Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-05-21
rsunpsranoe Movement.
p,o .ewEs IN WILMINGTON ORGANIZING FOR Tnz
CRUSADE.

tOVVk0bass0O UnSsSsp~uh L
DO tEwEs IN WILMINGTON 0RdANIZING For the
CRUSADE.
Last evening Hanover Presbyterian Church
was crowded to verhowing by ladies' and gen.
tlemeu interested in the cause OF temperance.
The pastor of that Church introduced bio Lswes
who spoke and delightfully."- entertained the audi
ence for some purs. The speaker went over
The entire ground OF the success and failures OF
what 10 known as the Women's Temperance
Movement" lie gave many illustrations OF the
hsrdships that the ladies had gone through, and
telling OF the great good they had accomplished. |
His theory OF bathing for the cause of temper
ance is "love." He said that for thirty live years
they had been trying to force-and all know with
what success-that prohibItory sud local optional
laws h,dlprove failure. That IN Bangor, Maine,
city of fifteen thousand inhabitants, while on
visit there 1.-THE Mayor lad informed him that
there were 304 places ia that town which sold
| Intoxicating liquors His plan was entirely free
| from compilation. He believed In moral suasion
| coupled with love aud the power OF prayer. lie
wished to have committees appponiel by both
sexes.
| The gentlemen to take the drinkers aud
the ladies tho rum sellers. Go among
| them with kindness, with smiling ia ces
and bog, appeal aud pray for referma-
tion. lie was opposed In large cities TO
crowds of ladies' assembling on tho streets
In praying gangs, but let four or five only
get acquainted with the whiskey sellers
family, then call on him and ask for per-
mission to pray, If they were refused to go
away and call again, and keep on calliHg.
He stated thst W here there were too many.
IL created excitement and destroyed It's
usefulness.
: He further stated that the present plan
was of the old Washingtonian school, and
that they must first show the rum seller
that he is a brother and treat him AZ such,
| when Ii becomes an easy matter to influence
Tina iIaa said Of holding ma0t inQA
was of little use. it savored too much ol
New England There taey hold tremen-
u dous big temperance meetings and adjourn
y then hold another and keep on holding
= meetings and doing no good. But he be-
a lieved in going directly to the men aud
- pleading with them. At intervals singing
" | of hymns, such AZ" N carer my God to Thee
a l"Rock of Ages" aud "All hail the power
of Jesus Name"
The audience seemed TO listen attentively ant
l. take great interest in the remarks Of the speaker
m which were given in an easy graceful style, will
N no soaring aloft amid oratorial flights, bu
u and Jealous worker, free FROM the fanatical an
70 good common sense views. lie is certainly har
ltyranical abuse that generally characlerzes hos
To- who are engaged as lecturers.
Al about 10 o'clock, the meeting a1journe
ra to meet this morning at A. NJ.
10. THIS MORNINGS MEETING.
m Quite number Of ladies aud gentlemen ov'
er one hundred In all assembled in the church th
Id morning, delighting Dr. Lewis, who said that
vs really did not expect To ind more than twenty
" five or thirty present, all told.
% The meeting opened with prayer by Rev. NJ
" " Schnel followed by the singing OF the first stan
,o of "Heaven my God to Thee" After few o.
NJ ening remarks, DR.. Lewis moved that there
Iorganizedla "Women's Temperance Moysmeni
NJ after the plan described last night, to work u
dei the auspices OF the "Women's Temperan
ng Union," already organized here. This mott
nj was unanimously adopted.
'fe The doctor then reques ted that The ladies
assemble on one side OF the church and the q
"a temen on the other, which was done.
The meeting was then organized by CALI
1so Gregg Chandler to the chair and appoint
'So keV. T. T.. Martindale Secretary. Then up
=, the recommendation OF DIR. Lewis, tive col
. ~ mittees of one each and ten committees OF t.
~ each were appointed 10 visit and do all
va their power to relieve those In trouble frC
the use of strong drink as follows:
day Committee of one eaeh--Wm. H. Gregg,
ury II, Howland, j. Bird, Rev. Thos. Ii. Plumn
Sta Nm. ID. Pickles
by, Committees of two each-R. X. Jones, r,
Of MI. smith, /. starr, Alex. Chandler. Dr.. W
Pile Fields, Rev. T. E. Martindale, DIR. TIL
ose Hicks, Vim. II. Hills, Rev. Lafayette Mai
aud Isaac Pyle, Thos. Worrell John Sebo, So
his mon Hersey. Rev. j. l.. Houston, S. W. Da
he John X. Babcock, Alex. Hill, K, b. NcD,
and nell, L, T. Taylor, Rev. l. |, Crouch, Z, P
hea els,
ght A communication was read from the tea
IN, ne ers of the Boys Department No, 4 School
Nj pressing regret at their inability to be pres,
OIL and wishing God speed those engaged in
meeting.
me The communication was properly ackno
aity lodged.
the The meeting then adjourned to meet Sat
day, day evening, at O'Clock, in the lecture re
of Hanover Church, to hear ,he reports of
r. above committees. A still further meet
will be held at the same place, on Tuesday
r, eDing next, at O'Clock.
ace During this time the ladies organized
ak. appointed committeer similas 10 the above
,hn. the number of over forty members. They
i. not, however, desire to have these commit
published.
The meeting closed with few cheering
r marks from DR.. Lewis who expressed him
aan. as greatly pleased with the result of the III
/. ing He will. we understand, proceed to
dletown this evening or tomorrow, and as
the temperance meeting now in progress tn