cause ST. nds hst
OF ALL word OF warning to se uttered - young
man Is Hold yourself well In hand, and never touch
ANYTHING that Will cnchan, cnsaVc, or entrdpyOu
zen Dow was then introduced by Mr Dodge. lie was
received with hearty applause lie gave some account
OF the origin and progress Of temperance work In E-
gland and spoke particularly OF the United kingtom Al
lance He said that the temperance people there were
aiming To the passage Of the PCrssive bill which
IL the American Local Option law. The de-
feat of the Liberal party had been necessary TO the
come the ruling party unless they advocated temperance
The Maine law had not been failure, for not onetenth
Of The quantity OF liquor sold IN Maine now that was
sold before that law was passed