The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1874-02-19
GREAT MEETING AT XENIA.

GREAT MEETING AT xENIA.
The temperance campaign in
Xenia was opened tonight, (Feb. TO-
The people have been delaying active
operations until the visit of Dio Lew
is, who was engaged to lecture to-
night. The City Hall, the largest
in town, was crowded to the utmost
to hear the lecture, and many went
away unable to gain admittance. 1t
is estimated that there were 1900
people present.
Before the lecture Mr.. Van Pelt
made some remarks, which were
warmly received. His description OF
the final capitulation at New Vienna
was followed by prolonged applause.
DR.. Lewis then delivered his lecture,
which was about an hour in length,
and made a profound impression.
At the close of the lecture the au-
dience resolved itself into business
meeting to give definite shape to the
enthusiasm that prevailed. DR.. Lew
is was chosen Chairman, and Col.
Findley, George Dodds, and ]. D.
Stein, and the Rev. J. F. Marlay
Secretaries.
DIR. Lewis then called for ten
prompt minute speeches, and the fol
lowing gentlemen responded: the
Revs. Bedell, Rolston, Carson, Cad
dis, of Yellow Springs; Moorehead,
Shoeffer, Starr, Yockey, and Marley.
With one exception the speeches all
declared for immediate action on the
women's plan. Then a call was
made for one hundred women for
volunteers. The secretaries wrote
down the names as they were called
out, and in few minutes the quota
was filed. A committee was ap-
pointed to draft an appeal, and Mrs.
Lowe, Postmistress of the place,
named for Chairman of the Visiting
Committee. The meeting then ad-
iourned to meet at 9 o'clock to-mor-
row morning in the same place. A
move will then be made on the enc
my's works. AS the audience pass
ed out, collection was taken at the
door for the benefit of Mr.. Van Pelt.
AT MoRRow-NCIDENTs OF THE DAY-yAN
PELT's MEETING WITH sHEID-yIEwS OF
THE SPEECHES RoUsNG MEETING AT
NIGHT. .-
Special Correspondence of the Cincinnati Gazette.
MORROW, Feb. 10.
By telegraph communication the Tenn
perance League intercepted DIR. Dio Lewis
at Loveland, as he was bound to Xenia, and
extorted promise to stop here and wait
one train, SO as to address the people.
Fortunately Mr.. Van Pelt was with him,
and both of them stopped. There was a
great crowd at the depot waiting for these
gentlemen, and as the train came in it was
almost impossible to find even standing
room at the platform. The gentlemen
were warmly welcomed by the pastors of
the churches.
DR.. Lewis was deeply affected, as he step
ped from the cars, to hear the ladies sing
ing and praying in front of Max Goepper's
saloon. There were deep prayers offered
at this saloon, and the travelling public
reaped benefit from it as well as the desired
object of the visit. DR.. Lewis gave short
address, and also led in prayer at this sa-
loon. Mr.. Van Pelt also addressed the peo-
pie gathered here with very encouraging
From Goepper's the ladies, accompanied
by Mr.. Van Pelt, went to H Shields. She'd,
as the ladies approached, accompanied by
one of his hackers, stepped out the door to
keep the ladies from his entrance, and off
the pavement His hacker talked of diff
culties accruing to the ladies for this move
ment and trespass. Rumor says that a
good sign of saloon was displayed there
to-day.
But just at this state of procedure Mr..
Van Pelt stepped up, and we understand
that the meeting with She'd can not be de-
scribed, but should have been seen. 1t
was a meeting of old friends, but under
changed circumstances-refo meet
ing with intemperance; hero for right
meeting with an enemy to mems souls;
pleader for right, from practical expert
ence in this oul-blighting curse, desirous
Of turning benighted brother to light.
This morning when the ladies entered
his same saloon, they were ordered from
The alley, the public highway, and do you
know why? Because that is the beaten
rack to the saloon, and by the same alley is
the way of escape, where frequenters de-
sire to be hid from the public gaze, and
yet serve the devil.
A-.3l,o- 20 bof o1,obf 70 ha Gpo1.T, iS
this, that this same saloon stands trespass-
ing upon this same alley about seven feet,
and upon the street about four feet.
Thus you see, instead of an injunction
against the ladies, there is a good opportu-
nifty for an injunction against this very sa-
oon.
The ladies still work nobly and faithfully,
and will undoubtedly succeed. But if the
law should be used, surely there could be
found sufficient persons to put these same
men in limbo.
The people still hold to moral suasion, by
appeals and prayers, and have faith that
they will flight it out on this line, even if
it take a lifetime.
The meeting, an impromptu meeting,
held at 4 P NJ. to-day, was addressed by
Dr. Lewis and Mr.. Van Pelt. 1t was
rousing meeting, and cheered the people
amazingly. Both the speeches were point
ed and well put, and did great good, only
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