The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-03

dren were brought up not TO touch, taste or
handle: but suppose they were to be thrown
into temptation, 10 was better that
they should know how TO drink than
and go TO guzzling. Whether the move
ment OF the west would come here he did
not know if It did and was taken mp as
mere Imitation of the west il would fail; to
succeed It must be iron the heart, and
women must engage in il because thew
could not help it. at any rate IL they co1ld
not pray upon the sidewalk or in the saloon
they could at home, and this he earnestly
recommended. " You cannot" he said in
conclusion. labor for the temperauce cause
without labOring for a glorious revival of
religion, for temperance is John the Bap-
list and alter him comes Christ"
A wOMEN'S TRIUMPH.
THE NIUNCTE cAMPArGS-A DAY OPP s1,Ry1,rsF
THE STREETS FLOODED WITH WHISKY.
From an occasional correspondent the seutiaelI
MUNcIE, Ind, Feb. "a lS74.-Yesterdav
was day of victory and triumph for the
noble hearted temperance working women
of Muncie. The whiskey of two saloons was
poured into the street amidst great cheering
and shouting. According TO the promise,
made on Saturday, the travelling saioon1
joined the ladies at the NJ. f. church yester-
day afternoon. He led the way from the
saloon of jerry Brown to his residence
W here the ladies' demolished his bottles and
kegs. At Browns the prayers and plead
lngs OF the women seemingly made an inn
preston on his heart, although the ladies
were treated with all the politeness of a
gentleman. Leaving this saloon on Nam
| street, they next went to Kinks on Walnut:
here they found the door locked against
them; but determined not to be bafiied in
this way, they knelt in front of the door in
the snow that was falling thick and fast.
| After passing half an hour in earnest prayer
to the church. while A" here e'O'P tSe
business committee in some way-s sur
rounded Noah Branson, who has
kept liquor at his house. The ladies did not
give up their coaxing until Branson con-
sented To let the ladies destroy what whisky
| he had on hand. This was another victory.
and it was announced by the ringing of the
church bells. The bottles OF Branson were
carried across the street from his house and
| thrown against a large stone, breaking them
into atoms, the poison flying in every direc-
ton. 1t may be well TO no.e here, that in
| Muncie the ladies have not adopted the same
mode of procedure as that adopted in most
other places. Here the ladies assemble at
| the NJ. +. church every afternoon, and after
an hour devoted to earnest prayer they visit
the saloons in a body, not staying lOnge
than half an hour at each place; nor &c teey
go oftener than once per day. Elfl1lgnth
ladies argue, those opposed 10 cnis mode
may set the saloon-keeper meditating over
the wrongs of his business by the visit of
such pious ideas from his mind, and has
determined within himself TO resist all ap-
peals for mercy that may be made to him.
On the other hand it is argued that his med
itations produced one day will continue
until by the following day he becomes self
convicted, and will of his own desire sign
the pledge. / understand, however, that in
a few days the ladies will adopt the method
of staying in the saloon all day. G. M.
PUFFS OF BATTLE SMOKE.
At Union City, Tuesday. the ladies, forty
seven in number, visited all the saloons in
the place, praying and pleading with the
proprietors to sign the temperance pledge,
but they were not very successful. Still
they are not discouraged, and intend, if they
cannot pray the saloons out, they will law
them out. They were received politely by
all the saloon keepers, and invited to call
again. The excitement is getting intense.
, large crowd of citizens stood on the
, street corners watching the procession Of
f ladies as it moved from saloon TO saloon.
, The ten saloons exported closed on Sunday
were all opened. Tuesday except one, which
has closed for good.
At Valparaiso, the excitement caused by
the women's war on liquor increases, and
the streets have been alive with song and
prayer. A saloon-keeper got drunk and
} abusive, and was locked up. His wife threw
C effect OF making them sing together and
, pray longer. The mayors order to restrain
[ them, issued yesterday, was unneeded. The
9 women relieve each other in squads. An
: Other saloon-keeper has just been arrested,
named Tom Ward There are several in
3 dictments against him, claiming in all about
5 $4,000 damages for selling to Minors
3' THE WORK BEGUN AT HOME -
J MEETING OF THE QUAKER LADIES, WHO DE-
, TERMINE To START THE PRAYER-CURE
MOVEMENT IN INDIANAPoLIS.
4 The plain, white, two-story church at the
corner of Delaware and st. Clair streets,
known as the Friends meeting house, was
occupied last night by a hundred or more
of sober, earnest men and women, convened
for the purpose of considering the propriety
= of applying the prayer-cure in an effort To
d break up the liquor business in this city
/ III. f. Fletcher, chairman of-the sanding
" committee on temperance OF the Friends
} church, presided. At first there
u was too much thinking and TOO little talk
d silence reigning. Nobody seemed to know
II Just what ought to be done, or what was ex.
" pecte6. Mrs. Sarah Smith finally suggested
q that perhaps it would be well for persons
present to express themselves unreseryedly
Q upon the subject under consideration, aftel
> speeches from nearly all present.
/ William, HALEY said hewas glad the worI
had been begun. but there was much delibsra
or ting yet to be done Organization was every
II thing. He favored the appointment of 4
IL committee of ladies who shall confer with
r similar committee from
- EACH CHURCH OF THE CITY,
re these committees to meet jointly and deter
: mine just what shall be done, and how il
IL shall be done. There must be a combined
q effort if anything is to be accomplished
d There is work for men 70 do also in TIT
executive line. After some sparrin,
= = between Mrs. Bayhss aud the gentlemen
is the committee suggested by Mr.. Had
es ly were requested to rise. With two excep
tons every lady in the houss stood up. Tn
y chairman appointed as such committee tn,
a, following ladies: Mrs. DR.. Harvey, Mrs
nj l. - l.