Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-12-31
Ratlroah Inrereata.

On Tuesday last, a company of Engi-
neers came on the train to run a railroad
line from this place to Xenia. 1t is sur
missed that there is a cat in the meal bar
rel. A Xenia telegram to the Cincinnati
Gazette. of the 29th, contains the follow
ing in relation to the surveyors:
Renewed interest was aroused in the D.
& S. f. Railroad by the rumor that COM
pany of surveyors would set out tomorrow
for the purpose of establishing line of
the Panhandle Railway from this place to
Washington c. II. and beyond, using the
old Belpre road bed. This is new fea-
ture, and one which will destroy our cher
ished prospects of narrow gauge unless
it can be intercepted. A meeting in the
interest of the n. G. is now progressing,
and renewed energies will be put forth.
EDS. HERALD: At the request of the La
dies Temperance League, I send you
few extracts from an interesting letter, re-
Gently received from the newly elected
President of the Woman's National Tenn
perance Union. Mrs. Whittenmeyer has
long been recognized as an efficient Chris
tan worker, and her visit to this place a
few years since will be remembered by
many of our citizens. Her words are of
| interest to all temperance workers in the
county, and should be an encourage
ment. 'glL ". G. C.
1920 ARCH ST.. PHILADELPHIA,
Dec. Is, 1874.
DEAR SISTER: Yours of the 18th inst.
has Just been received, and hasten to an
swer. I have never felt such
interest in any contest as in yours last
winter. Day after day my prayers ascend
ed the Throne in your behalf; and when
the news of your success reached me, all
the bells Of my heart rang with joy and
gratitude.
The Woman's Temperance Crusade has
broken up many of our local church so
cieties, but has developed large working
force-a valuable force-that will more
than compensate for the temporary de
rangement of the regular Church work.
My own thought is that God has been pre-
pairing the women of this land for work
for long time. This preparation begal
in the more liberal education of woman
and was greatly quickened by demand
upon them during the late war; and still
more intensified by the various home an
foreign missionary societies which hav
been conducted by women in nearly a.
the Christian denominations in our lant
And thus prepared, it pleased the Lord
pour out his Spirit upon his daughters
his handmaidens, (not upon the world
for this special work; and, as on the day
Penticost, the people were amazed an
f pricked to the heart. I was trained TO
: this temperance work, and all the work
= have done for the last ten years, in the I
S. Christian Commission. I superintende
the work of all their women, near 200
: number, of all denominations.
Nearly every one has, from that time o.
been engaged in Christian and benevoler
: work. They are in China, in Japan, an
the uttermost ~"partsI of the earth; an
through all these years, we have bee
bound together by three-fo1d cord.
. ask your prayers, because there has com
upon me additional and fearful respens
= bility. did not seek or wish the pla
> assigned me. If my election was a mi
9 take, it is some con ISOLATION 10 feel that
! is not my mistake. There is q great wol
/ to do, and we must not rest satisfied wit
S present achievements, but push ON Il
T work till the cause triumphs everywher
X We desire to organize Juve
lie societies all over the country. v
must devise ways to enlist every man, W
l. man and child, in our cause.
/ The interest increases here. Last wee
l. a. State Union was formed in New Jerse
/ Yours,
= ANNIE WITTENMRYER
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it Xenia College.
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