The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-09

Sunday MS we'll as at any, other time. Tho
brewers have sold beer while the temperance
men were making prayers. They Talk about
the benefit the city dcriycs from their business.
From, May |, 1875, to .May-l 1916 the cIty re-
1877. tho receipts amounted To- f42.3sO. During
the year 1876 the Poor and Aims department
cost $50 S4S25, and the Police Department
si7l3r3ls. Four-nfths of these expenses, the
temperance mon say. may be charged to the
brewers and liquor dealers. -.
The temperance mon have little money but
they have energy and influence. ,Ihey nave hhe
Womcn's Christian Temperance Union. th' re-
formed Mems Club. the Sunday schools, and the
churches There nrc 93 Protestant churches
and chapols, 10 Eoman Catholic churches. and
SJgw5sh n synngoguSs IN the ciy The oa,nohh n,
prcfcrring, to work quietly among their own
drinkers, and pay little attention to temperance
work. The % Protestant churches, however,
are hard ut work in the cause. Weekly Gospel
temperance meetings Were held in each church
last winter. and even the Sunday schools were
nIsna n2 ran hcDn hone n hy he
Womcn's Christian Temperance Union. which
was organized over three years ago. and mas
appeals To the confirmed drunkards Of the city:
Two years ago they organized the Reformed
Mems Club, which has now on its rolls 200
men pledged to total abstinence. Most Of these
men were very hard drinkers but many oil
them are now sicccsslul buS,insss men nhd m
the w. G. 4. L. hold public meetings at the jail
in the parks, and on the Court House steps
experiences. One of the W. G. 7. T., Mrs. Bro
thini,ton. has a temperance lunch room III Mar
k,t street, and sells excellent lood at Traction
There have been few drawbacks TO the work.
For instnncc. several weeks ggo Brother Decker
young sister in the cause, after borrowing all
the money he could.
Three months ago the pastors. jealous Of the
W G. 4. L.. engaged Prof. Bliss Of Hartford.
Conn to hold u series of Gospel temp
meetings Prof Bliss fingered the w &. Il. L.
Btlprg \ npIKp. None
church folk Hooked to hear him. and he, there
fore, failed completely. The women had the
be- beaten so. They held Il secret meeting In
the Third PRESBYTERIAN Church May x. and the
to be- known Ms Tho Newark Leaeuc." with
branch societies in each ward. the object to be
saloons: the member To be legal voters. and to
pledge themselves 10 vote only for such men for
municipal Offices ~ viii promise to grant no
license for the sale 81 a e. wine. beer. or Liquor.
and to punish all offenders; the members also
10 cunviss their wards for voters and when the
League was strong enough It would nominate
its own candidate. but while in the minority it
would vote with the party thut made the best
pledges To support the Tongue IN it, work
their s1rursc TIE St'N published a report Of
their proceedings on the following morning.
When tn" hr'wcr-. saloon Keepers and POLITE
clans read IHk sun they aroused To action ana
prepared to Kill OIL the pastors movement The
lms'vr9 u'n s.N'rai s',t.t mrc,lhSs utrwnru
and ne Republican l1liti' ians ana the brewers
said that several pastors had weakened. The
pastors held public meeting on Ia" night OF
Jun" 10 adopt a constitution for the League
Boss" Stninshy. the President Of the Common
| Council, city Clerk Sutphen. City Treasurer
Winans. License Inspector Cam phcll. and other
politicians. nearly all church elders. trustees.
! or sunday school teachers. were present. and IL
WIS again said that several pastors had been
! lahored with. Several pastors wanted the clause
about politics stricken out. and License lnspec-
| tor Campbell. in speaking to the same effect.
said " the pastors had better mix less in poll
| tics. and pray moro: what we want Is prayer"
| The Roy DR.. Mcllvlinc answered TINT Camp
nr a.i ,ho npiit cians tEc rorstituti"n WIS
adopted. and this evening the pastors will
/ hold a public meeting in Park Hail. and the
committee u nominate officers VIII report The
| Roy. Drs. j. T.. Forester and J. II. VI llvninc
will deliver addresses. After the officers are
elected the war will begin against the saloons.
and every effort will bc made to close them.
! ono ~ TIA" League said 10 sun reporter: " We
! are in earnest and will rlos" the saloons II
| possible. Look ont for fun soon. The Ger
| mans and Republicans are scared ut last. The
| sunday scenes in Newark are disgraccful."