The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-09
TEMPERANCE MEN AT WORK
WHAT Yesterdays fGITA TORS SAID
aBOUT 7HE GREAT EVIL.


Mr.. Johnson's Exposition OF the Imitation OF
Itauors-Thc Gospel Tent Meeting-At sea
Preparations for Very Lively Work.
The meeting Of the American Temperance
Union in Cooper Institute yesterday afternoon
was largely attended. Al the outset Mr. Hutch
ings. the lightning calculator" made n rapid
prayer. President Gibbs. in response to a uucs-
zion about the Crosby movement. said it only
Topped Off the tail Of the monster Of intem-
pcrancc. and left the head and claws TO do their
horrd work Vicc-Presidcnt Leo said the
Crosby movement did not profess to he tenn
pcrance. but had merely the object Of closing
illegal grog shops II would do n good work.
and should have the good will Of temperance
people. The Brooklyn Brotherhood have been
engaged. he said, for year in fcrrcting out
illegal places and making complaints but the
men who were paid and sworn to execute the
law failed to do so. The Grand Jury had found
two or three hundred indictments but the Dis
trct Attorney had pigconhood them. to be-
used as whips in election time.
Eli johnson said: Two years ago promi-
ncnt vino importer died in this city. Among
his books no record Of II single invoice OF wine
was found. hat in his cellar machinery for
| making il was discovered. There are beer fac
tories that can make beer in fifteen minutes.
without Il particle Of hops or malt. had heard
that druinmcrs Of liquors no longer carried
around samples Of liquors. They took a box OF
drugs instead, from which to manufacture their
wares For long time tried TO obtain a SINH
| lar box. but failed to do so. Finally young
physician committed suicide. induced 10y u.s. Of
poisonous liquor. Among his effects was found
one OF these sample eases. Hero ii is.' Tho
! lecturer showed a black tin box in which were
several bottles containing c"lorcd liquids; lie
| continued: In this box were essential oils for
| making eight Kinds of brandy. six Of whiskcy.
Tour OF gin. AMI two OF wine. Each OF tnrse
bottles il guaranteed to make twenty gallons
81 huuur. Iher" Is "a house IN TINS city
| that manufactures these articles. This bottle of
oil made hy them contains material for twenty
gallons Of French brandy, They also ISSUE this
book Of objections which he showed, which
spec lies ~ different oils Tor manufacturing
| drinks. All are made Of different parts of nj
cohol. water. sugar. tartaric acid. and other
dccterioMs ingredients. together with the essen
tial 9il. The oil Is the only change made in any
Of thom. This bottle is guaranteed TO make
twenty gallons Of port wine. Ii il what physi-
The audience ililcd the Gospel Tent Yesterday
afternoon 10 listen to Mr.. Thomas Maslin. the
temperance lecturer. GOD. hc said would have
the wicked: but while some Of his companions
had cApiaicd th"ir crm'- on TIA" gallOws. he
tributed the hanging Of forty-cight men in this
country during tne nast year to ,nlempcrince
Mrs. James Tllhv, who visited Mr.. Maslin in
his adversely while in Bellevue Hospital. was
mir.tu,rd. she said she could not rcalilr that
Mr.. Maslin was the same man. She related the
ease oi young man who took his meals in u
restaurant. and who was led T. drinking hy tn"
bad example OF II minister and deacon who sat
near him and regularly ordered Scotch ale. MIR.
Bunting Pr, sidcnt Of the Gospel Tent Mission.
said hc would not belong To- a church whose
pastor set such nn example. He favored hang
ing n the liquor sellers, as they werc the cause
of all the murders. German said that hc was
| awAk enrd early Yesterday morning 10y the nuis,.
| two policemen made in taking a drunken man
| there "a lnctlc: don club dol man he has soul
10 save" H. was told to mind lis own business.
do. he said. and mine pcsiness Is u help
1ny@ dri man soul Ind v kip hm rem a
who had been reformed by att.pling the Gospel
Tent meetings 10 stand up About twenty. IN
Yesterday was field day for the temperance
folks al 500 GIN. Ihrongs went there on ihc
I"l. W. Z. SSte'Tio Grand Worthy "Iatriareh Of
IL sous Of Temperance "i eastern New York.
