, 1874-03-16
THE TEMPERANCE CRUSADE.
(Contlnmctl IRON tie Flrat pnuc.}

tN1Ht1HuCu 9E0m tuG VIEHt 1atQctJ
t,on Of tho choirs Of tho uovorel churches.
Prayer was offered by tho Nov. Mr.. Goblin.
said IL Home peHtilonco woro Bwooring over tho
fand tho pe0ple wonhi unite IN eotne manner for
protection against its destroying ravaycs. ho
rnhdo tho Obvious application Of tha statement
g @ tae vii iqu0F traS o,b BY yoh to,a1ds ne sa
graves this year. i It is !rue Of South Rond, and
Tho United btatea as wol, TINT 4 majority Of o,r
young mon aro hecomtrg moderate .drinkors,
2 fact which should 10 deeply dorlored. Ho 70;
reelIted in freedom, and compared it to tho pres,
ont temperance agitation: lie supposed TINT
th!H movement would reHt,lt II, general freedom
being gained. When ho heard that tho saloons
protection in driving tho ladoa away ho thought
toy Should not object II tho aid OF tho law Wero
invoked against them.
onEn arEEonEs.
Marvin oampbelll, n merchant, spoke affeot-
lilo Rov. 1frr Kepiingor addressed tho moot
Ing III Gcrnan.
An encouraging 1ottcr was roed from tho Rev.
Father Spcllnr,l, OF the Catholic Church. Ho is
n temperance map, IL doing all he cali tor tho
canso, and los strong Organization within his
oli,1reli. uo Is roAdy to give my lawful aid to
tho movement to put down intomperalico, and.
suggests that tho Law bo invokoa to TINT end:
Charles Smith, young man, aoid TINT 81 ,o00,-
600 men marcllinE up for tlor daily drink.
A. N. Thomas, County Recorder, took groat
interest tn tho work, and would tako a practical
Wow Of this woDen'a movement. Tho oxclto-
Il would mover coauo to ycxist. Whilo olIor tom
porance movements bud required years to orente
ln.ich enthusiasm. this bad only occupied about
ecyen weoks. ue would employ tho lomeaea
furnished BY the statutes. State Senator Hub.
whsteyor may bc tho oousso tnkon, tho result
epforced,. wo would hardly haye saloon III our
State to-day.
Miss fanny shearn recitod sou,o incidents,
and made strong appeal for tho canso.
Hrs. Emma hnlloy, OF the Elkhart 0oseroer, WAS
glad to add hur mite and sho could not doubt
That thia movement is but pent-up fire broke
forth which had been smon1doring III the hearts
ouree Of intenperance ia destroyed. She called
tho crusade tho aocial baltic Of tho age, and Bad
woman Ind undertaken The fight. Tho laws
wcro no bottor than tho mon who mado them,
that sober men might represent ua. Two mill
ion dollars had been raised by Tho liquor inter-
ests for protection, and this will hayo to be met
dollar for dollar.
At THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
tho Hon. John Drown1loId presido1, and nd
dresecB woro delivered by Prof. Wilcox, Of the
High School, Judge Award, Prof. Ford, Of NleB,
editor Of the Michigan Teacher, md Elder Boyd.
LILO MaS8-mEet1DK WIS folloHed tnlB eV0nlnR
BY temperance sermons in the several churohos.
Tomorrow mocting will be held to decide upon
a plnn Of action and to inaugurate formal
movement.
At LAFAYETTE.
LAFAyETrE, Ind, March 14.-The ladiea still
continue temperance praycr-mcotings. To-day
they circulated pledges among tho physicians
and druggists but obtaincd few signatures.
AT FORT WAYNE.
Srkc1dk uspdtch to The Chicago Tribune.
TnrT " Tr3 Mnrrft IRA 1nr md
enthusiastic temperance maeting waa hold this
forenoon at the Berry-Btreot Methodist Church.
Addresses and prnyorH wero mado by tho Roy.
MesBrH, Warine, Ward, Mock, Stone, and others.
The impression BeornB to bo TINT Fort Wayne IL
rpo for the m, 'ement, and that BtopH should be
taken at oncp 10 inaugurato the crusade. An
othor meeting will bo hold tomorrow night at
the First Presbyterian Church, whom so,ne dotl-
nlto action will probably be taken.
At XENrA.
Spceiat Diapdtch to Itte Chicago Tribune.
XEX1A, Ind, March 14.-The women arc vioto-
rious as tiis point. Tho last OF tho three saloons
Internationally surrendered at IL noon to-dny.
No more liquor iB sold in this place.
AT UNION CITY,
Spccial Dispatch "a Tho Chtcaao Tribune.
UNION C1Ty, Ind, March 14.-The Sheriff
closed the saioons Of f1at,a.eud Grubber on M
injunction this afsernod These anloons woto
tho only two which had $Fesnntea bold front to
the prayers md oxlorsatiohs Of the ladloe; md
their ptspension, which 1nakos tho victory COM
plote, gives causo for greet rejoicing.