The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-07
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Third Day Of she Crussas-Mr. Lar
suis's speech.
The crusaders had Q beautiful day
Yesterday for the siege on the salooss
The streets were crowded with people
and ss 1t was generally anticipated thai
the ladies would be out on the streets
everybody was on the qI vivs for their
appearance After holding . protrsct'
ed meeting In the Fourth street Il. E.
church, twenty-nine Of those present,
shout 4 o'clock. marched out Of the
church to the "OHce" saloon and Aled
two BY two into that. establihmsnt.
Mrs. Hsgsns. who - usual wss the
leader of the band. approached the
counter and epsuired of Mr.. Sheekey,
the bar-keeper il the pros
priesor WAS 10. Receiving . negative
snawer Mrs. L. then asked permission
Of Johnny" to pray in the saloon. Al
be did not have the authority to grant
The request. the lady asked him to in
form the proprietor that they woul1 be
around sgain At some future time.
After shaking hands With Mr.. Shsekey
the ladies departed.
The next place visited was the "Tidal
Wave" saloon on Market street. By
the time the ladies' reached the above
place q large crowd Of people had col
iected about the street in that vicinity
and the excitement became great. The
proprietor OF this saloon was not at
home" snd the bar keeper Mr.. .Kuhu.
would no! allow Any praying
or singing inside the saloon. 50 the Ia
dies returned to the sidewalk and COM
menced their devotional exercises
which lasted sbout fifteen minutes. the
saloon 10 the meantime doing q big
business in supplying Re yman's best
beer to the thirsty individuals who
plsnked ont their nickels.
LARAMIEs.
The hand next brought up At Lara
mics, and were surrounded by an i'm.
uerse crowd OF mes, women sad chile
iren. Mr.. Laramie met the ladies 81
the door and informed them that the
afternoon performance Vas not quite
over brt would be in q short time. The
ladies waited on the pave
meD, and engaged il silent
PRAYER. While thus engaged. the
walk around" was being booped up at
slively rate 10 the concert room, and
the bsr room vas crowded with men
Who were pouring in drinks as fsst -
the men behind the counter could MAR
.pulate the glasses.
At the conclusion OF the performs
sucs the ladies we're notified. and they
entered the saloon singing, Nearer
my God to Thee" Mrs Lizzie Boyd
then offered q prayer. The crowd in
the front part OF the establishment,
where the bar il located. became very
noisy and boisterous, it being almost
i'm possible to hear the prayers and
sinsing that followed. The swearing,
drinking and loud talking. reminded
one Of sn earthly psudemoDium. Ar.
Laramie did sll in his power to keep
the crowd quiet and orderly, but it vs'
impossible under tns circumstances,
Nat. Parrel knocked one poisy iudivid'
ssl down for trying to get into the COG
cert room when one OF the ladies Vas
praying.
After more sinElng aud praying Ars.
Hszans made q abort address, in which
sh. asked God to help those present
10 do good and make the proprietor SEE
the evil OF his way. Mrs. Laura
jackson then addressed the crowd, and
vas followed BY another lady.
Mrs.. Hagsns then announced
that NJ. Laramie desired ID
ssy something. That gentleman 90
apon the stage and read the following
speech
AppRKss OF aR. LAIANlf.
LADIES AND GRSrLihsN-1AoSs En-
saqsd IN the Crusade Asainst tH Lqxo'
.SlI1s-I have given You al the priv
lese you have asked in my place o
busine ness, and in return will ask yol 4
grant ne the privilege Of giving you m!
views upon the subject, and hope yor
will listen TO me, - | have listeaed h
you. The idea that you may eonyer
me, or any that come TO my place
seems ridiculous to al good thinkia.
people. Your motives are good. bu
your course is. in my opinion and th'
opinion Of the majority Of this town
altogether wrong. There 10 no harm
in selling drinks any more thaa Their
10 in selling anything else. The harm
does no, como from the sales. 1t come
from the too frequent use OF it I
comes from the abuse OF intoxicatin,
beverages instead Of the sales. To bs.
isve that you can stop drinking b,
closing saloons 10 prspostsrou,. A
long a. liquors exist in this country
- 10 al others. it will be drank IN,
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