The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-06
THE WAR ON ALCOHOL.

FOR ACTION.
At Cooper Institute, yesterday afternoon alter the
usual ceremonies President Gibbs opened the serious
part Of the proceedings by announcing That the Excise
law after all the 1us,er at Police Headquarters had
not been put in execution that day moro than upon
any other previous Sunday From examination he
had ascertancd that while many places where liquor
is sold apparently closed, business was kept up
usual, the only pcrceplibe difference being the
usual number OF scouts ON the alert to give warning
to the vioators of the law OF the approach OF the
police lie said the only way to reach the rumsellers
was through tho ballot-box.
Rev. Mr.. Hams and Judge Leigh made few re-
marks, and after Professor Weeks had sung Dare TO
Say No the President introduced the orator OF tho
day, Mrs. Susannnh Evans Peck.
Mrs. Peck said SHE suffering again the
Of other years. She had been reminded from one
of the letters read of the when her father would
come home intoxicated, when the tears Of her mother
beloved her cheeks at her nightly prayers good
man with tho temperance pledge card came. Tho
would follow their example. He finally did So amid
great joy. Her first lesson III puol'c speaking was
twelve years old, the family scenes she had
been compelled to witness. She had commenced
remember tho time Like Topsy, she supposed
she gvowed there. Mrs Peck then referred to her two
years. experience in Canada In the temperance cause
she showed where petitions were presented and re-
ports made for and against prohibition II was from
ration the petitioners claimed that they had right
10 do they pleased with and upon their own prop
erty Nobody objected 10 that All that the tenn
hibtiou, not OF private right but OF gigantic public
wrong.
NOVEL ARGUMENT
In these Canada petitions 1t WINS claimed that fer
mcnted juices and Installations were healthy But
argued the speaker il God had SO regarded them He
would have sen. them He did water. We should
have had whiskey flowing freely down the mountain
sidcs, brandy rushing rapidly through ravlnss, beer
md Vnrta III
claimed that alcohol is the creature OF God When
wines, beer, brandy, hskey or any other kind
in bottles with ingenorsly engraved labels
and wrappers, then she might, believe that they
nguro representing Upon It was inscribed, ~
was made to DO eaten, not drunk; "A blessing from
strengthen; If drunk u will destroy
Liquor dealers have become tho corner stono Of
pubnc institutions. They WELD iai! sway in our pc,
pnllanthropists and attempt TO excuse this terrible
temptation Of strong drinking In the most plausible
way.
| The widespread depression In business referred
to by the speaker. VINO said that as general thing,
| the bu rden fell mostly upon workingmen. For
time had heard nothing but the cry of "Strike
s,risc strike" ACCOMPANIED with details Of riots and
murders AID hcre tho wall OF starvation arises.
| word s,rKe! How wish my voice could reach every
workipgman TO tell him that strikes are bad In prlt-
pic and in fact" Hnt there was one strike she be-
lieved to be praseworthy and justihable. That was
strike against tho temptation to drink intoxicating
|
could Kick reason into the minds Of drinking mon
would lie spectacle ot seeing their ragged offspring
strike against the temptation of giving their money
the rumsellers, and TO strike out manully for some
thing that would do themselves and their families good
| for ever and over
President Gibbs entioned the fact OF his visiting
the dance cellars and drinking su!oons on Chatham
street and tho Bowery In company with William Noble,
the English temperance advocate, who on witnessing
the orgies asked II tho Americans sent missionaries
ABROAD and, being told that they did, replied that he
thought there was plenty OF work Tor them home.
Mr. Gibbs urged temperance men to organize grand
moral reform movement, which, ho believed, would
not only carry the city but the country
The following additional officers oil the American
Temperance Uuion were sen:-Correspond'ng Sec
rotary, j. b. COnkin. Executive Committee-Carrie
Brough,on Fannie wcI,on. Mrs. J. f.. Mar,o, Mrs.
Dudley Henry T. job nson, Mr.. Dexter. Mr. Campbell.
TIE GOSPEL TENT.
VARIED SABBATH sEEvIcEs-THp TEMPERANCE
EFFORT
The temperance Christians who are now worship
ping in the Gospel Tent Thirty fourth street,
sixth avenue were very much satisfied yesterday
with the work that hc Lord doing" among the peo-
pc in that particular direction. There Is, to their
minds an evidently increasing interest manifested IN the
sGospei Temperance Meetings." AT eight A. NJ. they
held general prayer meeting, and at that early hour
there were quite number Of early rscrs present aud
the days devotons " ere well begun. AT haii-past
three T.. NJ. there were aoout twelve hundred persons
present OF both sexes, all ages and conditions.
| At this assembly all are at liberty 10
s speu.' testimony" The Rev George Howell,
the Episcopal minister from Thirty fourth street and
Eighth avenue, delivered a hali-hours discourse,
strongly urging temperance. Alter him, Mr. WAL
lam Archer, VINO Is member OF tine Thirty fifth Street
Methodist Episcopal Church relaed what he had been
Ing to his own showing, been bad case OIL intenpcr
ance, and had fought hard to overcome his enemy
King but he had always had The worst OF the
FIGHT till be had 10 the feet Of Christ, then when
he became o Christian he became temperance
down badly but he had taken his g ass now and
again and It had done him no good. He found that
pps he ."S
rejorced IN the Gospel Of Jssus Mr. Beppier
had 'liked his layer" but now he
have closer communion with Christ, and he
had deserted GamUrinus Mr.. Thomas Masn bad
been drnkcr for twenty three years. and in his mad
ana vicious career he had had an utter contempt Tor
| the Teu COMMANDMENTS, and for his iorgetfuness OF
the claims Of good citizenship no got landed in prison
Blackwcll's Island Thomas was not ashamed
tell H. for he could i,,, eSw por FAY no0 sns
the unclean thing for the last nineteen months Tenn
pcrance had good Tor him and his family and he
He carries on his lett cheek the evidence OF savage
cut which had received from knife In the hund oil
former drunken associate because ne would not give
HIM drink the third day after his own conversion.
Mr.. Masn has been some little time Win Moody and
speaks Ike an earnest convert
The tont in the evening aud the grounds surround
ing were crowded with u highly respectable audience
who tad together to listen 10 discourse by the
Rv Dana NJ. Walcoti, OF Ru'herturd Park, New
Jersey. lie took from the l46th Psalm the
! text .srhe Lord Is ngn TO all them who call
upon HIM. The discourse was forciby delivered. aud
seemed to be very acceptable to the converted Inc
point Of the eflort mat the existence OF God was
| an accepted TACT; but deceived themselves by
irving 10 believe 10 the contrary because was not
pleasant 10 believe that God near them and wit.
| ness OF their evil ways. There was excellent singing
rtxS. unOnl
vice bret prayer meeting was held.