Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-03-12
The Liquor War.

NEW Ohh, MAI III - hO iossNS
who have been meeting in private
ard praying for the success OF the
crusade against liquor collected Tor
the first time in mass meeting yes
terday and considered the best
course to pursue to win over those
church members who lease their
houses to keepers of saloons and
worse places. Dio Lewis telegraphs
that he wants to be put where he
will do the most good in the fight
soon to begin in earnest here. Wo-
men prayed in church on the
heights, Brooklyn, yesterday. Res
olutions were adopted favoring dai-
ly and weekly temperance prayer
meetings in different parts OF the
city, and the circulation of pledges
among landlords and liquor sellers.
Bands of six women each are to be
assigned to limited number OF sa
looms quietly to visit and try to per-
suade the dealers to give up the
traffic. A mass meeting IS called
for DR.. Talmage's Tabernacle.
BUcYRUs, O., March Saturday
night the saloon keepers and their
friends held a meeting. About one
hundred and fifty were present.
They resolved to lock out all wo-
men who might attempt to visit
their saloons; also that they would
vote at the spring elections for no
candidate who favored this temper
ance movement. A defense fund OF
$4,000 was pledged. This evening
a union temperance meeting was
held at the Lutheran Church which
was filled to its utmost capacity
The local clergy, the Rev. William
R. Davis, of Wooster University,
Judge William A. Jackson and ex
Chief Justice Scott all made earnest
and temperate remarks. The i'm
mense difficulty of the work here is
fully appreciated, and earnest pray
: ers were made for Divine guidance.
The best of feeling prevailed. Some
miscreant put an overshoe IN each
|; furnace, but the attempt to annoy
was q conspicuous failure.
FINDLAY, O., March Three sa-
loon-ksepers surrendered this morn
ing. Several barrels of ale were
poured into the gutter in the pres
ence of nearly a thousand people at
half past twelve o'clock to-day
Solemn and impressive services were
l held on the street, in honor of the
event, by the ladies. 1t is thought
9 by many that all the saloons will
close next week. The women are
very much encouraged over the re-
/, suit of the work thus far Temper
ance sermons will be preached in
all the churches tomorrow morn
! ing, and two mass meetings will be
L held in the evening, conducted by
: the women.
; WOOSTER, March S.-The wo
+ mans temperance meeting which
n was held in the English Lutheran
y Church on Saturday aftern Don call
4 ed forth over two hundred and fifty
!. of the leading and most influential
/ ladies of our city, resulting in the
n election of the following named Ia
+ dies as officers and leaders in the
:: great crusade against the liquor
h dealers of Wooster, which will un'
# doubtedly commence the following
week. Mrs. Hon. John McSweeny
It President; Mrs. DR.. A. A. E. Tay
!. lor, Secretary; Mrs. Prof. Jeffries
q Assistant Secretary; Vice Presi
a dents were appointed from each o
s the thirteen churches, including thu
Il Rom an Catholic.
r. The object Of. the meeting wal
d ably discussed by many of the la
dies present. Committees wer'
I. appointed to prepare pledges for tn
N LIQUOR dealers and citizens in gener
8. al to sign.
70 The meeting in the First Metho
( dist Episcopal Church in the even
ns ing was attended by nearly on
ID thousand people-the largest audi
"a ence ever assembled in the church
DR.. L. Firestone, A. S. Mcclure
Esq, and many other of our lead
ge ing citizens addressed the large as
sembly.
IS To-day temperance sermons weT
IL. delivered in all our churches. Puk
he tic sentiment begins to run in favo
,r, OF the ladies' movement, and the a
ri important subject of the day is, ca
ch the sale of intoxicating liquors b
ed suppressed, and meetings are to b
of held here in connection with thi
mt movement, both afternoon and even
an ing, during the coming week.
es The question of woman's suffrag
e- under motion to strike the wor