New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-02

ENTHUSIASTIC MEETINGS AT OCEAN GRovE-rHE

ENTHUSIASTIC MEETINGS AT OCEAN GROvE-THE
BICYCLE AS AN ANTT-LIQUoR MACHINE.
Ocean Grove. Aug. l (SpeciaD. Tho temperance
advocates held forth again to-day on the camp
grounds. The weather delightful and over
fifteen thousand people took part in the services.
Dr Yatman faced an audience Of three thousand
when he opened his young peoples meeting in the
Temple at a. m. The singing at this service was
unusually fine. Mrs. c. VI. Ward sang solo,
Beautiful Land and a quintet OF women rem
dered IL VIII Not Let Thee Co" The principal ad-
dress was made by Grant c. fuller The Rev. J.
r. Daniels had charge OF the holiness meeting at
the same hour ..f
There six thousand people present the
morning preaching service in the Auditorium
Bishop j. y. Fitzgerald. OF Newark, presided
Prayer said by the Rev. Dr. J. r. Daniels
The Silver Lake Quartet sang several selections
" lille the congregation gathered The sermon was
preached by the Rev DR. l. j. Lansing. OF Boston,
from the text, ii Kings vi, 16-"Fear not for they
that be with us more than they that be with
them" 1t a temperance sermon throughout
replete with statistics showing the rapid strides
being made by the liquor traffic in this country.
THE great conflict now being waged by the tenn
perance army" the preacher said, in opening, may
not be going the way great many of us wish 1t to
60 and it will no. 80 way until the good peo-
pie Of our land aroused to concerted work. and
then the battle Will be by the temperance
drunk per capita than ever before. This is because
the thoughtful people divided II is Il siege
rather than charge, our part. and If We hope
to down the rum demon must rcagn forces
and make a decisive charge against the enemy.
AT first sight il would appear that they that be
with them are more than they that be with US. but
such Is not the case On their side find the
quarter of a million saloons the people who drink
and get drunk. the great host of moderate drinkers
who get drunk but rarely, social people who drink
now and then at banquets, physicians who pre-
scribe liquor for their patients. twenty
cat businesses that furnish supplies the liquor
dealers and brewers. and politicians and political
parties
DR.. Lansing declared that the treating habit was
responsible for untold drunkenness. and helped the
saioon-keepers pile up their fortunes. Politicians
were afraid 10 come out against the saloons be-
cause the debauched vote controlled cleo
ton day BY the liquor dealers and the moment you
strike the saloon the politicians against YOU
Temperance. the Good Templars. the Washing
tonians the Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
church members who vote as they pray, and other
organized forces The march Of intelligence is
gence Is as sure as the march OF the stars. But,
best Of al. God is with U.S. and with united effort
backed by divine power, the curse can and will be
The doctor said athletics were antagonists to
aIcoholc drinks for no athlete Is permitted 70
drink rum when in training lie said TOO, that the
man can 40 out for nights fun on his wheel and
come home intoxicated. for drunken men cannot
the evening service in the Auditorium Colonel
George w. Balm. of Kentucky, preached powerful
temperance sermon TO a large congregation Tho
theme OF his discourse was The Parting OF the
a memorial service for the dead of the last year
Will be held In the Tabernacle Tomorrow evening
on Tuesday the Kings Daughters will hold their
annual conference. and on Wednesday the Summer
School of Theology VIII open for ten days sos-