, 1874-03-14
The. W0MEN'S CRUSADE.
{Conttnucd from tho Ffrat Page,
bring to boar. That waH ono thing to DO
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1LLEoAL I'crNHEa.
Il Was MT at oil Improbable, it tho fneta vere
would "ii be Nfe found ~ to 'e'S 10 iies j. IL did
not know tin; to bo. trnc, l,ut oxamtnati9ne
In other placoa reAnl.ed, IN the discovery tint
laws of Illinois woro excellent, and i tho laaiea
shonld take sone steps to nsccrtain II they 'Tero
carried QUITO 800 Ii tho lcenaes wore properly
obtain cd-thas thosurotiea given wero good-,,and
should hon got np potGs nt ana l9ve n ,dnn tno,
aud mon, and II tltoy appointed 60 committee 70
wnft GU lilo Common Council next Monday night
aud protested against tic repeal of tho Sunday
law 9 as quite conon toy roa wou1a tat 20 sc,
making people hositatc and there had
noyor l,nol, tin1o for q yonr when tho
latl,os could work as vol as now and there
uaver was atiuo WHEN tn9y ero f,o4 SO s.t mo a"o
mon tho question; thoy l,onitnted because thoy
did not wnnt to net against the expross wlBl, OF
Tho people md ho beloved tho Aldermen
wnu,h 10 glad Il the laaloa would shower % upon @
day law.
ea,1 sho WAS talking with ntl old colored woman
not long xgo, A',d fcln9rkoo Mae , i oi T. w1h T.
cuiored woman replied: t'God could not standit
any longer IIo had been looking down on tho evils
Of slavery until Ii could not aand 1t any longer,
and uo took it in hand aud put an ond to it, It
seemed to tho ht,cn ker tile Bnno could be Hatd OF
intonpera1lco. When she Ind listened to tho
storios OF pour women WHO lind como to hor
within tho last two yoars for hc!p, and told her
low they hhd bcou rcarea III comfortable cir
cuataees-in atluenc9, some o. thom ,., t no,ng ,ag
for bread for themselves aud children, because
their husbands spent every cont they earned for
liquor, she thought surely God could not
stand It much longer OF n!i9w things TO
fS, E}tYen nd r..
ports had como from otlor pincoB Of how tho
women wore working and low thor efforts were
baiug blessed with SUCCESS, ind it aeonled to hor
tile nloyCmont waB coming OH.
DIFFICULTIES IN CHICAGO.
Sic know that in Chicago 1t looked imprao-
ticable forwomon to attempt 70 no anything, as
there wcre 30 nany hundreds Of ha!oons and
sucf bitter foelmg, among tho foreign popua-
lion especially on tho subject iIn .op ns so,1 II taov
eompliah great deal. Thoy could not 40 1t by
THUR own strength but must place theuAofvcB Ill
Gods hands and do NJ lie bado thcn1. The first
thing to he done was to romonHtrato agaahst the
repeal Of tho Sunday law. [Applauso.]
A |atly thon offered prayer, saying TINT God
was Tic ruler Of tic earth, mid that mon ruled
only 80 far aa lIo gave them power, and asking
Him to como nnd rulo in Chicago, anu eradicate
ain and iniquity. May intomperancoo be swept
nway. an,i We ho = happy people aid love God,
wloho lawB woro iu accordance with truth and
holincBH.
