New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-31
TEMPERANCE WORK By CRURCHNEM

The first annual convention of the Church Tenn
perance Society Of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
was begun yesterday in Chickeri1g Hall. At the
morning session, the Rev. DR.. Fl. G. Potter. the
chairman, made short opening address
giving review of the great amount OF
work done by the society which had been
80 lately formed an experiment. He referred to
the TACT that temperance sermons had been dellv-
ereG IN eighty seven churches in New-YOrk and lts
vicinity on Sunday. DIR. Potter vacated the chair
on account of other engagements aud the Rev. Dr
waiter Williams of Baltimore, took his
place. The annual report Of the Execu-
I'VE Committee was read by the secretary.
ne report OF the treasurer, K. Fulton cutting,
showed $1,000 income for the year and an apparent
deucency OF II. 700 covered By 81, 100 of promised
assets On motion Of Bishop Dudley. Of Kentucky.
II was decided TO raise $4,000 for five years to
carry on the work of the society. The Rev. Dr. b. r.
De Costa moved that monthly newspaper be
%aer was ref tire TO- az" E1ecuVe
committee with full power to act. On motion of
Dr. r. c. Williams. of Baltimore provision was
mtde LOT the appointment OF a committee and sec
Rotary in each diocese to aid in the work.
"a, recess was then taken till D. M In me alter
briefly he was followed by the Rev. DIR, W. K;
huntington, of Worcester. Mass, who read
paper upon ProhibitOry and Ii
censing Law in the United states After
tiilS paper had been discussed by the society the
Key. Or. Howard Crosby delivered address upon
:, \ on-observance Of the Liquor Law in New-Iork
Si'l, rive years ana o mar ago, ne Salu, ~ was
decided by the Supreme Court of New. York that
only hotel, under the law of 1s57 were entitled to
sell liquor retail As president of the Society for
the prevention of Vice Dr. Crosby tried TO enforce
the laws on this subject In September. 1877. and
Low gln-shOps In this city were closed;
Bnt two Excise Commissioners. Richard
). Morrison and DR.. Philip Merkle. wish;
ing TO aid the liquor interest. suggested
me putting up OF the sign Hotel" over the dram
shops and 200 gn-Shors were at once starred up
IN this manner While five years ago all the liquor
shops IN the city were wide open on sunday Oy
the WORK OF the society, which DR.. Crosby repre-
Sented they were now all closed to outward APP
pearances on the sabbath. The s0cctys work had
encouraged good officers 10 do their duty and had
frightened bad ones into doing tn IRIS 70 a
great extent. 1t had sent many Illicit
the laws were not enforced that some police
Justices and city officials liquor sellers while
many Aldermen had been fined Tor violating the
lqnor laws and members of the City Council often
met Ia draDl-shOp in Union Square that large
numbers OF police officers received regular contH-
buttons from the liquOr-2eacrs part Of their pay
not To enforce the laws and that politics had be-
cone snch net VI corruption that no thread OF
| righteousness could be woven int? It,
on the carrying out Of existing laws,
IN when work all good Christian people rresPec-
tive OF denominations should unite.
In the evening Henry &. Pelew acted as chair
man and made short Introductory speech on COT
fee-houses. J. l.. Bailey. of Philadelphia, then
spoke upon the model" COffee-hOuse IN his city. A
paper by Erving WmslOw of Boston, also upon
conee-houscs, was read, and an address upon COZ
tee-h0uses and Mlssl0n-roOms IN England was de-
llvercd by Robert Graham secretary of the society
The society will meet again at o'clock this after
noon.