The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-03-05
DELAWARE, OHIO.
Progress CT the women's Whisky
Crusade.
D,,.-Iou n March 2

Progress CT the Women's "nisAJ
- Crusade.
DELAWARE, O., March 2.
Editors Of the Regls!er.
Since my last letter the "womans
movement" he's been fully inauguva'ed,
and the work is now in full blast.
All of last week the ladies were busy
at work. BY Wednesday their various
bands were organized. aud from that
time they have been laboring zeslousIy
for the suppression OF the Gale OF liquor
Their first attempts "ere mace
against the drug stores, and although
tue proprietors held out for three days
against their efforts, they were at
length successful, and on Friday even
ing the last OF the druggists came down.
Several reasons were urged for re!us-
ing TO sccsde-o the ladies requests,
The principal of which was that the
pledge they were asked to sign was too
stringent in its requirements. But alter
the pledge was modified to slight ex-
tent they concluded to sign it.
On Saturday the work against the
saloons began. During the day several
OF these places were visited with no
immediate suceess, but with fatteriDg
prospects. By some the ladies were
received with grutf manners and harsh
words, but by others they were pleaa'
anuy received aud politely, even
sraciously treated.
On Saturday night q mass meeting
YVES held in the Williams street church.
The large audience room was crowded,
even to the aisles. and many persons
we're uuable TO gain admittauce.
TIE meeting was opened with prayer.
! Dr.. Mer7ick followed with an address.
in which he urged the necessity OF re-
| ligious feeling in connection with the
movement he stated that where rs-
ligious sentiment was strongest, the
movement had been most successful.
Dr.. Barnes then addressed the meet.
ing. His remarks, aside from ten
dency TO run into poliucs, were forcibIe
and pointed.
Rev. Cook made an eloquent address
He was followed by Rev. Perkins, MI
Taylor, OF Mount Vernon, and others.
The best address OF the evening was
that of Rev. S. L. Smith. His direct
appeal to the saloon keepers was e'o'
oueut and touching.
The meeting was closed with prayer
by Rev. Cook. The inteusest interest
aud feeling were shown during the whole
evening aud one could not help but feel
that come good must result from this
movement,
The public interest showu in the mat
ter is, to say the least, surprising. Those
who were the most skeptical before the
inauguration OF the movement, are cow
among the leaders in its support. A
week ago the people OF Delaware were
dead to all interest in this cause, but
now the whole city is aroused and
young and old join In the attem i 10
make the war" a success.
One great good which has thus FAR
been produced Is the union o. the seve-
raj churches in the work. Although
there was a slight feeling OF church
Jealousy at first it has passed and all the
churches work together in perfect har-
mony. Not only do Methodists, Pres
byterans, Episcopalians and others work
together, but Protestants and Catholics
Join hands to engage in the war.
This is regarded as one OF the most
important phases Of the movement, and
should no other good arise. this alone
will more than pay 70. all the labor
that has been expended. S. G, W.