National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-23
Do LEWIS In THE CITY.
UE rx1exy:ANcE cRUsADE AT fHE
CAPITAL.

xHE fx1fxI:ANcE cRUsADE AT TEE
CAPITAL.
THE REV. MR.. LITTLE ON THE EVILS VI
tNfEMPERANCE-DIo LEWIS TO HOLD
MEETING To-NIGHT-THE cRRUsADh IN
DORsED-THE TEMPERANCE MEN
PAIRING 10 MOVE ON THE AshAf
LINES.
~..,-.. h.I vss crowded last AigAt tAe
.,AienceoSnprinng goodly proposaon o. nd;es.
~. Oousssntine presided, and CAPT Herth aoted
q secretary. A frateriai risis was ece,sc. !roin
. so.,,sI Of Jonadabs. Judge Burweil opeIed
e. .e.t,rr with one Of his fsd-hoA probiSisory-
s.v Woompromising speseAsa and vas f,liowed
=. n stetIel, Of Oregon. Mr.. Peck suti Hon.
n vance, of n c., also made shsft sdarcs,ss,
vhs, the someWhat famous d.. Dao Lswh gu
thor, ipstigstor and. sbettor q tho present wo-
nen's crusade against whisky In the West was
Aiscoyered to be in the aadteaoe and inyitst- 70
take the stand.
He did not feel we'll enough to rake . speech,
but would try to talk with them little ~ conf
Dental conversational way. He had beea CT work
90 constantly, travelling, speaking and praying in
the West that he had quite brcss0 down two
DAYS ago and he thought he would itiss run down
20 Washington and see what waa re- ally going On
here in the Iaw-making city. Hs did no. believe
much in prohibitory laws at this sage Of the war
The time would come for laws hit that time was
not now. He lived in Boston. ahey had .hs best
-yea. cs>feseedIy the very bsst-prohiLitoxy law
I'm New Exgfsnd, and yet they had over three
Thousand dram-shops In ran opsfation. The Law
was goes enough, but they could not inforee It.
Who the - they" referred TO in the foregoing SEN
tsnce d. one of those things which NO fellow
has ever found out. .-, .
aHe sesieved in this praying movement. He had
believed in IL for many years. Ali hs could
never Soryetihis childhood, when he was ono Of
nve children that his mother worked hard to feed
and eaothe, and all because she had drunken
husband. And yet he never saw that dear
mother, even In the darkest days Of her deepest
sorrows, that she could not and did not 30 mp into
thGniBerable garrett Of their humble abode and
prsy9od to reclaim that drunken husband and
fAtber, and when she came down her face shens
- dke lace OF an angel And she persevered and
kept her faith, and her prayers were answered ut
last Why should he not believe in the efacaay
ofSwomen's prayersf Sometimes he thought he
knew all about this movement, although he knew
that generally men did not understand It. Men
Wsdld reason 1t out Of existence in ten minutes;
bat bless your dear hearts, women don't stop to
reason about 1t. They just 90 right kindly about
1t, obtain permission to hold . prayer meeting,
and the. pray regularly and continuously and
EDr. Lewis related many interesting stories Of
the crusaders' campaign in the West, and invited
any person Of the audience to ask any questions
which might interest them and he would take
pleasure in answering them If he could.
One old gentleman asked II he thought the
tAovement i'd the West would be apermanent sue
,cessf
Dr.. Lewis replied by repeating answers which
had been made to him by some OF the ex-whiskey
In n the Weat where they
had been the most obstinate in opposing the cru
sade. He thought he would make some inquiries
~ he was passing through. He was perfect
stranger. He approached the old reformed sinner
and asked him how long he thought it would be
before the saloons could open again. Never" was
the emphatic answer; "they never can open again
IN this town."
DR.. Lewis will hold meeting, to which every
body is invited, tonight at the Congregational
church, corner of Tenth and G streets. He wants
everv one To- 60 snd take his wife with him, and II
he has wife, to take the two girls he loves best
and see If he can find out which OF them is the
best temperance girl. The crusade will be set in
motion tonight. Those who wish to see It orlearn
how it is done must not fail to be present.
Dio Lewis is rather a good looking man Of
about fifty years, very pleasant and agreeable
manners, who says this movement IL based upon
love. You cannot force men to sacrifice their
personal desires and passions. But you can pray
and shame them to do it. r-
Mr.. Drew thanked Dio Lewis in the name Of
the Dashaways for his visit, and urged all present
to be at the Congregational church tonight.
1.-THE Drunkard's Daughter" Vas read by
Captain Barth, and q resolution was passed ap-
proving of the women's crusade.
SECOND VISIT OF THE SONS OF JoNA-
DAB TO THE ASSEMBLY CHURCH.-A
LARGE TURNOUT.
One week ago last evening the Sons Of Jonsdab |
In full regalia, visited the Assembly church, cor
ner Of Fifth and streets northwest, to listen to
. sermon by the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Little, on the |
Evils of Intemperance;" last evening they
made the second visit, in large numbers, TO listen
to very fine discourse on the subject "How to |
check the evil and save the inebrate." The text |
was ta.s> from the sth verse of the 8sth chapter
the growing evil lie two-fold: good effective laws
faithfully executed, and the cultivation Of .
healthy moral sentiment. Tbs speaker alluded
TO strict prohibtory laws in use in some Of the
New England States, but thought they were not
ct the present time ~ effective % was hoped for
them.
Local option Is being tried in some localities
with comparative success, but the law that ap
peals directly to the interests OF those who are
injured by the effects Of strong drink 10 that in
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and other States prohibi-
tory In character with the "civil damage act" at
tached. This law, backed by what is denominsted
the woman movement" which, by prayer and
song, has cultivated pure sentiment Of reform
and redress with the people, is working wonder
full accomplishment of good. The reverend gen.
tleman said he was not prepared altogether to |
1ndorse the custom of ladies visiting places where
drink is sold, praying and singing therein; reason
able objections are raised against its propriety,
hut abiding to the manner in which the work is |
carried on in different localities in Indiana, the
effect Of which is to prevent the granting of |
license, he said, was the right spirit, which he
highly commended. He alluded to the fact Of o |
bill praying for o law OF this character being now
before Congress and said the clergy were urging
Its passage in behalf Of this and other Territories
After the sermon the pastor introduced Mr. J. |
B. Dunning, Past Chief of the Jonadabs, who |
gave brief history OF the Order, the work It is
accomplishing, and the manner it IL carried on |
and In turn he introduced Mr.. William A. Cas- |
we'll Grand Chief Of the Order In the Jurisdiction
OF New England, who gave . brief but very fat |
terng report Of the condition of the Order in that
locality.
PASTORS MEETING.
The call for q pastors meeting to-day to zee l
what further steps can be taken to control the /
sale Of Intoxicating liquors In the District will Be
seen to embrace the pastors Of all the churches In
the city, and from the interest already abroad II
will undoubtedly be large meeting. .-t
THE TEMPERANCE WEEK OF PRAYER. i
The meetings for to-day are to be held 1t i
and O'Clock for one hour. The subject for prayer
will Be as follows Intemperance; that we may be |
awakeoed TO . proper sense Of the magnitude Of /
the evil In this community. Led by E. H. Gray, |
DID.
DR.. Dio Lewis Is expected to be present at both |
the neetingS and participate.
DEDICAT0RY SERVICES
80 .s--~
MOUNT ZION PROTESTANT 81. E)
CHURCH. --a- so g
Yesterday the Mount Zion N. e. church, situ- /
ated ut the corner Of Fifteenth and streets, was
scene of much interest TO the many inhabitants |
Of the growing rsotion OF the city In which It ID