The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-08
1T PAYS TO BE TEMPERATE.
NEAL DOW TELLING WHAT THE LAW
has DONE FOR MAINE
How the Famous Act was Pushed through
tho Leaisintu-e-A Marvellous Decrease
In the saie-Parson Newman's Hopes.

In the saie-Parson Newmnn's Hopes.
The thirteenth anniversary Of the National
Temperance Society was celebrated last even
ing In the Broadway Tabernacle. The platform
before the pulpit was occupied by many city
pastors. and large audience was In the body
OF the church. The Hon. VIM. Z. Dodge presd-
ed. The Secretary. Mr.. J. N. Stearns. read an
abstract OF the yearly report, which said that
the society had founded the r1ost valuable and
complete temperance publishing house In the
world In regard to the national Government.
the whiskey manufacturers have made partly
successful efforts to obtain a reduction Of the
taxation on whskey. The prisoners convicted
and imprisoned for participation In the frauds
Of the notorious Whiskey Ring have been freed.
and Southern dealers have defed the Govern
ment and refused to pay the tax. Little has
been done to compel restitution OF the immense
sums OF money OF which the Treasury was
ne,ran,a1d ana tne wh,sses n,eres1 sarls,
The The I recoIpts ' We're .54csc75; expenses sSi.
The Rev. T. l.. Cuyer spoke Of the Crosby
movement, and said that VIII Il had his sym
could remedy the evil OF intemperance. Com
promise was all wrong Attempts we're made
70 compromise slavery before the war. but
slavery became stronger every year 1t is rs
great crime to get drunk in a grand hotel ns
in a rum hole. The church should fight II as
should not set bad example by drinking them
selves. III you get n demijohn OF good wine into
the 6RSH Hon bsS out 1T Mane sysTy
ago the men Of Maine concluded that the sup
preston OF the liquor traffic could alone remedy
selves to the people. and showed that the traffic
was Injurious 70 their interests. -, We vent to
the day before adjournment. We desired
nittee to, report mimmediateIy On, the BIZ.
afr do
there the year befora. they had laughed US
ment and the ballot box we turned out all the
men who voted against u.s.. Now the Legisla-
,ure & was only too 90 happy to be o, service; % The
and Sr' K was enacted BY both Houses the
Ss ooxns ne MonSsy The b
which entirely outlawed LIQUOR went into force.
fui. LIQUOR has absolutely Vanished from
-fourths OF the State. in the country dis
tricts. IL fingers a little in the dark PLACES Of
bpforst the law. consumed annually sl3. .000. 900
worth OF liquor. II now expends l'ss than
distiIIsrSs no % longer M exist. The efiss can bs
seen In better homes. better farms, and better
living. Maine has not teit the panic as you
against depression in other States. Maine
calls on the other States to follow her example.
and an, they VIII I'm nnd safety and protection from
Thu Rev. Mr.. Sabine offered a resolution ex:
| pressing hope tnat the Holahan Liquor bill
| will be defeated by the legislature. 1t was
adopted, and Mr.. Dodge said 1t was to be tee-
! grAphcd 70 Albany.
Parson Newman then said that he hoped for
| the time when the Maine law would prevail all
| over the Union. He believed that the church.
| with its $4,000 ministers acting rs temperance
| lecturers. was the only real agent capable OF
| turning public OPT MON firmly against the LIQUOR
| traffic Each one OF the 100000 church com
municants should bs pledged to total absti-
nence, which should lie Incorporated as an ar
| ticle OF belief In the creed.