The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-05
THE CAUSE OF TEMPERANCE.
ADDRESS IN THE PARK EATRE by NH. c.
w. sAWYER THE RELIGIous CURE.


The PARK Theatre, on broadway. between Twenty
FIRST AID Twepysecond streets. well nlied IN the
main door last evening by intelligent audience In
terested In the progress OF tho tempcrancc movement
Mr. G. W. Sawyer presided and was The principal
speaker. Mr. Z. =. Ide sang some choice and appro-
pirate songs, aud Two or three reformed drunkerds
gave their experience. The meeting partook more OF
religious character than of ordinary temperance
advocacy. Mr Sawyer took his text from Isaiah, vi,
beginning with The verse. rhe spirit Of the LORD God
Is upon me, ana say that after hun
dred years the Prophets words were fulfilled, that the
Son OF God TO SOULS aud that the healing OF
bruised hearts begun. ALI the great who mad
boon before Him had sinned in some way, but He was
sinisss and without STAIN He 10 bring lost
to peace aud rest, to reform ana to Hts not
teaching OF anger with the erring. but OF love for
those who would repent There WAS ever HIS
mcrciful teaching the cheering invitation to the SIN
ner 10 come to Him ana ind resi-, 10 hear Him and
follow HIS precepts HIS spirit had come upon
mapy al those meetings. already, ANA there WAS
consequent rejoicing IN hearts that had been
TO this end that the poor and The iowly Should bs
comiorted and hoIped. Those were not the poor and
lowly who did not possess the GOODS OF this world
but they who were without Christ's Gospel In their
hearts. 1t Was the soul which was barren OF love OF
God that iruitlcss lnls ite Tor had
great thing worth possessing. How mary thousands
were there whom strong drink had cngulled. But
there was hope all II they only recsived the Cos
pei oil tho Christ and allowed the Spirit oil God TO
ter their hearts aud reform them.
What a contrast between the arankard and ths same
reformed. Sec the poor, hou.eless wanderer III
the streets, without wiie or chldren VI place 10 lay
his head See his hassrd swollen face an beso,ted
anu degradation ne must nll IN the lew
waKeiu moments he may nave What
wife and chidren-a poor worn out woman,
aud and desoate ana poorly clad, children suffering
from hunger ana N tattered garments ana blehted IN
change In That homo when The demon OF run has
been banished from the athers breast ard the peace
and blessing oil God dwelis therein. Then there l. a
happy home once more, End from the contrast be
understood somo OF The evil effects OF drunkenness.
AMERICAN BLUE RIBBON SOCIETY.
The meeting OF the American Blue Ribbon Tenn
perance Society II Clarendon Hall, Thirteenth street,
near Third avenue yesterday afternoon, was exceed
insly lively. rho hall was pretty well filled,
the singing was excellent but the speak
audience. Mr.. f. L. Lambert presided, ani while In
Producing the different speakers poured terrific
voeys into the ranks OF the rumscilers. He opened
by saying that he desired to have the meeting
verted into love feast, whero there would
be restraint no wanted "hvc, old
fashioned washiuRtonian meeting" (Appiausc.)
There u committee OF Congress In the city taking
testimony on the condition OF the lab0rer and Whine
ali other classes have been heard from that com
mittee no one appeared from The Blue Ribbons to tell
them that poverty was caused by the curse OF rum
Mrs. Emma Gates Conkling was then introduced,
and she stepped forward, leaned ON the rostrum,
veycd the udit tor several moments and then ar-
pounced that she had but little 10 shy, she did
hardly concluded when her fsoc aiowod with In ag.
nation, and IN tone oi great bitterness she
! pronounced sentence on the rumseicrs ''rhe rumor
has got abroad, sald "sprsad by the iiq
that the temperance associations have all
down owing TO the speech OF your humble servant In
1ammipy Hall on certain occasion. IL appears thai
| We have more God Save the Queen and
| that q certain class Will not tolerate II"
Al this point two gentlemen seated in ono OF the
side pews ana left the hall, which seemed
tepsity tho speakers bitterness, and sne continued
| I'VE have not gone down and we shall not 60 down
The American Ulue ribbon alive and bringing dow
her hand on the rostrum aud stamping her fool) 1,
| will live"
| This provoked an outDurst Of applause ana the
| speaker resumed her seat
| 'sNow, said Mr. Lambert, "while the rumsc oilers
pursuing their infamous business LET pursue
them and strike terror into their ranks by SID e.
Hold the For'" The choir, comprtslng three young
| IN u spirited manner. Rev George HsrIand then 70.
| cited his experience In tho Temperance cause for
| twenty years.
Tho box then passed around for q collection
Mr. Lambert reminding the audience that the sum OIL
Sf2 mad 10 be raised to meet expenses Only So "
breach, aud as he did SO Mr. Lambert cried out, son
rum, rum, what hast thou doney" to the cons
| tion OF ali on tho platform.
The remark was not intended for Dexter, whose
| speech aroused the house to repeated applause al
\ am mad - said he, "and like TO be mad tboro's
KIND OF mad mat Is good. THERE'S u lot VI men n
| New YORK ana would ike TO them IN a cheese
we'll ns you; you just bet your bottom dollar
\ on that.p and he retired amid great laughter.