The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-03-12

street outside vas already filed with . surg
ing, restless crowd, who had gathered from
all Parts of the city 10 nee the fun, and they
felt sure it was coming. Bot TO return to
the praying women. As coon "a they bad
fairly entered the saloon, Jennison mounted
the rostrum AID made speech-one Of his
characteristic speeches. He said he had
been eurprised-that he was taken unawares,
and could not entertain them. He did not
want
HIS GAME CT "KESo" ISTERFERED WITH
that night. II was the way be made bis
money, and he could and would not be inter-
rupted in his legitimate business. II the
ladies would come tomorrow he would be
prepared for then; would set out . msgnifi-
cent lunch, with plenty of lemonade,l soda
~ater. horse-radish and mustard. His rooms
should be at the disposal OF tie ladies to
sing and pray in, but 10 she devil" or
'.hypocriric.I rooster should open his
mouth while that long, black poker lay be-
meath the stove. He proposed 10 be gen.
tleman as long as the ladies remained ladies
This haranpue vas very good, but it fell ss
paught on that reeoluie band Of women.
They had come to pray and pray they
wound. But Jenni-on Insisted that they
should leave and seeing that a compromise
could not be brought about
THEY TOOK THE SIDEWALK,
and there surrounded by the crowd, gazed
down upon by the bright, refulgent moon
and twinkling etars they commenc d their
devotions. Rev. Mr.. Spencer and DR.. Rob
inson delivered fervent, soul stirring pray
ers, and Quaker lady poured forth
her long, pent up FEELINGS against
the terrible curse of intemperance.
Then few hymns were sung and the crusa-
ders disper-ed. And thus ended the first
raid against the saloon keepers. 1t WAS To-
tally unexpected. Purely an impromPtu
outburst of religious feeling. II stands re-
corded
To BE APPROVED OR CONDEMNED.
Certainly it has all the force that religious
zeal can give it, and every reader OF history
knows something of what sort OF force that
ia. Religious zeal may be misdirec,ed AID
misapplied, but it is q tremendous power
under all circumstances. II Ia power be-
cause it il in dead esrnest. 1t il imperviou:
| TO ridicule, and it thrives on persecution
And the man who, or the combination O
| men which, sets out TO obetruct such 3 move
ment will assuredly fail. The spirit Ct un
rest il abroad, and it must have some ohjsc
tive point. in gaining which it can expend
itself. 1t will not do to laugh at "the pray
ing women" nor can they be intimidated
If mistaken, a. many believe, resistance
canno, disabuse their minds of the error.
MUST WORK ITSELF OUT;
and the world can learn something, il no
too proud or too scornial, while the problem
is solving itself.
In the first place it is self-evident that in
temperance is . great and growing evil. Law
may interpose some checks TO its growth, bu
it is agreed by pretty nearly all thinking
men that Prohibi;ory measures do not de
stroy the evil. The truth is that the ten
dency to excess is radical, and no law cal
root out that tendency. Law can only les
sen opportunity at most; or it can lay OF
such restrictions that the traffic shall becoE,
a matter of hourly risk. But even that de
ponds upon the enforcement Of the law, al
ways difficult matter. And it is becaus
| of these disabilities that the crusade of tn
| women has bloomed into such FORMIDABLE
| proportion. There is no law against pray
er. Such as deny its efficacy need not fea
| il: and such az believe go much in its eftica
cy az to fear it, if wise will refrain from use
lees opposition.
There will be another meeting of the Ia
dies tonight, and an organization effected
What their plans will be We are at loss L
contemplate, but if they eucceed in film,
the Saratoga" az it vas filled last night
with parties who were brought there by mer
curio.iry slone, and held high carnival til
morning. the movement may he called
success-for the ssloons.