, 1874-05-23
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
FASTING AND PRAYER.

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!, nAST1Na AND PRAYER.
Tho Womnn's Temperance Organization Of
Chicago mot yesterday morning ut 10 O'Clock in
tho 1octuro.room o. t),o ClIoaoo Methodist
Church 1l,o,,, T., o,,a,sr. soss, +o.ti,o nn1
rroras trI.s W e'oos' ,'.0,l .,,a 40, -
twcen lou and 200 ladies', WHO entcrcd into tho
various oxorcisos viii, rroat spirit. Among tho
uost uromiuent 1aly nromoters of tho temper
n,nn a.,,aa .,..,.,,t ,r.xo H.. n n w,,s,,,
tfoRidont OF tho Uhlcago WonnanIs temperance
Organization Mrs. g. II. CaBg, Mrs. r.. Carso,
Mrs. Hull, Mrs. Writ, Mrs. F. 8. Rounds, Mrs. I.
Jonos, Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Clendonning, Mrs Van
Tuokor, Mrs. pottibono, and othora.
The mee!lng was divided into aeven houret
each Of which wns BOT apart for special net OF
devotion. In
TIE FIRST HOUR,
BY Mrs. Q. Il. Wilaon President Of tho Asaoea.
tlon, MANY. OF tho 1aoinbora n'ado eloquent
prayers for tho descent Of tie Holy Spirit upon
all who obsorvod tho day. During
m 7HE SECOND ueas l,ognS te rnAYhh, a'ih,,. 4, ~.
Speakers mud those who ied tue meeting III devo.
tou, WAS the nsking blessing on tle WORK or
tho organizatiout mud incroasou lie!it Tor THOR
future pana nosTSon ~ 9 sne rega'sr
Smith conducting tho meeting.
by tho beginning Of
=, THE FOURTH Houn
tlia Meeting was worry fllt Que, and tho utmost
intcrast was Iakon III tho prayers anu romarks OF
the ladies'. This hour Was devoted to prayer for
moderate drinkers mud for .faui1ies who use
Liquors on their tables. Lady ro1atod, In vivid
Language her experience Of the exsreme harm
ss sSs ''s se Ra aSS enae sn o s' oasat s0e to
ss1o%a Hyeatn ioansl q hons & iadnlgo IL
liquor. ana who s,l now vas miserable a4 arunEard.
sne prayea thas man Whom sho Was aoqua1nt-
% WIN; sna who "as m , Tue ha9it Or slmhy
rolling Itquor down hiB throat, might, by tho
Gr1co OF uod, DO enabled TO roh IT ou. again.
soveral ladies' spoke ana prayed IL similar
strain until --
..M TnE r. FIFTH HOUR, oyR,,u
~, qiStllets anu pfaWeis1 3 uru3hKnataa. anu al
others III any way conneoted with tho trailio, Wna
fonched' Iho EXERCISES OF tais hour we're con-
ductod nndor tue leadership o. Aunt Llzzto
Aiken, missionary Of tho second Hapt'st ohurch,
who Expressed pleasure at being ablo to ne prog
tho Lord aud whit patiently for tho Lord tor He
snail oflnR " 70 paaa. $40 aNnaea
TO- Which tho hour was to 10 devoted, and stated
that her experience as missionary had shown
nef plainly tho horrors WHICH accumulate Whon
tho hoaa or 1amliy ID caught n Inc Tolls q
the t onsaver. II, sue thought TINT y restcd witt.
tho mothers, the wives, mud tho sistofs to work
at bone for tho temperance movement.
HnaAoI lauy Expressed ner connaenco IN tho
1aaalI o1 tne "oina1ia Ho.neneilt' .nA IL only they
YOU'D continue NorklhR "1eh LILO osfnestnoss
sheT haa Mshe5ta e shown.
=, lady stetea t1at they aad struck terror into
the hearts Of tho hqnor.sollors Of the city, sho
knew one WHOLESALE buslneas man who was
going TO sell out, aa he kuow
that LIS businGss vas Ut Al ond. II
the women only kept on faithfully
they would succeed. at tho conoinaion OF her
ronarka ale made prayer, in which she aaket!
that God would strfko terror tuto tile heart5 OF
ltquor-neilers IN tho United States, and thhs be-
fore doath they might 30 brought to repentance.
so that as tic dreadful J Judgment Day shoir doom
might be averted.
:, a lady brought tho attention OF tho moetlng to
eno pecuhaf tempthuons which ahaueod drug
G1ata to sell nauor anu to use g. Alcoholic st'mu- n
lants for madica! purposes aho aVorred that
much o. tho bnslnass whlch had rooontiy been
dr1Von IRON the BhoonB haQ been picked up hy
the druggists. For thom sho mado an earnest
prayer, asiing that they might ho moved BY tho
Spirit to roll the pernlcious BtuT out Of their
orug.Btorea ....... -...
A lady lold story OF young man, now IN O.
drunkard.s grave, Wloao taste Tor liquor lad
pcen cultivated IN infancy bY hlB father, who
used, uotwithatandthg tue fononatrences ct TUG
spoaaer % Rl7e Nm tue sugar which remained
that almoat gu the drllIakhrds could date tho bo-
gluninE OF thelr appetato from siie ln1ualoionB
nction o. .neir .fondh mno gos snola occas1oa
"1'' ~ ''~ THE s,sT,r unnn
was devoted to prayer for greater oonaecration to
clio CAUSE, and ospecially for Christian women
who stand apart from it. Tue leader was Mrs.
son n "rG ~ oPSnUu Mnsna ~ caaras tIo =
:Jon calling asueo;nl attention to tn veran.
sIf 70 abide in mo and my words abide in you,
50 Rhail aak What 20 Will ana it ahall bo done
unto you. elo H1aleu tuat az uAloTohI LlHeh