New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-23
ExHORTING TO TEMPERANCE.
cold WATER RATHER UNTIMELY.
SMALL AUDIENCES AT THE MEErINGs-MR GIBBS
DvgIEs RFPORTRRs

SMALL AUDIENCES AT THE MEETINGs-MR. gibbs
prYIEs REPORTERS.
When j. b. Gibbs. president OF the New-York Tenn
nerance Union. and ex proprietor Of an Intelligence
Office, mounted tho platform In the large hall ut tho
Masonic Temple yesterday afternoon, there was
slight rlppe of applause among the 300 or 400 people
I'm the place Mr. Gibbs In the course OF his REMARKS
said
"Tm not ashamed OF my name notwithstanding
tho lies which have boon told about me In the news
papers Lies, say, all my friends know them 10
be- I understand the matter. Tho papers must
have a sensation and they have doubled their circu-
ations since they attacked 1t IS only reporters
talk: l don't mind 1t. (ApplauseJ Flo Tor tnem
But they have got to sell their papers Let them
do II. They can't hurt mo-
Mr.. Gibbs then announced that collection woulo
he taken up, and he hoped that 1t would be large
ono He said that the effect OF the stories circulated
about him was shown by che contributions In tho past
two weeks they had fallen only "a behind expenses
That was a good record, no said However, it was
found necessary pass the baskets around three times
during the meeting and to take another collection at
the door How satisfactory the result was, was not
made public. After Dr. Wark had told what effect
alcohol had upon tho system and Professor j. A.
keenan, had delivered recitation, the Rev. DIR.
George W. Samson, president OF Rutgers College,
strongly recommended the of unfermented wines
at communion
After Mr.. Gibbs had announced private meeting
Of the Union at No 100 West Twenty elghth-st on
wednesday evening at which nothing Of public inter-
est will DO discussed" no called upon those of tho
audience who had not taken tho pledge to come for
ward and do so. took great deal of urging to get
a young who said he was nineteen years OLD ana
a drunkard and elght-year-old boy to ascend the
platform. Tho young man appeared to DO about half
loaded,' and wanted to address the audience. Mr.
Gibbs wouldn't allow it, however, but continued HIM
self:
"Mayor Hewitt says the saloons can't be closed on
Sundays Why can't they2'
"There's too much money In the interrupted
the young man, who laughing at Gibbs while tho
latter's back turned
Don't Interrupt me- said Mr. Gibbs Then to
tho amused audience, "Why do young men Like this
resort to saloons on the Sabbath ?"
Bad companions" responded the penltent young
man, with a maudln shake of tho head.
After little Mr.. Gibbs administered the pledge,
and the young man sat down. .
In closing the meeting, Mr. Gibbs said that tho
three collections had Melted very little and that
usher standing the door to receive any further
contributions. "And hope there Will be some green
backs In the basket"
WITH THE AMERICAN TEMPERANCE UNION.
Tho Rev. Thomas L. Pousen, of Flushing L. l.,
spoke to small audience at the meeting Of the Amer-
can Temperance Union, in Chlckerlng Hall, yesterday.
He said In part Total abstinence is imperative in
the full development of man In any pursuit. either
physical or mental Even that elegant gentleman
Of Boston, Mr.. John L. Sullivan, whenever they want
him to fight, they clean him out and lock him up In a
room away, from liquor, to get him ready Seven
tenths of all the men in this country selling liquor
are criminals, and have been under arrest for other
offences. We have compelled nearly every native
American to stop selling liquor, and when any man
comes to this country to live under laws and help
build up our institutions, We bid them welcome; but
when they come to open beer saloons Sunday VIC
say their IS better than their company.
we trust men to 90 TO the Legislature to mako
laws for that would not admit to associate
with famllles-eXcept in NewY ork-rcpOrters,
please take notice, l except New-York We Prohib-
tionsts have been playing tenplns for the last ten
years but the trouble IS have been at the wrong
end OF the alley We have not had any Of tho fun
have been setting them up instead Of knocking
them down; every little while some one hollers, set
'em up againp and we have kept setting them up
1t ought to DO turn to have OF the fun before
long,
CENSURING MAYOR HEWITT.
Tho prohibition enthusiasts evidently preferred the
comforts of their 6resdes yesterday afternoon to hear
ing the praises of cold water, there was slim at
tendance at the weekly meeting Of the Manhattan Tenn
perance Association In Cooper Union.
The Rev. W. II. Booe presided and made urgent
plea for larger contributions The Rev. c. H. Meade
OF Hornellsville n. Y, was the principal speaker
and in the of his remarks denounced Mayor
ton The committee appointed to secure the enforce
ment of the excise laws reported progress. Temper
campaign songs sung by the Silver Lake
Quartette.
SUGGESTING MARITIME CONGRESS-
President Alexander L. Orr Of the Produce Exchange
has sent the following letter to President Cleveland