New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-09
MAY ANNIVERSARIES.
,TIoNAI, TFNpERANCE SOCIETY.

NATIONAL TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.
THE ELEVENTH YEARS woRK-IHE PROSECUTION
Ely THE GOVERNMENT OF THE WHISKY FRAUDS
CoMMENDED-ADDREssEs BY THE REV. G. IL.
HEPwoRTH AND OTHERS AT sTEINwAY HALL
The eleventh anniversary OF the National
Temperance Society was celebrated yesterday AT the
annual meeting held in the afternoon al No. 5s Reades
the Hon. William T.. Dodge was elected President; D. "
Stearns Secretary; and T. T. Sheffield. Treasurer, for
the ensuing year. NiDety-two Vice-Presidents and
Board of Managers, consisting Of 10 members, were
also chosen series of resolutions was adopted, the
most important Of which are the fOlOwing
Resolred, That while we deprecae the official recogn
ton by our state aud National Governments OF lie man
ufactue and sale OF aeOhole beverages ~ SQUIRE ol
public revenue, commend the vigilance shown ny the
fbe %aEtie and scandalous whisky frauds and rejoice
that few Of the whisky thieves aud corrupt officials are
already in penentiaiies and that Othes are udef con
victon and awaiting sentences Tor narat cl'nes ioi
which guilty man should be allowed to escape. a,
ResoIred, That while rejoicing IN the action OF the
United States Centennial Commissioners In declining TO
open the International Exhibition and GROUNDS on tne
yited wholesale dissipation and national disgrace We
greatly regret that the subject OF selling inOxlGalns
is left, FOR money consideration ana the enOlIch
of few quorsellers, as To he officially sancuoned "
revoke all hquOr-seing " concessions anu 70 iVI
bid the sale OF al Intoxicating 3e'elages Wi.in c .ne
tennia Exhibition. Failing III tlat, we fecohlnlehu
prompt appeal to the courts
Hall Upon the platform seated among others the
members OF delegation of Good Tempars from Great
Britain In the absence OF Mr.. Dodge, the Rev. ID. G..
Babcock OF Philadelphia presided. After few remarks
by the Chairman abstract of the annual report of the
Society was read by Mr. stearns the Secretary He re-
viewed the work the past year. including the pubca-
lions of the Society the sundayschoOl work. the display
which to be made the Phiade phia Exhibition and
the efforts which have been made 10 secure temperance
legislation by Congress II stated that the attention
Of the Commission on the Government OF Cities, ap-
pointed by Gov Tildeu had been called TO the liquor
traffic as question worthy OF consideration The report
of the Treasurer that the receipts during the past
year were $55693 O6.
What was termed a Second Declaration OF Indepen-
dence was then read by Mrs. Anna Randall-D.ell IL
set forth the results OF ntemperance and declared In
favor Of freedom from its bondage. The Rev. John W.
Krton OF England, one Of the delegation OF Good Tenn
plars was next introduced. He defined temperance 10
be the moderate OF al good things and total alb
stinence from all bad things" He was followed by
the Rev. Drs ]. Spencer Kennard, A. ID. Vail, and
others Dr. Kennard said that SI5,900,0O0 spent
annually for liquor in this country; O0,oOO drunk
ards died each year; 57j,COO men, women, aud children
were engaged In the manufacture and sale OF ardent
spirts-1OO 600 In number than all the preachers
and teachers OF the countryand yet tho people were
sleeping aud dreaming Of gam. Men should he ashamed
it away in God II the National society was not
in the churches, the churches were III H. He was glad
that the Christian women OF the land were engaged III
the great work.