New-York tribune., 1884-03-25
TIE TEMPERANCE RBVIVAL SPREADING.
SKw SOCIETIES IN NEw-JERsEY-RUM SELLERS

NKw SOCIETIES IN NEw-JRRsEY-RUM SELLERS
FINED IN wEsTCHEsTER COUNTY.
The Law and Order Society of New Barbados
Township Hackensack, n. J.-consists OF about
twenty members, all of whom are highly re-
spected by their fellow citizens. The leading men
are Peter L. COnklin, the presldent, wealthy
deacon of tho Baptist Church. and Andrew }.
DevOe, the Weather Prophet and deacon Of
the Second Reformed Church. the secretary.
to elicit any great degree Of public
sentiment in its favor, because its methods are
thought to be too radical. The churches have also
refralEed from giving it hearty support. LII seems
to be the general opinion of the village people that
if a strong temperance agitation. such as iS going
on in Palnield, were begun there, the church peO-
pe and other citizens would join heartily in the
movement. Of the eleven clergymen III the place,
q majority favor total abstinence, three vote the
prohibition ticket and four others tayor prohlol-
tion But the society, in the opinion Of many per
sons, is going too far Last week 1t IS
sued CIRCULAR and sent, copies to all the
storekeepers, mllBmen, newsdealers, etc, who are
in the habit Of doing business on Sunday, calling
their attention to ancient act OF the Legislature,
which fOrblds all traihc on that DAY Inc result
was that two cigar stores were closed, one Of winch
is owned by member of the Board Of Chosen
FreehOlder5 whose term of Office expires this spring
The business men who are affected by this crusade
have determined to ignore the efforts Of the So
cicty TO close their stores. believing that II thoy
make any opposition it will only result ID
strengthening the society. Inc leaders OF the
society on the other hand court opposition
with that end in view. The grog-shop keepers rea-
lie the fact that the real object Of the movement
is to stop their traffic, and they encourage the in
discriminate attack upon all branches of business,
knowing that it cannot succeed and hoping that 1t
will result in discreditlng the society.
The temperance revival which has done so much
good work at SOmeryille, Bound Brook, Plainield,
Montclair ard other towns in Now-Jersey has
spread to Westtled On Sunday evening about
forty members of the Plainfeld Reform Club visited
that place by invitation of the olergymen and con-
Quoted Union Gospel Temperance meeting in the
Methodist Episcopal church. Noah W. Pike pre-
sided, Speeches were made by Mayor MaxsOn, City
Judge Good, John II. SayTes and Robert
Manning, of Plainfeld; 1t being the last Sun
day of tho Rev. Mr., Woodrufs pastOTate at
Westield short farewell addresses were made by
several Of the village pastors. Great enthusiasm
was shown, and about ninety persons signed the
Club will visit Westield again on Sunday evening,
and another union meeting will be held
A meeting for the encouragement OF eK-drnkers
in keeping the pledge was held last evening in the
Young Mems Christian Association Hall at PLAIN
field. c. Il. Tyler conducted the services. The
Plainfeld Reform Club was represented by a dele
CATION OF its members at the temperance meeting
held last night in Elizabeth; The Plainiield men
were met at the depot ana escorted to t1e hall
where q large audience listened TO the addresses
and manifested deep interest, Captain Sturdl-
want also addressed an audience in the chapel of
ST. James Church last night.
Father McNulty, of st. Johns Roman Catholic
Church, at Paterson, mado complaint before he,
cOrder Greaves yesterday against number or
liquor-sellers for keeping disordcrly houses, the
day. lie is practical and energetic temperance
worker and a terror to Sunday rumsellers and rum
drinkers. lie frequently makes unannounGed visits
to grog-shops and if any members of his flock hap
pen TO be there he has no hesitation in cjeoting
them forcibly. lie had made one ofthese rounds OF
inspection last Sunday III the southern part OF the
city and uisted large number of liquor shops. He
found naarly all selling strong drink In one place
he found twenty-seyen young men, most of them
under twentY-One years of age His complaint be-
fore the Recorder yesterday was the result of this
visit Father Mao," as he Is affeotionately
called by nearly every body in Paterson, is thor
the Sunday and unlicensed liquor traffic, and 10
represss tipping as much as possible among those
under his spiritual authority. lie is acknowledged
Paterson on accoudt of his popularity, fearlesness,
shrewdness and tireless energy, and now that no
has started on one Of his crusades the sellers OF
Sunday beer and whiskey are thoroughly fright
eneu