New-York tribune., 1880-10-04
NO COMPROMISE FIFTH INTENPERANcE.

LECTURE OF NEAL DOW Ar HAVERtYs lHtArRf'
The first Sunday afternoon meeting during
the present OF the American Temperance UhlOn
was held yesterday in Haverlys Theatre There was
ar4e choir OF singers under the leadership OF Dr. A.
Kelly After the snging OF several hymns Neal Dow
was introduced the large audience present H. began
Il speech by referring the efforts made to lnroduce
the Local Option bill Parliament. and said that one OF
the stunbingbloeks placed IN it, way was proposal
that Royal Commission should be appointed 10 inquire
into The cause OF intemperaDce.
When this was proposed. sid the speaker. OF the
members rose his seat and replied: There Is only
one cause ami that IS drink" Every knew that 10
the House OF Commons; every one knows II here and
vet 10 be dead knowledge no Use Is mad OF H.
Another celebrated Englishman CauOn Wlberforce has
said that OF ntemperance Is the abomnaoie
Indifference of the Churcn. Canon WILDER force said
that would dare to say 1t. but believe i-noi
OF Christian men and women Individually. for II they
were indifferent 70 IL they would cease 10 pe
rn Cbrtstspsf BY their obeuce to the ru e:
Love aDothcr'; and can those who look on win IN
difference to the rum OF their Fellow creatures oody and
SOUL be said obey that rurt In England there "as
convention OF clergymen aad work nsm"u he 10 a'c"r
the l.nl were LEFT empty. There were dscourses de-
iver.d bl several cl"rgymen and Al last repre ma
tiyo work gman member or lramcnt. and >ai IL
the great OF the moral an physical degradation
of the W rkngmen drink. MANY ~ Us recognize that
fact and are WORKING against What AID do receive
from youi You support tie rum,ellcr because al,
trafc IS egaed You are against MS. We do not X 10
your churches because We don't believe In you'
One OF the creag 0nes OF CHRISTIAN Is o. set tlght
example live - tha those who follow our footsteps
may incur d.nscr Or going wrong. would Ike 20
.sk trpSty II he IL doing that The open door u
drunkenness IL moderate drinking, and while We are
,rylng 10 close that he Is holding IL opeu. In
Heavens name, rather III the devils name. would
ask those who holding that door open. Why don't
YOU help us 10 Close III There IS only one answer
they can give, d" Because W. ourselves want
10 drink" And yet there are peope
look abroad and doctors OF divinity supporting t1f
trade IN rum encouraging moderate drinking. Ihs
question or oinon. but one OF tarL W Ah"M
| that two and two make four, ard II "A man saws '
| doesn't We know he is wroag. 50 with d'mknf, ~
! s0ould be suppressed, and II chnrcn members "0nd
untte i'm saving, No. Sou sb - not sell hqu0r.' b
| conld bo suppressed. In England they make
Their great brewers ana @'sfliels bSg2;
mis-, la NewIiampshire they maAt WeI WI
ih.lslator, aud Governors Maine We stnt
Inrm 10 iai or rather We would II We had anN. lucy
know how they wouli be served and ihey keep aNAl'
Here IN Ncw-Iork have hne public sch"0 ahd uaS
plcent churches the one 10 make your peopc wise au
the other to them better but alongside 81 tue
YOU have schools OF another knd, or iactOrS>' M
| can them, which take Iho raw material, the t'os
! eli zen. and turn hun out ruined ana Nottn'e>s.
Murder. larceny aud arson are inconsistent win ~
general good and are punished ask you IL tue s"o 70
Iouor IA not also Inconsistent VII tle gene ~ 80,
and ought rot also 10 De puns Hedt ihric i ""' '
| way 10 cru-h IT, and tnat Is by placing your !on'v
| aside and putting your COuseieices ana So'.
| convictions IN the balotbox You may -, ~
this IA bad tine 10 do Ihls, when the e'iIs ~ 9V %
Soun and other mistoTtunes thieaten us nut tei
| A. s never "A bad ume Ia 40 rignt You can WIN "uy - ~
tba hnllnhox Let r. rpubllcans tell their irau'ts 'ss
they VIII vote their ticket unless lhey pn' Iet
tion pnnk IN their platform, aud they VIII 40 20 20
! n.mncra say the samt--but don't know ABOUT Wy
| Democrats. Anyhow, the Republicans can 40 uo W. "
shoulu do H.