, 1874-01-05
A Hundred Women March Through the
Streets Of all Ohio Town, and
Hold Prayer-Mectings in
Whisky Saloons.
After SIX Days Of Labor, Thirteen Sa-
looms Surrender and Their Spirits
Are Emptied into tho
Streets.
4 Prayer Meeting from Ear1yMorn till
Late at Night.

TAsDS6Toy C. e. O., JAN 2. 1874.
10 ths E.tor At The Chicago 7T7bune
Sn: Washington, the county-seat Of faYette,
is tiourishing town OF some 3, 900 inhabitants,
located on the Cincinnati l. Muskingum Valley
Railroad, and aLont 20 miles northeast OF Gin
cinnati.
Fo, Years an effort has been in progress to
Danish from the place all intoxicating liquors,
o. at least to prevent the sale OF it contrary to
the Laws OF the State; but only with partial sue
cess. For some two years, an ordinance pro-
hibiting the sale OF alcoholic spirits within the
corporate limits kept the demon at bay but the
oew Beard Of Councilnen dropped this ordi-
n.nce, since which time our town has been at
The mercy Of the dram seller, and young men
and old, and even women, we're to be seen at all
hours staggering through our streets and alleys,
and lhere seemed to be no alternative Or re-
demption for us. But there was
"a GOOD TINE COMING
which we little dreamed of, f,-oue that every town
c,n have the benefit Of. and secure to itself 3
lfo Of happiness, just US easily Us did this
piace,-the plan OF which was brought into e1-
lstence as follows:
Or Christmas Eve, Dr. Dio Lewis. Of Boston,
]ectured before the Literary Society Of this
place On the subject Of Our Girls, at tho close
Of which be offered to deliver q free lecture on
temperance at one OF the churches on sLo fol-
lowing day, and in that address LIE would gl@@
his hea1ers plnn By which the zcoJnen 81 TEA
town, ....
THEMSELVES ALONE,
could abolish the ll4uor-trafic from their midst
and forever keep it ont.
At tLe appointed hour On CEr1stmas-nnoTnlng,
tie citizens assembled On masse at the Presby-
tarlau Church, eager to hear and see what Was
t3 be done. The meeting opened with singing
and prayer; after which came the address; then
committees we're appointed. AL appeal to pre-
sent to the iquor-seler was drawn up. read,
ana adoptod, and the meeting adjourned to
meet the following morning (fr1day) at the
same pIaco aEo then and there the women
were to start ont upon their errand OF mercy.
The hour having arrived: the "onen-trom tue
families Of the leading citize9s OF the place
met and formed in procession, fifty OF sixty OF
them, and the march commenced: now acces-
s;ons being made to their raaka daily
Drug-stores and saloons were visited each day
and
SINGING AND PRAYERS
we,e held in them, until the 3.us-5ta1os ail
signed the pledge mud the tsulooua were broken
up. When suloon-kee surrendered, the
fret was made known BY the ringing OF all tile
bells in town; people would gather at the sceno
OF action to the number of several hundred, to
witness the destruction Of King Alcohol. women
whose husbands, sons, or brothers had suuered
most weze selected rs the ones to demolsh the
whiEky-balrels, which decd was done With axes;
and they ..
NEVER WORKED HARDER
in more noble cause. Ono man, who had suf-
iered nuch from the evil effects OF lntemPerance.
while assisting in getting the barrels OF whisky
iato the street, mounted the top OF one ana
remarked that he had often been under the
Etufr contained III the barrel, but now ho was on
top Of it, and he intended to keep on top A'E
wife broko in the head Of the barrel, and let the
whisky food the gutter.
During the enii,e time that the women have
been praying aud singing in the saloons. the
Christian men Of tho place have been EoldinS
4 PRoTrAGTED FRAyER-MEEr1Na
at the church :; and that the women might bet
Ter judge of the earnestness and sincerity they
feel iu their behalf, they ca1sed the bell OF the
church to be tollcd at the close Of each prayer
The WORK that is being done here is creating
quite sensation th1ouehout this part OF the
State, and already tho minister's and several Of
the leading women in the wor1 have receives
letters from
HEIGuDoRISG TOWNS
urging them to come md start the ball to rolling
in those towns and they have consented to so
and set the timo for the meetings. d.