, 1874-03-14

~ dissertation Of tho day, and open throwing DOWN
outrage againat tho hcat public scnmont Of tho city,
anil llgh.llanded sin against Heaven.
tio1a will agree With Ours, and TINT YOU will nut t!s-
regard olr protcst. And 10 this o1d we will ~ in duty
bound, ever pray.
ain. M'onEsNEY
Supplemented tho rcndlng with speech. IN which
he entd he did not wnnt to bo undoratooh as
mctlillng with tho women's work, Ho bolloved
they had Divine mission, aud tlat God had
called them to tho wolk, aid would giyo them
a sem he r ae nnfsen Would ne net sd ssnd ssr S9 o
like Potter at tho trial Of Josns, but DO near
enough to 10 struck by tho pieces Ii thore should
be diaustor. ,(Applauso1 If thero yero any
risks to take, tho prcaohors would tato them ahd
would giyo tho 1aies MI possible encouragement.
Tho only tImo tn tho earthly lfo Of Christ whom
lie ]ooked around for human sympathy, 10
found Ills dinclp1ea aseop. Thoy fled wnon 10
was cruciflod. and wero not prcaont 20 witnoaa
n Him. a'E T6o 'sy speskor ' was ms o1eeaang1y ere.ied
whom lo read In pnper that tho Common Coun"
eli Of Cleveland lad passed. a resolution con-
graduating the womon OF Ohio upon thelr ano-
TINT WHOM tho Aldermen Of Chicago, will co'i-
grat,1lnto tho ladies Of Chicago. [Applause.]
TIE MOVEMENT
waB emphattca1ly of God. Nc statesman Or
words seemed like a prophecy; but ho could not
hnyc predicted sncn . movement Goo nad
rcao cd out aud touched with His iinger human
hcar.s n oyoiy direction, and the godly women
OF tho lsnd wereroasay for action. The Church
had neycr known Tint aucl, power existed iu
tho women until tho movement developed It.
rho old methods Ind boon abandoned, and tho
women wont directly into tho saloons and L. eo'!-
quered tho keepers on their own ground. Their
SUCCESS made q profound impression upon
sKErT1Cs AND lNr1DELs.
Flo hua heard OF ono who was converted BY noo-
Ing the praying women of Lincoln, Ncb., Gneel-
Ing In tho streets. This pcrson WINS aea!er IN
baingpowder but l9 eoasea M aell,ng ana .d ioe-
men. ThcHo ladios knew what It was, not OILY
to prny, but to woep, for the affliction Ind boen
in their own households, aud they were waiting for
Just B,,ch moment to march upon The onenys
stronghold, and in Il spirit OF prayer, not Of re-
vcngo, to conquer II.
READY TO YIELD.
That morning Il man who kept saloon In tho
neiGhborlood of 1wenty-sccond street had
said il tho ladfos camo to lis place
rondored. d red IIo also said. it ho had known now
dobaHing tho bueincsB was, ho would mover have
boon persuaded to 60 into II. And tue papers
told them OF man who Ind boen Chief Of Po-
lice of Cincinnati taking down his bign, ana SOL
their appearance Mt his place. Ho believed that
ono-hnlf Of tho 4,0D0 saloons III Chicago would
close up If the women presented an unbroken
front at their doors, armed with faith
ana veleIy Rasyy'' witch Iic uu would e' astonish
ttlo world. 1hey wore doing to-day what tho
men had not Ind the courage OF power to do in
tho past. [ArplauHo:] Tho Lynn beginning
Stand up. Stand up f9r Jebqs !" "as ", sung, a,1
an angel that might repeat tho laat sta,iza Of
Tint lynn. What shall it avail though l wna
King Of this vast universe. Ths universe must
20 to decay but the immortal soul hVea fof-
ever" .-.--
TIE nEsoLu11oN nEpoRrED.
Tie Committee on Resolutions, who had come
into The room who Mr.. McChosncy waH speak
iug, now made their report through Or. Thomas:
Ilo Haitl tho Committee had spent nearly al,
Council not knowing TINT ono lgd already been
drawn UP. They would therefore recommend,
Ia addition, tho adoption of resolution appoint-
ing a committee Of three from each chulch TO
meeting, aud that tho Committee present tllom
other matters whicl, tho ladies want
cd embodied in resolutions, but, sup
posing tho inc meafnf r., f,os 70 roa p v,bs getag To- a
away, and knowing that olllcr meetings would
be leld, when the whole fe}u Of action could be
canyasHed, they thought it would .bo better to
give attention only to the Sunday law:
Mrs. Writ thought committee Of three from
each church was too small. slo moved to
| amend by making tho nuubor forty. [Applause.]
| The ainon0mont ,Yas agreua to- almost uuan-
imously. -.
1>t' STEADY Prayer.
| Mr., Writ hoped tho HistorB would prny from
| now until Monday morning that tloy might be
| inspired to work for the cause.
A lady said it was Desirable that tho Commit
toe should bn at tho,Conncil Chamber curly 80 aa
to get in before the rabble.
Mrs. Jones suggested TINT tho churches Son d
as many US they could, anu that any good woma
who wanted to go bo allowed to do 30. lap.
plnuHo.1
as passed, but lis experience proved that large
cop1miuees woro not go apt to do their work NJ
small ones. A committee OF ton from each
church would get tho most aGnatures to The
| petitions.
Mr. MeChcsnoy hoped tho crowd which would !
Ths % UIertnna nrSSa rremarSea it they wanted te
close tho brewery chimneys they must 50 i'll q
body, -.---
TO MEET AT THE CHURCH.
Dr., Thomas invited tho ladies to meet in the
First Methodist Church, nna march III . botlX
Tho Invitation was accepted by mods OF Ap
proval.
tile afternoon, mud pray until the hour Of Htart
luz, for strength to influence tho Aldermen.
Airs. Dlacl&ball thought it desirable ttat th.
Council should 1ndorstand' that the ladies' OF 81
the churches were unaulmously in favor OF th'
retontion Of tho Sunday law: II only Tow s,,1; 2
imagino they only wanted the low maintained.
READY TO GIVE UP LIFE.
Mrs. Dr. Blaine suggested TINT o mass@1neet
ing 10 held in tho church Afonday afternoon, nh
anuds Of women. Tho mooting reminded ho
Of war times, but tho demon thoy had to con
paer now WIS q worse ono than tho rebellion
She had boon tomperancc-ayo, total abatl
nonce advocate from youth; that was what q
must be; and she waR willing to sacrifice ho
1fn to r11s dnwp the traic iii strong drink, WhiC