, 1874-03-28
Flow the Crusade Originated, and
Has Beon Carried On.
Cincinnati Women Must Not lorcaftor
Annoy Saloon.Keopers.
A Summary Of It's Results.
Brooklyn Temperance People Prepar-
ing for Vigorous Crusade.
Tho Cause Elsewhere.
OHIO.
BTMMARY or THE CRUSADE.
From Our Onn Cpfrespondenk.

OHIO.
BTMMARY OF THE CRusADE.
From Our 0nn Correspondent
WARRINGTON, O., March ~, 1874.
Iconnt 1t among tho mohk satisfactory incl
dents of uy waudcrings through Ohio that I
camo to Washington Court-1Iouao. was
anxious to 500 tho place which IL famous for the
origin Of one Of tho moat interesting popular
movements OF modorn times. It Ia seventy
five milos from Cncinnat and not very
ploaaant town, II my Impressions woro correct;
rambling sort Of place, about S.010 strong In
population, with dusty roads. aud Nh appearance
Of Roueral untidiness. It doeH not differ in any
married. dogroo from other Ohio towns of It's
sizo mud position as oounty-Bont. This was tho
birthplace Of the temperance movement. And
this Is
HOW IT CAME ABOUT:
Dio Lewis 1eotured upon "Our Girls" at Wasf-
ington, tho day before Christmas, to a small
audience. "1f ron will moot on Christmas
morning, will tell you how YOU can control
tho salo Of liquor In towns Of not oxceedlpg
10000 inhabitants" said Lewis. Tho next morn
ing tho Presbyterian church was iillod aud
Lewis addressed those who wero thoro. "Afy
father died q drunkard," ho commenced, and
one time cano home drunk. NY mother, and
SHA-eo
formed committee aud called upon tho saoon-
kooporstoq quit tho aale Of liquor Dy perseverance,
mud prayer, they succeeded in closing the saloons
Of tho Boston suburb In which 1 lived. There
has been no liquor sold In TINT suburb In many
years. What propose is, that you ladies
SHALL DO As NY MOTHER DID.
Arm yourselves in tho strength Of tho Lord
OF Hosts; do battle with intomporanoo; prhy
with tho SALOON keepers, md thcy will yield. Do
+rtNr fFIAfr fr1nfn <%16l~
70 sell liquor, mot even to taato
liquor; go to tho drug-stores and salooun,
aud you will win. l haye started this mova-
ment In Frodona aud Jamestown, N. T.,
aud It has succeeded. will doliyer lecture to-
night, and SGT tho ball rolling. You keep up tho
impotus."
The people to whom ho spoke were tho load
ing cttzeus Of = oouutry-town, In which therc
were many disBoluto characters. Tho saloons
were vllo 1ogEorles, which disponsotl Poisonous
lettering placea Of those who wero above tho
common rowdy, and took the place OF city ga
loone. Tho young mon OF such town have no
evening amusement and social headquarters are
in somo auoh placeH. They pre the necessary out
growth of lack of cultivation and improving
nmusemout; their tendency Ia debaHing aud
low; their existence as dondly TO the town aB
tho funEus on d growing plant
It il not 4 wonder tint tho people Of WaHhiug-
ton jumped Ut IoxIs' suggestion, aud crowded
his looturc-hall with MI oagor aidieuco. On
Christmas afternoon tho ladloB Of Washington
met and hurrlelly organized. Whatever SUCCESS
tho movement haH met with IN attributable to a
single act,-the election as President Of their
organization Of
MRS. CARPENTER,
wife Of tho ProBbytorlhn Clergyman nt Washing
ton. 10 her, [ think, all thai has been done iB
duo. Sho is essentially woman destined for
4 clergymanB partner; ready to fight intolIeo-
tualIy I'LL eomorg, aud to change trout with dex-
terity aud graoo woman whose capabilities
cised.
Sho Ind theory Of her own with regard to
handliug refractory sinners she appealed to
them through their indiyiar-!|.aos.: I do not
know whore slo WAS fparod an1 IC-sould not have
boon in those places where eisiauter is formed
| tic ground thRt saloon-keepor might have good
| qualities, evon while engaged In nota,ious
| trade. She had such humility NJ to believe that
| while to Homo her manner was persuasive and
bio aud to such sho aont hor friondH. hoard
all th'B Of Mrs. Carpenter, md, when saw her,
would swcar to every word OF It,
| WHAT WAS TUE RESULT?
Thoro wero few atrcot processions, which were
Of no use; o fow committees. which talked kind
| ly aud reasonably to aaloon-koepers, until not
only did most of tlleHo doulare that they would
sell no liquors, but some even joinod the cru
Hnlo. I think it was the woman who conquered.
Then the dsug-Btores were asBailed with pledges
binding them to sell only on medical prcAcrip-
tionB. lolicyo tho druggists signed those
pledgos. Many othorB who never sold,
but only bought liquors, sigued pledges.
EvSgybody was signing something qr o;hsr
cd. Now Washington WAS favorable place for
this sort Of thing. Tho Bar of Washington wnH
in favor Of exercising tho domon Of intomper-
anco; 80 was the Common Council 50 WAS the
| Mayor; 30 was public sentiment. firmly be-
lioye that, it all tho eal looms in chicago wore ol
| the claBa which tlourished in Washington and
| every such town in Ohio, everybody but the
Coroner would bo in favor of abolibhlng them.
So rumor got abroad that tho ladies' Of WASH
| inSton had prayed cut their Baloona. The neigh.
boring towns were surprised, aad
| COMMENCED PRAYING.
| Washington latlies we're III great demand al
Wilmington, Hillsboro, Morrow, Circloville and
tho whole country roundabout. The rulno,
commented upon the movement. Tho motro
| politan 1ailieH wanted all they could obtain IL
tile way Of nows from tho seat Of war. This
whole country was nblaze with excitement. Die
Lewis camo through Ohio, preaching and pray-
ing lat $50 night, Ito keep out oilers y, nut
| fanning tho aa1neH. Temperance Alliances were
formed In dozens Of couutry-towns; praying
and singing, tho, ladies sAl!,ed out to crush thl
deadly foo which Ind dragged thcir loved ones
to ruin.
Tho ProhibitionistB mustered In fayor Of tht
new movement; tho Alethodisr Church promptly
stamped its seal OF appreciation upon It,; polf
t,oiaua saw thcir neoded wedge to split the aollt
phalanx Of tho Ohio Grnngors. Il was grea
ind glorious effort, yiewod from the standpoint
Of honesty mud sincerity. 1t was tho Heaven
sont opportunity which achemorB and Politician
Ind looked ior almost in despair. 30 they al
fostereu 1t.
Isuppoao TINT
EVERY N1uHT-TH1NK1N1 MAN
was on tha slde ot the ladles whether he under
stood their object or not. Abstractly conuldorod
1t was the protest OF dofenseleBs and suffering
wonaanhood against an evil which intlircctl;
weighed upon thom, and, as such,, enlisted uni
yorsal sympathy. There was nobody to be fount
opposed to any plan which would crush out in
which tho oxcitcmont WAS higheet, 1t was dim
cult to obtain information Of arollable character
Most ri TINT which poured in was mer,
guess-work for week or 10, whom th,
movement became 80 general that ar
rangementR were mado along the line
OF toegraphio communication for cloa
reports Of oil that happened. The dispatches
were syatematized, and It was found that, in tlt
u,aiu, I'LL the reports woro alike. Now aud agai,
| ANNA fnrifrnity wnnld ho Dffore1 l0lan and ibf