The Evening critic., 1884-04-01
The TEMPERANCE CAUSE.
Mass. Nc citing AT the congregational
Church.

Church.
Tho Cor gregatlonal Church was crowded 20
repletion Sunday evening by tho friends often.
perance.
Tho meeting was arranged and conducted by
Major M. p. Caldwell, vlco.presidont OF tho
District Temperance Alliance for tho north.
west, ana was the first OF a series OF Sunday
night meetings. DR.. j. ". Blschofr presided
at tho organ and Miss Minnie Evan and the
choir of the church rendered several choice
selections.
Rev. DR.. Rankin, after reading tho parable
OF the sower, and Offering prayer, spoke OF the
work OF the church on temperance, prefaclng
his remarks by the old adage, Gan ounce OF
prevention is worth pound OF cure" The
work OF the church is prevention. The Doctor
then spoke OF the manifold branches OF church
temperance work and paid high tribute to
the mon and women who are trying to cure
what was not prevented In youth. He extend
cd n cordial Invitation 10 the District Temper
aneo Alliance and closed by .venturing the
hope that tho organization would soon SEQ the
principle which they advocated triumphant
In the District OF Columbia.
Major Caldwell then introduced Hon. Hosea
u. Moulton, the president OF the Alliance, who
chlleu attention TO the enormously large num-
Der OF licensed drnm.shops In Washington.
The Alliance has asked Congress to allow US
calls for PSase %niSn wo S SnG a 9S
pledges you mover TO sign nn application for q
rum.shop In the District.
Ho was followed by Mr.. f. NJ. Bradley, OF
this city, who said what We are doing here ia
but 1.-THE OF whit our Nation is doing. All
through the West and South tho people arc
aroused In Georgia the Good Tomplars hhvo
almost revolutionizcd tho State. Florida has
tho beat local option law in existence, as well
as high license. South Carolina and Maryland
were alluded 10 as being half local option.
Kansas after thirty months OF prohibition, re.
ports not single saloon In forty'ono out OF
slxiy;slx counties by actual count: Thirty
monthe ago there wore 70S saloons; there arc
now 313. Wo pay for our police force alone In
Washington $4,000 and receive from, II.
cenees S0S,000. DO you say that all tho police
expenses are not caused by rum Judge
Smell snys that vo-sixths OF tho business
brought before him 10 caused by liquor. The
Commissioners have said, "rhe llduor tranlc
10 upheld by public sentiment" which he
very much doubted.
General Riley, OF Rochester, N y, an old
veteran Of ninety years, made short address,
had promised to DO present and deliver on
address, was severely indisposed and unable
10 leave his room.
One hundred ana thirty.nve signatures to
the pledge were obtained during the service.
Hinwatba Lodge, No. 10.
Hiawatha Lodge, No. 10, Good Templars,
| which was organized on tho 9TH OF November
last and which ceased 10 work soon after by
reason OF not being able to secure u place OF
meeting, was successfully and enthusias-
Hail m Tn1e; ai irso as o
| reception OF nine new members and receiving
| propositions from several others the following
| officers were elected ana subsequently In
stalled by @. W. O. Kalstrom: W. q. IT,, +. X.
| Holtzlnger; W. v. t., Miss Josie Collins W.
| Il, e., VIM. Emmert; ". Il. g., VIM. Hunger
| ford; W. IT,, Miss Susie Cheoseman; W. O.,
| Frank oliver; W. NJ, Walter Fearing; W. /.
| g., Mnrmaduke Riddlck; w. o. c., Harry w.
| Smith. After piano solo by Brother Smith
| addresses were made by A. Kalstrom, q. W. O.
| H.; NJ. =. Caldwell, G.. w. 81; L. Il. woodward,
| ID, Deputy; Il. L. Taylor, OF Rescue; W. Il.
| Moses, business manager OF tho Record;
| Brothers Frank oliver and O. II. Lawson, and
| Mrs. L. Il. Woodward, of Star OF Hope, gavo a
| recitation. The order ia TO BIO congratulated
| on the evident signs OF prosperity attending
| this new lodge, and from the character and
ability OF the new members may predict n ca.
| tinue TO hold its meetings FOR tho present on
| Monday nights In st. Georges Hall, No. b1O
| Eleventh street n orthwest.
Friendship Lodge of Good TempIars.
| A very interesting meeting OF Good Templars
| was held last night at the Hall OF Friendship
| Lodge, No. IL, corner Eighth and III streets
northeast, 1t being the occasion OF visitation
from Perseverance Lodge, No. 2, which was
| ship Lodge, and responded to in some appro
| PIRATE remarks by Mr.. A. II. Frear, W. O. II. o
| Perseverance Lodge. The following pro
| gramme was we'll rendered: Remarks, A. II
Frear; recitation, MI. Il. p. Southwick; re
| marks, Major Turner, or Clements Lodge
| duet, Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Frear, followed b.
remarks by the following well-knOwn Lentle
| men Mr.. Bussiue, grand councillor; Messrs
| Green, sr. and jr, and Wilson, Johnson an
l Hudson. An excellent programme has been pr,
| pared by the committee of Perseverance lodg
| this evening, and several new candidates aI
| expected to be initiated. .assSssf''