National Republican., 1874-05-30
IN eEoReETowwN.
MEETING AT DUNBARToN STREET
nHIIROH LAST MIGHT


MEETING AT DUNBARToN STREET
CHURCH LAST NIGHT.
Last night the Methodist Episcopal church,
Dunbarton street, Georgetown, (Rev. B. Peyton
Brown, pastor,) was filled BY the friends of ten.
perance, by invitation Of the Western Division Of
the Ladies Temperance Union.
Mrs. Appler presided, and introduced the sew.
eral speakers.
The exercises were interspersed with prayer
and the singing OF appropriate hymns
Mrs. Chapin was the first speaker. She said
that the ladies were not influenced by desire Of
notosiety In thus coming before the public They
iOS yiee Of sne Ss 2, me asgrsG
the weapon Of prayer. Th6 rum seller said In his
heart there was no God. His God was Mammon.
members could aid them by their signatures TO
fght in the good cause. When in the late war
hospitals and bound up their wounds Now the
ladies appealed to the men to aid them In binding
up broken hearts.
It was said that the Government needed ths
revenues derived from liquors, bat more was ex-
pended for the support OF jails, penitentiaries,
poor-houses, SO. She trusted that the time would
soon come when the crystal wave would sweep
away this great vice. The speaker made an
earnest and eloquent appeal to tho young men to
abandon the evil habit OF drink.
Mrs. Rice was next'introduced, and said there
were two classes affected by the evil Of intemper-
anee-the tempter and the tempted. The rum
Vailed. Tho women had begun in the right way.
IL was stamped upon their hearts by the fire of
the spirit that they must work by prayer. and by
Stopping the sale prevent the evil OF drinking.
There were many persons who were tempting
souls to evil that did not seem to know It, She
cited the case Of q man whose appetite for drink
To ta ne sssss mis- @
pocket, 30 that he could not purchase liquor.
He was fighting against himself But there were
worse tempters than the money; they were.the
men who stood on street corners and invited him
70 drink. Other instances were related showing
the evil effects Of drinking among young men.
to come up and aid in the good work.
Mrs. Roach WINS the next speaker. This was
called the work of the crusaders but 1t was really
the work Of God. He had begun it and He would
finish it. She referred to the great work that had
been done through the agency Of women. Thou
sands had been saved through this cause. In
day women, two by two, pass through our streets,
inviting men to the foot Of the cross. Saloons had
been closed. and many persons had given up their
Mrs HinvilIe said the ladies were waiting on
the Lord for strength, that they might be the
Instruments Of saving fathers, sons and brothers
from drunkards' graves. For weary, despairing
years the women had been waiting for the re-
formation that would save the 5000 people that
But the men had faiied in It their work, % and 1 God
had inspired this movement.
A LADY PRESENT
wanted to know why, II 1t was proper for husbands
and fathers to go to saloons, their wives and
daughters might not also visit themH She wished
the audience to ponder upon this question.
Mrs. Walker, Of Ohio, was next introduced, and
BY referring to the minute men" of
the war. What we now wanted was minute
women" in this cause.
Mrs. Tlley next addressed the assemblage.
She said that hfty-s years she had gloried in
the discipline Of the Methodist Church, and total
abstinence was one OF its precepts. In the olden
time she had often gone with Rev. Henry Sllcer
to the markethouse and assisted in prayer for the
success OF the temperance cause. Then drinking
places were called tavens; now they are called
saloons and hotels.
She had often seen barrels-of whiskey poured
out by the tavern keepers under the influence Of
that great preacher. She had been accustomed
to speak at love-feasts, but not in temperance
meetings; yet she felt that she could incur any
labo in the prosecution Of the good work She
then gave an amusing account Of her experience
with the crusaders In Washington and earnestly
appealed to the women Of Georgetown to aid in
he good work.
Mr.. F. NJ. Bradley then made several arrange
nents OF Temperance meetings during the coming
week, after which the doxology was sung by the
lssemblsge, the benediction was pronounced by
Rev. Mr.. Brown, and the audience retired.