The Grange advance., 1874-09-09

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monthly temperance meetings in Wasecs.
Last Spring the election resulted in casting
80 votes against license and liz in favor Of
t.. and We think that with little more ef-
fort we might carry the election within
the village. What we want is law pro-
hibiting local option.
owAroxxA, Mrs. N. E. Cleverdale.-The
lady read report from the Ladies Relief
Society, in which they regretted that they
could not report much morefavorable pros
poets in the cause of temperance. They
circulated an anti-license pledge and OBJ
tained 700 signatures to the same. They
hold prayer meetings weekly in the rooms
of the Young Mems Christian Association.
Have not succeeded in closing single sa-
loon, but are laboring earnestly in the cause
of temperance. The Union temperance
meeting hold their meetings on the first
Sabbath of each month.
The Committee on Nominations made the
following report, which was adopted:
P,esident-D. W. Ingersoll.
Vice President-Rev. s. H. Bartesu.
Secretary-Geo. W. Mason.
State Central Committee-Rev. Jabez
Brooks, D. c. Bell, Geo. B. Bradbury, A.
Lawrence, A. NJ. Greeley.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The first half hour was spent in devo-
tional exercises, after which Mrs. DR.. Ho-
bart read a paper on the subject Of "Wo-
mans Work in Behalf of Total Abstinence;
What has she Done? What can she do ,"
As we were late in getting to the Conven'
tion we are unable to give even synopsis
of the paper, but we can say that it " as an
able effort, pointed and we'll received.
Rev. J. B. Tuttle, of Anoka, then deliv-
cred an address on "The Prayer Move
ment, its Method, Utility and Success" :"
He said: This feature Of the temperance
work has been looked upon with amaze
ment, both by those in favor of, and those
opposed to the cause Of temperance. See
the christian women who leave their homes
and families and 60 out into the rough
world and meet men who are not in friend
ly sympathy with the cause, meeting them
not in frenzy, but by pleading and prayer !;
they should be respected, although they are
not in all cases. She has suffered much
more from this cause than man, and they
can justly tell Of their hopes and discour-
agements, and they have anxiously looked
over the land, hoping that some deliver
ance may come. and that speedily and
they have appealed to the Lord God of
hosts for the accomplishment of this end.
The establishment is, not that the move
ment came, but that it was postponed so
long. The movement is not altogether des-
titute Of method. The course adopted in
one place may not be adopted in another,
and consequently there cannot be no estab-
lished order for the work, for they have to
adapt themselves to the circumstances. The
place, however, is generally in the open air;
but occasionally saloon keeper will open
his doors and invite them in, but as gen.
eral thing it is in the open air. So after
all there is enough method about it that
ladies know how to work. Some of the
most fervent and touching prayers have
ever heard, those that seemed to bring one
nearer Heaven, l have heard made in front
Of the saloons, and it seems to be sort Of
Apostolic preaching Of the Gospel.
The wholesale liquor dealers have had
their conventions, and have deteremined to
stick to each other, and they say this state
of affairs must not come to pass; hence
they are establishing saloon wherever
they can, and they even 60 SO far as to be-
come the bondsmen Of those who will pur-
sue the nefarious business.
We are living under law in Anoka
which prohibits two or more persons to
hold conversation for single minute on
any Of our Streets; but we have by pro-
ceedings of law, found that one woman of
sufficient Importance, may blocade the
whole street. If there is any class Of
people who need to be respected and en-
couraged, it is the women who engage so
earnestly in the cause of temperance. We
ask your prayers and cooperation.
The Hutchinson family then sung the
song composed by Mrs. Julia B. Nelson,
(the lady of Red Wing, who was so basely
and vilely nsulted at Anoka,) "0h! ye
rum sellers, &c." which was received with