New-York tribune., 1877-06-12
BROOKLYN PREPARING FOR WORK.

ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING AT The ATHENEUN-AD-
DRESSES BY THE REV. DIR. CROSBY. STEWART
I. woOpFORD, AND OTHERS.
The ,au OF prominent ciergymen AMI clt-
zcns of Brooklyn Tor temperance meeting 10 organize
an association to enforce the late decision of the Court
oi Appeals in relation to tipping shops, drew large
audience last evening to the Athoneun, It Ciiaonst
and Atiantc-ave Brooklyn. Upon the platform were
the Rev DE-. CIyler and Burlington, Messrs. Halliday.
Mcfarland Nye Lawson Gn.,ersOll, Mayani HOyt, and
others Ripley Ropes presided IL said that She meet
n- was merely preliminary to the formation OF an or
canzaon which should compel the Board OF Police and
Excise 10 execute the law of the state.
The Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby was introduced. and his
remarks we're received with much apphuse lie eallel
attention to three things That nineteenth, Of he crime
and pauperism OF NeS-Y0rk and Brooklyn were the re-
suits Of the grogshops; that the whole % The system OF
uprng was contrary ta the law o the state and
that 80 mean. contemplate minority Of oneh hth OF the
people supported these shops. and attempted TO lord II
over the four Chs who opposed 20 them In the
present movement, which spreading through All mo
great cities OF this state other question would Doe al
lowed TO mix with this NJ need be tectOtalcr Nd
one need be- Christian, to Join in the movement one
might even be an mhdeI, and strike haafs wife
other citizens in this attempt to enforce the
law and put down the rrogeeres. soon the organzg-
t0n IN Eew-YOtk would number tj'UJO menl9yr', tl'
a. every would pay 81 a year. thi7 "Ouii SlSt i
fund large enough 10 heat the enemy uOm ticlt NCts
were hot such politicians aud selfish as were OIu
narlly represented. They were gruela! prompt 10 lu
III duty except In particular, ana just "IrTc iAc
hacks were bent ana weak this movement WOuli Hcip 10
s,r,iebteu them. 80 e1ye the magistrates tAeIi uur
Tbe work would have cooperation TOO ot ihe great
uew,papers rs had been the case IA iii III NeW-to
The great heart Uf the people was all rght thy cfcy
want to be aroused 10 the necessity tat Tue Jaws 'o
be carried ont The EquOrsellers, VINO are r-uHgs 80
recognize TIN, fact were trembling as never pelofc
When the train was laid and the match appIed 20 tdc
torpedO there would be explosion oI 0u rum plfrei7
never before. NO., r...t.,.tn
Father Malone and Rev DR.. Porter expressing their
svmpathy with this movement. H. b cptiIhiil' iOI tHe
Committee on Arrau ugelDeuts, presented rr7outlJAs
which urged upon magisteria officers the enforcement O
the law aud tue necessity that cltHes sAoulu Isc Ih-F
moral support the movement Inc cuHt 4ciH1 IiH"
luton called meeting for ORGANIZATION al lht IUo'' Va
tho Young Mems Christian Association Tomorrow even
ing and provided for committee OF or-aiiL'"n lu'
chairman appointed h. committee th t'cN; atssI''
Sucllman Halliday IngersOll Capwr, ana -anuersoh'
-tawart L. WoDdford In his brief remarks -ild that
the law must be enforced or there must De Irte Io ~
rum. To-day, ~ Brooklyn, under the strl sId'o ~ 20
the churches. there lIIlty ana uisFe-iiu V lHe
laws which was the b1ne Of democfatic lisututpus'
More OF the evils OF society at present due 10 t
careie.sne-s OF good men than the passions ana Woo
bd mon C0 from this rOOm," he concluded tcoD Fcu
that the law shall no longer BE detu olt't. ~ VIC
conclusion of Gen. WOOdfords words gentenan IN tho
and enre said Il don't know what MT "oolorI l1ins
when he saw. that the citizens should ehIOIoo the INV
W. have officers appointed and PAID 10 90 TINS "oin loI
us Lei him explain" Tie General answered ! uh
Irstand tne drift OF that question, and VIII answer IL
Girectlv Let every wri-mnded citizen make complaint
10 Us of every Illegal tipping shop Le5 every Dn5 oa
these eases be brought before the excise Octls II the
tIey won't uforce tie law. let get men at the next
election who will" prolonged appau'e