The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-03-21
HOME MATTERS.
TEMPERANCE.
The Movement III Ottawa is Still Onward, in
Spite Of Some Kicking Back by the Antics.

Since our last the movements on the temper
ance question in Ottawa may be briefly epitom
.zed as follows:
THE LADIES NETTING.
The Temperance ladies held their adjourned
meeting in the lecture room Of the Methodist
Church Friday last, Mrs, Robert Strawr in the
chair.
The committee appointed at the previous
meeting to prepare . pledge submitted the fol
lowing.
We Dc r>est solemnly promise to abstain from
intoxicating liquors in every form, save for me.
dicinal sad sacfamental purposes, and 10 discour
age their use at whatever time aud in whatever
place We may be-
The committee also submitted 4 plan Of organ
i4ation, which was laid on the table, the meeting
voting to unite with the gentlemen in an organ.
cation, to accomplish which the committee was
authorized to act with committee of gentlemen
previously appointed in preparing rules and reg.
alations for the proposed society.
MEETING AT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Friday evening, March 3)pursuant to call Of
the ladies, u mass meeting was held in The Con
gregational Church. The church, which com
,ortably holds 1900 people, was filled to q jam.
A made up choir OF some fifteen in the organ
loft, with Prof Simon at the organ, opened the
exercises by singing Nearer my God, to Thee"
Rev. Mr. Baum made . prayer, and then the
choir sang another pccethc Temperance Raj
lying Cry" A. P. Mason occupied the chair and
=. If. Sapp was secretary. The President stated
,ha. the ladies were disappointed in not haSir Z
Father Heating, as they had hoped, to address
he meeting, and must rely on volunteers,
DR.. Stout was the first to respond. He wanted
the people 10 elect a counsel opposed to grant
Ing licenses after July, and believe cd with the aid
Of the authorities and the Rcddick law, backed
by the ladies, the saloons in Ottawa could be
closed.
Z. n Lewis, Esq, spoke next. lie gave a
>romewbat lengthy history of temperance move
lnents heretofore-how for time they had pros.
pered, and then died; but in the present move
ment, which put intemperance upon the basis OF
= violation OF morality and religion, he believed
we had reached solid rock. Men can successful
" resist force and evadc law, but there was nc
lighting against prayer. While he was not read,
10 say that the praying must be done in saloons
he had faith in the efficacy of fervent, earncs
prayer.
VI. T. Moloncy next responded. He said fol
oyer two years he had lab0rsd for temperance il
! society started here by Father Heating, and h,
believed not without results. He had more fAitl
IN educating and influencing the people, and es
pecislly the young, by steady, unceasing effort
than in these great popular out5ursts, though
they might do temporary good. The ultimate
reliance for the success Of temperance was or
educational and family influence.
Rev. Mr. Mofatt aud Dr.. Cleghorn were the re
naming speakers, the latter somewhat caustical
ly reviewing the resolutions Of the anti-temper
ance men published IN our last.
Vacancies in the ladies committee we're filled
with the names Of Mrs. Dckey and Mrs. SWeetser
II was voted to hold another meeting on Tues
lay evening.
The meeting closed by adopting the following
resolution:
Resolttd, That, Is citizens Of Ottawa, assembled
~ mass meeting, and representing the best In
.erCsts Of the community, as the friends Of M
.ional and lawful liberty, while, we recognize,
conan rs the chosen instrument OF Providence
n the Temperance Crusade, we, as the husbands
.lthers and brothers, do hereby pledge our whole
influence in public and social liie--yea, and oul
time and money also, 20 aid and sustain them in
commencing and carrying forward vigorous ane
l.,comprom.sinC war of determination against
re famous ECuuT .~athc n oar C.'y.