Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-03-28
JAMES d. HENNEsSEY,

Here, as indeed at all other places except
Babbitt's, they were cordially met and the
freest permission given to enter and hold
their exercises. With the exception that
the hymns were different and that after
the second singing the Lords Prayer was
recited in concert, the services here varied
but little from those at other places. Be-
fore leaving Mr.. Hennessey was urged to
sign the pledge and, although refusing to
do SO, it was yet evident that he was deep
ly affected and few doubted his assertion
that he was anxious to leave the business
and engage in some other occupation. The
next place on State street, where beer or
liquor was sold was the bakery and lunch
room of A. Rochat. Here was met the first
success of the campaign and to Mr.. Rochat
belongs the name of having given
THE FIRST VICTORY
to the ladies. The usual exercises OF
singing and prayer were commenced by
those who could gain admission while
those who were unable to get in by reason
of the crowd, Joined their voices in open
air, to the muff1ed chorus from inside.
After the first hymn and prayer, Mr.. Re-
tention to abandon the business and told
the ladies that they might carry out his
beer casks and empty their contents into
the street-adding, however. that this de-
cision on his part would entail direct
loss OF patronage which he should trust to
the ladies to replace. The practical reply
was that after the ladies had disbanded
4 large number returned to his bakery and
purchased large amount of breadstuffs
and assured him of their continued Gus
tom and influence.
Mrs. Bateham, Mrs. Brooks, Mrs. Mosely
and one other lady seized the cask that
stood behind the bar and carried it upon
the street where its contents were emptied
into the gutter amid the widest enthusi-
asm and cheers of the vast assemblage
which had gathered around and the sing
ing of the grand old anthem :.Praise God
from whom all Blessings Flow" Leaving
here, at the close of the singing, the ladies
visited the wholesale liquor store of
D. RUSSELL,
where they were treated very courteously
and short exercise IS held. Mr.. Russell de-
clined to sign the pledge but explained
that he had been making arrangements for
some time to abandon the liquor trade
and had already advertised to close out on
the first of April.
From here the ladies returned to the
Church very much encouraged with the
afternoons work, and the labors of the
first week of the crusade were ended.
the regular afternoon prayer-meeting was
held in the Congregational Church at TIVE
O'Clock. There was large attendance
and a noticeable feature was the large
proportion of business men present. At a
little before O'Clock the band of women
numbering over one hundred left the
church and passing down Main street,
stopped first at the billiard room and sa-
loon of
GARFIELD JEWELL,
Filing through the doors, both of which
We're thrown wide open to admit them
they gathered about the centre of the
room and opened their exercises by sing
ing Crock of Ages" Following this Mrs.
Artemus Rogers offered prayer for the
success of their cause ana the nnal over
throw OF intemperance. Then came an
other prayer by Mrs. John Brooks and af
ter its close the entire company joined in
singing another hymn. Various passages
of Scripture were then recited by the la
dies. Then came another hymn "Come
to Jesus" followed by prayer by Mrs.
Bateham at the close of which the doXoI-
ogy was sung. This closed the exercises
here. During their continuance those
present preserved the best o. order some
joining in the singing and all bowling rev.
erently during prayer. Mr.. Jewell. while
the ladies were there, kept guard over the
door and promptly stopped two or three
attempts to create noise by some boys
outside. AS the LADIES passed out he was
earnestly asked to abandon his business