Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-11-06
Temperance Meetings.

Lively and Interesting Addresses at the
New Haven Opera House-A Number
Sign the PIedge-Judge BlydenburSh
Addresses the GOOD Sanaarltans.
There was larger attendance at the tenn
perance meeting in the New Haven Opera
House last evening than there has been on
any Sunday evening since tho series of meet
1ngs opened. Mr.. Thrasher, superintendent
of the Seamen's Bethel, presided. On the
stage were several prominent temperance and
business men of the city. The exercises
opened with prayer by Mr.. Clark, and fol
lowing came fine singing by quartette from
the Yale Theological seminary.
Mr.. Thrasher then introduced M. Jonah
Boughton, of Newark, New Jersey, who is
laboring under the auspices of the Grand
Division of the Sons of Temperance of Penn
sylvania. In his opening remarks he said
that all he was and all that he expected to be
Temperance. He knew, he said, all the sor
rows of a drunkards home. He then ad-
dressed himself to the moderate drinkers
and asserted that there never was drunkard
but who was once a moderate drinker. He
said it was impossible to tell just where the
danger line was between the moderate drink
er and the drunkard. He thought the time
| was not far distant when the people would
| take this question of drink by the throat and
choke it to death. He said while not desiriag
| to discuss politics, yet he would vote as he
| talked. Rum shops tended to degrade men.
| In closing he urged the good citizens of New
| Haven to take the liquor traffic by the throat
| and crush it so that there would be no resur-
| rection.
The quartette then sang "Arise and
shine.'
| Mr.. Thrasher followed in a speech to those
| who were addicted to the use of Intoxicating
| liquors. He said that all he was and all he
| expected to be was due to the grand old or
der of the Sons of Temperance. He sad he
| had lived to know all the sorrows of a
| drunkard's home. He then addressed him
! self to the moderate drinkers who drink in
| an immoderate degree, and made en- impas-
stoned appeal to them to reform.
| Rev S. Fl. Bray followed in an elaborate
| address on the general issue of intemper-
| ance his address being interspersed with fre-
quent anecdotes.
| Mr.. Thrasher followed in q short speech,
| after which Mrs Bray sang very sweetly,
''Where is My Boy Tonight the audience
| joining in the chorus.
Those present were invited to come for
| ward and sign the pledge, and twenty per-
sons, mostly men, availed themselves of the
| opportunity.
THE GOOD SAArARITANs.
A large meeting of Good Samaritans was
l
room was literally packed with men, womer
and children. The first speaker was Hon
James Gallagher, who made one of his ole
time eloquent addresses. Then came sing
ing, after which Judge Blydenbureh was in
troduced. He said the men we most Low,
| and respect have purpose to accomplish
| some object. We see the little child admir-
ing and loving the beautiful flowers springins
into life and the same is true in regard tt
| man and woman. [ have a strong purpos,
| and if there is one here to night who will b,
brought into a purer and noble life I shall b.
satisfied. The photographers camera bring
| into clearer and nobler view the face O
} father mother. brother or sister So it i
} for you and for you alone through your
| selves to reach a higher and nobler life
So hope by what I may say to night ma.
} induce someone to join the army that is en-
gagged in the fight for the right All owe
| these United States you see happy homes
but did you ever ask yourselves what on
thing would bring more sorrow to thes
homes than any other thing known to you
| 1t is not that dear one may die and be lat
, | away, but it is that some dear one may fal
, into the habit of intemperance. Then I as
you how can you hesitate to take decides
stand in this movement If you desire t.
| preserve, to cultivate the purity of the ballo
box, then cultivate the doctrine of temper
ance. Then will you not hesitate and furnish
a substitute for the army, but you will joi1
the army yourself. Can you hesitate t.
fight the battle to q glorious success
i. 1t is the religion of happy homes. Woul'
! you educate your little boy up to life Q
intoxication? Then why don't you set tn
example? II you join a temperance organ
ization the very men whom you think vii
{ detest you will respect you. The very liquo
dealers themselves will respect you. Thel
why not come to the front and do right TO
the sake of right? I said few words tn
} other night for the same motive that do
? now. When I last talked to you few mel
! whom respect and esteem came up her
and signed the pledge, and it rejoiced me.
believe there some few who came her
' to- night because I was advertised to speak
4 | To them I say come and join this organiza
tion for you cannot say but what such &C
: ton will be the turning point of your life
If you turn one way it will lead you in tn
r pathway of happiness, and in the other onl
distress and ruin will follow.
The address of Judge Blydenburgh wa
!, listened to with a. great deal of interest b
those present.
Mr.. Boughton, Of Pennsylvania, follows
in an elaborate speech. This gentleman wi
occupy this hall every night this week excep
, Thursday, lecturing under the auspices Q
: the Good Samaritans.
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