New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-19
TEMPERANCE.


YORK. - o,,uxvI
Try TELEGRAPH TO rHE TRIBUNE -
ph ts-DiO Lewis, the cliel
OiNV" 49,, ma temperance movement III 'no
',.od % this city this evening ior ua' "
.a,o,,, tan aays' labor in the interior VI Wv -
,l This neriod he has lectured ln 0'o'V , vorro,
,,.eo,d Deerfeld Lebanon, Frahkiiu' n.y., -, isi,ad
,s,-o,x Columbus and WASHINGTON " o. ...roronce
~, ,oxnsand villages, and conierreu wiz ia re-
49,. from nearly part Oh tno 80. o,aI 20
,,. nrogress during the last week rs pu''o
tt,ooct, atoms but expresses the Ie"i ' ,,t,.
D's =. ,.,eer Of losing its high moral auu ro'H''
'ueu. noooning mixed up with the threats o' i"e"
1f.,.rai nroceedngs. An Illustration VI '"'s
n,,horto unreported incident IN the to"p'i ,ano
con Payette County, which NSi'o" 'N, ,,.,rard
an. movement originated anu was 70" -, .,,aooas
SASorb weeks OF patient prayer 70 " 80,
.nro"s" ~ Car,enter. who leads tho women oil tnat
- relates that after they had been al "orh ioi oo
sown' ro.' - =, . s,ubbprn dealer he lost patience,
,a, ,old them to 20 home and attend 10 tner
80 bu,,ness ThercupoD, the l"uos "'So ''
,.,ovor and told the fellow that II us oonuu'' "'
"a they vould send their husDaDus aI'oi III" w
,o,oa the law as they were ANXIOUS ai'oau' Wv"
1his ala not mend The saloon Keeper w" 'oV
IN the l,de, retired and prayed over the mat'er
ntl nearly midnight they saw says Mrs o"ipo"'o,
mad not acted in the spirit OF the MASTER hor
,oo,1a,ce Wi m the true theory Of the movement
Accordingly on the next morning tney "o"' '"
,,loon admitted that tney had been IN the "ro"E' ""'
,sksa his pardon From that moment the lehu" i''o
,as sssled and on the next day he uncobu'ioha'S '
-onherad The lady who tells this story says so p'o
NAT had she and her associates not confessed 'her
srror and returned TO faith IN Che law OF o'e' 'no
victory would have been long delayed II ac'omPn"e"
rs all ,.,,,.
Dr Lewis ascribes the failure OF the columbus
meeting. first to the uusympatheuc character Vi 'no
ondsnoe and second TO his own state OF nervous Iio
f-atop caused by unremitting labor IN ne" anu ~
,i,tn. aeia Of effort He says that when ne went on
.ba nla,form he coni hardly stand, and found himself
nnabo TO speak without great drain upon MS strens'
but he .hinks Columbus, with proper organization ana
nc stret adherence 10 the conditions OF success VIII
90. "oome ont all right" The following ia call Tor
sts,e conference OF friends OF the movement:
Alan immense meeting IN the City Hal, Coumbus
Ohio It voted to call convention oil tbe i!ous
tho wOmens Temperance movement TO meet W. tou
on tuesday, Feb a. at p M. General consultation anu
iho establishment Of bureau are thc objects OF ,l9
convention the bureau VIII supply tne itG,ureiS %uu
o@ganecrS; 81 brief II will supply the conditions OF sue
cess. Every CITY, town. village, ana Gh0orhool III
should be If the towns where the movement
already progress would send thOSe VINO nave Hau
most experience the work u would prove an import
ant contribution. u is believed that more Important
conyoutOn has never been called IN the STATE. IN me
OF the failure OF any community to appOnt dee-
.ates any earnest temperance worker from suCh com
nuuity viii be welcomed to the conference
The<e Is sesson to believe that this conference Will be
largely attended Dr. lie Wis proposes TO speak at the
Cooper Institute New York. Saturday Feb Is, in
PLANTATION and description OF the temperance movement
in the West The admission fees will DO appropriated
20 the beaeat OF the for relief Of the poor Of
Sew-YO-k
THE MOVEMENT GROWING IN COLUMBUS-IIS PRO
GIESs gIsEwHERE-THE CRUSADE IN INDIANA
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 18.-AbOut 200 ladies
the First Presbyterian Church tins morning for
prayer The attendance at these meetings is increasing
the feeling manifested is earnest than hereto
fore. There is doubt that the movement has q
healthy look and may that that street Wis
iations may be made the saloons but many whose moral
support you'd be invaluable still absent themselves and
decline To assist the work OF crushing out the liquor
trade. The temperance movement bids fair to show
better DR.. Lewiss next visit than apparent
On Monday last At Lancaster is thought the work
has finally received start. meeting was held to-day
and committees appointed solicit the signatures OF all
who desired TO rid the place Of the liquor trade. There
was an enthusiastic feeling manifested, and the adj
iOurDed meeting TO be held Saturday next Will ind
cate the probabilities for future action Col. Conne
who has heretofore discouraged the movement is still
working prevent outbreak OF the fever and Is the
strongest opponent the ladies have contend with
there.
ers and to-day they visited all the places where liquor
sold. They will repeat the effort tomorrow. There
much excitement there. At Frankfort Ross County,
meeting was held today aud pledges prepared for all
the dealers. many OF whom promptly slgaed All the
saloons closed except one and the proprietor OF
that has been granted until Friday to decide
whether he will yield stand o siege by the
ladies. At Mount Vernon 200 ladies in the
eid and the excitemeDtis Intense. fun round Of calls
made today. but no more surrpndera are
The same performance will occur tomorrow and daily
as long II is necessary. At Delaware all efforts 10
rouse the people appear OF no avail and but little inter
Is manifested in the movement Dio LIE wis lectures
tbere next week.
At Cbllicothe prayermeetiDgs are held daily and
sone enthusiasm is being created for the cause The
liquor dealers also preparing, aud promise TO give
he ladies' firm resistance II is understood that the
Mayor will consider any sidewalk prayer-meeting an
unlawful obstruction OF the streets and remove it. The
Injunction suit at Hilsb0r0 again closely watched
by all parties therein Interested to-day. large Dor.
lion OF the audience ladies who are listening
70 the arguments with close attention. No result was
reached up 10 the hour OF adjournment At DAYTON the
ladies' met at 10 this morning, and prayerneeting OF
Az hours duration was held The church was crowded
with ladies', and earnest feeling was exhibited by
ALL do Lewis is TO be there tomorrow night,
ana hss every assurance OF crowded house.
AT hiIlersburg, Holmes County, the work was
rosuued Today and round OF visits to- all the saloons
was made. There was marked improvement in the
treatment OF the ladies, and few days of steady
WORK will show good results. AT Springfield, the work
appears to be gigantic one, and shows little fruit,
'he prayermeetngs increasing in size and intensity.
ana NAV be safely asserted that there will be break
IN inc hnes OF the opposition before many days
Ine church to-day too small for the at
tendance The whisky dealers are becoming alarmed
~ tso persistence OF the crusaders, and are
constantly in consultation endeavorng TO strengthen
eaoh other IN their resistance. This may be taken
sign OF weakness, and, coupled with hints Of serious
trouble II TIE ladies continue their visits. shows that
the condition OF the saloon keepers gro
a"o o1oh hoW intend remain in tho churcb