The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-30
FIGHTING THE INEDRIATEs FOE


oUlcKENINo OF THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT
GRANITE STATE CHAMPION IN COOPER IN
sTITUTE.
The usual Sunday battle against King Alcohol. at
Cooper Institute, resumed yesterday afternoon
under the generalship Of the American Temperance
Union, Tho audience showed recruits over
former meetings probably drawn for the purpose OF
listening TO the thunder OF gun IN tho temper.
ance field Mr.. Drew. of New Hampshire, In addition
10 the usual attractions The engagement opened
by some good volunteer music, and then the artillery
OF temperance oratory commenced by the intro
duct,on OF A. NJ Burns, NJ. D., of Grecnponi, L. l.
A BRILLIANT PHYSIOLOGICAL MOVEMENT
DR.. Burns commenced a brilliant movement on the
cncmys works by scientific references to the effect Of
alcohol upon the human system. He was satisfied TO
be common soldier In the temperance cause. The
enemy they had to encounter was all-powerful in
certain view But when IL was considered that the
fight against alcohol had been gong for long
time, and when II was shown how much the health Of
communities depended upon the overthrow
OF the fell demon, that power would certainly
be overcome Tho Doctor went on TO say that
no living thing through all animated nature
could stand the presence Of alcohol; that 1t was
poison, and man who was said 10 BIO drunk was sim
ply poisoned: that 1t element Of death. aud not
OF live; that when life departed from the human body
terred that the grape upon tho vine luscious and
healthiul, but when pressed by tho wine maker its
health and life were crushed out and 1t became
offensive object
less OF tho devil in him. II no did not arouse the
demon all might be we'll AL ohol would arouse H.
VERDICT OF THE AUDIENCE.
During his discourse DR.. Burns said he would con.
stitutc the audience jury, with the president
the question, which he then dd--.'Ali who have
come to the conclusion that alcohol Is not 1T thing
10 be put ato the human system Will raise their right
hands" Nearly every hand IN the large audience was
raised and the result duly announced TO tho pres.
dent Of the UNION. Great applausc)
THE Man WHO DREW THE TEMPERANCE FIRE.
Though DR.. Burns was physioogicaly very effective
the speaker who literally drew the temperance Are out
of the assemblage was the new temperance champion
ana rel former from New Hampshire john W. Drew. OF
Concord N H. Mr. Drew is rat Ter young gentlemen,
Of prepossessng personal appearance and bears no
facial indications Of having been drunkard, although
he was generally placarded as being reformed one
10 the temperance meetings in his State. he is
fair speaker uses pretty Correct language aud has
good lund of anecdotes applicable to tho
and r. 0ns s s a n
Will provo sensation IN temperance ana good manv
other quarters
The young champion OF temperance from the Gran.
Ito Hills commenced by modcstly declaring that he Was
no speaker that his education was limited but that
he knew all about drunkenness, from the primary
school all through college He referred to his recla
nation through tho Influence OF Nathaniel White, u
Concord MIR. Drew explained the progress oil
tho temperance cause in Now Hampshire, where
IS, 900 OF them men and voters. He mentioned
the number oil families that had been restored, and
gave description OF his efforts in MASSACHUSETTS,.
Anecdotes were related with humor ana pathos, and
with dramatic effect, so as TO arouse tho audience to
pitch OF .enthusasm'' seldom witnessed at meeting
OF the American Temperance Union. The result was
the enlistment Of large number Of recruits to the
temperance army, with the probability OF the opening
OF u number OF new recruiting stations under the
ministratons Of the new temperance champion from
New Hampshire.
ID A IL
BRooKLYN--THE OBSTACLES TO REFORM.
Rev. y. A. Goodscll, pastor Of the Washington
street Methodist Episcopal Church, Brooklyn, dciiv
cred an address last evening upon the subject of tenn
peranco under title of sSome OF the Obstacles ia
Temperance Reform" The speaker, IN prefacng his
remarks, said &c had not chosen text, as he rcmem
bcred the comment OF minister at the
preachers meeting few weeks ago, whs
said that 1t frequently happened that
there such difference between
the sermon and the text that II The text had an in
tecous disease the would not be in any danger
Of getting It, When great work is to be done, II
should he first duty to consider the obstacles ths
difficulties OF the task to DO overcome. With regard
10 the great work Of temperance reform lie believed
there would be no permanent success I'LL tho plapi
OF tho Christian laborcrs in the cause take
all tho difficulties into consideration and be.
como ready meet them. He desired to place
himself squarely upon the total abstinence platform.
he believed that no Christian liquor OF any
kind without doing injury to himself II was no doubt
that there protesting Christians, and good and
sincere men, who differ upon that subject, but they
should weigh the question more thoroughly In then
Bible sanctions the use Of wine IN moderation. But
! II wish to assist the temperance cause The
Church OF Christ unite in the work. The
manu- acture OF alcoholic and malt liquors and wines 10
one Of tho leading sources OF occupation aud
| revenue in the country. Hundreds OF millions
| IL.
manufacturers, brewers and vine producers Will
not BIO willing TO give up such profitable
| opposition. We see them trying to tampcr With tho
conscencc of the country and 10 Interfere with the
advance Of It's moral growth They take advantage Of
every bubble OF tie law and buy legislators The
speaker regretted that 50 much money should iow
the traffic found strongly ntrenched N the business
interest OF the country.
We must light these men upon some more practical
method than We have been using IN the past. We
must consider the bold that the appetite for liquor
has upon tho people In Germany IL Is customary
Tor Lutheran ministers 10 drink IN beer gardens
EsSana Our orern uopuaou ho GUS
| toms different from those which are obtained
here Ministers did not all believe that because somo
should abstain from the use Of spirituous liquors Such
the force OF their education In that country But
there is also immense number Of Americana born
| people who go into liquor saloons with oven an
| AIR Of hllarity that should make tho Christian
| man shudder There IS the social custom Of
tho land, therefore, to be fought against. There
are many families who DO not use liquor except upon
weddings and what they term special occasons then,
they argue, It is no harm to uso IT, The speaker dc.
nounccd OF lar hands rendering The wine-
cup 10 young men New Years Day. In California.
where they featured such vast quantcs OF Wines
found that they drank OF them, but partook OF
the strongest kinds Of spirits profusely Many OF the
frontier cities oil the country are bells from this
habit The evil OF intemperance is strongly ntrenched
In the lite and habits OF men, and the appetite Is fire.
quenty Inherited. Crowded population always means
| an increase OF drunkenness. There are poor over.
tasked workmen who say TO you that their only hap
piness lie inioxcaton The liberality OF George
4 Peabody, in providing better homes for the poor Of
London, doing great good In the cause OF temper
ance We will not be able to compete with the evil
! I'll the philanthropy OF the country takes
hold and relieves the poor and makes them
| understand that their. interests not regarded
| with indifference by the wealthy The misjudgment
tho past temperance reform has thrown back the
| success oil the cause. The law should not DO IN ad