New-York tribune., 1879-01-20
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
A LIVELY TEMPERANCE MEETING.
ANUNFIAtTERING PICTURE OF WOMAN HkLD Uf "'
A CLERGYMAN-MRs. COyKLIN's Defence OF

ANUNFIAITFRING PICTURE or WOMAN HkLD W b'
A CLERGYMAS-MRs. COSKLIN'S DEFENCE OF
HER SEX.
Tho meeting of the National Temperance
Institute at Cooper Institute yesterday Afternoon
WAS not crowded. The contradiction OF the ad-
vertisrment tbot Captaln Bovton aud the Amateur
LIfeSaying Corps would appear and pueiic'y sign
the pledge probably hal much 70 do WIN INC
falling of in attendance The president D. H. "Ioos'
said that Monday and Tuesday last Captain Boyt"h
visited him and promised that the corps should De pres
ent Yesterday and I'm their new uniforms o. Saturday
noon one OF the boys called upon him and said That he
would be delayed woul surely be present Captain
Boyton came TO MIN aiterward and wanted contradie-
ion OF the notice that he 10 he present ana shd
that he had nothing 10 do with the action OF the others
The boy- urged to sign the pledge objected because
they werc Obliged TO Use stimuauts Whch com
ing out OF tho water. but afcrward dncy agreed
TO sign 1t cOnditiOnally that il, that they should
abstain from the use Of liquor IA brverag". As thny
not present at the meeting MT g. p- lct si'I,u,u
upon them. A. Sjt hld been collected for their good
work on sunday last, he thought that ter might have
done tn. Institute thp honor 10 be- present agln.
The Ry G.. {. EsrIy OF BROOKLYN then addressed the
ncctlug He said that ne shouid symp1'hlzc with the
meeting m.re than he Gid N the a9se9ee of Of
pend mon the Captain, VIII" was not tm"i-
b am 5g tie greatest sufferer. by Iha habit; 1t
WIS .o .lud OF chem dns,rycdtt mean, scOidng
ana tfU Wifc home, would either make man take
fo nun or wter hims If ouc or the other There
wrrr Il .rcOt many such WOm ~, Wuo drove men ana
how - drn., In, there 10 excuse Ior diuhhch
..s rom that cause He advised The women 10 miBe
pnu,r :s peasant they could. As a counterpart to
ti.,S psturr, hr ther dWr't on the faul,s ~ men.
sl,s Emu.a Gates Couklu followed with % rev re-
uir., iu defense 81 women. ana WAS frequently inter
rIu.cd by appltu-c aud llsScs. she wished 10 know
wiz r4rh Gid IOt SAY at nome more. ana
AK. 80 many women died ~ broken hearts 81 have
known nru." sue said, " who never drank liquor, who
ytI. %, mean aS drunkar!s ! have known mcu "hO
never lr4hk who IRE too mean to have WlIe nave
know lnru rack their brains 10 have something 10
con ia Of their homes; Their supper was not as thry
wanted the children annoy ed them. lApplause ana
h>s The latter pIedOmiuatDg.l Every man no misses
Is i,i-t such 4 ds am talking about lAppiduse
and hi-ses.
Mr. q bbe-" Do vou understand thar lady has the
floor Have u mCtLcr or - sister T.
Mrs Cunln-" Let every goose nave BIS HieslhS
through, tnrp viii sneak. Loud applause.l lbelieve
that many men driven from their homes by tie W.
fidelity Of their wives aud believe that other nen are
driven rom their because OF their own hetiu-
ness"
one OF the gentlemen the platform then made mo-
ton that VOt" Of condo encC hr passed Tor Nrs C0lk
lm her misfortune ia her associations ana expert
cncc when thai ady arose anu denied that Der cNcri-
such she had described as the associations
OF her home most pl Mr.. Gibbs objected to
puttIug the motion.
Char'e e. G4crslccye spoke Of the dcfnert4 OF the
lGuor traffic lie noticed that fcmaie pedesran. pro-
Tossing 20 b" Christian woman, Wa he'd on Slndays
r. surroundings all tended toward the profits OF the
bar-r0Om. Mr FItZYillIam, Of London, made a bref
address.