The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-25
AMERICAN TEMPERANCE UNION.

HOW TO RESTORE GOOD TIMES EXPLAINED BIZ
MR. JOHN BENNETT ANDERSON
The Sunday meeting OF the American Temperance
Union was held yesterday afternoon In Cooper Union
hail. Walter Logan in the chair. Tho choir sang the
usual temperance songs and hymns, the Rev. Mr.
Hutchins read u lesson Scripture and Rev. Stephen
IL Tying offered prayer Selections from 'sMartha" In
PRODUCING the favor.te M'Appar" with variations Of
his composition, were sk,liuily performed on the
piano ny MIR. Oscar N. Neville. Singing by Mrs. Pol
lock followed. The President then introduced Mr..
Jonn Bennett Anderson, who ia substance said There
aro annually spent in the United States 5000 o00 900
for liquor This was nothing however, TO loss Of
health OF body and mind, tho ruin OF character ana
misery which It Implied. He spoke Of tho meeting
hold IN this hail. under the auspices Of The Father
were fifty priests upon tho platform and an
audience OF 1000 were gathered. The speaker euio:
gizcd Father Mathew, John Wesley anu others and
advocated broad temperance platform comprising all
religious sects OF all countries and seeking only 10
benefit man by freeing him from the demon OF ntem.
perancc. Ho spoke of the movement as becoming
more universal cvery day. and mentioned an incident
which happened ut meeting In Exeter Hall, the
Cooper Union Hall Of London. The place crowded
with an audience Of Tour thousand or live thousand
persons. While tho audience was being addressed by
Archbishop Mann tour hundred or five hundred
kIeetng he he made the sgn Of the Cross music wai
heard proceeded from tho 1000 adherenis OF
unable to enter. The speaker mentioned the fact
that among Is 900 cergymen bat COO wcro advocates oil
toal ASSURANCE AS was IN tho Church OF England
Tons He mentioned DR.. Newman Hall, DR.. Potts, DR..
Tying and others helpers In the temperance
worS aps M z, GOOD .ns s religion rno ministers
the Gospel should be among the leaders IN such
movement TINS, anu not hinder others BY setting
bad example. he cause was TO DO helped by good
people taxing Interest III It, not TO DO en 70 tho sins
ncrs. In speaking of commercial depression he re-
marked thar temperance and good times went hand IN
hand.
STATISTICAL FACTS
lf moro money were spent Ia trade less would be
Great Britain aud Ireland Tor liquor Hc then went
INTO statistics, showing how OUT OF every twenty shit
ngs spent Tor the necessities anL luxures VI lie one
half goes back 10 The labor market, while Of twenty
sh ngs spent Tor liquor but goes 10 the labor
market. ~ the ST. 900 900 600 spent annually In TINS
country but very small percentage goes toward sup
porting and decorating our homes. lie read lew
verses IRON Scripture which might Dc saiu "
apply 20 the liquor traffic. beginning ut the NIFTY
chapter OF Isaiah. He mentioned The well known iace
that during the amlne III Ireland enough gram was
consumed IN the manufacture OF malt liquors IN Eng
land 10 have led tho starving people. After lew
remarks he related tho story OF the conversion
10 total abstinence principles OF Canon H. T. Ellisons
Vicar OF Windsor lilo Witnessed the death OF one Of
tho little pupils u the parish school who had been
murdered ny her thor ana heard the fathers excuse
that the drink that did H." Ho spoke warmly
OF Wberiorce, oi The champions OF the temper.
cause 10 England, anG concluded by singing
temperance song which had inspired many 70 sign ne
pledge, beginning, "rhcy tell US that tue woods are
iu." About twenty OF the audience then signed the
pledge OF total abstinence among tho NUMBER pelnE
| Dr. Mitchell OF TINS city.
MR. RIsLEy's REMARKS.
| Mr.. John Il. Riscy then introduced, and spoko
Of the reform movement when Was ia progress on tuS
line OF the Erie Rairoad He said that more rum nau
been thrown into the Cnemung River than had peen
drunk IN Inc last three months. That men OF posiion
ana nuence wero Joining the good work, and thnt
In New York. Pennsylvania anu ONO 2zoVU rccruts
had been gained In mouths The business inter-
es,s OF the people were on side Of the reiormers
and the example set by the Chef Magistrate hlm
SELF Al any rate no the nfst prosident we ever
had VINO accused Of being total abstinonSs
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