The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-01
The Temperance Crusade.
AT CINCINNATI.

In Cincinnati the Woman's Temperance
League have received Mayor Johnson's
proclamation fvrbidding street praying be-
fore the Saloons but have not indicated
their future policy. An immense meeting,
at which $500 people wero present, was
held at the Exposition, Saturday night, at
which specchs were made by Judge Whit
man, Judge Tuft, Rabbi Lilliantbal and
others, in behalf of the license law.
AT WORCESTER
-Four weeks ago Monday night Dio Lewis
was announced TO hold forth at Mechanic
Hall and relate to the people of Worcester
what he knew about crusading. The cru
SADIE here it was thought had received an
impetus which promised wonderful results.
Now all the phases of the praying crusade
have been enacted. 1t is easier to say what
all this has not, than to say what 1t has &C
complished. One saloon keeper has sur
rendered, been congratulated and still pur-
sues his business with renewed yigor.
Another who had comparatively not to give
up mas gone over to the reformers. A num-
Der OF names have been signed to personal
pledges, but many of them were doubtless
foreign to those who signed them. All in
all the crusade is about where il began, mi
nus novelty. Where it is to end and how
long 1t Is to last is becoming universal
emery.
AT PROVIDENCE.
Since the raid made last Thursday by the
band OF praying women, there has been no
matter Of Importance connected with the
street crusade. The majority of the wo-
man engaged IN the temperance movement
were not in favor Of saloon visiting,and the
sudden action taken by the devoted and ar
dent band of eight ladies On Thursday, in
springing the trap has been denounced some.
what, and unfayorahly commented upon.
1t is likely, however, that raids upon liquor
sellers Will continue in spite of the oppo-
sition made by the conservatives, as among
the women who have entered into the
movement are number who are very rad
ical, and believe in using every means to
crush the evil and arouse public sentiment
against intemperance. If they are not sup
ported by the others, they will 20 at the af-
1air entirely upon their own responsibility
1t IL limited that next week saloon visiting
Will be taken up in an orderly, systematic
way, and carried along until some good eff
lects come from it,
At BANGOR
Saturday night, the largest temperance
meeting which has ever been held in Ban
gor, Me, occurred at City Hal, under the
auspices Of the ladies praying band. Long
before the time of calling the meeting to
order the hall was crowded and hundreds
went away unable to find standing room.
The meeting opened with singing. followed
by prayer by the secretary of the band,
Mrs. Benjamin Plummcr. Very interest
ing remarks were made by by Rev Messrs.
Fay and Cutler, favoring the cause. Hon.
Lewis Barker delivered most eloquent
speech in response TO calls to define his
position on the temperance question. He
declared himself most cmphaiically in
favor of the movement, and he would do
all in his power to aid in closing the hun
dreds of bars in the city He thought,
with Gods aid, the ladies would succeed
in doing away with rum. 1t is especially
noticeable that almost every one now
favOrs the ladies' and bestows great credit
upon them for their success thus far. The
law is to be strictly enforced, and the la
dies will see that II is done without fear
or favor. The meeting tonight was so
large, and the City Hall proved so made
quate to accommodate the number wishing
to attend, that Norembega Hall, the larg.
est in the city, has been secured for to-mof-
row evening, and the ladies claim that by
another week the movement will have re-
ceived so much favor that the meeting will
have to be held in all parts of the city.
The rum sellers partially admit that the
ladies are cutting into their sales to dam
aging extent.
AT DOVER. \. N.--QUEsTIoNiSG THE
LEADER.
The temperance band in Dover, consist.
ing of seventeen ladies, made sudden and
unexpected attack on the saloon of Mrs.
Henry Parsons in that town on Friday
evening last Mrs. Parsons was busy at
the time of their entering and did not notice
their presence till one Of them called her
said they had come 10 sing and pray for
her and to demonstrate against the terrible
sin Of selling ale Mrs. Parsons was so
taken by surprise that she could say moth
ing. but nodded assent for them 20 90 on.
They then sung and prayed and eXhorted
her to spill her ale, ii she feared the Lord,
They coaxed and cntrcated her, hut she
was reticent and would neither sign n
pledge nor give any reasons for not doing
so. The ladies sang and prayed again, and
by this time the people in the village had
heard what was going on and found their
way to the saloon, filing il with interested
spectators. The ladies were about to leave
when gentleman present said he would
like 10 have the leader of the band, the
most prominent lady in Dover, answer
few simple questions. lie first asked her
if she had not little ale at her own house
She falteringly replied III the affirmative
but said she used it for sacramento pur.
poses. "Hayen't you, in addition 10 ale,
little brandy, little gin and some very de-
licious wine ?" "Yes," was the hcsitatinc
reply. "And don't you, when you have
company to entertain, put your liquors and
wine on the table and ask them to par
take p The answer, Eyes" was hardly
audible. 'Then," said the gentleman.
1.-THE best thing YOU can do is TO 90 home
and spill your own liquors. 1t will then
be time to come here and demand that this
woman, who is a member of the same
church that you are, stop selling ale" The
reouke cut like knife, and the praying
band went their way without Offering to
enter another saloon