The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-03-26
Temperance.
SARINA. o. March l3. 1874

To the Editor of the Standard:
As | notice the temperance movement
has not yet started up in your town, l
thought would give you few details
as to what has been done in our little
village of Sabina. Our Christian Tenn
perance League was organized January
the 9Th, consisting of a goodly number of
the most respectable ladies of our town.
will say these are christian women, full
of the love of Christ, started out with
the intention of banishing the intoxleat-
ing liquors from our midst with the
weapons of love and prayer. When we
commenced our work there was nve
saloons and two drug stores; up to the
present time the two drug stores are still
open while the saloons are all closed.
We started out expecting to meet the
enemy, pledging ourselves that we would
neither give nor take offensc at anything,
but go as band of noble God-fearing
women in the work of the Lord. We
feel to thank the great God for what has
been done; but still we have to watch
and pray. Some three weeks ago, about
o'clock, as the last peal of the church
bell died in the distance and the ladies
all seemed hurrying to the house of
prayer, we were notified that the devil
was again at work in our midst as large
wagon loaded with twenty-six kegs of
beer had arrived in our town. After
resting an hour or two and taking re-
freshments he drove his wagon out start
ing, as we supposed, to dispose of his
beer, perhaps in our midst; but 10 his
first stealthy movement was hanked by
band of about fifty women praying and
pleading that he would not leave the un-
holy thing in our town. He at once sur
rendered asking leave to take it to the
freight room and leave it until the next
day, and he would have it shipped back
to Morrowtown, whence it started from.
We then bowed ourselves in fervent
prayer and thanked God for the great
victory gained, and left him in the hands
of the Lord. Again on Tuesday last we
were notified that another keg of whisky
was expressed to a man who had previ-
Gus to this been selling without license.
1t was not long until band of women
were assembled in the express office and
there we stayed till the unmerciful man
came and called for it, when three fer
vent prayers were offered to God in his
behalf, but apparently to no avail; for he
rolled the keg out and took it on his
shoulder and started for his home, fol-
lowed by these noble women consisting
of mothers, wives and sisters whose
hearts had been made to bleed on &C
count of the accursed stuff. On arriving
he ordered US to stay out side, and there
in the street. in front of his house we
held prayer meeting with our ministers,
temperance brothers and sisters, and
outsiders then we left him, only taking
his word for it that he had got it for his
own use
only send you these few badly COM
posed lines to let you know we mean
temperance in Sabina; and we rather think
in looking over the jackson STANDARD
that the Editor means temperance, and
as l have many friends and relatives left
behind among the good old healthy hills
of Jackson county, 1 feel interested and
want them to know 1 make one more in
the cause. We are some of US on the
invalid list, but we feel we are growing
stronger, and do not think it task to
go after night, if called for. We have a
band of good temperance brothers who
have pledged themselves to stand by us,
and those who have stood by us have not
put their light under bushel, but have
come out and let their light shine, and
''by their fruits ye shall know them
| We see in perusing the STANDARD, that
our young friend, Mr. Winfield Scott, is
not ashamed to have his name in print
on this Question, and we think he means
temperance too. Oh, if great multitudes
would pursue the same course there
would not SO many of our young men go
to ruin
If you find this worthy of space you
will perhaps receive a more interesting
letter from our Secretary of the Temper
ance League.
Yours, with respect,
Mrs. j. THOMPSON