Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-21

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fRocIANATroE or rHI nAYoR or or rvu

fRocIANATIoS OF FnI nAYoR OF on rvx..xn
TO fksvESr HsnAcEHs OF raK PsACn
CIVILIAN, OHIO, March N.-Hop S,b.s
A. Otis, mayor OF this city, issued a n-.,.,.sss-
ton last evening which calls upon All csfs-sn.
70 abstain nom all such ssemblsges In the
streets Of the city - may tend 70 d,Sture ths
peace Of the community, ~ such assemelie. a..
In direct violation " the pnJNisiens oi an ora
nsice OF the city. The mayor warns al per
sons disordeTly dasIOsed that any breach OF the
peace will be followed by the punish ment OF
the Offenders. aud that IL will be st their own
peri u they Atiempt % modest citizens In the
orderly StrNICs ot lsNgai al bt-. whether ia the
stIeetf or els where. rEs police authorities are
S .i % 80 lhSf me purpose Ct tn urocia-
nation H. accomplished, snd any auxtHar,es re-
Roifsd vii be ~ mItly gwen them A. - i'm
tNSsiH.e Ia sAA aha Cour-e the laaits wla nov
utsu'. - the IrOciz nation applies 10 them A.
rouuds- 'N ~ e"S"
On. HOLLAND ~ KEPLY TO AKcRusH,P prp-
CELL.
INV YORK, March CDR J. C. Holland Rs-
sIhtsh lcl,er IA reply O. a recent circalar al
Arch bishop Purcell on the srtsting t.,Dr-rsnSs
no. emtnt among women. lie asks WA.f In
1Sds name Was there tor them - do bat jast
sLst 'bty are doing" aud adj -. nd tb.
eaoers OF the christian church hsl ,t.,n. az
duty, and the leaders OF state AMI n.t,,,,.i -
tics had done there, there would not D. = dam
mop to day betwe sn Canals aud the guif r.
whole business las been lett 10 Goa and the
women, AMI 20 latter are praytna tn -.
churches and In The street, And pushing on Their
divine and peaceful crusade becaus- he tn IA
II America have failed 30 do tissif luty
shall christian man On high >,At.oa
or low lat bis voice against them -
Dr. Holland quotes the Scripture Against the
Nchbishops quotations. and, in tae closIn.
lSTsgTsph ot hls reply ID that Brelatc saws: Il
remble 10 thirk OF the stumbling blocs which
on IN your circular have placed before the
1smptsd ard deceived. There is not a whisky
mlllin the Union which does not stand nrmer
IN lite foundation in consequences OF it. There
= not Nbisky seller IN the country no does
not sppfoye OF it and ieel easier In his business
because OF a. There H. no clergyman Who In
dulges IN vine 90 the destruction OF his tufu-
shee as = Temperance man who does not zee i'm
q his Justification. There Il no yOuns man lust
3eginniug course OF dissipation who does not
una his downward steps easier for IT. All those
VINO respect ana revere the temperance prac-
uces OF NouT lite are erieved by ia. Won have
made mistake which YOU can hardly rectify IN
= life time. Your influence has been yiyen 20
me wrong SIDE ia this controversy between the
powers 81 light ana the powers OF d.rkness
You have gwen strength TO the forces organized
agaimt national purity ana morality
DkUsKARDs' CHILDREN IN A FREE LuNCR 81
LOON.
Fort SCOTT, KANSAS, March 2l-Tbe first
earnest work OF the temperance crusade w.
unaugrrsted here last niSht by A visit OF ahout
dozen ladies 10 the saloon OF Deacon May
nard from 10 TO Il O'Clock. The ladies' TOOK
with The m tweuty-On ragged and hungry little
once, children or drunken parents, % give them
the benefit Of the lunch. The proprietor OF the
saloon received the ladies and halt tamished
little ones oOurte0usly and lunch was spread be
lore tie latter, 20 winch they did ample Justice
large crowd OF spectators who fdei che ga
loon were generally respectful IN their de-
meaDor, although there we're some bOirterOus
demonstrations aud blasphemOus conversation,
ard constant demand on the bar tor drinks
Alter the children had satisfied themselves the
ladies knelt ard long, feTvent, and earnest
prayer was offered by the leader OF tue baud.
Alter the prayer the ladies sent the children ont
the eide dVOr VI the saloon and themselves rled
through tue crowd out OF the front entrance.
Deacon did the hOnUrs OF the occasion gracious-
~ and invited the ladies 70 cali again aud
bring the children when they got huuSry The
ladies were all of the highest respecsabllity.