The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-16


would reduce the sum total Of sales, an,
might displease his customer, Thus Ii
customer gets overloaded, and ut SettlinI
day falls back on the selling firm for spe
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The Ohio Temperance Crusade. LET
ter from an Old Resident OF thl
County. H. ~,
Editors Of the IntslllgSneor; = g7 If.
WAnrNGroN, @, Feb. 13, 1874.
l notice In yesterdays papers that thI
Women's Temperance Movement, or a
II Is generally known in southern Ohio
the Washington c. q. Movement, hal
reached your place. Being q native o.
your county, and having resided at thii
place for twelve years, ] send you asketct
Of this wonderful awakening Of populal
interest In regard to the liquor traffic,
Washington Fayette county, Ohio, (tht
o. II. designating our postofficel Is a vii
lage Of between 1000 and 3 900 inhabitants
and Is situated in the midst Of a level and
highly productive agricultural district
and Is located on the N. v. & @. r. r
leading from GAINESVILLE to Morrow, where
1t connects with the Little Miami railroad
Public attention has centered upon this
as the place In which the enterprise was
inaugurated, and strangers are visiting us
and many others are lnquiring as TO the
secret Of our success, the nodilS 0peraudi
The influence brought TO bear upon the
liquor dealers, and seeking all the in
formation they can obtain, in order to put
the same forces in operation, il possible,
In their own communities.
The work was first suggested and
marked out by DR.. Dio Lewis on the oc.
casion Of visit TO this place to deliver a
lecture before our Lecture Association,
on the 18th Of December. On that even.
ing he proposed to meet with the people
the next morning II they would CO operate
with him and lay his plan before them,
and help them to carry It into operation.
The whole movement is based upon the
Christian religion, and the faith and
graces growing out Of il; the faithiuluess
OF God to his promises; the efficacy OF
prayer, and the exercise of brotherly love.
All interested and engaged in the work
meet daily In one Of the Churches and
spend an hour in prayer and praise, read.
ing selections from the scriptures particu-
larly adapted to the varying phases OF the
work before them, and pleading the
promises OF God, and calling to mind his
gracious dealings with His people. They
strive 10 put their trust in Him and to
realize that He will answer the prayer Of
faith.
"Ask and ye shall receive, seek and ye
shall find, knock and it shall be opened
unto you" "And,sll things whatsoever
ye ask in prayer believing ye shall re-
ceive." "And whatsoever ye ask in nv
name, that will ! do" The ladies then
leave the Church and go forth in process
sion to the places where either malt or
spirituous liquors are sold and respect.
fully, but most earnestly request the deal.
ers to cease their traffic altogether. They
carry with them the individual, the deal
or, and the druggists pledge. Ifthese are
not signed they sing and pray earnestly
that they may see the error of their Wsys,
treat them In the kindest manner and
promise to call again, and issy keep their
promise. Not an unkind act, look, or
word is given; but love reigns,throug6 all
their actions.
Some dealers lock their doors and for
bid them to enter; but they kneel upon
the pavement, engage in earnest PRAYER,
sing, and keepiup these exercises q short
time, pass TO the next, and so keep on till
they have visited all the places where
drinks are sold. The men, meantime, are
engaged at prayer in the Church; and at
the end Of every prayer the bells are runr,
to remind those visiting the saloons that
they are remembered and interceded for
at the throne of grace. Every druggist
In the place has taken the pledge, and
every doggery has been closed FOREVER,
One doggerY, outside the corporation
one mile, still holds out; but he Is to give
an answer at two o'clock to-day, when he
Is most sure to surrender. But should he
still hold out, q few days will certainly
close him up.
One man, in the face Of all this iormid.
able temperance sentiment, fitted up a
saloon, got his liquors in on Friday, pro-
cured Q license and opened on Saturday.
As soon as his license was signed, mes.
senger was dispatched to the Church
where the prayer.meeting was in pro-
gress; and although the day was exceed.
tngly inclement, compsny of ladies i'm
mediately marched to the saloon for
praise and prayer. But his windows were
closed BY solid shutter, and his custom.
ers were scrutinized through a loop.hole,
protected in like manner, and II "all right"
the door was unlocked and they were
admitted. Owing to the inclemency Of the
weather, 1t was decided best to send
but few ladies that day, but this was the
occasion Of taunts. "And Is this vour re-.
hgion that moves but a handful Of YOU TO
Gomez Don't you see that public senti.
ment is against you? A few Of you think
you can run this town, but you can't. /
will sell liquor here as long as the
law allows me" And to voice Of praise
and prayer without, was returned from
within the ribald song, and obscene lest,
On concluding the prayer meeting on
Saturday evening, the whole congregation
marched down and surrounded the saloon,
and Joined in singing and prayer, for a
considerable time, and then left It and It's
occupants (for there were q number Of his
friends In the saloon, strengthening his
heart and hands In his evil work., to their
reflections during the night and the peace.
full Sabbath day. On Monday morning at
the business mems prayer meeting, held
ut from 8 to 8 A. NJ, It was announced
that he had closed his saloon ,tarfNr. O.
] shall follow this, II acceptable to YOU,
by fuller report Of the movement than
] can give now. MosEs GrMoR.F
A Card From Mr.. Royce.
Rditora of Intellisanear