New-York tribune., 1876-12-22
DRINKING USAGES OF SOCIETY,"

A PARIOR LECTURE by THE REV. DIR. oRMlsfoN.
William L. Dodge's parlors were filled last
evening with weil-known business men, lawyers ana
ministers assembled hear the first OF series OF pao
lectures TO further the purposes OF the Young MICH
Christian Association The lecturer OF the evening was
the Rev. Dr. OrmistOn, and IN his audience were the
Rev. Mr. Bevan, Christopher Robert Robert Carter T. 8
Jafray DR. willard Parker, Norman White, the Rev. Dr.
Roeers the Rev. Dr. Newell, John T.. Parsons, Dr. s. l.
Prime the Rev ID. c. Babcock OF Philadelphia, refer
Cooper and Robert Hoe jr. Mr. Dodge briefly statedthe
object OF these meetings and introduced the lecturer
DIR Ormiston called attention the great importance
OF the temperance movement the terrible evil Of intoX
cation and the necessity the churches should take
chief part in tho contest against that evil He spoke
OF the difficulty Of reclaiming the drunkard-though
work 10 that end should be given up as each rescued
man was grand trophy-and urged that the beginnings
OF ntemperance should be resisted everywhere and al
ways-at the social board well ~ in the drinking
saloon, in the party which encouraged 1t ns IN the
darker shadows which encompassed lts worse forms
The magnitude Of the evil In its financial social moral
aud spiritual results, ncalcuabe.
In the United States 600 Of gallons OF liquors.
costing s73oOOO, ,OOO consumed annuAlly-S2O to
each man. woman and child. Fourffths Of the inmates
Of the almshouses were there In consequence Of nen
perance Vagrancy and bcggay bad tnclr man source
there, and so 10 80 per cent Oi all cibIha cohnc.cu
their Of crime with ntcnperance. Dl ,mslon
gave fully statistics sustaining these views. ana spoke
al length Of the evils arising to the ind'ldual drunkhd
of the influence OF drinking against religion DJth ~
home aud abroad and OF the fact that moderate drink
ing was only the introduction 10 FHces'. lie also
dwell upon the duty Of all parents for he sake or ther
childrrn 10 make earnest efforts that they be not Gu
tangled IN this crime. - -, ,.,,
The Rev Mr.. Bevan who has just come from England
10 he pastor OF Old Brick Church OF this city, spoke
briefly the progress Of the temperance cause III LII
gland and especially the progress Of total abstinence
among the Clergy Of England. ,
DIR Willard Parker made some remarks on the physlO-
logical results Of drunkenness on the individual ana
especially Of It's effects offspring II became disease
i'm the individual and like consumption, became hcred
tary lie spoke with praise Of the efforts OF the Catholic
CLERGY TO restrain this vice in their paIisliOnefs
Tho Rev. Dr. T. l.. Cuyler, following, thanked MI
Byan for the stand he had taken In this great WORK IN
England and here He need not ne ashamed OF standing
with Dr. Join Hall, DR.. OrnistOn ana Dr. Taylor In this
matter DR. Cuylcr trusted they would have more Of INC
same class from the older country. hc offered the io
lowing resolution: .--,,,
Ioired That this conference Of the great peril In
yoIyed social custom Of drinking intoxicating
l " no dispense hospitality that day to fOnci no nto
eating Haors and that hereby respectfully invite the
clergy and the other cities 70 give the widest
possible publicity TO this appeal.
This resolution heartily adopted.
Mr. Dodge spoke briefly OF the work done in this cause
Inv the Young Mems Christian Association aud OF the
notifications under lie auspices and said that the more
they reflected on this eyil the palmer tile duty
became 10 them as ctZcns patriots, taxpayers, ana
.ChTisIians 10 contend against H.
DR. Prime being called turned aside the demand Tor
a speech by a motion Of thanks TO Mr.. Dodge and the
previous speakers