The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-03-16
TEMPERANCE CRUSADE.

NEW YoRK, March l4.-In the Mia.
sionary soclety's board Of mAnaeers meet.
Ing Bishop james, after reading the reso-
I1uon passed Of the Minister'S meeting
Iaursday, said there was nothing left 10
nope tor In this temperance cause, but the
conversion Of the liquor sellers themselves,
when II had come TO pass that ministers
pass resolutions and speak about the ia.
dicious use Of liquors, It was The only
hope left. '
At the church temperance meeting
yesterday the resolutions adopted by The
clergymen the day before were the sub
Ject Of criticism, and II was unanImously
declared that true temperance consists Of
me moderate use Of all good things and
Total abstinence from all bad things,
tnereioree consistent and intelligent tenn.
perance demands total abstinence from ali
intoxicating liquors as beverage.
COLUMBUS, March 14.-The crusadera
made q grand rally to-day, putting q pro.
cesston on the streets one hundred and
iorty.aix strong. The afternoon was
spent In street work, closing with a
prayer meeting In the rotunda Of the State
House. AS the General Assembly was
not In session, but few Of the Solons were
near enough to hear the earnest prayers
offered In their behalf. Several more
grocerS have surrendered.
W1LLTAMsPoRT, Pa, March 14.-ThIs
morning the ladies' stationed themselves
at the doors Of the liquor saloons 10 take
the names Of those entering. The saloon
keepers are greatly excited and some of
them have closed.
JRFFERsoNvrLLE, Ind, March A.
tIlty crusaders were out this afternoon
followed by large crowd, with less ex.
citement than heretofore. The Police
were on hand In full force and no dis
tufoance occurred. Anumber OF saloons
were visited and all denied admittance
except one, and no signatures were OBJ
talned.
NEwBuRe, o., March IA very large
temperance meeting was held in the
church here last night, when addresses
were delivered by several clergymen, and
wednesday next appointed as day of
special prayer for the success ol the tenn.
perance reform.
DAYTON, o., March l4.-The crusaders
continued their work with the customary
zeal on Saturday, but the dsy was WITH.
out striking incident, excepting that one
Of the bands superintended the pouring
out OF Mrs. Taprous' whisky. She had
been ordered by her landlord 10 quit the
traffic or leave the house, but he gener.
ousl y proposed 10 give her three months
rent in consideration Of her sacrifice. The
ladies went down to see the sacrifice and
congratulated the woman. The Lesgue
have resolved 10 adopt the detective sys.
lem, and will soon attempt to establish
guards near each bar room TO record the
names OF the customers. This will be
quite as annoying as street prayers,
Hsddick, the salooniat procured the ar.
rest Of Mrs. Thomas, chief OF band, for
violating the ordinance against obstruct.
lng the streets. She was held to bail In
500, and her attorneys demanded q Jury
trial, which will be given on Wednesday.
The penalty Is from s. to $50 and costs.
The difficulty In finding a Jury will be
great Hsddick's attorney wont accept
any temperance sympathizers and Mrs.
Thomas wont accept liquor dealer or
sympathizer. The citYis divided between
the two classes.
Father Goetz. Catholic priest, declaim.
cd bitterly against the crusaders to-day.
CHICAGO, March 1.-two large and
enthusiastic temperance meetings were
held here to-day--one In the 1st Baptist
Church, corner Wabash avenue and Ed
ridge court this afternoon, and one this
evening at Clark Street Methodist Church.
A large proportion OF the afternoon meet
Ing were ladies, and the meeting was
othcered by women. Earnest speeches |
were made by several ladies and gentle
men, and It was resolved that the ladies
would make their demonstration on the
City Council tomorrow evening as i'm
posing as possible in point ot numbers.
The meeting this evening was presided
over by the Rev. DR.. Thomas, Of Clark
Street Methodist Church, and was large
" composed Of men. Speeches were
made by number OF prominent clergy
men and others, including q number Of
ladies. The latter took very radical
grounds and evinced a decided partiality
Tor the Ohio crusading system as means
Of lighting intemperance.
DR.. Thomas took more q conservative
stand, and believed that in large cities,
with their mixed population, the best
thing TO do, as to the civil question, was
10 tolerate wine and beer and make the
light against alcoholic liquors, while as 10
the moral and religious question, total ab.
stinence was the only ground the Church
could take, and this fight should be made.