The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-04-08

ting 6Arselvespo our blessed LastA /
and = HisS5rk, HeayDly isdoM
HAS r us q, nd ~ have ben iue
bued 6iih n1 ! spir1t SENSITIVE
of preimise as hone bri1 1t bezbre M
Thuovith reueWed s1feneth q mind
and body, and a confident spirit, We
go forth each day, and it is only
through this renewed strength and
confideat spirit that we have been,
and shall be able to overcome the DIFF
6culties that lesssa up saeuntnfn high
before Us. God is our tower OF
strength-0ur walled city. :.
A pure Sabbath morning dawned,
wearing heavenly credentials or rest
and sancGV On its. psarly forehead.
A temperance meeting was announc-
ed to be held at the depot, speaker
from abroad being expected, but as
the expected one failed to put in an
APPEARANCE, large hearing was given
to some OF the very earnest workers
in the temperance cause. Of our own
city, and We believe that the words
sIsken, and prayers offered were none
the less Impressive coming from ia
miliar vebces We have heard cir
cUnsIaace related, showing how God
has set His, seal upon persons for this
work who have never before FELT them
selves called upon TO work IN His
vineyard. In village where the
work was in progress, III meeting
was being held on the street. the
particular attention Of the narrator
was called to the prayer of delicate
loaki woman who prayed in fee
bic voice, but he felt sure through the
influence of the Holy Spirit. At the
coaclasion Of TIE prayer, he asked the
one standing next to ki1n--Wh no Is
that lady?'' and was answered, That
is my wife, sir. and l have lived with
her for twenty years, and this Is the
first time 4 eesr heard her pray.
Monday Was a general business day;
many prayers going ZIP from thankful
hearts. Our friends, the saloon men,
were not forgotten however, for sew
eEal visits we're paid, and much pleas
ure derived therefrOtn, to say nothing
Of valuable Information gained. Yes
terday The weather. was very inclem
ent, but the crusaders were not in the
least deferred, each one occupying
some post Of duty Quite number
who have been anxious to visit sew
eral places, thought the opportunity
being good, they would go, but they
were surprised beyond expression to
find so many places closed, and
doors, hack aud front, locked. We
have always thought it an evidence
that trade was falling off when the
pro prietor can lock up, and leave his
place of business for an indefinite
length Of time One place theyw
at hoRae however, and the ladies gam
ed an entrance through the back door.
Rather an unceremonious way but It's
fonad impossible to strictly observe
etiquette, and it is noticeable fact
when the ladies go in the back door
of this place, the front door Is lmme-
.diately locked have never learned
exactly whether it is to keep persons
out, or tae ladies in, but rather think
tits for the benefit of the outsiders, as
the ladies are never urged to remain
when they make move TO go. In
the evening large number of ladies,
as we'll as the class of persons who
freeMent such places, were in the Ii
censed saloon until the hour Of closing,
aud SO rude were the actions of "A part
of the men, that the proprietor him.
self became, disgusted, and said that
from that time his saloon would be
closed Several different committees
have been out to day to confer with
these persons who have closed doors,
the result of which is, four closed,
and sigaed the pledges, and fourteen
who say they closed during the con-
tinuance of the var. But we would
say to persons who are not engaged in
the work, and to whom it may seem
that but little is being accomplished,
we are advancing step by step, and
that the cause is going on. God, as
ever before, is working in mysteri-
Gus way His wonders to perform, and
We believe that the time will come,
when our Nation shall no longer exist
upon the groans and cries Of women
and children, but that we shall, both
men AMI women unitedly. taking as
our platform God and the Bible, rally
around the temperance banner which
shall be unfolded all over our land,
and shall have inscribed thereon,
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