The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-24
TEA SERVED AT THE BAR
THE NEW TEMP ERINCE S4 4LOON
 OPENED IN NEW YORK.
An Enterprise to Combat the Evil of Rum-shops-Its Opening Efforts suc- Testimony of Rev. Mr. Bispham.

NO. 10 Allen street last week, uluef the
 auspices of the Church Army is the
 first of it's kind in New York, but if il
 pect of it there will be more places of
 a similar kind in Varloua ld-,..a-
 city. The saloon is in house which
 was a low resort until five months ago,
 when the Church Army secured lease
 of three years on the place. The house
 is in the heart of the red light" dis
 trlct. It had it's bar where the repre-
 sentatives of the lowest element of the
 East Side community congregated, and
 where children and women came with
 'groWlers" at all hours of the day and
 night, which they carried away full of
 bad beer to the neighboring tenement
 houses. In the upper part of the house
 there were rooms devoted to gambling.
 Between these and the ground floor there
 were secret means of communication, so
 that the occupants might be warned in
 case the police appeared on the scene.
 Tt was vile resort in every respect" !"
 said Colonel Hadley, the lay director of
 the Church Army, and did incalculable
 harm. We took the place five months
 ago, ripped it to pieces, made it attract i've with fresh paint and clean floors,
 and established our headquarters in the | stronghold of the enemy The Open Door was established, and here we re- ceived the fallen creatures who were willing to reform. Here we gave them protection and a cheerful home until a | permanent place could be found for them. The sympathy and cooperation | of many employers were enlisted,an we received many letters, of which this Is a fair sample: Whenever you find any who are willing to work, send them to us. As long as we have room we will take them. And from the day they en- ter our doors their past shall be as sealed book. No one shall know. They shall be free to begin over again. The Open Door has swung wide, the police department has aided us and many poor women have taken advantage of it's op- portunities."
 The success of the coffee bar in New Haven prompted the managers of the "Open Door to add similar feature to the Allen street place. and the result was the tea saloon, which now occupies the front part of the ground floor. In letter on the subject of the coffee bar the Rev Clarence Wyatt Bispham of New Haven, wrote a few days ago:
 The coffee bar in New Haven has been in existence for the last two years. It was first placed on Temple street, be- tween two saloons, one of which had to move, and the other acknowledged that the coffee bar took away one-third of it's business.
 At least two hundred and fifty men day were seen there. and of that num- Der two hundred belonged to the "sa- loon class" It is the best and most practical temperance argument that know of Hot and good coffee and tea the kind that is served at the Church Army coffee bar-are the countef-irGl- tants to the 'hot drink of the saloon.
 If the coffee bar and tea saloon could be placed in the business thoroughfares and haunts of vice, it would drive out the saloon, and demonstrate that tea and coffee could reclaim criminals.
 The opinion of members of the medi- cal profession was asked, and many let ters approving the movement were re- C9lNtu, ditlDUS Nilltll Nro tliC lciic"ii5 from pr. George F. Shrady:
 In answer to your request for my opinion on your tea reform movement, | beg to say that it strongly comments itself for practical trial from many points of view.
 First-It will doubtless tend to lessen the evils of intemperance by substtut- ing an innocent and harmless stimulat- ing beverage for the different forms of | alcoholic liquors now so commonly | used.
 Second-Tea, being a transently dif- fusible drink, is, when used in modera- ton, not likely to injuriously affect the l system or cripple any of the vital or gans.
 Third-Even when taken between | meals, and when the stomach is empty, it is the least harmful of all stimuat- ing beverages.
 Fourth-The exact contrary Is the case with spirituous liquors, which always have a direct and hurtfu effect upon the stomach, especially when the latter is empty.
 Fifth--Every possible bad effect from and habitual tea drinking can De ODNldleu Dy uldkllS lHe lllIuSlOH properly.
 Sixtll-The essential clements are cas- fly obtained by a very simple method of pouring hot water upon the leaves, Tea should always be freshly made, and never warmed over or stewed for any time over a fire, as by such means all the really deleterious properties of the herb are extracted
 The tea saloon has two bars. These are at either side of the entrance. The are made of light hardwood, are nicely polished, but contain none of the ordinary bar fixtures, and instead of these there are sugar bowls, cream pitchers and dainty glass dishes with sliced lemons. The bar to the left as one enters is known as the "hot bar" There iot tea is dispensed while on the other side the patrons who prefer the cold beverage are served. A sign over the not bar reads:
 Hot or iced tea, served at bar....1 cent Best tea, with cream and sugar. 2 cents j Russian tea, with sugar and { lemon .....,...,. ..........,...-.2 cents ; Best tea, cold or hot, with pie cake or sandwich ..............5 cents l Over the door in large letters are the { words Come Again." and the men who { lct as walters endeavor to make their ,uests feel that the invitation is more (