COME FORWARD.
hlrs Writ thought tho ladies' were holding
baek too much shc appealed to aora tem to n
gnoors with Which they might 10 greotod, but
look to God, who would aid and sustain them in
oyorytAing tlioy undertook. Tnoy Knew what
IL their ralnioB it had been In their friends OF
their ncighbors' It had been in hers, aud
hundreds and l,undredn Of doilaTb Lad been
upollt in gambling and drinking saoonB. Sho
would fcol lis curse the remainder Of her days,
and would be ateadfaat In. helping to overthrow
the 1nonBter.
lady sni} sho prayeh to God TO gire them
faith ike unto Dayiis. and to enAblo thom to
stamp out tIlo liquor trall:c aud to 80 dow, as
mighty arny to tho Common Council, That they
might bo tho means OF saving thousands who
were on their way to a drunhards grave,
Another Indy rojoiced to SEQ s1'ch solid army
Of women engaged in tho callhe. Tho clos1nE OF
tho saloons Sunday WAS but part OF tho groat
work. They should ho closed every day, and
Tho desit cd to Beo tho smoke dying out Of the
shimnoys Of tho brewery: ] y,nla.s tApplausel'
DR.. Thomas suggested that COMMITTEE on
4 motion was, i,atlo and agreed to- aud tho
following selected as such committee hlra'
a'Ha Slrs Ranney, % iIrs. Williams, Mrs Leo, Mrs.
Kent. Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Rumaey. Mrs. Hol-
Yoke Mira. DR.. Fitch, Mrs. To,npkins, Mrs.
Sykes, Mrs. @. N. Holdon Mrs. Dyas, Mrs lAa
Verc. Mrs. Dnne. Alrs Halieoli, Airs. Mcuhesnoy,
ind Airs. John Cole. !.
nusx1sa THE RISK:
A lady desired to say TINT, MS Clristtnn women,
fhuy knew tint they could do nothing Of them,
lclycs tj,at would be etrectuat. They should
humble tlleis spirits bofole God, and any they
were willing to take their lives in their hands
md 20 forth to tho saloons. They should fonr
nothing, Tor God would undoubtedly 10 with
tLoso Who were in tho work under 11la direction
6ho rccollecscd heariug bishop. .Simpaon lecture
IN Philadelphia yoars ago, in which ho said ho
had refused for years to speak for tho temper,
anco onllso, mud Ind told hts friends that until
the women took II up a11d laborcd In it, lso mover
would 9 sPoa for it, and AG lint essxed hss, thu,
wore ready and willing to commence it unao'
tho Icsding of tho Divine spirit, he know the
work would go forward: l. seemed to the
speaker TINT tho Divine hand was in tho work
prayed that those wlio we're engaged i'll it woult
follow God, for through Lis aid only would th'
work prosper. .... :,
The Cl,airman remarked that there wore onl'
1900 saloons III Chicago. ........,
Alter singing another hymn, 9 request wa ,
made that some one call upon God to bless th'
meeting.
a lady prayed that God would send down Hi
Holy Shirt ind bless cyely Que, and enable a'
wlloming the world.
Another followed. asking for wisdom an
guidance. and help to do tho work pointed out
for manifestation Of the Snrlt, that they n,lgll
feel Cod to be near. and know what 1le require
to be done, and give up their own deslrcn al
Besk to accomplish TINT only which would r!
dound to tho glory Of God. 1t was in dis hand
to redeem mon, knowing fully their hearts an
. tue Bill that waB in thom.
Still another prayed, but SO low that her vote
was inaud.blo. She was understood to ask II
strength aud counsel.
i lady inquired If it won1l not bo proper t
circulate petition among tho audionco for I'll
retonton Of tho Sunday law. and ask a!l preael
to sign it.
JUST THE PLACES TO PRAY IN.
Another Judy, who WAS dreksod in Quake
ga,t, sud this gei.erati0u was groanlug unda
Burdens whics, nothing but prayer to God con
remove. Might not this moyoinont. liko nut
elavory be God's wiBh-tho iHsuo Of tho lol
with God and humanity2 She believed it wa
Tho plnces where men wero rolling and stagge
Ing Under tho influence Of Intoxicating liqu
wore lust tho pacos for wivos and daughters
pray and HAvo souls. tArpla'so.l
TIE PETITION.
Tho Rey, NTr. McChosney then read tho folio
: ing ppti.iou which had been prepared by some
In InfliH