, 1874-03-31


shelter tho outcast. She
lzlB OF God to rest upon tho
ONE nd this mooIng.
Mrs. Daylisa then said TINT slie had been askod
hether thoro was any hope Of ths moyemons amd
go there could be- my hope OF succoas
Sho saw in tho audience many latlies with whom
she had 1abored In many other charitable aud ro-
lgous ndortnkngg aa +; a9 n hoped to so9 them
A. fsw ladies' in indianapolis got together aud
prayed about the cause, and they Immediately
obtained victory. Ono nun got alarmed. gava
up his licepso, and stopped selling liquor, aud
out out sinsipg, sns % pslse os God from whom al bless.
s w aa a as Il 5Es AES'hh ha e aesa
Tic ladies Ind not prayed in SALOONS in bands,
but they had prayed in saloons, i'll court.rooms,
and twos, and had had great Influence. Aud IL
tho ladies Of Chicago would put themselves i'll
Gods hands ho would lcad them to SUCCESS.
Mis- RUSSELL, or OHIO,
said that there was only time III this meeting for
experiences. About blk weeks ago tho women
Of Alliance, Ohio, began organizing by starting
prayer. meetings. In two days they Ind two
victories, uni woro going OH. At Mansfield tho
ladies felt much ag they appeared to DO horo.
They did not think it possible to 50, into the
iuto tho lands Of the Lord, aud about goo ladies'
volunteered for the war. hlrs. NuHscll WIS setlt
10 obtain information in Delaware, Aeuin, and
othor places OF the manner Of stroot ana Raloon-
work.
During one meeting, In the midst of heavy
rain storm, volunteers for work OH the street
wero called for and ninoty-two ladios volunteered.
As they left tho church IN solemn procession;
such as they had never experienced before. They
stopped iu front Of a saloon and prayed Tor the
cause. They knott in mud an inch deep, out in
the rain, for tho saloon-kooper wonsd not lot
tamo tlay. The speaker also went to Dayton nnd
xonia, whore sho saw u great deal Of street
Bcrvico.
THE WORE IN DAYTON
and Columbuahad boon reported naa q failure. 6ho
Is np6;taso. ' Tho moyonfg$ ] &ad reclaimcd many
'y15hnN1ncn; it had preydfHG tho repeal in tho
Legislature Of a! that was good for anything in
tho Adair la,7; it had created noble public
he1,tmonL; it had broken down tho barriers OF
denominati tionalism, aul Ind brought tho pooplo
nearer together. II they hnd done no moro than
this, it was n great work, mud similar good ro-
suit In Illinois would make 1t q temperance
6tAte.
Of st. Lofts, said tlat he wah in favor Of total
abstinence from everything which could intoxi-
cato. lie Ind held this opinion ever slHce he
was 1a years old. Ho upheld this opinion for
roasons, Ho was, further, in favor Of total pro-
hibition by law. Morul suasion bud been tried
without avail, and tho only hope waa in strict
prohibitory law. Tile Bishop then gayo brief
converted to total abstinence. His father was d
nil-ownor, and was In tho habit OF giving tho
men liquor during hard days. worke, but OH one
occasion, having tried hot coffee instead Of wis-
~, 10 had given up using any kind Of futoxlcat-
THE woMAH's MOVEMENT
wns thing for which God should bo thanked.
When men attempted to 60 into tue temperance
movement. thoy were accused Of doing it tor q
political object. But the women wero not liable
to this accusation. They could not vote, though
Ae hoped they would soon DO able to do so.
[DiHBent from tho obair.] We'll, he know Home
Of thom did not wish to vote, but DO thought Ills
wife was rs woll abo to cast q good vote as him.
self, and he wanted her to exercise .he right
She did not ngree with him, however, and tley
nsoa to argue moro Oh TINT point thnn auy
Qthor.
how many saloons could bo destroyed in Chi
cngo; tint did not enter into this calculation.
Ilt they could create public sentiment among
tno small towus which would give Illinois pro-
hIbitory Inv and compel Chicago to submit to
ANOTHER THING
they could do WIS to reform many women who
gero III tho habit OF drinking. Ho Ind soon
women of roHpectabllity and wealth who wero &c
Intoxicated aB to require ald from tAelr carriage
doora to their homes he bud soon ladicH tako
out ther 1laska on railroad trains, drinlt tlem-
aclyes aud profrer 1t otl1ora, until they were all
Intoxicated. Halcl thing was unknown twonty
yoaya ago, and it showed how public sentiment
had become doprayed.
THE NIBLE.
'IIo had road In o newspaper that q well-hnowr
divine ot Now York Aaa Blntea that tho prletloo
of total abBtiuenoo waa not ordered in tho bible
but Ae thought that tint clargynlau could rot
4r1fn lii uni
HAT wo should abatain ffo1n ajl appearance Ut
eyil Now, by tho Testimony Ut all p4ysiciapa
tic habit or drinking was gigant!u evil, honoe
no rnnu could drink In tho ,nesonce. OF ,othsrt
without, not only an appearance, Of evil. bu
ono Vi tho Apostles had Ha,l TINT, il drilhil!t
vino caused lls brother to offend, ho would drinl
pouo while the world stood. II those two quota
Aous did not leu,nul total abatiuouco. he ooult
not understand what woulds Eyory man Tl!t