New-York tribune., 1874-03-07
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY MARCH T. lsn-TR

under an appointed leader visited the few liquor
stores still holding out. Snow several inches deep
was on tho ground, and il was intensely cold but
there was no shrinking from duty. The first place
visited by the principal division was grocery where
hquor is retaed. Ii was not their first visit nor
yet their second their third and the proprietor
was on the lookout. lie met them at the door and
pegan TO demonstrate, as he had done before.
Ladles," said he 1T amt worth while for you to
come here any more. sell liquor only according to
law, and intend to keep within the law" But"
SAID the leader of the praying band, while the
olneIs gathered about the door, "can we not
persuade you to stopY You would make all so
happy, aud 1T would be so pleasing to GOd.D "No,
maam, you cannot" was the decisive reply. "
claim To be as religious as anybody, Pm 10 heathen
You can't come your Paris COmmunes over me!
DeheVe IN God in God of righteousness aud
Justice" And mercy" said one of tho ladies.
Well, yes, and mercy, and why should | be sung
and prayed over in this way; why don't yon 20 and
pray down IN the billiard saloons that are keeping
your young men out until 2 o'clock every night long
after my store is shut up and I'm gone to bedi'
He talked so fast aud loud, that the
ladies decided not to argue with him. The
leader said, Ladies' let us sing" hymn
was begun, the proprietor went in and locked his
door, and prayer-meeting 'of half an hours dura-
ton was held on the sidewalk. Meanwhile it was
cold that most Of the men. who had followed the
women from the church as spectators, left to seek
more comfortable quarters in their well-heated
stores, shops, and Offices The women went to each
of the other liquor stores remaining open, and had
the usual devotional exercises in front OF eacb but
accomplished nothing more that day.
NIGHT ATTACK.
At night another union pTayer-meetng was held /;
but while the brethren were praying and singing.
the sisters had private meeting in another place.
Mrs. Want, wife of aclergyman, arose in this pr-
vate meeting and called for volunteers for special
duty. If there were 2j ladies who would follow
her, she proposed making a night attack
upon saloon that had been barred against
their entrance during the day. Thirty ladies
promptly arose and expressed their willing
ness to go anywhere their courageous leader might
direct. Some inquired what was to be done, but
Mrs. Want declined TO tell lest the enemy should
hear of the movement The main column was or
dered to move down Mulberry-st. to Front, down
Front TO Main, aud up Main to a certain point and
there await a signal which would be understood by
the commander of the column. Meanwhile Mrs. Wi
ant and three other ladies quietly walked down
Main-st. and entered Irvine's saloon without oppo-
sition and to the great surprise of the proprietor
and a company of mortified tippers. few minutes
later the main column entered nearly filing the
room. A prayeT-meeting was held for the benefit Of
Irvine and his guests, and the ladies then shook
hands with the saloOn-keeper and bade him kind
good by. Irvine made no pledges, but says he has
locked his doors against the ladies for the last time.
They can come in and pray whenever they are 80
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