Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-02-05
From BIOOningburg.
BLooMINGBURa, Jan. 80, 1874.

EDS. HERALD:-Ins accordance with the /
arrangement of the Temperance League, as
many of our citizens as could be accom-
modated. assembled in the Methodist |
Church "a great many having to leave for
want of room) to hear the temperance
question discussed. ssG.E s. Fullerton was
chosen Chairman, and J. NJ. Edwards Sec
retary After singing ''There is a Fountain
Filled with Blood, and reading from Prov.
20, by Rev. Mr.. Kendall, and. prayer by
Rev. Mr.. Windsor, the Rev. Mr.. Hirst was
introduced, and addressed the meeting.
He said tits not because Bloomingburg is
cursed with rum-shops and drunkards that
this vast audience was assembled, bnt for
the sympathy the good people have for
those who suffer in consequence of the
10000 rum-shops, the 100000 orphans
the 325,0Q00O0 gallons of spurious liq-
uors manufactured last year; spoke ofthe
, darkened houses, home circles broken, &C.,
the misery consequent upon these things,
and how Christians should sympatize for
: suffering humanity. He then explained
the process by which the ladies of Wash
ington were carrying on this great temper
: ance reform 50 successfully. He says it
! must succeed because it is the scriptural
9 plan of reformation-a work of love-loYe
! for Christ and the good of immortal souls
r and pure, undefiled love lifts the poor ine-
briate from the condition of the brute to
j that Of theimage ofaGod = The church had
t been offeFirg the Browning. man the icy
:, end of the plank, but not so now. It's OBJ
+ ject now is to seek and save the lost. 1t
sympathies with suffering humanity and
" seeks to relieve it. God is in this temper
g ance work, and it must succeed. The last
! inebriate will be redeemed. The last fire
in' the last furnace of the last distiHery
b will be extinguished. Joyful homes! happy
q land! when God completes the work. He
IS closed with an exhortation to the audience
y to maintain the former record of Bloom
- ingburg. "Be decided for God" The aud
y ience then sang "All Hail the Power o
o. Jesus Name,' and was addressed by Col
lg H, B. Maynard, who, said it was the de
d mand for whisky, ale and beer throug h ou
q the county, that supported the doggerie
Mt cut off, and thus aid w Washington to sup
IS press the evils growing out of the traffic
ed AS the soul is above the body in value, S
~. ~ is this..!movement .of love above physics
law for the suppression of evil. If carrie
on on in faith, hope and charity. it. must SUI
ut ceed. The ladies,-no, the women,-
ID, E(@Godi made woman but the millinel
n9 l;3 make "'fadies,' are at work in the tru
he spirit of woman, and everybody know
seTs that when a woman attemps work in tn
'"' proper spirit. the work will be done. Il
re- did not wish the traffic transferred frol
IN Fayette to adjoining counties, but wishe
t's it abated, but hardly hoped that 'drinkir
would be entirely abated until the law
2na fermentation shall be repeal. But that is 1
our reason why we should not work in IL
i'd. glorious cause. We have given but Il
y outlines. .of these. addresses. They wel
! is well received and will do good. Aft
singing again. Mr.. Ustick addressed Il
bv meeting a short time in his usual hapI
any manner. The patriarch waXed warm as
Ou' repfesehtedsthe FIGHT between King Ale
lies AOA anu anu NAlAASO uS AS
pre- which side we should be found fghtil
ety on; no neutral ground; advocated signi
md the pledged; it moulded public opinio
,.;.Gqt the temperance caase< Is the cause
Christ, and is stepping stone to Christia
ifs ity.
nnS nnS Two hundred signed the pledge and q
am journed, all feeling that it was good to
= at there & - &
tors u D. FOLLhhION, Ch'n