Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1874-04-18
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Women's Temperance in
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which is assuming large proportions in
this place. ts r
The hotel aud saloon-keepers have
been annoyed for several weeks by nais-
ehievous persons, who sent them postal
cards notifying them ola experimenting
which the Womens Temperance Socie-
" would conduct at their places OF bus
mess.
There are three licensed liquor places
in this town, which has population IL
is supposed, of fifteen hundred persons
Drunkenness is evidently on the IN
crease, which has caused the temper
ance people to work tor the suppreSs'1n
of The traffic. There is a stringent
oror law in this State, known as 'he
Ohio law. vet no seller in this town mas
been molested.
a ,oroe and enthusiastic meeting was
,ol1 on Wednesday night of last week.
~ The Protestant Episcopal Church,
par DR. Andrews, rector. The body
of the church was well filed with Ia
dies who were addressed by several
speakers on the subject OF working
promptly and with energy to arrest the
evil of intemperanee.
The Rector introduced Rev. MIR.
Grammer, of the Protestant Episcopal
Church. who addressed the audience
upon the importance Of arresting the
evil of intemperance. He showed how
this can be done, if united effort were
made.
Rev. J. Hawkins, of the Lutheran
Church, spoke next. He thought the
demon of incompetence could be expell-
ed only by fasting and prayer. lie ia
vors3 the womau's movement, but
thought it should be conducted with
prudence.
Rev. H. Nice, of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, spoke next lie though'
faith was necessary in this crusade; but
What is now needed is work. The
State does wrong to license men to sell
, ond then arrest them for SO dong.
7, # the Government should au-
<ho,;;.e man TO spread infectious, cuta-
~'as,. diseases, and then imprison per-
CONS VII. scratch. This speaker favor
u ,Lo uomeu's movement, which he
Ss;d should he done promptly.
Rev Or. Andrews, Rector, endorsed
rrbat had been said, and saw IN 'hls
movement the beginning OF the enu'
The temperance movement in forty
years had naade rapid strides lie had
seen Efforts succeed partially, but the
yomeps movement was complete sue
cess
Resides the speakers, Rev. Mr..
Brown. Presbyterian, Rev. MIR. AeeI
Methodist Church South, and Kew. Mr..
Ross;ter. Reformed, were seated IN the
cbancel. A large namber of the ladies'
had signed a cali for woman's temper
ance organization to be had in the coun-
ty.
On Sabbath last large and ehhusl-
astic meeting was held at the Methodist
+. Church, (African,) when a large
number of persons signed petition to
the County Court, to arrest the issuing
of liquor licenses, in the County Ac-
dresses we've made by the pastor, Kew
Joseph Henry, and DIR. Andrews Rev.
II. Nice was announced to speak, but
for some cause did not get there.
On Monday night last the people of
Sbepherdstown assembled at the Luc
tberan Church, to attend the second OF
. series of Temperance meetings, held
by the clergy of our town: These
meetings are based upon call signed
by many Of our countymen, asking 70
memorable the County Court OF Jener-
son to withhold all licenses. There is,
it is stated, an assurance on the part oc
several members of the Court, that II
most Of the people desire licenses with,
held thew will grant none. Encourage"
Inv this statement, and the need 1eit 'i,a'
sometbinq should be done to stem the
tide Of incompetence, our ministers are
' .,s that our section of the county
shaIl he thoroughly alive to the sltua-
t;nn ard make the desired application
20 the Court. At the meeting, after
some stirring speeches, the vote was
taken in the congregation whether they
desired no licenses granted, when nearly
the whole congregation voted yes.
On Tuesday night at the Southern
Methodist Church, the objects OF these
meetings were more fully explained by
the speakers. They desire that it
should be understood, that while they
were not urging the women OF Shep-
herdstown to inaugurate a movement
here similar, in all respects, to that
which is in progress among women
elsewhere, they did desire to enlist ev-
ery woman in the cause, so tar as using
ali her influence against the use andsaie
of liquor goes; while if any number 1eN
c,lJnd mon to act as in the West, they
would not say nay. Christians OF every
sex and denomination were urged to
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