New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-13
THE CHURCH TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.

A number of gentlemen met at the honse of w.
Bayara Cutting. No; 1s West Fiftyseyenth-st., on
Thursday evening, to consider the best means OF
promoting practical temperance reform IN his cy
in connection with the work of the Church temper.
ance Society The motto OF this organaaond is
cretiOnaryn The Rev. DIR. Henry Z. Potter began
the discussion. ANYBODY who had observed tne
history of the temperance movement IN thls Goun-
try he said must be sensible of the fact that now
ever well intentioned and ardent its supporters had
been, they had alienated great deal OF sympathy
somewhat exclusive views They excluded a great
be- a"f total SIstainers; themselves disa.pToyed
1t was therefore with thankfnlness that those In
terested in temperance and wishing to do some
thing practical for its promotion Learned tbat III
the Church of England, within the last ten years
there had been n movement which illustrated the
practicabity of uniting both total abstalne1s anu
those pledged to moderate use OF lai9 9
drinks on common ground, the removal of the causes
of intemperance and the reformation Of the lntem-
perate One very helpful feature was obtaining
specific pledges that not 10 treat" or be treated
at bars-a habit somewhat peculiar to Amer-
cans and largely conducive to intemperance. .
Robert Graham, secretary OF the society in Eng
land who is here by invitation to aid in the organ
ization OF the movement in this country, expressed
his qualification at the progress that was
being made, and the degree OF interest mani.
tested among influential men In the Protestant
Episcopal Church. He directed attention TO the
good TO he accomplished by securing the enforce
ment of the existing laws against llhcit Iquorue
TO minors or men in a state OF IntOxicatlon Dr. W.
Ii. Draper spoke OF the pathological aspect OF the
temperance question. Physicians had 10 recognize
the existence OF alcohol and the almost universal APP
petite for IT, HIS first suggestion was that the society
should dIfiuse information to the cnects or
alcoholic stimulan:s which was greatly needed:
HIS experience, based on twenty-five years or
practice. convinced him that for all persons with
sound constitutions alcohol III any shape was aDso-
lutely unnecessary and absolutely huriful. Recent
statistics OF the New-YOrk Hospital showed that
one.thId of the cases OF sickness there came from
excessive use of alcohol. Dr. Clarke of London,
placed the ratio at seven III ten. Looked at
from selfish point Of view, il would seriously
interfere with the income Of physicians of all men
temperate. Ex-Judge ArnOux spoke OF lntemper-
ance in its relation to crime AID read some status
tics showing their intimate connection The Rev.
Mr.. Ger, OF Oyster Bay, spoke of the good being
accomplished there and Jamaica. l.. l., by vlgor-
Gus enforcement of tie law. Cornelius Vanderbilt
offered u resolution that when Mr.. Graham should
have completed his statistics TO licensed and un-
cersed places for the sale OF liquors, the Executive
Committee shOuld be requested TO call meeting
OF the citizens OF New-lork, to whom the result OF
such inquiries should be submitted