The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-07
An Interesting Letter from st. Glars.
Vile.
ST. CLAIRsvILLE, Ono,
April 4tb, 1874

sT. CLAIRsyILLE, ONO,
April 4tb, 1874
Editors IntOlliHSnec,.
Thinking that some Of your reader,
might be interested in hearing Of oul
doings out hero, I'haVe taken Il upor
myself to write you, knowing that you
arc always ready to herald abroad good
news and glad lidings, First l will tell
you-as It may not DO generally known
among your readers-thSt zee, the ladies
Of the Temperance League" began our
street work on last sAturday-thls tay
week ago-and ended It on Wednesday
taking but four days. We had bi,
three seloonsto work on; namely /" Josy'l
King, MillltZers and A. @. Downings,
When we LETT the church on our frat az.
pearance In our mission, / think we must
have been q sad sight, moving along
with slow and solemn step, with bowed
heads, with lips moving IN prayer while
tears ttickled down the cheeks Of nearly
every sister. Our frat halt was az
DowniDgs. We were barred out, there
lore sang and prayed on the street. We
next made our way to Millltzers, where
We were admitted and treated DO.
litely. After the "Dealers Pledge"
was read to Mr.. Millitzer, and a low
words OF entreaty spoken by some of the
ladies he signed the pledge. PRAISE God
from whom all blessings tiow," was then
almost shouted out from thankful hearts.
While the ladies were singing Mr.. NJ.
sank upon the chair and Wept. he was
then asked II his vile and daughter might
sign the pledge TO which he replied that
he did not care; they might do as they
pleased. Some Of our good sisters
speedily found their way into an adjoin-
Ing room and brought out the mother and
daughter-the latter coming forward with
a pleased look, reaching for the pledge
and pen she signed In haste as II she felt
'reJoiced to do 80, while tho mother looked
q little sour, nevertheless abe signed the
pledge also. This whole fort having sur
rendered we felt encouraged to push on.
SO with prayerlul hearts we took urj The
line OF march again and moved on TO
"Chose' Kings. We took "ChosIe" BY
surprise, consequently we got in and pre-
sented the pledge, but "Chosie" said II
signs no pledge, ! wants no talk
nit you, ! got no times, I goes apout mine
pissness," and when a good sister told him
that we were going 10 commit him into
the hands OF the Lord, and pray with hin,
He said, u tont pelieTe IN teSe prayers
unit | not have any In (mne house, 81
while "Chosie went outat the back door
saying, at wush never dish way in de old
countrysh," we went out a. the front door
sang hymn, and knelt 10 prayer. soho.
SIZE" (who must have had his ear IN hear.
ing distance) stood it all very well until
the good sister-Mrs. Cephas Carroll
who led In prayer, began pleading with
the Lord to give no rest to that house
hold, but trouble them by day and by
night Then came he saying, "SthOp DAT,
schust Glen out" &c, and slammed the
door shut and locked 1t. After singing
another hymn, we again repaired to he
Church. On Monday we went through
the same programme, with no better sue.
cess; the doors were barred against Us,
and we had, Of course, to hold our sery-
ices on the street. But enough. More
anon CRUSADER.