The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-04-02
WHOLE NO. 1902.

tions were passed, to the effect that we
regret our past lack of interest, that the.
cause of temperance demands our imme-
i diate attention, and expressive of our
j;entire sympathy and approval of the
| "Women's movement. After which a
| committee of ladies were instructed to
wait upon our liquor dealers, with the
following resolutions, to which We're at
| tached the signatures OF about two
hundred of our citizens: ~
tResotved, That We citizens OF Berlin
and vicinity, believing the sale of intoxi-
| eating liquors to be very injurious to our
social and business interests; seeing and
feeling that the sale of such liquors brings
| a class of persons among US who corrupt
| the morals of the children of the place,
injure its reputation, endanger our prop
erty and our persons, and disturb the
! peace and quiet of our village, do hereby
protest against the sale Of Intoxicating
| liquors in our place as great immoral
and disturbing evil.
| ReSoLved, That many of us scarcely able
at the best to resist the temptation of
| the presence of such liquors, do earnest
! ly and honestly request the liquor deal
ers of our village to cease the traffic.
| We anxiously ask them, as men and our
| neighbors to take away from US the
| temptation. We, deeply feeling the de-
sire to live at peace with our nelghbors
and at home; and hoping that our COM
munity-men, women and children, may
be moral, sober and respected neigh
borhood, strongly urge the liquor dealers
of our place to take away from us these
disturbing causes.
ResoZved, That we offer them our cor
dial sympathy and aid in any honorable
employment"
During the absence of the committee
the congregation remained in prayer ses-
sion with petitions to God that our petit
tions to man might be needed,
On return of the committee the house
adjourned till evening.
In the evening the old church was
filled to its utmost capacity. The inter
est of the audience was excited by the .
report of the committee that Mr. VIM.
Tuttle, the proprietor of one of the
saloons, had received them in gentle
manly manner, and had shown his re-
gard for the wishes of his old friends and
neighbors by agreeing to quit, provided
he could dispose of his stock of liquors.
Over one hundred and ten dollars was
Immediately raised to make the purchase,
and the audience, led by the ladies took
up the line of march for the grocery to
tune of "Glory Glory Hallelujahl'
reporters to tell how the liquor gurgled.
Leave that to others But when the wild
ow of man well known and beloved in
this community, a man who while in the
noble discharge of his duty as an officer
of our army was killed by missile from
the hand of a drunk man, when this
woman, the mother of children made
orphans through drink, stepped forward,
took the ak and dealt the whisky barrels
blow on blow, thrill filed every heart.
1t cannot be described Through the
hearts of that large assembly as they
stood there at the midnight, in the dim
lantern light, there came an all pervad-
ing feeling that the God of the universe
was working retribution.
We have had meetings day and night
ever since. An enthusiastic mass meet
ing last Wednesday evening was adj
dressed by the Rev. Doctor Byers, of Col
umbus, after which the citizens were
called upon to pledge to the present tenn
perance movement sympathy and moral
support, and material aid to be used in
enforcing the, law and in defence of the
women The sums so pledged amount to
eighteen hundred and forty-fve dollars.
The people are thoroughly awake, and
have settled determination not to cease
working while there is liquor stand in
the place And while we have many
lines of power, still we rest in the refec-
ton that we have the Mighty One of
Jacob for our help"
At meeting of the executive commit
tee, March Is, Rev. T. E. Peden was
elected President Rev. Mr.. Middleton,
Vice President j. C. H. Cobb, Secy.
Gordon Pugh. Treasurer.
The Corresponding Secretary was in
structed to ask aid of the ladies of jack
son and Hamden, and to report the pro-
gress of the work in Berlin to the Jack
son papers "Come over into Macedonia
and help u.s.
The following are the Executive Com
mittee:
Rev. Middleton, Rev Peden, A. A.
Austin, Mrs James Phillips, Mrs. Mar
garet McMillin, Mrs. Mason AIthar, J.
P, Smith, Miss Mamie Thompson, G; c.
Keenan, Gordon Pugh, Miss Sarah Syl-
vester, Lot Davis, Miss j. G. Elliott, L.
D. Lively, Miss Nan. Goddard, L. w
French, VIM J. Kirkendall, a. McMil-
lin Alex. Poor, J. C. H. Cobb, and
Yours truly,
v. e. TAYLoR,sCor. Sec'y