The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-03-05
THE CRUSADE.
Another InStallment Of Postal
Cards Sent Out.
The Leaven Slowly buy
Working.
Discussion or the Movement a
the Churches To-day.

Notwithstanding the report circulated
yesterday morning. that the cards purport-
ing to come from the ladies of the Temper.
ancs Alliance were bogus, there were visible
signs Of .distres among the saloon keeper
and liquor dealers Of the city. They evi.
IDENTITY feared that there might be something
in the movement which would work iocal.
enlab,e harm to their business, and, feelina
tribe guilty, started at every possible
sound, vent about searching for rumon o.
wan, and making themselves generally IN
comfortable. But no ladies came forth Il
pray. They are probably perfecting theiI
arransements. and. Judging from the mum.
her Of postal cards distributed yestsrday
will sally forth the 6r-t Of next week with {
strength that will prove overwhelming
The excitement over the affair il not alons
confined to the saloon keepers and the ladies
The masculine bipeds Who stan1 before III.
walnut counters and sip the seductive fluids
are also beginning to weaken. and Away
leave the hack door open when they stand uI
to "wiDk" at the bar-keeper. Everybody
il on the qni vire for the opening
Of the Temperance ball. and ]
another week passes without the appearance,
OF the fair crusaders We shall toss up tbs
Spooge and join in the general disappoint
ment.
To-day the clergy will Ike the discussion
Of the subject out of the hands Of the editoria
fraternity and treat it in an entirely different
way.
Kalloch at the Baptist church will tel
t.'hov q woman can fight" and If he only
gives brief synopsis Of woman's capsbili
ties in this respect he will have an endIea'
task. At the First Congregational church
the Few. Mr.. Kincaid will speak in III,
msrning Of ''The Temperance Crusade and
chat should be done about it," while thu
pastors ofthe other churches will dwell to 9
greater or less extent on the exciting and in
teresting theme.
In conclusion We would offer 4 few brief
fitting words Of advice to our saloon-keeper,
and liquor dealers on the way to manage in
case the ladies bear down on them With the
dreaded Temperance movement:
We are not aware of any existing necessity
ip this community for informing the salaor
kSepen what is expected Of them as gentle.
MEN, towards the ladies sheu!d they visit
them - expected.
We believe the proprietors Of our saloons.
whatever may be eaid of the bushes, in
which they are engaged. understand toe
we'll the civilities and courtesies due toward
the gentler sex to offer them any othe,
than Q polite and gentlemanly greeting. II
the prayer cure is attempted you can do one
Of two things. Either quietly forbid the
ladies entrance, as you have . right to do.
or admit them. IF you admit them and
give them leave TO hold religious exercises
you must abide by that. There must b no
attempts to insult. or injure, or ridicule
them; no squirting of water - is threatened /;
20 turning loose Of dogs or other animals; no
noise Of music. Any odensive acts will hurt
you worse than il will them. If you do not
want them there say 90 frankly, and il they
pessist the blame is theirs. But II you admit
them you most trest them - men should nj.
waO treat ladies. No matter how the COM
munity regard the movement, men will not
ftand by and see earnest christian women in
sultei. And thus endeth the first lesson.