New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-18
men LICENSE AGAINST PROHIBITIONS

HE CHURCH TEMPERANCE SOCIETY ALLOWS A d.
B,rr-soNtr or rUr ARGUMENTS.
The Church Temperance Society met again
yesterday morning in Grace Chapel In East fourtenth
ST. Bishop Henry G. Potter called Tho meeting to orer
aud Bishop Ltleiohn, 0f Loug Island. presided In MS
address he said: The objects OF this society
az compared with those OF the prohibition society show
the coprast bet total Tor the individual
and total abstinence the state. am chuchinan
aud believe that this society occupies tcbin' Hrouuu
that tits churchy rather than political ana "e enough
honestly to contain all Christian mon lbeeNe 'hat 'ho
society has largely assisted 10 mould puhHc opinion'
especially In deang the social and political prob
lens attending tnr government OF large citleS
and tho large and undue share occupied
by inc liquor trade In such government
Robert Graham the secretary OF tho society," sau 'htt
WAS highly probable that two members OF the bN'l'o
Board would he indicted. The Metropolitan o'Rhn
zaton will formed immediately TO confer win lne
Mayor to the appointment OF suitable succe'sor'' "
case such action Is taken ,,.of h.nol
Atthe evening session the lecture Groom OF Grace Cnhpei
was nllrd with men and women. M. Graham cNpihhe",
the terms OF the debate on High License VS.
and presented Ex-Governor Chamberlain 20 pIrs'Iv "
The debate TIRE latter introduced eI-Jnlkc W. IA, H.
Arnoux. who opened the debate Tor niSn iue' ara,
said :" believe In high license on TWO el9unns, la
because th.nk II II IN accord win the SCRIPTURES; au
second 1t Is practicable Prohibition Is roI ors thai
does not call II sin to drink wine bnt u S 1871 a ai
drunknr has part I'm eternal me- MN ,cf rnr
tenpts to put Drunkenness IL Is expedleut Ior
many men not TO drink anything IN order noi 10 oe
drunksrd never drank ass 0t liquor ~ , -
crpt In tho case Of uluor. which case u - IIei
record that the supply regulates the denh1. i,r
fore every saloon closed csscns the demand TOT uquul
Also drinkers OF fernrnted liquors, a. IN France. arc
little prnna drunkenness. believe tnat ~ w, nd
OF drunkenness IL from distilled iqnor zee o. flvvuO
for selling distilled liquor. thon. and OF Sluo 'uT -
mented liquor Will restrict the former and increase lno
latter resulting In advantage to the cause OF tePo
ance." ,,,,. c,uc
"A Professor A. A. Hopkins came
forward to open the debate Tor frohluItoi
ms eye kinded with zeal and be lacked thc unhirs
stoned delivery OF his opponent being Iufhct nIh
by the shouts OF bis hearers. He charnctclhr4 nltI
license as IN uphOf1 ng OF the liquor trahc auu snu
must avir IL either because they are friendly 10 Lno
iiounr traffic or because suppression j. uhuosre
| mink my friend inclined 10 the latter reason, Nv
can ne favor the legal sanction OF moral "I",S
don't wart expcdrncy. The-n men say lTOhlo'uu Ii33
not sanctioned by the Bblo and Thar they . ~V'
restrain the iqnOr traffic; Pr"hiDl Ioh rust as,
How ia n that ont OF the total wrong O lronlnou
can get the partial right OF restraint Illsh loehF ~"
niits and II You have the power To permit, WIZ
DENY The speaker drnied that hlHb license W.
ticabe that tho brewers favored hiEh cthSe VI 80
dinnn shed saloons Indicated dmln~hru urn ~
81 ast night" ne added - charnctrrNeu Nv ouu
the Church Temperance society spc krIs 40 ue'onn.S
10 the lunatie wing OF the fr'hlhlIo" "'t - :"
| am ProhibitiOnist ana / elptSS ,,nn reod
The Rev. ". II. BoOc, IN behalf OF lIoni",." .iorsJ
what ho had prepared 70 cay. IL was ah Mn Al.
ann, for Prohibito on and dcnunclauoh " ,ran. "
esi,r aud Wa received with many ierVehtt "a untD
Many i've minute speeches. on each sidv 10Y. ZEAL
tho cio5e Il. the meeting There was cOnsosIno - Jba
ing exhibited at tilnes between the opposing s'ue' Wv
debate.