The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-08
MAY ANNIVERSARIES.

THE NATIONAL TEMPERANCE SOCIETY ENTER
INC UPON THE FOURTEENTH YEAR or IRIS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
The business meeting Of the thirteenth anniversary
OF tho National Temperance Society took place yes
terday afternoon nj No. IS Rcadc street. Mr. William
T.. Dodge in the chair. Mr. j. n Stearns, tho score
tary, read the annual report which congralulacs tho
society upon the favorable progress OF the temperance
work, the appointment OF government commission
OF inquiry concerning tho liquor traffic, the results
achieved by tho Womcn's Christian Temperance Union
and the increased disc usson OF tho temperance prob
lem by legislative bodies OF different States Sixty
ak new temperance publications had been started dur
ing the year. Tens Of thousands of persons had been
furnished with ammunition from "the we'll flied
senal OF temperance rofor" Over eighteen thousand
volumes OF temperance books Sabbath schools had
becn published, and vast number OF children's lu-
stratod tracts and cbdrcns chrome pledges had boon
circulated Tho publishing agents report showed
tina; $4,000 had been spent last year. Tho report
gives estimate OF tho number OF temperance
pledges takon during tho year, but says that It has
been larger than in any previous year IN the history
The following officers wero elected for tho ensuing
year:-wiitam Il. Dodge, President; Rev William
Rev. G. II. Acpworth and nearly n hundred others
from various parts OF the country as Vice Presdcnts
). ~ 5lcarns. Secretary and T. I. Sheffield, Treas
urer.
rnR EVENING MEETING.
In the evening pubic meeting took place at the
broadway tabernacle, corner OF thirty fourth street
md Sixth avenue, which was numerousy attended
Mr. Dodge presided. After singing ana prayer By
Rev DR.. Babcock, Of Philadelphia, Mr.. Dodge opened
Tho proceedings with a lew remarks. Ho said that
although this was only their thirteenth annivcrsary
the society in reality much older. Never In the
history OF this society or It's predecessors had thcrc
been given so much encouragement to tho cause OF
temperance MS curing tho past twelve months.
The abstract tho annual report tho substance OF
which has already been given, was then road and np-
proved
mn curIHR,s RRmARxs
Kew. Theodore L.. Cuyier. OF brooklyn, addressed
tho meeting. He said :"Lct cd DO thanked that tho
temperance movement was ugain coming 70 the 'front.'
Many people regarded tho temperance advocates as
visonaries aud asked them to compromise with tho
able and licensed places. This nation had compro-
miscd for nty years with slavery and slavery was
abst,nance enforced at Gettysburg" (Appause.)
Dr. Cuyler referred TO Chancellor Howard Cros
my compromise with iniemperancc Drinking should
DO forbidden In the marble palace we'll as in the
Five FONTS a1 aen Dr Gayes ndcuiea Tho preenco
for inogcstion and ne related tho oil Scotch story
abou, tho man who asked his chamberma,a 70 bring
kept ringing Tor more and moro hot wator ali the
morning. tLaug.,or)
Mr. Neal Dow, OF Portland. Nc, gave an account OF
tho suppression or tho liquor traffic In Name. He
SAID la speaking OF tho success Of the Maine Liquor
law:-"From tho very FIRST tho Maine Law has been
grand success. The liquor traffic has Deon from tho
nC entirely driven GU, of al, the rural districts
and tho smaller towns ana villages and now IL fingers
only very small scale aOd In the most way
In tho largo cities and towns Ind Is con1nod cxcu-
sivoy TO tho lowest and vest part OF the foreign pop
uati0n The facts and figures Will show that In
the old rum times tho pcopio Of Maine consumed In
strong drink the entire valuation OF tho State
evory period OF about twenty years. and tho
quencc was widespread poverty among tbcm. Tho
proportion OF tho national drink bill for Name would
DO about thirteen millions OF dollars but IL Is not
moro than one million, with largo allowance for tho
violation OF law IL viii be safe to say tho quantity is
not moro than hall million. The annual national
drink bill is seven hundred millions, which, with
nual compound interest NJ six per cent VIII DO
thnn twenty-five thousand millions OF dollars IN
twenty years while tho entire valuation OF tho prop.
crty OF tho country IL less than thirty thousand NH
lions.n