The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-16
TEMPERANCE.
ABhef Crusade Yesterday Af.ernOor

a Bftef Crusade Yesterday Afternoon
According 10 announcement in the
morning papers . union tenperance meet.
ing was held In the Fourth Street II T.
Church Yesterday morning Gt 10 o'clock.
0yer one hundred lsdies, and about q
dozen genlenen were present. The ser.
vices consisted principally d singing and
ptEyet. Short addresses were also made
BY Mother Stewart and Others.
II was also announced In the afternoon
that there would be & temperance meet.
ing % be addressed By the Mother trom
the Court House steps st 81 O'Clock, but
Q sllght shower Of rain coming up, threw
quite 3 dampsr upon the ides, and the
ladies were compelled 10 give Il up, to the
great disappointment Of many Of the
younger members Of the bar, who stood
around and on the steps most Of the even.
Ing In hopes Of receiving sound advice
nom lady member Of their own pEoEes.
sion.
A large number Of ladies, however. had
gathered Of the Fourth Street II. 3,
Church, and spent an hour or 60 in relig-
ious exercises. The rain gradually slack.
ened, and Il was suggested thai those
present who % desired should 70 out
upon the street 70 pray. Accordingly,
torty one lAdies headed BY Mother Stewart
formed In line upon Fourth street, and
marched down to 10Th Street, where they
halted In front Of the saloon kept by
Thomas Owens, nearly opposite the Post.
ONCE. Here there were several hymns
sung, and prayers offered, which soon a..
tracIed quite large crowd. The ser.
vices did not continue long, however, q
the rain began 70 come down In lively
manner, and the ladies hoIsted their UNI
brellAs and marched back 70 the church
o. couBe, being election day, the saloon
Was not open; but whether the lGdie.
were aware Of this fact or not we are m
able 10 say.
About 8 O'Clock, court having adjourn.
ed, . large number OF the legal lights, in.
Guiding the Judge, were gathered toSeth-
e on The pavement in iEonl OF the COurt
House discussing Temperance, the legG
events and minor topics Of the day, whet
Mother Stewart came across the stree
from the d. z. Church and apologized fol
her failure 10 deliver the promised I'D.
dress, telling them at the came time tina
they must come 70 her meeting in thC
eVening, where she would do all that wa
necessary to enlighten them upon TIL
great movement that is now mAkinl
ttself household word all over the lane
and arousiDg public sentiment 10 q fever.
heat In even the most stolid and stoiI
communities. She then Cunning her eye
upon the beardles portion Of the irRter
nity) remarked that It would be far bette
for those who frequented saloons anC
spend their time around the slums u
come and hear what she, es one familia
With such things, could tell. Whefeupon
her remarks having been duly considered
the genial Judge OF the Circuit Court
thanking her Tor her good wishes, 10.
formed her that had she come TO Ii,
Court House OF the promised hour, It haC
been his intention TO adjourn Court GU
Of respectto her andher Cause, and prom
ised that q gOodly number Of the Limbs o
the law should be In attendance at Wash
inEton Hall and accord to- her sddrea
all due attention. The parties then sep.
arAted the lawyers welt pleased 10 maxi
the acquaintance Of so energetic and tai.
ented q lady lawyer, and Mother stewar
10 prepare for the evenings work, salts
fed with the favorable Impression shC
had made upon her audience.
In the evening the audience in Wash
ington Hall was come time in assembling
and there was not as many present az Of
the evening previous. 1t was a notice
able fact that nearly all the lawyers in III
city were present, which Is something de
cidedly new to the temperance movemen
10 this city. Mother Stewart was intro
duced and spoke for over an hour. A
had been intimated by her at the Cour
House, she gave an outline OF her ex
perience In the Ohio courts during III
temperance campaign. Her remarks wer
confined generally 10 narration OF wha
she had seen OF the Ohio crusade, but q
the subject has been widely aud frequent
" published, VIC do not give fuller re
port