The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-08
FOES OF RUN.
Alcohol and Its Kindred Spirits
Publicly Denounced.
BARNUM KNOWS THEM ALL.
Enthusiastic Meetings at Tammany Hall
and Cooper Institute.

Under the auspices Of the American Temperance
Union Mr.. r. 7. Barnum delivered address before
large audience at the Cooper institute Yesterday
afternoon. lie said 81 propose TO give you some
Of hand remarks founded on experience and common
sense Tho longer live the more feel that ~
solourners on this little lump Of mud-tho world 10
only small bail any way-wc should try TO fulai shs
Eleventh Commandment, which teaches Us 70 love our
fellow neu. Having been rescued myself from great
danger believe II is my duty 10 Try and save otnsr
am now sixty-eight years old, and used TO drnK
liquor myself contracted the habit while
In England where ! went with Tom rh umb
in 1913. when ! returned and built my
house ut Bridgeport Conn., prided myself especially
on The tine VINE cellar u containod-I knew II was
fashionable 10 have large wine cellar Alter lew
that my friends and scnoomates wero travelling tho
same road. When felt SICK used 70 take q drink,
and that would make mo feel worse than before la
ISIT gave up drinking and since then have scarcely
known what Il Is 10 have an ache or a pain have
drank perhaps, than any other In this hall
to-day, aud know wha u 49, II Is tho greatest evil
world and is the parent OF almost every other
evil. we are told That on one occasion The devil gos
control OF a good and told HIM he must do ono
OF three things-either commt murder, arson gct
drunk Tho good man, recoiling In horror
from either o. the TWO hrss named, ac,
whilo 10 this condition be committed both OF tho
other crimes. And 80 u Is that nnc-tenhs Of all the
crme in the United States Is brought about ny tniox-
eating liquors. No animal put man will drink rum.
You may tako my word Tor IT, as u showman, tnat
Calch my elephants drinking whsKeyf No. sir, they
would not do It. Through this cursed rum $4,000
unwcpt every year, and, worse than ALL right
hlud this army can DO heard the tramp OF the 900
coming ior next year. You may hear the MO aud
dram recruiting them In every grogshop
10 the city and on the sideboards Of
many OF most respectable ladies' The bcss
class OF men iail into this social evil Th,uk
of ihc mcanest mnn among your acquaintanccs
and IN guarantee he does not get drunk; he Is too
moan 70 get drunk. But tho liberal large hearted.
go fellow no generally fnllS. And
feature OF this evil VI tntempernnce that tho
innocent suffer the most women and children navs
PEELED 70 meet hero and try 10 make some people
believe that two aud two mako four. There - no
more real vitality In drink OF whisxey than there -
IN pound Of temporary nails. man win get as much
nutriment IRON gil OF whiskey AZ horse receives
IRON the contact OF sour with It's side. II makes
him 20 faster q WHILE and that all Let any
here who drinks submit TO DO bed tomorrow, tneu
let the blood DO distilled, aud y there not Alcohol
found IN II will donate $1,000 to this temperance
society"
During his address tho speaker many humor.
anecdotes which elected roars Oh laughter from
the audience
BLUE RIBBON AMERICAN TEMPERANCE UNION.
Tho Blue Ribbon wing OF the American Temperance
Union met In Tammany Hall. rho hall was WILL
filled, some Tour thousand people being present rLa
entertainment was oil rather variety kind, In which
some OF the actors stepped outside Of legitimate
temperance business and took hand in the Drize
subject Of dcnunciaton.
Vice President Ingersoil Lockwood said there was
ono subject 10 which wished call the especial
attention Of the meeting. II the fact that last
night, within tho shadow Of some Of our churches,
brutal prize nsht was fought, In when
tho combatanls battered the faces Of each other
so rs 10 scarcely recogn xabie those OF
human beings Ho lad hoped that prize lighting
had forever abolished IN the state but that
thcre was evidence Il was not. to would oncr r,so-
luton that Tho authorities ~ Albany bc immediately
memoriaizcd TO pass such laws Us may DO necessary
10 prevent such brutal occurrence as was reported
In the morning papers from happening again Ia this
city. The resolution Was unan inousiy adopted
Rov. w. Is. Anieck the Englisn temperance evan.
gcilst said asked whether a. expected
tina. this would ever become sober worid' The
rested with themselves That tho work OF tempe.
rance reformation tho hands OF the people, AMI
iha. as .hey laboroa SO would me iru. come Iors-
He had no FAULT 10 mud with ~ IL was The
bost world no ever knew aud as people treated
Ho averrcd that in scotland taxation was measurnby
reduced In places where thoro wero no strong Quors
ali other places where the same abstinence existed
Tue gentleman Infused into hs remarks some
quaint anecdotes which, with his peculiar moshod u
recital kept the audience In high state Of morr.
menL He concluded by warning young men 10 Keep
tho saloon keepers AZ distance Tor then thcy would
be blessed In their time and helped for eternity.
OTHER FEATURES INTRODUCED.
Miss Dimocx sang ''Considcr the Lilies" ana the
sweet by and BY assisted by tho choir, with touch
ing effect A. r. Burbank, elocutonist, was much ap.
plaudcd In hls rendering Of the drunken scene In kp
Van winkIe." new feature In these temperance en-
Rov. W. O. stoelc, Past worthy Patriarch Of tho
Sons Of temperance referred 10 tho progress OF sho
temperance movement on Long Island. He stated
that in suffolk county alone 600 had signed the
pledge within tho past two months; that thu Excise
law must and shall DO cniorccd that no was opposed
any Legislation At Albany that would stronghold
tho hands tho liquor sellers, which would be The
case If Hoahan bill should BIO adopted. That bill
was only tho DAILY bill Under another name There
also the Aivord b which looked 70 tho irse safe
native beer and tho closing OF tho liquor
saloons. The latter had been attempted In England
and it proved q DISASTROUS failure, Tor while
It established beer shops innumsraols Is did mot
have tho effect Of closing q single GIN palace and
drunkenness immensely Increased. No beer bilis
no iroe wine bill for US tAppiausel He was OPP
all other kinds Of punchea good thing could not be
made out oil u. Like tho Chinese Emperor, when he
sct his foot down against tho introduction OF opium
into his dominions he denounced any Legislation that
had ivr It's object tho raising OF revenue from the
miseries aud degradation OF the people.
Al this point Mr.. r. 7. Barnum mado his appearance
In the naIi anu escorted 10 tho platform, from
which he shortly attcrwnrd mado brief but surrine
and at times amusing tsmpcfanoo address,
THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL TEMPERANCE
SOCIETY.
The regular annual meeting OF the Temperance
Society Of lhe New York Conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church was held last evening az 81 Luke'z
Church, West Forty.nrst street About nvs hundred
members wcro present Amer singing by the con-
grcgation and prayer by Rev T.. d. Bishop Rev. W.
o. smith, the president, opened tho meeting BY
general statement Of tho purposes Of tho meeting and
low remarks on the past career OF the society.
An election Of officers Tor the ensuing year then
took place which resulted ~ follows :for Presidcnt-
DIR. W. q. Smith. Vice pros,dcnts-C. ID. Foss, u v.
ivwnsena' A. .ouonnan =, 800, nosona rr.asn,.s 4,
Gibson. Managcrs-RcvA W. II. MocKic, n. ). Bishop.