New-York tribune., 1879-05-05
PHASES OF INTEMPERANCE.
ANADDRESS By THE REV. o. H. TIFFANY.
THE WASTES OF LIQUOR MAKERS AND LIQUOR
DRINKERS.

AN ADDRESS By THE REV. o. II. TIFFANY.
TIE WASTES OF LIQUOR MAKERS AND LIQUOB
DRINKERS.
An address was issued recently by the Ma
ona Temperance Society to the clergymen OF ths city
and its vicinity churches under the auspices
of this society," asking them to make temperance the SUD-
ect of their dscourses last evening This request was
not very generally observed except by the clergymen
Of the Methodist Episcopal Churches The subject OF
the sermon Of the Rev. Dr. o. H. Tiffany, at st. Pauis
Methodist Episcopal Church last evening. was " The
Wastes OF Intemperance." Starting with Websters
and BlackstOnes definitions OF waste Dr IlnaEy said
that the use Of alcohol beverage produced waste
which would come within the meaning OF either dennf
ton.
We have always done harm TO the cause OF temper
ance he continued. when have not admitted that
there were legitimate for alcohol II sa necessary
product for In many arts aud industries as well as
medicinal agent But when speak of the waste Of
alcohol mean that the materials Of which It CEN.
posed might have been used to better purpose Now.s
Is not an exaggerated illfounded statement, that
sufficient alcohol distilled I'm Illicit aud on
which no Revenue tax Is pad 20 NEE, se ne
that 1t is fair 10 consider that the anonnt OF acohoi
waste use figures for the year 1877 rather han 1873.
because they more certain and accurate. Inc ON.
cia papers OF the Internal Revenue Department At
tax Vas paid upon 7i472,47s gallons, q
distilled and Teyase eTeTsa S si orodSce tSse s
Ions Of spirits; the alcohol produced would re-
to ,O0O. 1000 pounds Of aour IL made into bread
this would furnish fortyseyen and ons-thlrd 9ayes o.
four pounds each to every family In the united states
There s not only great misuse of material, but a
great waste OF money IN the production and use OF t
article BetTeep ne years 1850 s9d 9'V N mon,
raSn ou1rs Ths Is three times he income Of ali the
raroads OF that country, and nifty times the amount =
e t S eSpepduT ia the United states for such liquors
were S59G 100000 II this could have been devoted to
f,1, have
tie education OF all Ierate persons IN the country 10
pay or e care O. Of ali be rowcrkeTs IN the country
as well as those several other Industries. to build
churcn edifces all the houseess religious societies,
and still have "A large surplus which one might
not know what do with Again consider the
time that IL wasted. An average visit TO
dram shop occupies fifteen minutes the average num-
Der Of visits paid each bar this clyis l3i daily or
New-York. This is equivalent TO twenty years OF
mans lite. There il, by The consumption OF ths qnor'
as well as on physical vitality Il marvellous in its re-
erty, the sickness and the crime oi our land
HOW shall this waste be avoided | approve OF the
ntoxieatng drinks approve of the educating princi-
pie. But YOU must do more than TINS Tor the nan IN
whose blood poison is already fcrmenting. The ony
hope by teaching the power Of religion that Will en-
able the victim OF this poison to rise ABOVE MS appete'
DISCORD OVER TEMPERANCE FINANCES.
Persons elected to Office in the National
Temperance Institute last Sunday declined to serve,
and yesterday Institute met at No. 14l Eghthst to
choose Others The chairman stated that II the society
was to broken up provision ought TO be made to
quidate outstanding debts At this point whisperings
were beard all the hail. and IL was evident from
the xpresson on the of that trouble
was brewing. Suddenly there call for the report
of the financial secretary Mrs. Emma Gates Conklin
This was read forth that although 1888 20 had
been collected during the past quarter there was de-
ct of S2I &C. principally due to the renting of Cooper
Union.
Ir Lusk then say that he objected to pay
ing an extra 80 charged rent for the hall Of the
Cooper Union, IL was the most ilhocral ana con-
tenptible association he knew Of After this some OF
the members INDUCED In personalities and accusations
OF dishonesty in the of the funds, all OF
which ended in angry discussion.
''The money has been expended in an Illegal manner
| said Mrs. Wilson.
at deny the accusation" said Mrs Conkn, and it Is
such persons as Mrs. Wilson who have destroyed tho
good influences OF this society. ASIDE to Mrs wilson,
You stole cold vctuas from tea party saying you
were going carry them to your washerwoman, whch
you did, bat put them on your own taOle: 90
other peooe's money as you have TAsidel She's
bare-faced old thing, and ought TO De tarred anu
| feathered." - ,,, -,
| Mr.. Lusk-"I III you don't stop thls upfoar III cai
| policeman"
Mrs. Wison--"wbs became of the dollar that my
| husband contributed for the ianitOrP
Mrs. Conkln-I think society with such members as
this has, die woman who makes such charges
as Mrs Wilson ought to be prosecuted For shamel
for shsme that society should die. Go ont TO the
world and show them that you can exist without either
| Mr., or Mrs COnklm."
IN few minutes. One of the other members rcmarked
the OF this feeling the TACT that Mr. VIII
than Mrs. Wilson approved OF. Mr.. Wilson mme mediately
declared that he was sorry that aspefsons OF that And
! had been made he would not listen 10 Them
Auer providing for the deficit by subscription the
society became extinct.