The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-03-25

From every stormy wind that blows
&c " was sung, after which
Nrss LIZZIE BOYD.
was introduced. by Mrs. Hagan' ana
spoke az follows:
During the late war, some isdie'
who were engaged in relieving tue SICK
and wounded soldiers. were
osJ,sd BIZ one, What DO
Tou intend to do when the war Is
over? Y lou't believe it is womans
epLere e., reach, TO make public
speeebo,, CT 10 engage in any kind OF
public life; will you again take up your
simless, vapid livesY Her answer was,
I'VE will vet render the church great
service; we will engage in q noble cru
sade whose aim and work will be as
great as this2 We do not live in pro-
phetic day, bat We are now IN IN the
very midst of that crusade. God has
rolled upon the church an immense
load of responsibility, and the question
now is, Shall we bear the burden, the
noble cousecrsted burden OF God, or
shall We shrink? No; never let US
shrink. l urge you, ladies, 10 work
for God to work for humanity. Let
ma bring our consecrated offering and
Law il st Jesus feet. Let not our phal-
anx be broken by one woman drawing
back. Let us try prayer and faith, and
lei US take the hand OF love snd liit up
the fallen"
Singing, Nearer my God to Thee"
PRAYER by Rev. Barntz'
REV. Mr.. THOMPSON,
OF the Cnapline street NJ. L. Church,
was then introduced. He promised
his remarks by saying that prob
ably before he concluded be would cay
something diStasteful to the ladies;
something OF which they would not APP
prove and which they might consider
a breach OF confidence in him consent
ing 10 speak for them Bat he said
that he not only considered the meeting
place for prayer, but also for discus
sion, free and fair Discussion. He eaid
that he had just come from Alliance,
Ohio, where the crusade is conducted
in the most approved fashion. He
then went on 10 say that
1.-THE ladies' knec for three squares
filling the streets. And they are clos
ing ealoons, too. At one saloon they
went TO, the first day the proprietor
beat a gong to drown their prayers as
soon As they commenced. Nothing
dsunted, they returned the next morn
ing TO the same saloon, but before they
reached it they saw q white flag hang
ing out with unconditional surrender
on it. The way they proceed is this:
At 10 o'clock, 4. n, they meet for
PRAYER. at which meeting no gentlemen
are admitted; they then 90 on the
street. AthaIf pact three o'clock they
, have another prayer meeting OF the
came kind, at which no gentlemen are
admitted; and they they 60 on the street
again. At night they hold MACS
meeting, at which free and fair discus
sion is allowed. They accomplished but
very little good until they went on the
street-.you can draw your own lniere nee
To show you that the movement has
done good in Ohio, drummer from
Pittsburgh brewery stopped at an
Ohio town, and the proprietor OF the
hotel being acquainted with him, asked
him how he WAS getting along in his
business. He replied that he could
not sell drop since the women's war
commenced, and could not even collect
the paw for what he had sold and that
be would have to give up his business
in Ohio, and go 10 Pennsylvania. The
next time you cay it il merely a spas-
modic effort, ask Wholesale liquor deal
ers and brewers in Wheeling. and see
What they say. A liquor dealer in
Canton told me that since the crusade
commenced there. his receipts have fall
len off fifty per cent.
| will just remark thata Wheeling
lady is President OF the Band
at Alliance, Ohio, snd she
is anxious to send greeting TO Wheeling
so soon as street work is commenced.
In Alliance the men hold s prayer
meeting in the afternoon, ct which all
the business men OF the city are present.
During this meeting every business
house is cose3; and If the ladies OF
Wheeling would only show that they
are determined and demand the closing
of all business houses At a certain hour.
no, one would dare to disobey them.
But YOU must show that you are de-
termined, even il it takes street praying
and prayer meetings three or four
times day
The whisky sellers are not idle dur
ing this excitement. They have their
money, their all a. stake, and cannot
afford to be idle. They are feeling the
popular pulse every day; they are con-
suIting together and when they zee the
necessity for it they will act.
The on y way IL 70 get the public sen
tlmeut go powerful, 20 overwhelming
that it will snap everything before it.
II these mayors and city officials who
are so afraid OF violating the law il all
lowing women to pray on the streets,
would be as particular in enforcing the
laws against saloon keepers, there
Wosld be very little need o. crusade.
Why, il the law against selling to nil
uors Was enforced in Wheeling, every
saloon would be closed in a week
THIS ladies at Alliance act under the
the instruction Of lawyer, 50 ca not 10
violate the ordinance against obslruct-