The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-03-19
THE TEMPERANCE MOYEaEST.


The Record OF PrOgress-A Grand CRU
szde at DaytOu-VietOry at Lndiana-
polls and BIuftOn- Spread or the Com
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IN NEW YORK, AND NEW JERSEY.
NFw YoRK.-ln the National Tenn
peranee Soeiety's room, a number of
gentlemen met to discuss the temper
ance movement. The Rev. DR.. Cuyler
said that the Brooklyn ladies were feel
ing their way as God led them They
were visiting all the pastors of the city
and getting the ladies in every church
to organize on their platform of prayer,
praise, persuasion and personal forts.
Several clsrgymen followed with short
and earnest speeches. A resolution was
passed inviting the clergymen of all
denominations to meet in the parlors of
Association Hall on Monday next A
committee was also appointed to direct
a series of public meetings in every
part of New York and the suburban
cities. Mr.. J. n. Stearns was made
chairman. The temperance societies in
Westchester county are actively engaged
in the war. Praying bands have organ
lied, but their prayers viii be offered
in private for the present.
JERSEY CITY.-In Sc. PauPs metho-
dist Episcopal church Rev. DR.. Uowrie
supplements the great revival which iae
has jaet closed by organizing his con.
gregation of 500 members into q teIA
perance lodge. Three hundred and
fifty OF his congregation are recent coz
verts.
IN PENNsYETANIA
PHmADELPHIA-Ac committee of citi-
zens presented Mayor StokIey with a
petition with 1000 names attached,
asking the enforcement Of the Sunday
liquor law. The mayor stated that
whatever rule was laid down by the
judges in the quarter session he would
follow. He had been waiting for two
years for an expression by court of
rule to guide him in the line of evil
dence required to secure the conviction
of offenders.
IN KANSAS.
PARSONS. temperance tidal wave
has reached Parsons. The principal
druggists and saloon-keepers of this city
received notice by postal cards on the
5th, that friends of temperance would
call on them Wednesday next and sing
would continue their calls from day to
day until the evils resulting from tie
sale of Intoxicating drinks ceased In
the place.
ON THE PACIFIC COAST.
SAN F'RANCIsCo.-The women of this
city have organized a praying crusade,
and Will commence war on the Sth
They have designated nine saloons on
Front and Sacramento streets, where
they will make their first assaults.
They ask the cooperation of the ladies
IN ali parts of the Pacific coast.
IN OHIO,
CINCINNATI-T Women's temper
aIca meeting of the First Presbyterian
church on the 6th was attended by 800
ladies. Most of the time was spent IN
prayer. A committee cf six was ap-
pointed to select permanent officers for
Women's temperance league, and q
meeting was appointed at Wesley chap
Ell for tomorrow afternoon. The Wes-
ley chapel temperance meeting was i'm
mense, all the standing room being
taken. Mayor johnson was on the
stage, and the Hon. Charles W. Row
land was president. The wholesale
druggists si8nifed their intention to
sell no liquors except for medicinal
purposes.
RP1EY.-The crusade in suburban
villages has not quite concluded. The
ladies have been continually shut out
of the only doggery in Levanna. The
owner was stubborn, and kept up songs,
and reveling, and insults while the
ladies prayed without. On March 4th
he sold out, but his successor is as OBJ
durate as he, and requested the women
with peremptory order not to pray in
his house or on his pavement, threaten
ing them with the law but, not at all
banked, the ladies had a carpet spread
Just outside his pavement, and there
held protTacted services until this after
noon, when he invited them in, he hav-
ing in the meantime advertised 60 free
blowout" Although the liquor cost
nothing. there were few hard cases to
be found dry enough to gulp it down in
the presence of the women crusaders,
who say they will never lay their armor
down till the work of faith is done.
The mass meetings are still uncomforta-
bly, crowded.
DAYTON Friday, March 6, will be
a memorable day in the annal, OF Day
ton. The women's prayer league iu
two divisions, of about twenty women
each, commanded by Mrs. Rev. DIR.
Weakley, wife of presiding elder Weak
ley, of the Cincinnati conference, and
Mrs. j. Parry, and Mrs. j. Parry
Thomas, a handsome young married
lady, marching upon the three hundred
bar-roOms of Dayton throug dreneh-
ing rain and sloppy streets. When the
columns left the English Lutheran
church, after making prayers, the com
motion on the streets was intense. The
salOOnists were instantly notified to put
their houses in order and stood guard.
They were visibly agitated, natural
consequence of an assault to which no
physical or even legal resistance could
be offered. Mrs. >Weakley's column
moved up Jefferson street to Fishers,
and marched directly up to Fishers sa-
loon door, which was shut in their faces.
The women then dropped to their knees
in the nasty sloppiness and began their
devotions. Meantime a considerable
crowd gathered, curiOusly Watching
operations. While the women prayed
and sung by turns some spectators were
visibly affected, but many coarse side
remarks were made, but no indignity
was offered. The spectators. as a rule,
were profoundly Impressed. Fisher
firmly refused to sign the pledge. Nov
ing a door or two south. the women
halted at Winship's st. Charles, which
was full of men drinking. Mrs. Weak
ley offered him the pledge over the
counter, which he plumply decline1,
and proceeded to wait on his customers,
who, unabashed, took their toddies as
if nothing unusual was going on. A
gentleman next door invited the ladies
into his office, where they sung and
PRAYED awhile. A few doors below tia
drew MP at Nick Clemmens' restaurant
and saloon. The door was closed in
their faces, but they knelt in the filth
again, and after devotion Mrs. Weakley
went to the side door to interview Glenn
mems. She asked: "'Will yo- not give
up this business?" and Clemmensstern-
" replied ''No, saying that his place
was quieten gh until the women raised
a distu1 1bance. Meanwhile a crowd had
filed the bar-room, and drank eopiOus-
ly while the women prayed and sang.
The crowd had now largely increased