The New York herald., 1878-11-25
WAR ON RUM.

THREE ENTHUSIASTIC TEMPERANCE MEETINGS
HELD YESTERDAY BY MR.. MUGPHY-INTER-
EsTING ADDRESSES.
The great temperance lecturer, Francis Murphy ad-
dressed three large audiences yesterday. In ths
morning he spoke in the Fourth Street Methodist
Episcopal Church. in the afternoon in the Seventh
Street Methodist Episcopal Church. and in the even.
ing in the large hall of the Cooper Union. In every
place he was grecscl with the enthusiastic wei
come that has marked his progress since he
came to New York, and the evidences of the
good result of his labors everywhere
made manifest by those members who came
forward after each service to sign the pledge.
In the Seventh Street Church. in the afternoon. Mr.
Murphy took for the text of his discourse the fifteenth
chapter OF Luke the story OF tho "Prodigal Son."
After reading that vivid description of the return OF
the prcdgaI and the manner of his reception by
his father, how he was labitcd in costly gar
merts ana gold ring put his finger.
Mr. Murphy said I'VE must put good clothes on
tho reformed drunkard that he may stand once
among his fellow men and not be ashamed to be seen.
and want you to send all the coats and vests
and pants and shirts and diamond studs 1t you please
that Won have TO spare. that / can dress these
poor men and make them look like the respectable
people they ser around them Many OF these men
have had good homes. arc men of good education
and of hnc instincts and are possibly after their re-
form ashamed to be seen among religious people on
account Of the wretched appearance OF their
L
felt when did not have decent one to put on"
There ought to be little of the spirit Of
Christ continued Mr.. Murphy, 'arong Christian
people. and not much selfrighteousness.
drunk ard is not the worst man i'll the world
II he not drunlard he might have been some
thing else. II peoples noses would get red
time they told lies there would be sad lack of clear
complexors in this world II is necessary always to
have little charity. The that falls by
than the soldier who falls out OF the ranks
through ply ysical weakness is the worst soldier The
Of he
that take ten drinks and do
his work. while another man cannot take two.
But the gentlemen of the pencil have done grandly
for the cause. We're it not for that tremen-
dons engine Of modern ciyizatian. tho
press. the individual work of Francis Murphy
would amount to but little, comparatively.
The drunkard needs. more than anything else, sym
patllylhristan sympathy--and when he does take
The pledge to abstain from Intoxicating drink let him
always understand that he has the sympathy and
hand. that he Inay moro hold up his head among
his fellow men.
BEARING WITNESS Is rnE GOOD CAUSE. .
Mr.. Murphy then called upon of his recently
made converts to temperance to stand and testify
to their conversion which they did TO the number Of
The Rev. sIr whitwell was then introduced. He
siid il he manager of theological seminary he
would send all the students once aweek If possible to
hear Mr.. Murphy and see how he conducted meeting.
The reverend scntlcman said that no man he had
seen for years had the same ability Mr. Murphy had
to conduct revival meeting he was in hearty SYM
pathy with him, with the canse he was advocating
and also in hearty sympathy with the drunkard.
Whitwell, Ito be q drunkard, and thoroughly
formed drunkard is always noble man."
IN THE COOPER UNION.
At half-pass seven last evening The hall of the
Cooper Union packed with people, and,
have been drawn from all classes of society
INGREDIENTS, bankers clerks. mechanics, sporting
nen---in fast as miscellaneous crowd
seen in thai well known hall On the platform were
Mr.. Thurlow Weed. Mr. William r. Dodge Mr..
Thomas b. Pittman and several other distinguished
citizens The meeting opened with the hymn.
MIrphy
been listening to Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson sing
that beautiful Gospel hymn watching and wait.
ing for me-" and it occurred to him that there were
hundreds before him who had somebody at homo
watching and waiting for them and whose hearts
would dance with joy il they knew that their hus-
bands or brothers or lovers had signed the pledge.
.Then." said he, why not gladden. those anxious
take it not merely by signing this card but take it
in your heart OF hearts and have it cngravcn indebly
there. Cali upon Christ to help you by His saving
grace. Cali upon Him 70 aid you in this the hour *
your grca struggle and be assured ii the cry in
earnest the necessary aid will come
ADVOCATING CHRISTIAN rEIP
Mr.. Murphy then called upon Mr.. William r.
Dodge who addressed the meeting in his usual
her for 9 short tiine and, after another hymn was
sung. Mr.. Thomas B. Pittman introduced
to The audience. who came bokily forward and
made his bow to the assembage-I have beep
known a moderate drinking man said Mr.. Pitt
man: Il don't want to be arraiencd as fearful ex-
days ago with my wife and prominent English evan.
geiist TO The Seventh Street Methodist Epis.
copal Church. ! heard Francis Murphy and
to touch the Intoxicating cup again. But
the only salvation FOR the drinking man. firmly
believe. is through and by the grace of God" Mr..
pttman, not to be outdone by Brother Shsffer,
also produced quantity OF statistics. gath
cred from the life insurance companies
ords, from which lie claimed that the average
of death among Incorporate persons twenty-five
per cent greater than among temperate people
There another hymn in which the whole
gregaton Joined, and Mr.. Murphy concluded the
meeting with an address on the beauties Of sober
life. He listened to most atsentvely throughout
by the large audience and applauded vigorously
at the close In the of his address he said
that IL the good work of temperance. which had
been fairly inaugurated in this city. wonld
continue, II promised to do at present there
would not be Grape enough in New York to
hang the closed up liquor aaloons, aud the bell
which would ring out their death knel would be
long lived In the minds of men the bell that first
rang the cry of liberty to these United States