Daily Republican., 1881-01-19
.. r. q. a. AND q. r. q. q.
a Joins Meeting kast NfEht-BusH'
ness eessfen In she Afternoon.

The joint mestingt held In the First
Presbyterian church last night by the
Societies for the prevention Of cruelty
to children and animals was well At |
tended. Mr.. Edward Briaghurst, presi-
dent Of the 8. P. C. A., presided.
George T. Angel, president Of the
Boston 8. P. C. A., made an interesting
address. He commenced by giving
various cases Of extreme cruelty, which |
led him some thirteen years ago to en-
ter on the work of protecting animals,
to which he has freely given time and
money ever since. Societies were found
cd all over the world-in Europe, Asia,
Africa, North and South America, and
included many Of the most distinguish
cd men and women Of the world.
Abont 600 English clergymen preached
In . single year on the subject. About
600 prizes are annually given by the
English society 10 the pupils in Lon
don schools who write the best compo
sitions on "Kindness TO Animals" The
daughters OF the queen and the prin-
cess Of Wales distribute these prizes.
The leading societies on the continent
we're also described. One German So
ciety has nearly thirty generals and
over 200 officers Of the German army.
One society Of youth and children mum
bers over thirty Thousand members.
American societies were rapidly
growing; some ninety Of them already.
They have recently been formed in
South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee
Nearly all the northern and western
States had them. Connecticut seemed
to be behind the rest in this respect.
Mr. Angel gave full account Of the
workings Of the Massachusetts, society
and the grand results. 1t has about
400 agents; has already received near
lly thirty legacies and knows Of about
as many more to come. Two wills now
made give it about 100000 In an
swer to the question, why do ami
mails nsed protection" Mr.. A. gave an
account Of transportation in this ooun-
try; slaughter houses; treatment OF
young calves; killing of old and worn
ont animals-which in Massachusetts,
Is done without pain by men employed
lfor the purpose-milk WAS made pois
l Iouous BY the bad treatment Of COWS;
birds were decreasing and insects in
creasing in this country.
The oruelties 10 horses were graph
cAlly described. More than 1000 such
cases were Investigated in Mas ssachu
, setts in one year. Also the starvation
OF the cattle in winter was spoken Of
lVivisection was calefully discussed
and the usefulness OF dogs and the
charges brought against them. shep
q herd dogs should be used wherever
sheep are raised. Statistics were giveI
a to show that in 8 city like Hartford
there could be no reason TO expect
case Of hydrophobia more than once il
a hundred years, and the opinions o
eminent ph ysicians given TO show tina
the disease was 80 rare as to fairly
= make II an open question whether
: existed. The speaker then spoke o
: the importance Of training children II
our public schools TO habits of treatiDI
. animals kindly as prevention o
crime, and gave interesting statistics 0
. the influence Of such teaching in tn
q schools OF other countries.
J. In conclusion he gave many anecdotes
i OF the influence of love of animals Oh
J. distinguished men. He said that peo
y pie in Massachusetts, declared whel
, they were forming the society ther
i that there was no cruelty to animals IL
Massachusetts, but the society hat
already found over Is, 900 cases an
:, the same was true everywhere.
I Rev. F. B. Duval made brief bu
J. interesting address. We have in thi
city, said he, q society for the preven
10 tion OF cruelty to animals. 1t was bor
OF love. The Bible ssys"the good ma
t. is mercifui to his beast" but if he i
q. not merciful 10 that which God is mer
', oful he is not christian. This societ.
has done wonderful work. A ma
D, In Wilmington is afraid to treat hi
l. horses cruelty because he Ia fearful les
3. "one OF the members of that dreadfu
le society is around"
at Ifan animal is precious in the sigh
% Of God and man, how much more is
n, little child. He that strikes at a chill
to strikes at the image Of God. He CON
n. mitteth sacrilege. A little child ca
suffer more intensely under the san
ID treatment that an animal can. TheI
is therefore o reason why we shoul
n, have society for the prevention
d, cruelty to our little children, God b.
d. left in men and children the guardian
snip Of his image. He alone know
C. what little children have suffered. D
y Cook says that the Philadelphia societ,
last year, lad TO take 69e children fro
al inhumsn parents. The inhumantrea
ng ment consisted in from being burnt
ID with a hot poker down To being starve
In Wilmington we have an exact rati
IT. There have been six cases which II
volved eighteen or twenty helple
se children. Whiskey was the cause
nine.teuths ofthis helplessness. Chri
iel says "wh0soever receiveth one SUI
TO- little child in my name reoeiveth me
THE BUSINESS SESSIONS.
o. 90 The annual meeting Of the s. P. c.
sh ~ was held yesterday afternoon, WHIT
'N the following officers were elected
IL President-D. W. Maull, M. d.
'u ~" Secretary and sttorney-Austin Ha
J ,Ja rington.
JIG Treasurer-Gertrude W. Nields.
Vice -presidents-Nev Castle Coun
William Candy, J. b. spottswoo
a Charles W. Rowland, Hon. John
ell. Almond, Mrs. Charles W. Howlau
53 Mrs. Martha Jones, Rev. ], B. Parm
lee, MISS Annie Semple, Charles
on Lere, Esq., Miss Mary Dixon, NJ.
on Child, Edward Bringhurst, A. G. Re
inson, Willard II. Porter, Rev. John
yn Pratt, David Stewart, Geo. II. Bat,
the E.q., Ashton Richardson, Mrs. Mart
nit Grubb, Mrs. c. b. Smyth, Edwa
Bringhurst, Jr., Mrs. He.tie Pascha