The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-26

His Temperance Meeting Last Evening at the
Tabernacle.

About one-half Of DR.. Hatcher's tabernacle
on Grace street was taken up last
evening by q good-sized audience Of
ladies and gentlemen who had come 10 listen
to an address by Colonel j. j. Hickman, the
famous temperance lecturer from Kentucky.
The choir of Gracc-strect Baptist church,
Colonel Hickman and Rev. Drs. Cutler and
Maldrop occupied seats on the PLATFORM.
About $50 o'clock the exercises opened with
the hymn bringing in the Shcaves,' which
was "splendldly rendered 10y the choir.
After "a feryeut prayer 10y DR.. Cutler IN the
interest Of temperance the chOlf sang 10 me
WORK. to the Work
Colonel Hickman. who was introduced. by
Dr.. Cutler. seemed 10 be IN better condition
physically than he had been on the previous
EVENING". lie stated that he would speak on
the contest of right and wrong, and asked
for tire attention of those who love home,
morality and truth. one Of the strlk-
ing features Of the evil # inebriety
wa, its uniyersality, for it could be
found in the palace of the rich as well as IN
the hut Of the poor. Everybody sank INTO
the dust before the monster of intemperance.
which had n respecto of persons. IL was the
lust fruit ol the liquor traffic. which was coun-
tenauced even by the members of the church.
The selling OF liquor should be prohibited;
10 could not Dee regulated. for regulation
meant federation. The liquor business les
seued the value of profits and decreased the
value of property. Real estate agents could
testify to that fact. for no good Christian was
willing 10 have a saloon near ms pace OF
ness. and much less neal his home.
The speaker illustrated the truth of this
statement with % number Of instances which
he had witnessed himself during the past
TWENTY-FIVE years. in various States, while ad-
y|0catin4 the cause of temperance.
Whenever Gods people were arrayed IN a
- D. H. ...,. a.. Nr-a,r traffic flaW
were bound 10 Win as numerous events IA me
past had shown. Some people seemed e. be
blind to all tho evil effects of drink and deaf
To all warnings. They argued that they be-
levcd IN moderation in all things, bnt they
lost sight Of the fact that not the
drunkard but the moderate dram
drinker keptupthe saloons. There were in tins
country GOO. 900 drunbarls and 100000 mode
rate drinkers. The United States supported
2l5.O.0 saloons, or ia round numbers O,OOO.
This would make throo drunkards to one sa-
loon. Surely il was Impossible 10 THINK nat
saloon couldic kept gong 10y three d~runAaTds
0ulv. HIS showed concluslNelY how import
ant the moderate dram-drinkers We're To- the
susteuance Of the saloons. OF the 6OO,OOO
drunhards 0ue-sixth sank down into the grave
ever, scar. and in q period Of SIX years the
whole number Of dTunkards was wiped out OF
existence. However, their places weretahen
annually by 100000 moderate dram-drlnkers.
IT D.Olu.iNu OF tnt latter Woulu OILY SUP IHc4i
evil habits within SIX years there would he no
supply of % new crop Of druukards.
colonel hickman closed hls address IN the
usua. .tvle by showing mp the beneficial work
done br the GOOD lemplGrs. and he urgently
re uested those present T. Join that order.
A good many Of the audience We're deeply
moved hy tho earnest exhOrtati0n and signed
the pledge.
This evening Colonel Hickman will speak
M the Laurel street Methodist church, and a
large crowd is expected to be present.