Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-03
THE PRAYING LEAGUE.
Not Encouraged, bat More Deter
mined.

DAYTON, o., March The WOmanS
praying league met this morning and de-
tailed a number ofpraying committees of
three or four who occupied the day visiting
among the three hundred saloons. None
surrendered. Some were willing to quit if
paid for it, Others if provided with other
business, but most were reSOlute against So
licitatiOns. Where permitted the ladies
kneeled and prayed. They are not en-
couTaged By their experience, but are more
determined than ever. Street devOtions
will be delayed till all are visited and all
other means of reformation are exhausted.
A mems mass meeting TO reinforce the wO-
mems corps is announced for tomorrow.
To-day three new saloons were opened.
A Curious Revelation.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 1.-The in
terest in the ladies' Temperance movements
continues Unabated. A meeting of 800
ladies was held this morning at Roberts
Park Methodist Church, and commissioners
appointed to complete the organization 10
cavass the entire city. An examination of
the petitions on file in the Commissioners
office for permits TO sell liquO- diSclOses the
fact that many Of the names attached there
to, are those of persons long since dead, as
we'll Is others who are doing State service
in the Northern penitentiary, and large
number are in the names Of prominent
citizens which are claimed to be tOrgeries.
The clergy of the city give the movement
almost unanimous support. A mass meet
ing will be held in one of the leading
churches tomorrow.
Pledges.
COLUMBUS, o., March AT the ladies
temperance prayer meeting this morning
pledges were prepared by a special COM
mittee of ladies and several distinguished
attorneys were presented and accepted.
The pledges are for citizens, property hold
ers, dealers, physicians and druggists. They
are very concise anl elective. A commit
tee Of twelve prominent ladies was appoint
ed to have general charge Of the movement.
a committee was appointed 10 select ap-
prOpriate hymns to sing during the crusade.
Letters were read from parties in Maine,
who, with
Tire Police TO Ghe Rescue.
At a meeting Of police commissioners to-
night, Mayor Ball offered a resolution
! which was adopted, asking the city council
to pass an ordinance prohibiting the sale Of
intoxicating liquors within the corporate
limits, pled9ing themselves TO see that such
an ordinance is enforced. This is cOnsid-
cred the greatest blow thus far stl uck here
for temperance.
An Eye 40 the Main Chance,
offer their services and speeches At reason
able rates. The letters were promptly laid on
the table with the suggestion that the
writers had enough to attend to temper
ance work al home.
Ward Beeeher.
NEW York. March Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher in calling atteutionlas even
ing 10 the wOmen's meeting to be held
Tuesday evening, said: This revival ofre-
ligiOn in the direction Of temperance under
the auspices of women by the Instrumental
ity Of personal supplication with men and
PRAYER unto God, is indeed a phenomenon
worthy Of study and admiration. 1t is
worthy Of study by all who love to trace
the Iteration Of human mind in cOmmuEi-
ties, and il is worthy of more than admira-
tion by those who believe in working for
the purifcatiOn Of man. Whatever may be
the circumstances and conditions of the
Western women, their work is a noble one,
and men should criticise their mistakes
with leniency and rejoice in their success
with great Joy, because every man should
rejoice in everything that tends TO pluck a
fellow-man from the burning.
PhiIadeI.
PHILADELPHIA, March 2.-The move
ment among the temperance women is
making progress, and occasions consider
able uneasiness among dealers in strong
drink, driving them to their wits ends to
devise means of defence against the cru
saders.
MiSsOuri's Capital.
ST. LOUIS, March 2.-The saloon keepers
of jefferson City have been notified by
committee Of ladies that if they do not
close the saloons by Wednesday they will
be visited and prayed for in Ohio style.
szs:l e. Padueah-
CAIRO, Ills, March 2.-An election
held n Padueah to-day on the question Of
licensing saloons, resulted in favor Of IL
cense by a majority Of about 40 votes.
In Pis;sburs.
PITrsBURG, March 2.-Another large
and enthusiastic meeting of ladies was
held this afternoon TO take further action
i'm reference to the proposed crusade
AGAINST saloon keepers. \ report On per-
mansnt organization was presented by the
Executive Committee. Several addresses
were made BY ladies present. No definite
plan was agreed upon for commencing the
movement this week, the intention being
first to arouse the churches Of the city on
the subject Of holding public meetings and
getting public sentiment in their favor.
General Summary.
CINCINNATI, March "A summary Of
the temperance movement IN Ohio to day
from sixty Ohio towns and villages. shows
eleven towns in which liquOr-selling has
been entirely stopped, and over thirty in
which from five TO twen.y-six places Of
selling liquors have been closed. Work is
everywhere going on vigorously. In Chit
licothe. o., and Dayton, work has been be-
gun by frequent visitatiOns daily by small
committees. without singing and pIayingat
saloons. Ii is reported to-day that Rich
,,opI Ind currcndcrpi.