New-York tribune., 1884-03-21
THE TEMPERANCE CRUSADE.
THE EvANGEHsTs AT BLOOMFIELD, N. J.
HOW THE WORK IS CARRIED 0N-ACTIvTrY AT
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PLAINFIELD-THE ELECTION IN oRANGETowN.
The little village Of Bloomfield, n. j., is un-
dergoing the throes Of temperance revival under the
auspices Of A. g. Mabee and English who assisted
In their work by Mr. Burnett, cornet player, and Mrs.
Burnett, organst They have been engaged To hold
meetings at Library Hall. by the clergymen Of the Will
age, who formed q conference committee and decided
that some good might be effected among the black
sheep OF the place by this temperance band Bloomfield
mas population OF 5000, and one-siXth OF this Is
composed OF workers in the different factories
OF the township. which include large factory.
wooen factory, rubber factory. paper MILL brass
rolling mill, gold and silver rolling shop, two nickel
plate harness shops foundry and hat factory.
Many OF the inhabitants do business I'm Newark New
YORK. and there are many factory hands working In New
ark who live in Bloomfield. There thirty grog
snops IN the place that have done thriving business
Those In the Sixth Ward commonly known Dublin"
have been in the habit Of making Sunday hideous by
keeping open their doors. II Is stated a. a matter
OF common repute that Father sardlso, the Catholic
priest was compelled to threaten these liquor dealers at
the altar II they did not mend their manners He told
them 1t Ia said that II OF them dying he would
refuse him the rites 81 his church The advocates OF
perance have excellent field for their labors in Bloom
field Recently butcher, Madison by name, became
habtua tippler and In ncpient derum hanged himself
He procured his liquor the GlenwOod Hotel kept by
Englishman named spragg. Public opinion hard
upon this for selling his neghbor and friend the fatal
drink that he closed his place and has built billiard hall
in another part OF the town. says nothing except
temperance drinks are to be sold there.
The temperance workers meet every night ia Library
Hail. They began on Wednesday night, and TO re-
main for week moro Last night the hall was
packed. Mr. Mabes told ths story life with force
and eoquence. He gives religious form the service,
opening the meeting with hymns and reading OF the
Scriptures. D1r. glish offered PRAYER Many persons
signed the pledge
The Of the liquor dealers OF Panheld the effects
Of the temperance revival which began that city
four weeks ago would die out, not supported by
facts. Since the beginning Of the temperance agitation
there have been only four made and two liquor
sellers have each discharged bartender The Reform
Club now numbers $50 members, the majority Of whom
not until recently total abstinence men. The
names OF fifty new members have been
published, together with 200
to the general pledge ROLL which has nearly 2,4OO
signers Active being taken prevent the
reissing OF licenses the inns in the country about
Plainteld some OF the licenses are granted by town
committees in April Notably among those licensed Is
place called Dog Tavern inn about three miles ont
on the road to Railway This place has long been an eye
10 the ana it3 suppression,
pected.
Miss Francis F. Willard. president OF the National wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union has teegraphed that
she wi address the Methodist Episcopal Conference at
it, annual meeting Saturday, March % IN the HaIsey
In many respects the town elections held in Rockand
County this weeI were exceptional I'm character. In
FOR their candidate for Excise Commissioner and over
OF the Poor; but they badly beaten. Abram
Bauvelt and Cornelius j. Deaun received respectively
orty OF i25 and 125. About 100 votes pOled,
being the heaviest vote ever cast at town election
With single exception all the grOg shops closed
being observed for the first time. The bette class OF the
Democrats worked with tho Repuboan and temperance
for the Law and Order ticket. The Nyack clergymen
also labOred effectively for Messrs Blauvet and
Dcaun The liquor men are enraged at the success OF
those whom they term fanatics. The Rev Mr. CLARK,
energetic member or the Law and Order Association,
said Yesterday: relOced at the result. We met
them fairly and beat them tho open ssie. There
unlcr-handed work; 10 Is simply declaration Of the
people against the supremacy Of IN OrangetOwn.'
anti-temperance mana Democrat. The work OF prose
cutting saloon keepers for violations OF the excise law will
begin.
In Ramapo a temperance Excise Commissioner
chosen by $50 majority In Haverstraw and stony
Point townships the citizens tickets beaten by the
voted against the temperance candidates. There IL tie
vote supervisor in RamapO. CarkstOTn re-elects
Frank p Demarest; stony Point Frederick w Tomkins;
Haversraw. Josiah Felterj CrangetOwn George Dokey
Town tickets everywhere were badly scratched. The
proposition "A Town House In OrangetOwn WAS
voted down by aarge majority OF the minor offices the
Democrats have secured majority. Good citizens every
where iubllant the general result In Orange
town and agree that true reform has been instituted
The origin Of the Law and order Association was
mainly due the Rev. Theodore M. Peck, rector OF
Christ Episcopal Church, Of 5park, n. Y Eay In the
he suggested the organization ana on January ~
cergymen OF several denominations met in the study OF
their respective congregations on the aimport1nt sub
these ministers succeeded in drawing The oiti-
together In public meeting and the Association was
substantially founded.