Daily Republican., 1879-09-17
TIE WAR ON TaEARDExT.
An Old Time Meeting AZ the n. n.
IL. A. HalI-1he Camp Fircs LII
for the season.

An Oau Ilm0 Meeting az the n. n.
IL. A. HalI-1he Camp Fircs LIT
for the season.
The ekercises at the public temper
ance meeting held at the hall Of the
NJ. 5. X. A., Third and King street, last
evening, carried one back to the days
when tue temperance revival was at its
highest. The old time enthusiasm
seemed to be infused into tho singers
and speakers, and the audience though
small entered into the spirit Of the war
with vim.
John b. Cook, President of the asso-
citation, presided over the meeting,
which was opened with prayer by J..
Larkin Smedley, member of the club.
The choir, under the leadership of Mr..
Gray, then beautifully rendered an ap-
propriats anthem. The PRESIDE Mt Of
the meeting the i stepped ont upon the
well-carpeted a,d beautifully decor ated
rostrum Of the lub room, and IL few
remarks annou ICED the ob,ect of this
and all other meetings held under the
auspices of the NJ. s. K. A., VIII. ii was
to enaeavor TO induce men to give up
their cups, and to crt ate public sH1-
timent in favor nf sobriety and tempe
ance, aud against run and dissipation
The club said "a had no reason I,
feel discouraged aI, does not. 1t hau
been battling for three years upon the
platform it occupies this evening, and
the fruits Of the labor and money ex-
pended during that time under its aus
pices prove conc us'vely that that labor
has not been in Y in. We are now en-
tering on ano,h' wint RS campaign
said the speaker ,,,tter fitted than ever
for the onslaught. OR Hall is fur
nished with furnit ne t'at is owned by
the club, and If Il . public will but aid
US little in the ,'-y Of rent, We will
be enabled to 20 entrammelled.s
Rev. C. M. Pc :, of Scott NJ. E.
church, was then introduced as the
orator OF the evening, and for thirty
five minutes held 40 undivided atten-
ton Of the audien g. The Rev. gentle
man reviewed th history of the tenn
perancs cause in this city and other
localities, noted the encouragement it
had received, .ne rebuffs 1t had met
with, and the low nut sure inroads it
wa3 making Oh publ sentiment.
He pointed oLt few of the obstruc-
tions which lie j., the paths of the tenn
perancs workc.' classing first the vast
extent of the / .or trs &c, the wide
and far reaching hold it aas ucon the
business intercs!.. OF tie CON 4unity,
State and nati'n the financial Interests
at stake in the traffic, and here the
speaker gave several praatical illustra-
tions which ha cone Anler his own
observation to prove to what extent tie
average man would pr I'D his greed {.
gain. Another O. tie distractions
pointed out was Il an.,thy and indil-
ference exhi bited Dy apparently VIII
meaning people "..rds the temper
ance cause.
The speaker dwelt at some length OF.
this point, and described in scatb'ng
terms the thin shallow eust Of p. de
which withheld so many from coming
to the front in this work, and hoped
that the time woul,, soon cor when
every human being who loved ohA Lord
and his kingdom ould awaken to ,he
fact that faithful servant Of the di-
vine master must earnestly work TO
build up his kingdom upon earth. Mr..
Pegg encouraged T. club to go on in
the work it was ell aged in, and closed
with the hope tha the community
would give it that practical supper
and encouragement : Sc much needed
and deserved.