The New York herald., 1877-08-27
TEMPERANCE REVIVAL.

LIVELY MEETING OF THE AMERICAN TEMPER
ANCE UNION IN COOPER INSTITUTE
Notwithstanding the extreme heat of The weather
and the imposition OF tho exorbtant entrance leo oil
cents the usual Sunday afternoon meeting Of tho Amer
lean Temperance Union in Cooper Institute yester.
day very we'll attended. The exercises wore of a mis-
ceanoous character consisting OF praying, preaching,
singing. volunteer addresses and exhortarons JON
the glorious band. Among the prominent temperance
people on the platform was cousin of President
Hayes, Mrs Savage. Singing was the principal
feature Of the occason consisting of solo and
pieces, In which Professor Weeks, musical DIRECTOR
Miss Amy Lee aud others assisted.
The Rev. Mr.. Hutchins performed triple part. He
road the Scriptures prayed If he demanded and
bessech blessing, aud exhortcd in heroic style
He pictured the Prodigai Son, at first revelng amid
the ravishing beauties Of gorgeous palace with pill
lars oi gold and silver aud marble Anon, the picture
WAS not quite 60 air and finally he was discovered
In rags anu poverty, hungry and thirsty reading IN
despair, sore footed, to his fathers nome. THIS Tho
speaker described as the drunkard's inevitable faIe
As an inducen,eut Ior young men to come up and
sign the pledge PresdonL GDOs stated that last week
young man, seedy dressed aud looking good oeal
the worse wear, signed, and Today hc was here
we'll dressed and q really good looking young fellow.
1t was evident he had Kept the pledge. II such u
trans ormat,on could occur Ia one week what IN pht
not be expected from years. total a0stinenceY
ALCOHOLIC CASUALTIES
The President referred 10 the list OF promi inent
Ne
Three wives thrown from tho upper stories of tene-
ment houses by drunken husbands and one child
burned to death on rod hot stove. de declared TO
DO shame upon the city of New YORK aud the Excise
Commissioners that licenses should be granted IN the
manner they are. He did not bcevc in the system of
requiring ee however small, 10 attend those meet
ings Ho thought tho diffusion OF temperance prncI-
pies should DO Ms Tree as religious worship and hoped
that plan would be adopted by winch some dozen
of liberal minded well temperance people would
be induced to make up the deficiency IN the accounts
OF lheso meetings
RrOih Davt N uC IN 10 rancA 1nnn
related how temperance advocate, wonding his way
TO make speech IN behalf OF the cause, was caught
in the act OF drinking glass OF beer Being repri-
manded he replied that he only drank It rs stmulant
to enable MIN to make good speech The brother
did not uphold such temperance people. For himself,
he would put such men IN a rcd not cannon and hre
them into the middle of the occan-but he pitied the
fishes. (Laughter) He only wanted twelve good men
and women to shut up every grogsnop In the United
Kingdom"
VARIOUS KINDS TALK.
member OF the Society oil Friends from Flushing
told his experience lie had been Tor sixteen years y
bard drinking man, Tut some months ago hc had re-
formed, and to snow what ono man could do he stated
that hc had organized temperance society la Flush
lug under tho auspices OF the Society Of Friends,
which was now IN nourishlng condition.
letter irOm phys stated that IN consequence
oil the temperance movement there wcre u less num-
Der oi patents Of description in tho public
hospitals ~ this time than ever before.
A temperance sister urged those present to make
religion AN ally IN the temperance work.
An original member OF the American Temperance
Union congratulated the society upon taking Its pres
cnt step He had always Thought that temperance
meetings should be conducted religious prayer
ings
"Hail, Temperance" long aud tedious poem, was
sprung upon the audience ny u devoted brother.
One who had for twenty years led an Incorporate
lie affirmed that living could he u moderate
drlnker for i've years without becoming the
0ther--a tectotacr or u drunKard
A German, who avowed himself to be a lager bcer
brewer by trade said he had several times signed tho
pledge, but was unable to Keep II. Finally q friend
advised him to try the elect OF prayer lie did
He prayed silently IN his closet, and IN little while
no found he could command himself. Since then he
has not touched, tasted nor handled intoxicating
liquors He knew al about them. There was poison
In beer, ale, winc gin, whiskoy, brandy-in all Of
them.
Some other speakers fol owed and after moro sing
ing the meeting adjourned.