The New York herald., 1878-11-19
AGGRESSIVE TEEToTALIsar.

AGGRESSIVE TEEToTALIsy.
meeting Of the radical branch Of the temperance
people was held in Helping Hand Temperance Church
Rev. Mr.. Aec 81, East Eleventh street, last evening,
j. b. Gibbs presiding. Besides the usual temperance
programme, such as singing. reading OF Scriptures,
prayer. brief speeches and reciations, 1t was an
nounced that regular series of revival meetings,
under the auspices Of the Mercantile Division of the
Sons of Temperance, would be commenced next
week. Brother wolford hoped that the meetings
would be commenced at earlier date. "some
souls might be in hell before next Saturday night
The suggestion did not prevail. and Brother Woford
muttered soto uoce. Well, let them go to hell their
own way
THE MURPHY OVERFLOW.
The chief feature Of the evening was the explana-
ton President Gibbs gave of the socalled Murphy
overflow meeting" which lie had advertised was to
be held in Cooper Union on Sunday last. and which
Murphy had publicly denounced as fraud and an
imposture. He had previously asked Murphy il he
would not step to the Union. if only for few
moments. 1t would do o world OF good for the
cause under the present state Of excite
ment there was material enough 10 I'LL both build
ings. Murphy said he could not leave his church and
referred Gibbs to his son. Young Murphy told Gibbs
the latter ssr that he enas sSs tn not steal water o
stealing water from their well it would be
bringing water to it." He Gibbs, believed there
were two feelings in this city about Murphy. and il
anti Murphy meeting should be called in Cooper
Union the hall would be filed On Sunday last after
of the ZOO present left Mr. Gibbs stated that he had
made the announcement with the best intentions and
that he could not righfuly be accused OF deception
Mrs. Emma Gates Conklin said there was Use
talking prohibition to o man until you get the rum
out Of him. Then make prohibition voter out Of
him.
TOO MUCH MURPHY.
In regard to Brother Murphy said Mrs Conklin.
let rs possess our souls in patience She was aston
president Gibbs. Everything is kFrancis Murphy
and nobody else. He Is the alpha and omega OF the
likes to drunkaris he is paid for it. He
would give the outcasts sandwiches. but he won't
pay for them. He lives high and grows fat at the
Murphy it is time he to explain. When he
leaves the ruInsellcls viii be more jubilant
woman whom Murphy induced to sign the pledge
the other evening was led home by Mrs Conklin her
YVES saved it would be through no labor Of Murphy.
Mrs. Conklin denounced IS false the assertion made
Ware IN "
anybody could deposit what they pleased nothing
at all il they were minded.
President Gibbs said this was the end OF the crusade
against Murphy. although the choir Immediately
commenced singing More to Follow"
Rev. Mr.. Afdcck hoped they would try to do good
deal of work for little money instead Of little work for
good deal Of money"
Among the other speakers Rev. Mr.. Miller. Of
DR.. Deems church; George Jones mot the Count
Joannes'l, Rev. Mrs. Somerby, Of Syracuse. and
others. The singing by the Craig sisters was well
u
THE NEWARK LAW AND ORDER ASSOCIATION PRO-
POSES TO MAKE TEMPERANCE POLITICAL IS
, SUE.
number Of the clergy Of Newark and sprinklng
Of citizens met last evening at the Central Presbye
rian Church. Washington street, and listened the
report of the Executive Committee Of the Law and
Order Association. Rev. DR.. McrSar. chairman OF
the committee. read the report. In it he forth
tion of and order and the suppression vice aud
immortality by the enforcement of the Laws against the
Sunday and other illegal traffic in intoxicating
drinks" The report further forth that there are
1O2O licensed saloons Newark that the saloons
committed In the city and OF the police and
penses; that these amounted last year to $1S0,0O0;
that thc money spent in saloons aud the Loss
OF wages amounted to about s5.0o0ooo an
the extent Of the social and moral evil
entaed on the community by the rum traffic. Nearly
every saloon was kept open on Sunday III bold def
ancc Of the law. One hundred saloons in
fun blast without any license. The Sabbath was rap
idly being turned into day OF lawlessncss
and dissipation Ffftccn-ban pool playing was
q snare and trap for young men. The report was
highly commended by several speakers, and finally
adopted Addresses were then made. call of Mr..
Noah 4. blanchard, chairman of the meeting,
by Rev. Drs AckInan. Vt Madison and Nell
vane. Seran and Stevens of Newark. The
cry of all that the situation demanded that Chris
tan ministers should lead the Christian public in an
earnest crusade against the common evil: should
organize and concentrate their power and
the observance Of Christian Sabbath. Some Of the
speakers spoke strongly in favor Of bringing the mat
ter boldly into politics. and making temperance and
antagonsm to the liquor traffic the central issues