The New York herald., 1877-10-01
ROW IN THE TEMPERANCE CAMP.

LIVELY MEETING OF THE AMERICAN TEMPER
ANcE uN1oN-INTERRUPTIoN or THE PRO-
cEEDINGs WHILE A LADY WAS SPEAKING
SHARP REBUKE FROM THE president.
The usual placid character OF the meetings of the
American Temperance Union at Cooper Institute
relieved yesterday by couple OF rather spicy cpl
sodcs. II being the last meeting for the quarter ar
rangemsnt had to be made for tue election OF officers
for the ensuing term. Ordinarily such proceedings
merely routine and uninierost,ng, but in The
present Instance they wore otherwise.
TnR FIRST souALL.
Mr. Parks. an ex-Prcsidsnt OF the Union, moved
that committee Of i've be appointed by the Chair
select board OF officers tho ensuing term, be
voted ior next SUNDAY.
Mr. Roll u member among the audience) declared
that he did any clique business about
the election Of officers. They should be voted for
publicly, every membcr acting Tor himself Jap
plause.)
A gentleman among the audience Endorsed the same
views
The President 10 the latter)-Ars you q MEMBER OF
tho Union, sirY
Answer-No, am not; but am here
President tbandiy)-I am glad to see you here, sir
but not beng . member you arc not Vt liberty TO
taKo part in the business proceedings (Applause)
Mr.. Parks explained that members not obliged
to vote for the nominations by the committee.
Mr.. Ross (exciledly)-ls Mr. Parks himself q member
OF the Union? lsensation)
Some confusion here ensued, but 1t was finally
settled by ex-Presdent Logan affirming that MI Parks
was not only regular membor OF the Union, but q
certificate member. The proceedings then resumed
their usual course
The President appointed Messrs Parks Cady,
Logan, Dudley and Mrs. Dickinson (tieasurer) as tho
COMMITTEES on NOMINATIONS
LAsHIxG rmE LIQUOR DEALRRs--AxoTHER FLARE UP.
Alter President Gibbs MI. U. Z. Leigh ana others
had II iai aud ~ ths III
Pougnkeepse, was introduced. Mrs Welton mas u
which, when put at It's highest ptch, becomes .
sort Of locomotive whistle a. Us highest Key. Sho
speaks with great voubity and with zeaops ervor,
does not hesitate 10 call things NY their right
names. She rs pronounced prohbitonist, - in the
van OF the advance guard oI tho female temporal
crusaders ana tho sho.s she lets fy al the liquor deai
and saloon keepers come as II elected rom tie
mouth Of a human mitrailleuse Ms Wellon LAID the
welIs ON her victims In manner that would have
made them writDe With agony had they been present
Sno sa,d her was the cause and she
thought there was anything wrong In her heart she
would IL out When she came here to attend tue
Prohibition Conference she said she did aot think she
would prove disturbing element But she did not
care for societies with long names she could get
along without them. Jesus or Nazareth did
not have long name she did not want
10 he associated with people IN this cause who
not absolutely t0tnl aOstainers. nSne spoke
OF tie udice against her because she was woman,
but sue said women should hold Tie temperance light
hish any man. She had neither drunken
father, drunken husband uor aarunken brother She
was thankful Tor ,nat She devoted hcrsen to the
cause when The women crusaders came out
Poughkeopslc. She visited the saloons IN company
WIN them, aud wncn those women prayed ana sang
and cxnortcd The liquor sellers 10 give up their vie
business they coolly onted 20 the certificate on tho
licensing ihcm To sell rum On the authority of
inc State tiere the speaker became almost suiocxcd
with the lnis fact aroused alter pay
ing respects to the state Tor ts share esalzng
mo ,rafc She pext watcu cnycpomed arr ows at luo
clergy who did not emphaticaily denounce the whole
neiarlous business. Mankind generally were ncxt ar
ragncd ana underwent an eloquent asning. III
you men," exclaimed che. IN voice reaching
| Z IN att "tLink you the lords Of creation
and have all the brains VI creation, Will tell you you
are mghtily mistaken" Shouts vi laughter aud ap-
pnusc.) sue told what the proibitonists proposed
10 do 10 strike at the root OF the eva twhcn as ex-
planned at the late Prohibition Conference means no
importation, no manufacture no suiet she ociievsd
| that prevention was better iban cure Inc speaker
untipued for awhile longer, whcn there were indlca-
tons that portion OF the audience dd not agree WIN
the extreme measures proposed Oy the pon0itionsts
The speaker was interrupted by applause ana stamp
lug oI ieet which ~ nrst might have been thought
perfectly sincere aud genuine, but their prolonged
continuance showed guy had been put ur Al
point when, IN her highest tone, sho thaDkcd God
tuat there one temperance society which Was not
scctarian, that all could JON 1.-THE American fem.
perance Unou'-thc mock applause became so marked
that the speaker, as they say sometimes about the
Walking beam oi steam engine. "sot oil her CENTRE,
ana gentleman In tho audience protested against tnis
uncailcd for interruption.
Tux AUDIENCE RRBCKED.
| President Gibbs came Immediately 70 the rescue and
perenlpiorlly demanded that the dlsturDers of the
meeting should preserve order, al least while lady
was speaking Those who did not like her talk should
either Keep still or 70 out (Applause.)
Mrs. Wclton, rcsumiug, said the interruption had
confused she could hardly take up tue thread Of
her remarks at the point they were broken OIL but she
believed u where shc declared herself TO be st
strong Tor the work. She shortly after concluded and
| took her seat
| President Gibbs again excitedly rebuked the dis
turDcrs, ana said ho bclived that there always had
been element III the Union which was throwing oo-
stAccs the way OF The success OF the temperance
cause. He wanted to know wny they did not STICK
together like the rumsecrs
| Professor j. Jay Watson and Miss Annie Watson
gave concerted pieces the violin and piano al
AN interval IN tho proceedings. Rev W. a. Mickic,
pastor OF tue Lexington Avenue Methodist Eps scopai
| Church. conducted the opening services