Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-03-26
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TEMPERANCE CAUSE
g FRIGHTENING.
Encouraging Prospects.
DILL Il VI E E TN g s
ATILL BEING HELD.

When our last issue went tc press
the temperance crusaders had just re-
ported their pledges, and nothing but
preliminary work had been accom-
pllshed. From that time until the
present untiring, vigilant and ceaseless
workers have watched and availed
themselves of every opportunity to Sc
cure signers to the various pledges
which they have adopted.
They have met day after day, and
with true woman-like devotion to the
interests ofhumanity, have offered up
fervent prayers to the Throne of Grace,
that those engaged in the nefarious traf-
fic which cuts down youth, produces
sickness, makes children orphans, faith
ers fiends, and wives widows; that COW
ers the land with idleness, poverty and
crime, fills our jails, crowds our infirma-
ries, furnishes our penitentiaries, and
the scaffold with its victims; that brings
sorrow to the family circle, debases our
citizens, disgraces statesmen, and de-
grades the nation that legalizes it, and
finally ruins morals, blights confidence,
sllys reputation and murders the soul,
might be able to realize the enormity
of the crime against God and man, and
turn the power of their strength and
manhood into more legitimate chan
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9 Their prayers and beseechings have
not been altogether unheard, for sever
al hundred citizens, gil of the physi
clans, and all the Drug stores, three il
number, except one, have signed the
proper pledges.
The saloon keepers did not look upon
the movement very favorably at first
but with slight variations they have
treated the ladies who have called upor
them, courteously.
At this writing the ladies are thor
oughly organized, committees are de
signated for the special labor of every
department.
The following ladies are appointed to
secure signers to the citizens pledge
Mrs. James Osborne, Mrs. Brownlee,
Mrs. DIR. Boyd, Mrs. Darrah, Miss
Denham and Jepson, Mrs. Judge Car
roll, Mrs. DIR. John West, Miss Annie
Shannon, Mrs. ]. B. Longley, Mrs.
Rev. Alexander and Mrs. Rev. Vail.
= The Committees to visit the Drug
gists and Saloons are changed daily.
Up to this date Mrs. Judge Kennon,
Mrs. Cephas Carroll, Mrs. Boyd, Sr.
Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Collins, Mrs. DIR.
West, Mrs. John Frint, Mrs. Groves,
Mrs. Osborne and Mrs. Vail have visit
ed the saloons.
Mrs. Hammond, Miss Edgerton,
Mrs. Kennon, Mrs. Rev. Vail, Mrs.
Rev. Alexander and Others have called
upon the Druggists.
On nearly every evening last week
union prayer meetings were held in
the various CHURCHES, which were large:
ly attended. On Sabbath evening an
immense audience assembled in the
M. E. Church, and able and interesting
addresses were made by Rev. S. Price
and Judge Chambers.
At this point we stop our report by
saying that is our opinion that it Is
simply useless for would-be good citi-
zens to attempt to stem this temper
ance current that is sweeping over US.
by putting off the good ladies with,
~ am willing to live up to your pledge,
but / will not sign it."
Come. show your colors! Are you in
sympathy with the temperance cause,
or are you against it? that's the ques-
tion.