The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-28
THE RUM CRUSADE.
An OUTBREAK IN THE QUAKER CITY.
Perversity OF German Sa-
loon Keepers.
A DECIDED FAILURE.

, Tna women have begun their crusade against
rum and Heaven only knows what It win end In.
Nothing more supremey ridiculous was ever
SEEN and the twenty women who participated
IA the raid may thank their good stars that
As the district was virtually three miles out
of town, comparatively few witnessed their de-
feat The whole idea originated IN q little
church away out In Susquehanna avenue, called
numerically the Fiitieth Baptist, and which, could
the developments OF this afternoon be
taken as q criterion, may be said TO be
devoted to the study Of fngonometry; not
that your correspondent has the least intention 10
ridicule the sacred but that he deems 1t his duty
70 expose the ridiculous. over the meeting held
in the little Baptist chapel a certain Mrs. Dr..
French presided, who is identified with
SORT OF FEMALE soRosIs,
named the Radical Club. The meeting was called
for the nominal purpose OF prayer, but the appear
ance OF newspaper men at prayer meeting was
so Supremacy ridiculous that their intrusive pres
ence was formally asked to withdraw. The
women little knew at the time what severe blow
they were giving their by this act, for upon
being ordered out they at once unanimously
adjourned to q nei2hboring beer saioon ther
only refuge in order to await se aeveevp Se
entering the Fiftleth Bapust cnurch, anu,
while there may have been a b hnshrP prayer,
speechmaking Mrs. French made an address,
f'cal ii an address-although 1t was frequently
inJerrupted-ln winch she advocated strongly q
crusade and vaguely inslnuated that, Tor an IN
auguratlon OF the same, there was really no time
IKE the present. Those present disagreed In a
measure but, finally, 10 cut long story snort,
TWENTY RADICAL FEMALES
who were adventurous enough to buckle on the
armOr and start out at once upon crusade.
There were Just twenty and not single soul more.
Well these twenty ladies lett the church and pro-
ceeded to a saloon in the neighborhood, agreeing
that after their crusade vas over they would re-
turn and report to their sisters waiting LOT
them in the church.
A CUNNING GERMAN
The first saloon they went 20 was kept by man
with the somewhat Jaw-brtaKing name OF Hans
Christian Hagenbockens. The cunning German,
anticipating the raid had locked the 'front.' door,
and SO OF course the women could not get IN.
-Can we hold prayers withinYn cried Mrs.
French, at the top OF her voice.
"No," returned the German with the unpro-
nOunceable name, '.you cannot have no room Tor
"WeIl.n returned Mrs. French, .can't we 90 up
In a bedroom and conduct our services there yn
mo, indeed" was the response, 'y0u would dis
turb my boarders."
'DO you sell strong drinks 7" came from the
woman struggling below.
al do, - was the reply ..put not to those who are
drunk. have my license and am protected by
DOORS LOCKED AND BoLTEp
The ladies', baffied went to another saloon, kept
by man named Kramer, but his front door was
securely fastened also. "Oi course" they sung,
singing being enc OF the natural and Indispensable
features OF female crusade, but the music aidn t
withdraw the bolts or bars.
Next they went to saloon kept by one John
o. Bernoitzer, but the same imperturbable 'front.'
door impeded their way and they could not enter
The saloon had side door, and before this the
women conducted series OF miscellaneous cere-
monies BY this time crowd OF rude men had
been attracted to the quarter, and they heartessy
attacked the crusaders with ridlcule. There were
Also present the usual accessories OF small chill
dren, organ grinders and domestic animals, ana
the gathering altogether may be designated as
CALLING THE "BoL1cRs"
BY and by the rude profanity and ridicule caused
one OF the women to weep, while in the meantime
the proprietor became enraged and addressed the
'By gracious, ladies', If You can't behave your
He did call the 'bolices," but the ''polices" said
they had no authority to make arrests. A few
minutes after the women retired and as they had
come out so they proceeded back into the little
church.
up her hands and cried, 1--WE have won, the
victory Is ours"
THE MORAL sPAsa PRODUCES NO PERMANENT RESULT.
Such is really u far report oil the so-called tenn
perance crusade. Every saloon approached is now
running as usual, while the lew radical and
have really accomplished nothing at all
Philadelphia needs some temperance reform,
and some grand rad upon her 5000 IN;
hope to succeed so long as they resort to such
tOmfooery as that enacted this evening. There is
no one so depraved as TO heartlessly rldicule the
sacred; but there was neither faith religion nor
charity evident in the demonstration made
way calculated to smother r the sympsthiea
of all earnest and sincere temperance women, and
an onset brought about IN such an unnatural and
precipttous way that only twenty oil the many
hundred assembled could be possibly persuaded
to indulge in 1t. No movement could have more
thoroughly dampened the scheme or held up q
noble idea more conspicuousy TO rIdicule.
These same adventurous females announce other
meetings In furtherance OF their spasmodc efforts
until, for the maintaining of tie law Of pubnt
peace, their suburban manipulations Will De inter
Tered with by the poiice
The Anti-Liquor Crusade in Iowa-Ths
Women showing Heroic Resolution.
CHICAGO Feb. 81, 1874.
A despatch from Ottumwa, Iowa, says that Q
small party OF ladies' and gentlemen visited the
saloons and principal business places there to-day
and invited the persons in them to attend reviva
meetings now in progress there, ana promised tC
visit the saloons again.
AT Fort Madison, Iowa, few days ago. the sa
loon keepers received postal cards warning them
TO cease operations or they VIII be visited and
prayed win to-day. These cards were afterwards
aseertalned to have been sent by some person as
It organized a prayer band, and to-day
visited three saloons and held services in each
In they we're met by crowd Of loafers VINO
danced while they sung and sung and drank while
they prayed, but the women stood their ground
and prayed until the confusion ceased.
Az Atlantic. Iowa, the women have organized
and will visit the saloons tomorrow.
Excitemcnt Continuing mt Columbus.
COLUMBUS, ohio, FEB. 81, 1874.
me iauies temperance prayer meetings, neld
daily, still draw large houses. the to-day being
the largest Of the season. The Executive Commit
tee OF the ladies has been increased to about 200,
but no active campaign has been agreed on. Mass
prayer meetiDRs-one Tor men and one for women
are TO be held on Sunday.
The Crusade IN Tennessee-The Saloon
Keepers Invited TO Revival Meetings.
Tents Erected I'm Front Of the Grog-
geries-The Gratifying Results.
GREESvILLE, Tenn, FEB. q, 1874
The crusade against intemperance in.
augurated in this place about January 20 by two
or three ladies' Visiting the different saloons or
groggeries, they are termed here, and holding q
prayer meeting Of some half hours duration, and
also requesting the proprietors to attend revival
OF religion then In progress The movement
has been gaining strength ever since thai
time. There were at the time four groggeries. two
OF which nave been closed. The ladies', numbering
nov some fifteen or twenty repair TO the Rr0g-
Rerles at seven A. NJ, remaining until SIX p. NJ,
singing and praying and presenting the pledge 10
passers py. some zoe or more nave signed.