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fooltng of tliscouragomont which seemed to
puryatle tho mcct,nr

a lcclnB OF encouragement Which Hc9meu 10
1ira. label Jonos boipg called to tho e,alr,
atatod that, although tho mceting wHH Email. rho
hoped tloy would nut fool that thoy woro not
engaged In great work. 9ho know Of sovoral
s who Ind RTDnised @ To- sKn the p'go
hietury Of lntomporauco In Amorita. lilo ra-
fcrroa to tho time whom dccantora stood OIL t',e
g!dobonrd tn every woroEnlatcd house, l'bolod
tnono dayn oil drank moderately. Il was oonaid.
oreu MI act Of hospitality to 10 so. Tile atng~
gcrlug line" was looatod at tl,nt point whore
moderation dcgcnorated into lntomporanco.
1ntemporance bocamc worse, the spcaior saitl,
nutil, In 1879. . grcnt total. abstinence society
was formod, and many wore saved.
a. lady statod that Bho was stranger III tho
city, but her hoart WAS in tho work. aud she or
landed her sympatltcs to lor atnsorB. Mrs:
1onoB said that sho Ind read TRIBUNE editorial
that morning which stated That thor method
was neither good nor useful, but suggested i'm
provcment BY law, and that kind Of work. 6ho
believed tho only why was by tho Lords way.
t seoa aSse s n41oao bone Il nc 5 70
him. he confessed his n.odesty iii tho prosonce
Of reporters, a,--thoy might say something about
him. A lady here remarked, In . rathor loud
Whisper, that "Wo {meaning tho ladles) nro
marks by eaying that, while mon compro-
miaod women mover compromised with any evil
they ondoavored to correct. IIo also told story.
1t was to the effeut TINT q dainty young lady
got" tlle snakes out Of luis boots," ho reformed
hlnlaof, aud was the moa1ls Of bringing others
tn graco. lie alao cautioned tho ladios not to
'nihd what tho papels said.
After further prayer, tho moeotiug closed by
all joining In tho doxology.
TUE MONTH SIDE.
a temperance prayor-moe.lng Of ladies' was
hold yesterday afternoon III tie Now England
Congregational Church. Only about thirty
people were present. Mrs. Jutliua WAS called
each lady would do all sho could to make II a
meeting Of prayer, She rend tho third ohaptor
Of lho E!rst Epistlo to the Corinthians. Tho ex-
orcises consisted chidlly In prayer aud tho sing
Ing Of hymns. with very littla speaking. Tiio
land Church, was present q portion OF the iimo,
and made d fow romarka He said tlht tho posi-
tion essential for auccoaB waa That tho heart
should DO against all Sin for Josua Clrist'a sake.
o sesS housh e t rht eoom te
on on tho 1act TINT Christian hearts had
talen It qr, aud would. abide by it, to
nor discouraged If their prayer-meotings waro
poorly atton1od. They should romomber that
the people Of ohicaeo welo working people,
aud could not tind time to meet every day
for prayer. There woro other ways to carry on
tue movement, ua hoped tho ladiea would con-
tinuo. to circulate tho pledge, asking all their
signed pledge in liB life, but he would do so
now. He was gratlfled to report that III hia
church fornenteu wine was no longer used ut
tho communion table, md 1t neyor should bo
again with his consent.
Mr. Chamberlain then withdraw, and tho
ladies continued their season Of prayer and
praiso.
4 regular temperance meeting was hold in tho
lacture-room Of plymouth Church Inst evening,
Mt which Rpaoohes wpro made by several persona:
place tomorrow afternoon will not bo held
lilo Central Committee asks that all the
churches i'll tho city bear in mind to observe THIS
afternoon in prayer.