, 1874-03-26
Prayer-Meetings Yesterday in
Various City Churches.
l0W a Solitary Crusader hstonfsflcd a
Brooklyn Whisky-Vondcr.
Maryland Temperance Women Lay
Siege to the Legislature.
Tho Prospects in Illinois, Ohio, In
diana, and Elsewhere.


In CHICAGO.
AT THE CENTENARY CHURCH,
Tho leoturo-room Of tho Contcnary III. Z
Church, OF Monroe street, noar Morgan, va
comfortably full 1aat evening, notwisl.Btaulin,
sl.o rain, noarly 200 pooplo assembling to sin,
md pray for tho H,iccoBH of tho tomperarc,
cattso, and to listen to "what tho grnco of Qot'
could do for drunkardH. Tie pastor, tho Rev
Dr.. Peck, conducted tho mooting.
Tho exercises wero oponod by tho singing Of
hymn and then Dr.. Peck prayotl, asking tht
blessing of God upon NIL who woro trying Il
pHcape from tho tolls of hin, nnd praising Hin
That everybody was within the palo OF forgive.
nens.
FEMININE PRAYERS.
The pastor hoped tho good sisters would pray,
40 the movement was their movement, and itr
sutcoes, no far as it Ind boon successful, was
largely duo to their prayers.
Mrs. Writ and Mrs. Rounds followed, bcBeocI.
Ing tho throne OF grace for wisdom and the
guidance Of tho Holy Spirit, praying TINT all
might soon sec tho day when intolnperanee
should coaso, aud the many who suffered from
it md its offoctB wore freed from tho curse.
DR. PEcK
stated TINT q mother desired tic prayers Of tho
church for 1or dcar son, who was
10 slnve to tho demon Of intem-
poranco," md he hoped tho brethren md
siators would not forgot tho request. uo wont
on to say TINT there were procons Rouls present
that he hoped would DO saved, though they wore
not within tho specific range Of prayers for in-
tMetnPetance-psfsons M "no haa not contracted
speak, for the theme waB so exhaustIcss that ho
would make long spoech, which would bo Bot-
ting bad example. Spocches wero not wauted
~ gns sgl'.'lnotteo VI "has tae tlaee OIL 9oa could
ao' Io naa e,a Haa,,,.n,, nau - -
iateVe never h"''nE uranK q 6lasS ot liquor IN
% ~ LIS, Anu nos showing WHAT TUG ter.
tt,nt appos.so :.; "ns. ~ nna 40 aouot
u tnas ms usR9slt!oh M woaid nave made him q blavo
~ liz nnnth oud 10y ns h" ne nau occGme @
%o%es no % slovenent Id lis lis Gs hsa1ty "y sympathy
,d IT, Elson mn ;.npHtho n;tI 10 rGmpeaanco thas
moa!a "lm a}s aemaln VIII u; more oonid oe no
to ~ ong No ~ ,"a nrna5 uuu ~ ts ,o"9as @
ehanoo to e ~hat Cod isd eae ee
Tor tham-tho men, not tho women, for ho d!d
3os oe!,9vu saele was wonnul" LIZ tooh N tue
+na s,.;not;" a"a -. ~ maa Lnau II!
~. - ~ tna, - 49,. ~
hmt thoy rcfnncd bocanso thov od ny ~
;no Z se,n on ~ 1owan ~, and dI ~ sasn ,,. u,
haI h,a,'.n ~ ~ a',no,"Ioa nu moi MY
.n,.nor,ioIrmont >, o09 40 ~ "'~"o sA"'
n,,- .r,,,, ~. r~,,,,~r,
AgA.. H.. o,,..;.,.. er t.,...,. ~. ..H... ,,us
for to,t;nn;oa o All; " Ma .uu TX "at,d n1i
aos euiso1os 1sn:a nnu sata aly 1ne good Aofa
n411n 4 Hutt s4o. Metus 0aa "u,aaus ~ ., neo oa
for st L;,, nI en t. so rro, viz t
e,,sa5 ams tounh h. a'sar uu a d'in 49,, tnp
su'aeu u"p, ~ ssiosm ~ 1use1 nao ooen "4ht
u4io1l' w s"ueu Ao5a 5ami un ..Iplei.
,,. +ho oroca ~ rod h"1 Lont liz, n1ra, -,
@ ous ~ 6,,Id snx, ho,asti,, H.. ~. 4.e1
, aN1 ~ SoIt esJ is.s'5 s.Hs .n9 EA"eo VI 9bu
~ Hns uo ,a!;un n,t ,s ;a a'H ,n. sno
" vi sl4n1'sS W W M ua1,1a nuy tan lnas Is
Euod n4a ~ "naia s.iy slan. e9e grace o.
na. no =. n,an.. ~ ~ - sg;y n.'uen ans CIT
~, uo ~ s',,a,.s: n..o 1ato'
%l.n s1ax ha ,t "hosH m nso was sa to be Web
s.es e"En snus ~ nau tearnea 10 aflhK liquor
a. hls !a:ner si1epoatu " taxing the glasses
her s'sa91s a9 n gUne nnu alppng the little
or1y a'iu ad 5er o ~ IN tnom trosbylorian
nunle1ul NV iuo' ocAcotlb ubca 70 come 10 his
nouze asa u5.ah, ana nc waa elau thoy dlu so, as
au9.uso a',a an opEostu"ity 20 up inc elasses.
H. A. uaa "lMAss Ahea p[anay very mue!l;
* * Ill.,, ~ TUG seo a :" a. he dla
e. nut utiuk nlach' put LOT n0o years
9ltel"afds ho was an habltaai orunkara, and got
us4th ~ - 9sery tlnio W uau chance: 1no elace
= you. however, nao ae1ohteu MN. ae vas
Nlunn Que at1ernoon az went 70 Methoaist
@ a tbom
membe.od it aud when he "ont back in tho
evening. -..-.
COP ARRESTED HIN.
GonVieno;n goG hola OF hlm, and 1of the llrst
time III his tlo 10 weps. Ho 1olt that ne vas
slnuer, and knott st the altar and asked God to
nave ino1oT mton nlln' I4e aEpotlse nau novee
iett hlm. jiat Was not tho case ~ with some who
uao oesii aoaloe9u 70 atlnA. Io sno" ny et9ct
nr, % n c nsu eeon n a wt Tue
ot tho sacrament without leeling
ofAwlNo IN HIS STOMACH.
about yeal ago it. became M necessary for him to