The New York herald., 1878-12-05
TEMPERANCE WORK.

"The work i progressing magniAccntly, my boy.
Bossedb be God, star has appeared bigger than the
queen of night. The Gospel ship is steering straight
course. with all sail set, and cannot fail to
enter port in safety" said Mr.. Murphy en-
thusastically to HERALD reporter last evening. In
support OF this fgurative expression he added that
series of Gospel temperance meetings would be in
augurated Friday evening at the Sailors Tx
change. Cherry street, with the sanction and sup
port of United States shipping Commissioner Dun
An organization is also to be effected to be
called "The Murphy Workers.. that the against
alcohol is to be carried into every quarter OF the
metropolis.
The prayer meeting at Grand Union Hall ut noon
was largely attended and while the class of people
who atten led We're not ut all demonstrative il
evident that deep underlying feeling pcryaded the
meeting. On Tuesday evening the meeting at the
Tabernacle, in Thirty ytourth street, held in the
lecture room. Last night the church proper
thrown open and every seat on the floor and in the
gallery was occupied.
The wilson's were in excellent voice and rendered
"He Will Hide Ne with telling effect Mr.. Murphy
was in his lappest mood and II is noticeable fact
that when he is in church he confines himself al
most entirely in his remarks to the Gospel. He di
thus far upward of eight thousand people had signed
the pledge in New York, and the work
ye, YETI IN us ~. infancy; ne called attention to the
none &c. and said he wanted distinctly understood
that this Gospel temperance meeting entirely free
from any system OF religious prosclytizng Some
people, he said think Bob Ingersoll is going tn
turn the world Now, know Bob very well. He is
first fellow and you needn' I be afraid of him. Ho
can't harm the Church. because he says himself that
he never knew anything about it, What we've got to
be afraid those people who profess to walk like
the Saviour but who i'll reality act like the fellow
| down below"
The call for sgners to the pledge was numerously
responded to, III the midst OF which Mr.. Murphy
slipped away to Grand Union Hail. Mr. Caldwell, of
Elnra had organized the meeting there, and, strange
to say, the hail was not uncomforlaby filled. This
accounted Tor, however, by the fact that two police
men had been stationed at the door and no
allowed to enter after after the seats were occupied
| Mr.. Edward Murphy had to send i'll to be
Identified before e., he was admitted When Mr.
happy and handsome as ever!' there clapping of
hands and stamping OF feet What's the matter with
you good peopleg" cried Murphy. "Im astonished
at you. Why don't you shout? You're making me
do it all at this end Of the hall. When say, Lord,
bless ns!' why don't you shout 'Amen I don't be,
| 1ieye there's Methodist among us except this good
| Episcopal brother behind me. We read the trees
shall clap their hands but as it isn't pleasant some
| lovely Christians, don't do it,"
Mr.. Murphys converted Scotchman made excel
lent speech. and was followed by Mr. Whitfield, Of
| Troy, who told long story about Il man who failed
to keep his pledge, much to the disgust OF Mr. Muir
ply who requested him to tell about some fellows
who did" collection was taken up after which
about two hundred signatures to the pledge OBJ
| tanned.
THE Mua;Dy-MULLIN ROWAN AMIcABLE SETTLE
| MENT IN THE TOMBS POLICE COURT.
In response to Mr.. Mundy' s complaint against John
Doe for libel and subpoena issued thereon for Far
menich, the beer saloon keeper that individual put
in appearance at the Tombs Police Court yester-
day. accompanied by Mulln. Mundy's antagonist.
! The important question to be settled was whether
Farmenich had sad Mulin stated to the reporters
of several papers, that Mundy patron Of
| his bar to the extent of six seven
glasses Of beer per diem Mr.. Mundy claimed
that in his position advocate of temperance the
| statement was libel upon him, and believing
Farmenich to be in possession OF information which
would establish the falsity OF the publication, de-
sired to have him testify under oath whether not
he had used the published language attributed to him
by Mr. Mullin. The latter gentleman contendcd that
there nothing libellous, civly criminally, IN
what had been said but admitted that since the pub
| licaton OF 1t Farmench had admitted that he was
| mistaken about what he said OF Mr.. William II.
! Mundy and believed that it his brother who
| once came to the saloon Mr. Mundy wanted to
have Farmenich sworn. but Mr.. Mullin objected.
factory. Farmench explained how somo months
ago party Of gentlemen came to his place, and one
Of them spoke facetiously about getting trust He
aftcrward heard that the gcutleinan's was
Mundy. and supposed it the temperance advo-
mich answered that he did not say Mundy in the
habit of taking Ave or six glasses OF beer day in his
place. He also admitted that he promised to make
Mr.. Muln correct the statement made by him. Mr..
| Mundy explained to the Court what he believed
Farmenich had said as compared with what
| Mr.. Muln had attributed to him. and
added his opinion as to what he thought
ought to be done with man who would manufacture
statement calculated to njure his fellow Mr..
| Mullin coincdcd with Mr.. Mundy and added in the
| same breath that he had been informed by banker
that Mundy had been interested in Wholesale liquor
business ut Seneca Falls within the past two years.
Judge Kubretl aiming at an amicable settlement Of
the trouble suggested that the publication had
suited i'll prejudcing the public against Mr.. Mundy.
and all he wanted to be set right before the
community. proper retraction ought to be salts.
| factory. The suggestion accepted and resulted
| in the following card
/ Tint in he sta in
j HERALD Times and ar OF sunday last mistaken in
the person William H. Mundy entered my place,
to knowledge and drank there had other
In view whom supposed was Mr.. Mundy, but have
since ascertaned that mistaken The
published without knowledge authority. never
| saw Mr.. Mundy before Monday last December
Ngw YoaK Dee. I, 1873. FARMENICH
Mr.. Mundy pocketed the certificate and the con-
testants withdrew. As they did q scrap of paper
sropped from the Court desk, upon which was writ
| ten ...Sic transit gloria muadi"
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