New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-16
AN APPEAL FROM MOTHER STEWART.

A large audience assembled i'll Cooper lnSti-
tutc Yesterday afternoon, 10 listen to the words OF
Mother Stewart the Temperance lecturer. she
ceiycd with a very hearty greeting, and was inter
rupted often by applause and expressions OF SYM
patty. The meeting was held under the aus
pieces Of tho American Temperance Union and
preliminary exercises, consisting Of a short speech
by c. C. Leigh, and tAc sD eng of The Sweet Bye-and
Bye" preceded tie address Of Mrs. Stewart She took
for her Genesis w. .. To- And Tie Lord said unto
him, Where Is Abel tAy biOthcrl Aud ne sad, knox
no. Am my brothers. keeper And lac said, What hast
thou JoueY the voice of thy brothers blood creth
me FROM the ground"
mighty evil" she said, "is in the land II is taking
from hearts and homes those VINO are dearcr 10
than our own lives. Nearly 10000 persons are de-
stroy.d by strong drink every III this country and
Great Britain. Ind IL il So because we will have it
So We call ourselves Christian nation. We pro-
claim everywhere that nave the Gospel Of Jesus
Christ But great evil Of rum is sapping the intel
l,ct OF tie nation Even when send missionaries
abroad preach the gospel Of joy aud peace tie liquor
curse goes with them. The missionary ship is laden
with rum, tobacco, gunpowder and-inissonaries
10 ChIistidmze the heather. We call ourselves
uee. We esteem II a great privilege 10 be free
American citizens. but We are living here to-
day by the leave this great rum power The question
D. who j. the stronger. Gen. jackson defended New
Orleans WIN Dlg@sl"Ots oil 31on ndes' WINE ihe III,
gold The fre-ldchi OF EeuphcAh locM organization
informed me that no election could be carried IN the
great crs except through TIE power OF liquor. came
90 this ely and found the ministers OF their
vacation; the enemy OF souls never allows himself a
vacation. Why not license bOrso-sto ling ami sheep
steaugi II couldn't make better law. than your liquor
lows would bc ashamed 90 bc called man. The
Crusade women al PrOhipiu0nists. II the had
followed az TIE Work "i thc Icnpiahce Cusa 'os with
strong poulDtoIy laws, We would rtc different state
OF thing, around Ms The liquor sellers not the
men that I'VE Christian mcu Who are not doing their
duty iu thls matter trr rgnt aOng wlth them"
Mrs Stewart toward the close OF her address, said that
drunkenness was increasing RAPIDLY among TIE women
England and America Ia describing seen which she
had Witnessed ia me Police Courts IN Glasgow aud Liver
pool of and women brought in for utuXciOn. she
became much excited She lost control of her aud
her feelings Tears stood m her eyes and her voice SUD
denly To "a snarp shri liich uuu sue shucked
God has controversy with Us for All TINS suffering
o. that He may not come IL wrath ana ayonge the
blood ~ mothers and children crying 10 Him h." The
audience sympdthised strongly with the speaker, aud
many were affected 10 tears
short speech then fol owed by the Rev Stephen Mer
nit collection WAS taken which amounted to $50, the
President OF the Union. is. Gibbs calling upon the PEG
ple 10 shell out" the Union wished 10 arr tie ball
IN motion night lively"