National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-28
THETEMPERANCE CRUSADE
eRoWINo sMALLKR BIZ DECREE
AND BEAUTIFULLY LESS.

,n,rs, MONDAY MEETING A FAIL
upE-sLIM ATTENDANCE AT THE REGU-
IN AFTERNOON sESSToN-THE JEALOUS
-rrw STILL KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK,
ppayERs AND ExHORTATIONs-NOA APP
PARENT RESULT AS YET.
The usual MONDAY prayer-mssting Of the ladies
Yesterday at Wesley chapel was not - largely
attended a. heretofore, md from the little en-
thusisem manifested the movement 10 on the
vane. To-day closes the week Of prayer, and the
GOOD accomplished therefrom 10 yet to b oo-
served. At 5 o'clock In the afternoon the Puons
meeting was held in Lincoln Hall, though Ine
audience Wps NOT to be compared In size With pre-
vaous ones, yet there was very faf fepfe's
tion of THOSE interested in the movement.
The meeting was opened by singing nei'l'
Jehoysh,s awful throne" Prayer iolioSeu.
The hymn aThe morning light is breaking" was
next sung. a.s-...,.,
Rev Mr.. Little, ofths Assemblys Presoytetisn
church. read &th chapter LIST Peter, siter "nicn
announced the topic for prayer. nc sneu suiI
the meeting over to Rev. MI Steele, oi Oh NM.
p = church. who said he approved OF prayer In
iris d,,ection, and the circumstances for which
these meetings are called are extraordinary. The
tim. has arrived tor more than ordinary exertions
40 ,tay the tide of intempersnce. .-, 7
II. was present to help to show that every
branch of Christ's Church is interested In the
movement Woman was the htst 70 ein snu
woman should be the one to begin this work. y
n very appropriate work for them. He believed
that Divine Providence would devise ways ana
means to contend with the common enemy. Inc
pastors Of the different churches have met 70,
1cther and have taken this matter In manu- mo
have arranged for urging the p.ssaEs 81 %omsS
eoing to the liquor sellers quietly and modestiy,
md ask them to cease the trafac. This mode
would be most likely to succeed.
The hymn Just a. am y was next SUM.
MT Dennison said he noticed that one Of the
papers Of the city had stated that the Temperance
Soyement was . failure. He denied that such
Was Q fact He believed that the convictions W.
never stronger in the public mind that liquor
trafac 10 sinful. He advised his ntenos 70 WofA
on a. tie good time was coming. ga ,s.,
4 A gentleman in the audience prayed goo maj
che hearts Of those in the temperence cause %
made stronger. He prayed that God woula lene
III strong arm in the work, and Shst ne may
make men abandon this wicked Ira mn shs ~
efforts arc crowned with victory.
The pymn my Faith Looks up to Thss' Wa
ks,. TI. Little announced that the congrega-
tion Of his church had decided to organise tem'
perance society within the church, with the pas
tor as president, which had met With strong iaSof.
ne suEeested that other churches follow.
Rev Mr.. Hall invoked Gods blessing on tnoSe
enrsRedin the work, and to feel the responstbili-
md ssscd = coutinuance Of the Same, with an In
creased blessing and strong forgiveness o. eins.
Ne prayed that nothing would be thrown In the
way Of Advancing the cause Of temperance.
The hymn 1.-THE Lord Will Provide" was sung.
gentleman from Ohio related instances Of the
e6hcacy of prayer in that State.
Another hymn was sung, the subject for to-day,s
PRAYER announced the benediction pronounced,
And the meeting adjourned until to-day.