Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-02-25
TIE TEMPERANCE CRUSADE.
How the War Progresses over the Conn-
try.

How the War Progresses over the Conn-
try.
The saloon keepers in Indiana having
notified the husbands of the ladies that
they would be prosecuted for interfering
with their business, the ladies, in their re-
ply, announce as their watchword Peace,
Persuasion and Prayer, and ask that their
reply may be received in the kindly man
ner which dictates it. They say:
Gentlemen, you threaten us. We ans
swCr in the kindness of our hearts. You
warn us to cease praying and singing in
the vicinity of your saloons because, as
you suggest, it causes q loss of money to
you. Permit us TO answer by saying that
it is YOU who are destroying our property,
consuming our resources, interfering with
our peace, sapping our health, blocking up
our sidewalks and streets with drunken
men, and putting us to tens OF thousands
of dollars expense to restrain and punish
the criminals you make"
THE PRAYER OF A QUAKEREsS.
AS an illustration how the women in the
West are managing the movement, the
following incident is given of the invasion
of a saloon in Waynesboro', Ohio, by the
ladies of that place, headed by Jealous
Quarkeress
Extending her hand to the dealer with
a pleasant smile, the Quakeress, Mrs. Jane
Jones, of Burlington, Ohio, asked, " How
is thee" and made the usual request for
leave to pray, which was courteously
granted. For two minutes or more every
head was bowed in deep silence, which
alone would have showed the Quaker ele-
ment in the movement there; then, lean
ing on the bar, with eyes reverently turned
toward Heaven, and hands clasped upon
no laA DIV ff M al IN n,
prayer
"Our Father in Heaven, who. knowest
| the Utmost thoughts of all hearts, who can
| not be deceived and will not be Knocked,
we come again in sense of our weakness,
needing great help from Thee to do what
| little is in our power for the relief and sal
walton of I by creatures and to Thy honor.
| We come again, in the name of Jesus ask
! ing Thee to puts words in our mouths and
wisdom i'm our hearts when we tryto talk
| to this our dear brother. We implore Thee
| TO bless this our dear family; We ask again
as we have often asked before, that Thou
! wouldst send Thy word with power into
theart of this dear brother, that he may
| give up this terrible sin that has so long
! kept him away from God. Thou who hast
moved so many hearts, in mercy conde-
scend to move upon the heart of this man,
| that he may no longer endanger his inn
mortal soul. Oh, help him to say, let
others do as they may, as for me 1 will get
rid of this traffic, which is the cause of so
much sin and suffering u o Lord,
| have we not seen and suffered enough OF
this great evil, which fills our land with
ruin until our dear country is trembling on
the verge Of destruction Often we know
| this dear brother has trembled at Thy
word like Felix of old, but still stands
where he did, saying Go thy way for this
time; when / have more convenient
| season / will send for thee
| 80 Lord, bless this man that sits with
ing here. Give him wisdom that he may
know the truth in all its beauty and i'm
! pOrtancc, and grant him power to convey
! the truth unto others to the good of their
souls. Impress upon his heart that many
yes, very many-are dependent upon
him; that If his own soul were all that he
| mperiled, it were enough, but that thou
| sands look to him for exact truth. He can
not say, Am / my brothers keeper" for
the souls Of many may be dragged down
10 perdition by error and falschood Help
him 10 realize the importance Of his words.
And may Thy blessing rest upon
all here assembled, and finally meet US
again at Thy right hand, We ask for Jesus
! sake. Amen
The effect Of this prayer was very touch
| ing TO all, even the saloon keeper, aud the
ladies retired with strong hopes.
Trial of Some OF the praying Ladies'
| CINCINSATI, Feb. 1.-THE trial Of the
injunction against the praying women be.
gan in HillsbOro' to day. The day was oc-
cupiCd by argument OF counsel fpr the wO-
men. No result Was reached.
The temperance crusade is still extend
ing g. Ohio aud Indiana. The saloon
keepers in Springfield, Illinois held d
meeting aud resolved 10 stop selling rhis-
Ky 10 be drank on the premises, which il
contrary 10 law.
Die Lewis visited Washington Cour
House, which was the second place ia
which the system was tried aud where the
ladies succeeded in a complete victory.
The day was spent in rejoicing at Heuia
jacob Klein, a saloon keeper, was fined &c
the full extent of the law for using obscene
language % some Of the praying lsdie--.