New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-22
THE COMPANY AND TIE SPEECHES.

A reception was given last evening at tue
residence Of Alfred : Barnes, No 533 Cm'"h-"Ne
Brooklyn TO the Hon. William j. Dodge president u
,bc National Temperance society, the Rev Dr. william
~ sah,re and the Rev Dr. Duryea, of Brooklyn. The
object Of the gathering was 10 bring together
number OF persons interested in the advancement OF
temperance principles. with view 10 secure unitea ac
ton on the abandonment OF wine drinking nj the fanny
table. Gentlemen prominently ideniifed Win 'lo
cause believe that unless decided roi-
Inc sentiment in regard 70 social drink
ing usaccs is created. wiso legislative act on on
the sale of intoxicating drinks cannot be expected Mr
Barnes offered the of his pailorS for those VINO oc
sired TO take part in the conference Il u probable tHa
other gatherings of like character VIII follow.
About one hundred invitations were issued ana
among those pres n we're the Rev. Henry ward
Bcecher the Rev DY Guy .er the Rev. J. Hyatt Smith
fbe Rcv. Emory J. HAYNES. tie Rev. James
NJ Buclev John Winslow, Dwight Johnson, Aonzo
Alvorl James Jourdan Demas strong, G. {. Duncan H.
j. Crozier. John F. James, seymour J." Hustled H. H.
Van Dyke. JW. Elwell Edmund Titus. G. II. Dillingham;
Robert Judge George Reynolds Iasker Marvin
D. b. Hastead. b. +. Blair, c. c. Wooworth, julius
Davenport and Charles Il. latham. Letters OF regret
were received by Mr.. Barnes from the Rev. Dr. T. :.
etorrs the Rev. r. Dewitt Talmagc Father Farley me
Rev. DR.. :. Iraucus Prime and others
Mr. Barnes briefly welcomed those who were prcseu''
and called upon judge Reynolds TO preside. on taking
The chair the uage referred to the objects OF the as
srullV an introduced the Hon. William L. Dodge, who
was greeted VITA applause
ADDRESS OF Mr.. DODGE.
MI Dodge said III part ] am very happy to have
thu. opportunity to YOU for the purpose of making
n tc1rpcrance address Connected VIC are with the
National Temperance Society OF the United States and
its location I'm the City Of New-York, have felt
for long time though wished our good friends
on the other side of the water TO know more about us
We have some very valuable members in our board
residents OF brooklyn. but The New-Nork
Temperance Society has very seldom been repre-
scented in Brooklyn. Our organization is National.
While there are local societies active and Influential, vet
The National Temperance society * the publishing
bouse of me entire United states IL is the centre FROM
Nhirh the most w liable temperance literature goes
forth. We have been collecting, during the last
twenty wears from all parts Of oar country and
arrnss the water the most valuable statistics on The
results Of ~ alcoholic drinks and We have rcpub-
lshcd IN tins country some of the most alb" works mat
have been h, she'd in England and in different parts Of
. luropc. our publishing house nov presents an
array OF nearly 200 different volumes on the
various aspects % the Temperance cause lH,y
arc he results o. me most cnlerW reS ',.
We sending Ties" HOOKS 10 oLe!A part oi inc country
they forming the hr RES 81 me local soc ana
they arc dH.ns an mount od farc Oh m SUD-
The TEMPERANCE cause, continued Mr.. Dodge has been
this organized FORM, ana yer as We ca> I'"f 'ioul
on The results. very often feel If 10 progress
G GS@ been Hnd " 3af to ccnrmcn here .who
look back and remember the customs OF society few
change in the middle class OF society Throughout the
nEns,nd the feeling on the Temperance question Is be
coming intense There are from forty 10 nifty members of
The British Parliament VINO spend Their time III gong
The cnormity the of The vice Of Drunkenness
country and elsewhere, the more You Will he satisfied
our institutions ore absolutely endangered.
ADDRESSES or OTHER SPEAKERS.
The Rev william T. Sabine said that while social
drinking usages claimed high who could say that
they claimed honorable antiquity lie traced the custom
Of social drinking back to the foundations of society
statistics OF the evils Uhc prevail at the present ume
IN tins country and abroad $50
sufficient attention was not given to that when reads To-
line drlnking usagcs Of the time mat which in
duccd mtemporauce, 1t was their duty to be
Gin the reform by abandoning these usaEes.
The evil must be struck at us foundation. II there
was rca -On 10 believe that Wne-drnkiug the FANNY
circle led to drunkenness then should be avoided lie
rosed 10y relating number ~ incidents, illustrating
The power of drunk over Its victims.
A NJ. Powcr then save sketch 81 the WORK OF the
National Temperance socetS,Hs growth ana present
Tam0catiOns.
ME. EEECHEE's REMARKS
Mr. Bccchcr. beng called upon, said: I came
20 Listen aud not TO sneak. hod that, in
noint Of fact the animal forces IN society
are greater than the spiritual Yet one Chris
nan man is worth twenty ordinary men-eycIy spiritual
man carries the weight Of twenty common men il We
could once bring the whole body Of CHRISTIAN men
and women 10 feel that The name OF the
Lord Jesus Ch;ist is associated win ihc progress
a. total abstinence throughout the community;
That the two Things were all Int Identical; II
point, ] think could bring 70 boar on society
AN influence such a. has never been brought ciolc II
the 900 uuliceuSed hquOr holes III HtWlorE ClN
that tell the story Of delinquency and moral
ofcmmdcy that are revealed N that city. Il
N,w-NoIk and Brooklyn can bring public sentiment
NJ 10 tAi- point. that the few Ia connection with ire sale
Of liquor shall be enforced We snail nave gained great
deal. look the movements OF sucn men H. itIphA
with great deal oi sympathy. it's Woltha gira' deal
10 know that vii Ohayc been 50 low are never
ihccts eatyable. This confidence IN the say
ing power OF man with man i great faith with WhlCh
10 lmbne community. But back ~ all tls We have got
got to come mp mothers mix IN the temperance
cause wen every other. We have got 10 begin at
Tic beginning where they begin and instruct our chil-
drcn family by family. j AXE care O Inc household and
The family.
The Rev. Dr. Theodore l. Cuyer then smoke. He COM
IDended the object al the assembly and paid c"mpl-
lucnt the host NJ Barnes tlc afuO- phcTc OF whose
beautiful house" he SAID mad never once been dclcd
hy tie udor of strong drink
Al the conclusion OF Dr. Cuylcr's remarks TIE guests
invited 10 TIC dining room, where Iti.csLineni
were served.