New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-20
WOMEN'S TEMPERANCE WORK


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THE Observation-Disclosures ny MRS. Written
MEYrR. MRs. sTErHEN5 }. y. slEAENs, NH"
RILEY iND FRANCIS MURPHY.
! IYRoM 4 sVEcINL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRBuNEl
OCrN Grove y. j.. July 19.-The attenf-
! ance at the C,iBT-aiecting ~ The W"ne's hai'"ha
Christian Temperance Union IN the Grove TINS morning.
was increasrd By the arrival OF seycr" trans OF eAcu
| snnsts from Eew-Ycrk, Eed-DAns, and Philadelphia
The threatening weather had torrors for the temper
once advocates As there ~ abundant shelter from the
storms 1T Ocean in the tents cottages ana hoteS
| AmoD2 the prominent and women who are present.
ana who have arranged to participate IN inc
meeting he held during the next nine days are BITS
Annie Whittenmcyer President OF tha Convention his
Dehpaa President Of The HewJer5ey Temperance Unon
! Mrs. Mary c. Johnson Recording Secretary, National
Temperance Union; T. j. Thompson OF ONO; hr''
| Mary 4. Lathrop Of Michigan; TIE Rev. E H. STOKES
| the Rev. Michael W. Flamma, p. D. OF ihe Lutheran
Church Spin yicd. Ohio the Rev. "ianP. Coib'tt OF
Brooklyn the Rev. Thomas I. Everett OF Imadepnl"
| the Rev Dr. Krote' OF Ncw-York; the Rev Dr. Naylcr
Of BALTIMORE; tho Rev H. D. Bugle, the Rev. Dr. Hitch
cock the Rev Dr. Leggett OF Rlhway; Prof. Richards
| OF MuhIouberg College, Allentown. Penn; the Kew
Mcbride of Nsw-York; the Rev DE-. Knowles OF orange
NeyyJcrscy the Rev. H. Weed OF Newark Ne"-J"faey
the Rev Mr. Evans New-Jersey Dr. Riley Of Baltimore;
Francis Murphy. Philadelphia; j. " 5iearh, Ne" loiA'
| and II. e. Camp OF Brooklyn.
At brief meeting held in the Tabernacle. last evening,
Dr. Stokes said that two temperance conventions had
been held in TIE Grove during the past three years Do
conducted by This however under the drcct
mana cement OF women promises To be more SUCCESSFUL
in numbers OF attendance and efficiency OF work per-
formed. They have begun the wor~ on Gospel ioN'i-
on have called IN the ad OF Heaven, and success must
attend them Mrs Whit;cumeyer thanked the ladies' Tor
tie kind vclcome EXTENDED by thom to herself and CO.
workers. II had been sad that the Crusaders mad gwen
up their c.lt saus the common enemy; tht tey t
failed That T. not tho fact The Crusade has only lust
l II 4 tupv M on
force ard Is il sweeps this country IL will destroy
th. demon Alcohol and his attendant satellites. 1his
work was begun prayer, has been carried on by prayer
and will be finished amid sounds OF victory and thanks
giving.
TIE MORNING MEETING.
AttheTabcrrac, this morning. Mrs. Whittcnmeycrprc
sided assisted by irs. Mary c. Johnson Recording See
rotary Convention. Mrs Bolton Of Ohio read from
the scriptures after which, Mrs stephens OF Delaware
led prayer, asking that the Spirit Of Prayer should
rest upon the sing present, that the thoughts
OF an should BE- concentrated upon the work before th"u
ars Whtenmcyer asked The brothers and sisters pres
ent 10 give their experience in the work and what they
intended In the future. Grs Denman, President oil
The state Sorc;y NcwJcrsCy, SAID mat the work was
begun in that state in little PrayerMccting. God mas
shown the women in the different towns OF the state
that daily PTayer-Meetings would AID them; and
every day for years the work has been success
full Men aud women from all classes OF society have
come ana asked for spiritual aid God has also
blesr Us in the Jail IL brothers had been sent
in there that their might be saved In the juvenile
work we been also best, and We are now forming
chl,lren's unions Ia Philadelphia bartender told rae
that be was left alone child had become bootback
and then rinselcr. one day little girl came in ana
begged him to sell or father Mr. Franklin another
drop Of LIQUOR IL promised Since then nc heard the
glowing words of Francis Hurphy and is nov convert
anxious To promote the work before us.
Mrs Knowles OF Orange told in Illustration OF the jail
lot fuO( had visited the iaii
that city and prayed FOR the inmates one OF tlem
released just before the Fourth OF July and he soYe to
resist tie temptations the street bus be fell aud tie
prayers OF the people were now asked for him The
Rev r. G. Llppcncot said that he had adopted toe plan
Of speaking the drunkards whenever he met them ON
the street calling them church and to The prayer
meetings, giving them encouragemenI, and showing
them that brothers aud sisters really cared Tor
them. My people believe in praying To God for help,
and feel assured that lie Will bapse US with this eEer-
getic spirit
woman said that she had been laboring for three
years in saloon work In place woman said to her,
What are You doing herel You only throwing
pearls before swine" | answered, Then We Will"
She said she had been Christian woman, bat was now
saloon keeper ami business would not allow her TO be
aChriStan Tic speaker talked with her until tie woman
told her with streaming eyes that she had been Metho
dist For years she had selling ram, until the
ing Of religion had been almost forgotten. Tho lady
made persistent and earnest efforts 20 save the woman,
but while she would listen and weep she would not act
nor renouncc the trade in At last she moved to
another part % the city 20 escape her would be friend
The speaker found house opposite Negro church,
md she asked that congregation TO pray her OUT and
they did So rae woman reclaimed, and with her
husband rioces life that has been opened to
them and their children.
Mrs stephens OF ,aware, said: don't want You to
do any less jail work hospital work. but don't want
you tooycrlook the wives. have always had feeling
| That I must not put myself whore was not wanted,
| but when hive overcome that feeling and entered
houses purpose Of doing good. have f"lr ~
servant oil Cod In the Of young married man in
Wilmington, / went TO him. lie had fallen. His
wife was very inter. She said d" had rather 10 have
seen his coffin como in than to have seen him come in
that night l will never forgive him. He has brought
me So low" | asked her II she he'd made up her mind
never God forgive nor her sins. she said, ION
mo-" prayed with her, talked and encouraged her
al 1t last she put both her bands into mine and said. I'm
| do whatever You ask" / had won the woman. Now |
an working 20 the man. come back again to what
| / said, Don't forget the women and The wives"
Nrs Wnittenmcycg then addressed the concourse, ana
asked that the Grove be converted into inquiry
meeting for the nine that each with
his ncighbors and urge them forward in the work She
chen called Mss Amanda smith, tho coored reyiyalis
| 10 the platform wncrc she sang, Wnos the Lords
SIDE r. tn entire congregation joining the chorus. The
Rev Or pronounced the benedction, and
| was taken until O'clock p. n.
AFTERNOON MEETING.
After service lasting from p. unit! $3.50, under
the leadership Of H. c. Camp of Brooklyn. the regular
service 81 the Convention resumed by ,he reading
Of scriptures by Mrs Rycrson of Philadelphia. Prayer
was offered BY Mrs Butler OF New-York. Mrs. Written
| meyer then said: "Out Of the months OF babes and
,icy ings shall he taugnt ard want You To hear
child sing" She stood the child, little blind bOy-little