The daily gazette., 1877-07-02
FIRST EDITION!
TEMPEhANCE TROUBLES.
SPLITTING ON A TERPsICHOREAN
RoCK-A RUMPUs AT THE TENT.

cfLllllNo ON TERPSICHOREAN
RoCK-A RUMPUs AT THE TENT. |
At the Twelfth Street tent temperance
meeting, Saturday night, after thu open
ing services, George w. Wells made q
brief address, in which he alluded to the
opposition made TO having dancing at
the picnic of the Moral Suasion Reform
Club, on the Fourth inst, at Riddles
Woods. He also revi swed the published
Saturdays GAzErTE) in relation to the
subject, In u rather bitter and sarcastic
manner. During his remarks Rev. DAVIS
accompanied by Revs. .Pegg and Barrett,
entered the tent.
Mr.. w. Devallenger spoke next, and
made an apology for the dancing troubles
without particularly espousiDg either
side.
Elwood Hill followed in strong support
of having dancing at the picnic, chasing
| it AZ an innocent amusement, which
would serve to keepmen away from other
pic-nics, where dancing would be indul-
ged in, together with the more dangerous
| amusement of drinking liquor
Rev. l. l.. Crouch said that between
the two evils of copenhagen and dancing
he would choose the lesser-the dancing
although he did not uphold it. But If it
would lend to hold the reformed men
together, and help them on with their
work. all right. The speaker then di-
verged upon politics, saying that some
among the numerous candidates. for Of
fee now being mentioned should not ex-
pect the support of the temperance men.
During the last two speeches Revs.
Davis and Barrett maintained CONVEX
satioD in loud tone of voice, when son g
person in the meeting called them tu
4 order. They not obeying some other
! person called for a policeman to take
Rev. Davis out, No attention was paid
to this call.
I Harry Mcintyre peXt spoke, and in re-
spouse to Mr.. Crouch's CO ing remarks,
he said that If any person entertained any
idea CT receiving political benet: by being
temperance man he was sadly mistaken
as the reformed men, as body, had nc
atfiliation with any pal ticular party, and
would vote as they pleased. Mr.. NJ. also
said he did not like the tenor. of the
speeches made during the evening. They
sounded as il the temperance work haC
been accomplished, and the workers wert
fighting over tile spoils He advised al
TO cease their internal warfare aud units
in fighting their common enemy-intem
perance. His remarks were well receiv
ed by the entire meeting.
Rev. Louis E. Barrett, being called up
! on, roundly denounced the management
Of the picnic for countenancing dancin,
} and saId, if such practices were continu
ed it would result in the withdrawal O
the Christian church from the temperanc
! movement. This speech occasioned coli
siderable excitement among the audience
= : Nelson j. Lee favored danciug at III
: picnic, but not from personal c0nsidera
b. tions. He thought it would be an attrac
: tion to many of the reformed men, an
keep them on tie ground.
- Geo. w. Weils again spoke and favor
= ed the dancing programme as a means G
. amusement and attraction for the refor
med men.
), Harry Morrow here arose in order
: mike motion to test the sense of til
# meeting OH the dancing question, but MIR
}, Wells ordered him to sit down. Morro'
continued speaking, and Wells again OF
dered him down. "You're not the Grei
s l ami responded Morrow, "Mr. Lee
J. president ID this club"
n Mr.. Morrow then moved that there b
i no dancing at the picnic on Wednesda.
e and called upon MIR. Nelson j. Lee |
put the question.
If his seat, or he would have him arrested
,r Again Mr.. Morrow disobeyed, whe
James Kennedy, special policeman fl
the tent, took him down from the pla
form.
n This action created great commotior
and the crowd rushed around the pla
form in an excited manner, some yellir
"put him out" and others crowding t
s, MorrOw's assistance. The women le
70 the tent In hurry, but the men remain
ssee se ed, and spent several minutes in angI
talking and violent pushing and hauling
though fortunately no blows were strucl
Finally their wrath subsided, and IL
,s disgraeeful scene closed withth adjourn
DR. ment of the meeting.
THE OPERA HOUSE MEETING.
The Opera House meeting, yesterda
afternoon, was quite largely attended
- despite the threatening aspect of the we;
ther. The principal speaker was Hol
- VIM. Moran, of Philadelphia, editor
q the Eueniag Express, who made an alb
and eloquent address. Remarks we
made by Messrs. Wells. Riggs and Dutc
Va er. A number of names were added
the pledge book at the close of the NEE
~ ing.
AT WORK IN WEST WILMINGTON.
- A largely attended meeting was he
Is, in West Wilmington, last evening, in Il
- school house. DR.. Biglow presided, ,and i
teresting addresses were made by Messr
Mason, Money, Peters, Jones, Wrigh
w. Foulk and Shores. Another meetiI
90, will be held at the same place next Fl
dey evening.
oo' Tie Rev. DR.. Westwood, of the Char
bers Presbyterian church, Philadelphi
,s. will speak in the City Hall at 8 o'clo'
this evening. Mr.. Laurence Simpst
will address the meeting at the san
re place and time on Tuesday evening.
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