The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1874-02-19
tenn MPERANCE!
The Great Woman's Move
ment against Liquor Selling.
RESULTS IN VARIOUS
PLACES.


Comments of the Press.
The great Temperance Reforma
ton, commenced by the women o
Hillsboro less than two months ago
at the suggestion of DR.. Dio Lewis
of Boston, Mass. has in that brie
period spread to all parts of Ohio
and even to Indiana, Kentucky
Virginia and Tennessee, and now
bids fair to sweep over the whole
country in its triumphant progress
In order that those of our readers
who do not see the daily papers, may
form better idea of the wonderful
growth and success of the movement,
we have compiled the following sum-
mary from the numerous letters and
dispatches published in the Cincin-
natl Commercial and Gazette during
the past week or two:
AT RIPLEY.
Correspondence of the Cincinnati Gazette.
RIPLEY, Feb. 9.
Never, since the dark days during
the war, has there been such excite
ment in Ripley, and, unconfned to
sex or rank, Presbyterian, Methodist,
Disciples, and Christians are equally
aroused, and deep religious feeling
porvades the whole community.
Mass meetings are held each evening
in the different churches, and during
the day while the ladies are out on
their mission of love, their husbands,
fathers, and brothers pray for them.
We went forth with trembling, and
at the end of the first days labors
returned in strength, bringing many
sheaves with us.
Saturday we went to Spargur's
with an advance guard, for we had
heard most bitter threats that he had
made. Imagine our delight when he
met us in the most cordial way, and,
after singing and prayer, gave us his
name to the dealers pledge. Mr.
Hauser, the German druggist, who
first declined to sign the pledge, sent
for the ladies, and gave his name
most willingly. Mr.. Scholter prom
ised by his country, his God, and his
wife, never to sell:another drop of in
toxicating liquor, and we know he has
kept it in the face of strong entreaty to
the contrary Mr.. Reinest received
the ladies the first day, but the sec
ond closed the door. Down on
their knees the ladies fell, upon the
pavement, in snow and sleet, with
a most pitiless wind blowing. Men
stood with uncovered heads, and the
crowd wept. A commander of our
navy, who has faced death and dan
ger, said he could not endure this
sight, and tears coursed over his
face. Close against the pane moth
er bowed in prayer, and moment
later the door was opened, and Mr..
Reinest said, 'Ladies, I will quit the
business; send a committee of your
business men to me-" They went,
and he has arranged to dispose of his
stock. The ladies went to the Wild
wood Saturday, and were received
most cordially by Capt. Power.
They sang "Shall we gather at the
river, and then besought the bar
keeper. A. Adams, to sell no more to
our citizens. He signed the pledge
to that effect. A more degraded set
womanly eyes never lookedupon than
we saw on that boat-men in Gods
image, rational souls, debased by
liquor until humanity was almost
effaced-American citizens, return
ing from chicken fight at Maysville.
Sabbath the Ohio was visited, and
Capt. Halliday promised to use his
influence in favor of the ladies. The
bar-keeper could not be found. In
the afternoon union meeting was
held, which was most spiritual in its
nature. DIR. Hamilton asked, near
its close, for those to rise who wished
these women to pray for them. A
young lawyer stood up like man,
and said he dared not tell his wife
not to go when the movement was
projected, but did not-wish it. She
went, and her prayers and tears,
with those of the other ladies, had
not only won him for temperance,
but for God. Another, whose wife
has been active, and who himself has
resisted prayers and entreaties for
more than thirty years, asked for
prayer, and last night gave his name