New-York tribune., 1878-12-18


liquors; and that OF the crimes involving personal yo
lece certainly heeourths chargeable to the same
cause The practical question Is: what can oe dohe
aboutiti =.
ntempsranss were a.. new ss evil cS%lIIs Se.,Isuae ie
from some foreign shore, laden with It's ,v, aW,
ul burden of disease, Of pauperism and crime Win
strous approach. What severity OF laws what strin-
gences OF quarantine what activities OF resistance,
new evil II surrounds like an atmosphere, as
II has fathers through countless generations II per
verts judgments IL pOisons habits, II sways passions,
aints churches consciences 1t seizes the en-
gnery ofou legislation and by Il creates moral 70
physics for 1t licenses and empowers ITSELF 20 oeeet IN
endless me % ,oe %1S Of ali for
cOuntryit encos parties like the serpens OF
and crshes in its folds the spirit OF patriotism and VII
THE DUTIES OF THE HOUR.
the case then utterly hopelss Mol not while the
spirit OF Christ has a tabernacle on earth.
Threse duties of the present hour lie Immediately be-
fore us.
Fs-To see to ii that present Excise laws take no
step backward The oucry that the present laws must
be changed because they caunat be enforced Is inslo
and false. They he enforced. The fault Is not III
them but in aithless officials, who in cOwardice dare
not In trcachery will not obey the plain letter ana
sP Ieeeptv I '"e enforced there would not be today
in the City of New York one place where liquors could
be sold by the drink which IS not In Tact pupc lhn
necessary for the actual accommodation of travellers
and having all the conveniences essential u such &C
trusted with the responsibilities which the dovolves
upon nukcepers and exacts from them as licensed Venu
Sec0nd-It is Our dlty 10 stand by them who seek 10
enforce the law and compel orla obedience 70 us pro-
visions. DR.. CrOSbys organization connnnnds Fespect
and deserves support IL asks nothing OF us enemies
but obedience TO the law, aud nothing Of ITS friends Dh
10 aid II in compelling such obedience.
ThirdSince all the courts have gwen their nal sane
ton 70 the act for tne protection oi woman ana tao
ceEce for us If We do not see that tt
law Is put 10 vigorous OPERATION enforced ~ WIN sSG
many wife sober husband ana many chlu hop't
father, for the fear OF tie law VIII be the beginning OF
wisdom TO many drunkardnaker.
Ldsty-We ought 10 sJand by and encourage the re-
form that is reaching IN" hand N hIothcrhood and love
10 the thousands OF drinking and women IN our city
Francis Murpuy shoua pr arne win our stinpan3,
prayers and means to AID his noble work; and
most Of all the wet! OF rum who are Dlavey STRIVING
with his reclaim themselves should helped and
ENCOURAGED ia tEcIr chorts-lot by aims that df-
moralIZc and dcbasc but by employment that viii CE-
courage setTcance and strengthen the hopes Of per
maneut reform. WHAT s 70 hinder an organization Tor
such parp0Se with good men and capital enough, 10
make 1t eh'cliyei One hundred thousand dollars de-
voted 10 that end would be- returned to the commn
nity an hundred fold IN saved taxes, increased indus
tries; and above aI, Ia men and women rescued from
the misefios, wees and crimes OF drunkenness.
REMARKS OF DIR. JOHN HALL
AZ the conclusion cf Judge Dayiss address. which
evoked frequent laughter aud warmly applnudc''
Mr.. Dodge moved vote OF thanks, which
was promptly carried. He then Introduced tic
Rev. DR.. Junn Hall. somewhat Unexpectedly 20 the
Doctor, who however came forward and spoke d some
length on the general subject OF mtempcrancc, first
commencing judge Davis's coGcnt argument, ard
thanking MN LOT ti' Cti!ln
he had made Tie speaker then made timely appeal
relative to the use Of wine the coming New Years
Day
Drunkenness, he said. is sin Of pecu-
liar kind, and society fOrgives II ~
II forgyes nothing else. Let man pilier or lie, or be
base and and society las it's own way OF express
ing its opinion adversely but 1t will forgive man
because he has been oyertakcn by drink. Nay, II
will be apt TO conclude, IN the first instance,
that probably he has generous, knd-hcarted,
open nature, and has been betrayed into this.
Now Just because this Is the with intemperanrc II
Is all the important that social Influences should
to the utmost possible degree be brought to hear
against IL. We have enough lades and gentle
men here in these roons. tnInE,
20 efcclually purify the social habits Of our
New Years Day VI this particular matter aud now hear
with n ask you, feowcitizeus, Christian friends.
patriots lovers Of this City Of Ncw.Yors, II
yOn will act in tie spint Of these prncipies
around Applause.l | know man at this
moment in ts CITY. who by brlh social advantages
this community could give hin. lie II helpless aud conl
paratiyely hopeless through indulgence in drink;
how he got into this evil nabit, the answer
was Sin W w5h m asoard And that IL tas s
story with many. wish 70 emPhasze one polntathe
Pees Of e1Ssns @ d fo B'0s n'
the deadly character Of this habit appausei,
exceedingly glad as every good ctzen must be, when
this ring IN uunlskHbr tones this tidth:
that the who helps 10 max his felOwnen drunk
ars is the enemy OF his country and Uf his race APP
pauseI
ADDRESSES BY OTHER SPEAKERS.
The Rev. Dr. Adams WAS invited 10 speak mex,
and IN response he said, among other tbngs,
that there was Christian standpoint from which
we are TO view this matter Of political economy. and the
ultimate conviction Of viii DE that tht most eNtiaya-
CANT thing in society Ia sin IN whatever form 1t NAV
lie found. When men touched In the matter Of
TAXATION ana they thus find that stu IL expcnsv"
10 Them as well Others then they begin 10 feel
nev interest I'm these reforms In the long II Will be
found that the pocket is the side OF virtue Laughter
and applauhe.I .
Dodge TO peak. He responded Ia few remarks. Judge
SpeiT q eXcrsed himself when called The company
were then invited to collation. IN the adjoining