Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-03-04
THE TEMPERANCE CRUSADE.
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The ladies' braved the snow storm yester-
day with as cheerful faces as if the pleas
ant sunshine of spring had frightened
their pathway. They occupied their tents
that have been set Up ia front OF the two
groggeries, aud from tLese shelters they
frequently went Forth to plead with any
and all that passed, to sign the pledge.
Quite number who started to the grog-
gerry for dram were induced to listen to
reason and did sign the pledge and return
ed to their homes sober and It is to be hoped
went home wiser and better men. A
few incidents will chow the public
sentiment as it has been developed By the
work AS it goes on heye.
AS YOU have been told before, there are
many who were opposed to the movement
in the commencement who are now earnest
workers, and scores who were more or less
Intoxicated every week for months past,
have hailed this as "tke year Of jubilee
that has come e. aid them IL breaking
away from the terrible appetite that has
teen dragging them dow.
one YOUNG IrANsAID;
az kLow 1 ought to sign the pledge and be
s soter man. know what is right, and I'D
like to 90 right, but I CO love whisky, yet I
y
don't knew how hard il Is to cult, when q
fellow loves it; and when the other boys
drink and ask me to drink, 1 can't help 1t.
L can't keep the pledge, unless you can get
the other boys to sign it, too." Ihe ''other
loys' were told what the young man said,
and they said, "let Us all try it''-ard they
did. These young men are known to be,
IS 3 lady eaid, perfectly splendid when
sober, ard they are now sober, and their
friends here think thy will keep the
pledge and lead sober lives.
A GEN-- EXAM CA1tE TO srE
thg ladies carrying on the work. He said
to Z friend az want to 60 and see this
thing 10 myself-will you go along with
me-" as they passed along tie street he
said "See here; will they ask q fellow to
sign the pledge2; eyes, Of course they
will-they don't let anybody pass without
asking How long Will it last-fOr life ~
eyes, can you stand it that long ~ "Well,
I don't know; Lsuppose It would re rest.
TIE pledge was presented by the Ladies,
&Ld he did sign it.
4 gentleman from tie county wanted
whisky fer q eick child, IEd as he passed
to the Eroggery to get it, as many have
beel il TIE habit Of doing,
he was accosted by the ladies ana
at once signed tie pledge, as he
as himself a temperate C-an, and then
instead CT going &c the grocery for It he
went TO the drug store, and 3 gentleman
we'll known IN town that witnessed the
sigging OF the pledge went along. The
druggist said he hac dec ded, according to
promise and in accordance with the pub
lie sentiment, to sell only on prescription.
Accordingly search was made for one of
the physicians, but being out at the time,
this could moth obtained. "Eow ,eaid the
gentleman AZ will 90 without it aud see If
TIE Guild can't be taken care Of by the use
Of other renedies.h
Nov, let the FRIEND Of the rum guzzler
say If he dare that no good is being done by
this movement.
A few Of the thirsting rum-guzzlers have
refused to buy. goods. Of the merchants
who are favorable to this movement, anu
a few have gone 80 far as to ask
SETTLEMENT,
AS they propose to buy only OF tneir
friends. It surely will, from present ap-
pearances, be rather difficult for them to
get goods in town. And upon a sober
second thought, they will themselves prefer
buying Of a man Who has enough LnoYal
courage to let his sentiments &c known
than one who is or all eides &C these i'm
portant Issues.
The WORRIES ARE l6oRE HOPEFUL
To-day than at any tine since this great
work began. There Is no disposition upon
tic part of the ladies to waver. The z know
that the great majority of those that are
cOueldered of the Deter glasses in TIE
community are with them, although
Q few may b. so peculiarly
situated, that they are, as yet, af:aid TO es-
ouse this cause. And then, too, these la
dies are backed" by all that is needed to
carry on the work. They have the assur-
auce that all good people are with them,
| and that, best CT all, God is on their aide.
| The ladies of Greereville are SO far as
sured OF success that they are ready to
heartily recommend this method to the
ladies and friends of orderand temperance
in other towns. Cur ladies
| 10 MOI PROPOSE GOING 10 KNOXVILLE,
as they have SO high an opiAion OF the
moral courage of the ladies of that and
all other Tennessee towns, that they do
not deem 1t necessary 70 attempt to inter
fere with their privileges in this great
| work. Vet they do send greeting to al!
that contemplate an effort to rid their own
| towns and fresides Of this great curse.
Our ladies all agree IN saying that they
are confident that thus far the headings Of
Providence have guided them, and that il
others will only make the effort with 3
firm reliance upon God, success will crown
them.