/ had cAar-H Of the meetings. The krv. Charles
n Fowler. u. H.. IL. D.. witness of the
wpmen's crusade in Cincinnati. said that strong
drink DESTROYED faculty, after faculty. until the
victim : 7eli-respet and conscience were tram
pied under foot. IL, war strongly in fayor If
prohibition. hut he thought where prohibition
tom WIS the next hest thing. still license was
nothing more nor less than eivn.; one person
Ia roll tli"m Of their money and ruin them.
body and soul. H. gave \ vivid account of the
crusade in Cincinnati. when the women who
sang and prayed in the saloons were arr, stnd
prison, and were tho means II doing good
th"re' Thr MAYOR released them on narolD
and they won't from the lhll Stili praying and
singing. Their work for tcnneranr' could NOT
h' ahqtcd or rushed aui. Tho speaker con.
clud"d ~ follows; Temperance men and
Ms,m,en' Eroy and work. Put forth your i. s'
Let your watchwords b. prayer and pers,-
y,rance,,, The Rev. Z. G Babosk q rhilad.l-
were Also made 10y Mrs Margaret T.. Winslow
and sgsannah Evans. Among the leaders in
out Of 59S Mr T Ba'crS9a III aa a. Ga he
, himself and Nj. Dubois. although Of % cOmpli-
catea natsWTe w be- cSplahhed and made
s3jO.ooQ, but h. is now bankrupt,
lsa9r l.; Allen, an old man with a long gray
rants 70 be issued last w.eek against Thomas
Chur.hill Of the Mansion House, John Salter Of
day; Ant three. with Alien. reside II thhe section
will be held To-day Frederic sanborn and
Mr.. Onslow. the iniormers IN the cases
prosecuted men, desiring, according t.
the -tmrnt Of ono of the latter 10 'onpro-
mise They ar. employed 10y Allen IN his Pm
city. They said they We're going 10 work i'i
him on SUNDAY. and syn reporter con~e-
lueuty called al III" fa'tory late vest. rday aft r
, noon, and found II open, one OF IA" two men
the day and that Alien hat hut shortly hcfpr,
. / with them. Athird man. employed Icy Alien
was suporuirnd ns a popcorn stand near hy
5 H. had n-p h~cn an informcr against the
4, liquor sellers who had ,proianed the sabbath
| The Consolidated Temperance Association
Of Jersey Guy yesterday DISTRIBUTED cir'u
I lars appealing for sympathy. inilu"n e.
and money % aid them in their work
: They say. The society has boen lormeo
Tor the protection of our homes. aud l.
20 promote the prosperity and honor of our city.
=, There are in J orsry CITY So places licensed t'
1 sell liquor, besides "A larg number wthou
% llcans 5. The circular elalms thnt as r"-q
e. the city pays annually s2lh2l1 To- support The
- Police u pnrlmont and s25io1 for tho -upl.pr
- tho ut-door poor. making total Of $40 ,iul
90 To- offset this There WIS received in fees iO
y the So LICENSES s2ls75. and IN fines collectc,
e hy the Polio" Justices ~ 300. leaving
90 deficit for tho city To- pay of ;-li,3-H2t VIII IA
q the society claims. Is largely churgouhlo a. ih
j sal. oi Liquor. But this IL not all. j rsD} CuNI
4 proportion of the cost of supporting the mil
pcplloniinry. and alnl,housr, during the las
Cd y'nr, was 3 tousI mnkins the t'tni cost io tina
= city iNr the support ol it- pol!'o, criminals ana
" uhup.r~. s3fiil1. Oi this sum IT ls rHm'i
- That the men whose pockets arr cmItind
e. health broken, and reason d"thrunod in th
5 grnrserics OF our c.ty, load our tA payers witt
' four llliil~. or s-Hl .J3j.
y Most of the IuStlr~ OF chur ho- I'm thu EiElt
e. Ward have united for th pllrpn.ro CD, tnrmin-'
> society auxiliary tu the lt.N, Dr.. Croohy'- 500 lo
!. y. y W''iiu- l@ 'h' hcld tO-norruW oN'nln