The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-01
THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT.

THE rAMMANx HALL UNloN-oTHER MEET.
INGs.
Henry Bergh President OF the Society for the Pre-
vention OF Cruelty 10 Animals, addressed the Tam
many Hall wing OF the American Temperance Union
yesterday afternoon. Rev. Dire. w. W. Clark and r.
S. Macarthur among tho speakers. and Little
Flora Aud, an infant prodigy, recited tho .sLast
hymn" with touching effect.
Mr.. BeTgh said he mad asked himself what no had
10 40 with temperance intemperance? His clients
were among tho lower order OF animals. They do not
ie they STEAL they do not got into political
rows. thoy do not vote, they do not drink rum.
tLaughter.) They had nothing to do with temperate
or Incorporate men. Whine those reflections waro
passing through his mind ne saw q drunken driver
savagev beating poor old horse. He thcn came to
the conclusion that had something to do with the
subject, hence his appearance.
lie said he happened to live on street whore.
when snow the ground, crowd OF scighi
filed with drunken mon shouting at their utmost
pitch and lash;ng their horses like mad were ire.
queptly to be Here again the cause Of cruelty
10 animals and intemperancs identical Hc re-
gretiedo say that he noticed many ladies particpat
ing in these sleighing orgies. All considerations
tended that all the hisncr well as tho lower
grades OF ANIMALS had something to do with tho
matter When ne was young he mad been taught to
believe that money the root OF all evil. Money,
be % al very wen But b us .s way 10 un rsw oaea
he compelled 10 believe that rum and not money
sc S so or was used He Would Include nxn
priced ohampagucs, shcrrcs, MADEIRA Burgundy.
ciarets and all those expensive liquors. was com.
saying that man was AZ "urunk ms beast," bpt
in his long experience with tho owor animals he had
never seen beast VINO could be called drunk.
DRINK BEASTS.
A question was once asked English nobleman's
dinner table, "Gcntlemon, shall wo drink hike gentle.
mon or drink Ike boasts 2" timid guest az the
lower end the table said no prcIcrrcd they should
drink nKe beasts" Everybody was indis nant
otfAN 0h Vnmn
man SAID the reason why he preierrod they
should drink like beasts was because beasts did NOT
get drunk" tAppiauseL lie was in favor OF holdni
governments that licensed rumscng, and under the
influence OF which mon committed eionies, response
effect the bribery Of fifty Genus per head fo
DOG slaughtered IN the streets bad upon chill
shed and often led them 10 mbrue thcir hands in
human gorc and finally 70 tho ending OF their dayi
ished for selling liquor that intoxicated men with
more severity than ne would the poor wretch VINO
The effects OF .smng' were facotiously illustrated
by reference TO those clerks, accountants bankers,
through occasionaI induigcnce, became naoi.uai
drinkers, and then, no said, comes their DOWNFALL
grant dogs he had seen on the Streets turn out be
regular ana incorrigioe tramps. Mr. Bergn con-
Sde4 Sy aas Of a aruSns
drink OF the Athenian Observation-Disclosures poison
and die
hand Tor distribution.
THE WIDOW VAN COLT ON TEMPERANCE.
The American Temperance Union met In the large
hall of the Cooper Institute. AL the seats were
occupied. The meeting was opened with prayer By
Rev. Edward Chapin MI. William r. Mundy, the
President OF tho union, made few remarks, in which
he stated that whom New York under the govern
ment OF tho Netherlands and during war, the nrss
excise law passed, the treasury being depleted.
and being impossible to replenish 1t ON account OF
the cutting OF communication with Holland, and the
then existing legislative body Of this State determined
that this should be In orcc until such time
God dofeayed their enemies or until thoy received
succor Holland, From that time the temperance
cause obtained prominence In this State. He then
introduced 10 the audience Mrs. Gencvieve Howard,
temperance lecturer, who delivered discourse On
the "lmp OF the Household"
Sir. Mundy then stepped forward and said that he
ha1 forgotten that Saturday night be.
tween the hours Of midnight and i've O'Clock IN the
morning he wished IL that 1o1 saloons
were in full blast precinct Of this city, that In
winch Captain Petty commands la place IA Water
nc INC s By selling rum 10 nose and tho
guardian did not raise bis voice, or rather
MS 0'uO' ID pr0's Tn. WIDOW VAN corr.
Tho speaker, IN lew iauaasory remarks, tnen ~:
troduced Mrs Maggie Van oost VINO said lha. she had
the Methodtsts wore dying out. She commanded that
this was grand mis'ake. wiz prove H. lta repre-
sentative press had been IN Buffalo last Sab
bath would nave 100 recruits out OF 1900 en-
rolled In the ranks OF Methodism. Rut win prove
here Tho speaker requested all tho MethOdiss IN the
hall arise and JOIN the hymn, IAN Hall tho Power
OF Jeaas Name" The majority OF tho audience arose
Van Colt requested the audience to sing tho next
fast again, as tho singing OF the first was IL
the ''dead march order,i Shc then asked the re-
porters " they thought Methodists were dying out
and said there was not much die 10 that singing
The audience wore requested 10 sing tho last
verso little faster, and at Its conclusion the
Widow remarked that IT, was SOLID, oid-lashioned
Methodist hymn and showed that the Methodists were
very lively people. Rosumng she said that MI.
Mundy had declared that there wero more women
tend that woman rules the world, Tor In her hands,
undor God placed not only the destiny Of souls but
little Quo while the father 10 away. the
child Is Entrusted 70 the mothers care,
ana sho shapes: mouds and fashions 81. lie .s
daughter engraved in that image best suited 70
tho motber's WILL 1no son goes out into tho world,
business life Perhaps tho mother Is not drinking
woman, but likes her glass OF lager beer sne scta
the glass and the little ono sips IT, and although
he Tot like still shinks u must DO right because
mother This the first nail IN the cniii'a
conin and the frst step toward drunkard's grave.
II CHRISTIAN women to-day would do their duty
better state Of things would exist IN the land
In conclusion she requested all who were ready 70
sign the pledge TO hold their hands, and was rc-
sponded o5y nity Of those present. AZ THIS jSno.
Colt insisted that they should remain aud conribute
a much possible TO the cause VI temperance. she
did small amount, but asked every one -
give rs much n sho did, which was hfty cents
TEMPERANCE SOCIETY MUSICAL REFORM.
A Convention Of tho Fatnor Mathew Temperance
societies held ut Temperance Hall, No. on Kent
avenue, near Park avenue, Brooklyn, pursuant 10 .
cali issued therefor we~ks ago The object Of the
meeting consider the propricty oil recognizing
the present system OF Sunday evening
INDUCED IN by tho temperance organizations by doing
away with tho employment OF professional comic
singers meetings. and elevang the standard OF