New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-13
"sAMv SMALL REBUKED BYA WOMAN
CONFUSION AT A TEMPERANCE MEETING


How1s AND MISSES OVERCOME A PLUCKI CRITIC
MEETINGS AT OTHER PLACES.
Tho Rev. SAM Small, of Georgia, addressed .
largo audience yesterday afternoon in ChIckering
Hall under tho auspices Of the American Temperance
Union. At the close Of his address, extraordinary
occurrence took place that possibly disturbed tho
effects of tho famous ProhibtonIsts stream of elo-
quence, though he had poured It the audience for
an hour and half As he took his seat, after having
made Of his characteristic speeches full Of what
has been denounced as slang from than pull
pit, . well dressed woman, perhaps thirty five years
old, with earnest face and modest manner arose
from hcr seat in the Of the hall and attempted
to address some words to the platform The audi
once, which was large and demonstratvc, was Just
thcn calling for some favorite speaker the plat
form and the shouts and clappng OF hands made 1t
impossible to catch her opening words. A few poo
pie tho woman began TO hiss, and then tile crowd
became aware of the situation and remained silent
Just long enough to hear these words spoken clearly
and firmly: "H Mr.. Small would use less vulgarity
and less slang
that followed. would be orator from the platform
retOrtod that Sam Small no small man.
The plucky little attempted to say something
about Christ's service, but only few could hear
her. Tho audience Kissed and a few grown-up men
near the door shouted: "Put her out 70 One man
cried out "Chokc her orr The speaker on the
platform to the by shouting that II what
the audience had heard slang,n why then let
It hear Of snch "sang' The little woman
then sat down. remarklng that she had said all She
cared to- and the audience became quiet.
The Rev. Mr.. Small took for his subject, An
Appeal from Uncle Sam Drunk to Uncle Sam
Sober" Among other things, he said:
1t is logical to sell slaves to sell liquor Have
we right to appeal to "Uncle Sam 7" Congress Is
pneumonia; why can't IL act on the pleuro- pneu-
monla OF whskey that guarantees 100000 men In
baI, rooms1 We had triple action, double back
trichinoss act passed to let Bismarck know that II
he did not let in our sick trichInoss we would keep
Interested tho coal strike and Congress nvesti,
gates It; but there are 100000 interested In tho
that, subject We passed 100 years praying the
Lord to give our legislators wisdom; He was busy
lature; now we win send petitions with boots Bar-
lenders arc multiplying faster than schooteachers
the members drunk with power, place opportunity
and political scheming.
promscuous crowd gathered In the hall OF the
Masonic Temple yesterday to enjoy the programme of
the New York Temperance Union meeting. President
J. b. Gibbs was all smiles and made sure that the
collection, after the uproarous applause the sing
Ing, would more than cover the expenses Of tho
meeting, and would him from the usual humility
of having to pass round tho collection baskets three
times or more The treasurer, however, reported that
the collection would not half the expense Of the
hail. and Mr. Gibbs politely informed the audience
that his free admission scheme had proved an utter
la4idIC, a"u III w"....t 60 DaCk ,Io nNc,cnt All
mission scheme hereafter. The programme was chiefly
musical, two short addresses being made by Father
Molelland and DR.. David Wafk.
Ahont two hundred people attended the meeting OF
the Manhattan Temperance AssUcia In Cooper Union
yesterday. Mrs. 4. " Douglass, :" the wonderful tenn
perance orator." made the primer pal address. shc said
that the question is not receiving proper atten
ton. Even the brewer and the d,tiller the
drunkard must no reformed, he s making the liquor
business disreputable She declared that physicians
injured tho prohibition movement than any
others by prescribing liquor for medicinal use.