The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-02-03

| to say the ladies have received much unex-
pected aid and comfort. was assured by
reliable citizen this morning that the COM
munity is deeply interested in the move
ment 1 asked ii he thought il would result
in the closing OF the saloons and
LIQUOR traffic generally? He could
not answer for that much, but
he had no doubt a great reform
would be insugaratedb by the effort. Men are
waking mp TO the evils of intemperance.
Another gentleman, spoke with feeling of
the fresh heart the families of drunkards-
the victims OF intemperance, have taken
from the efforts in their behalf. Drinking
men themselves are aroused to a sense of
manhood by the interest that is manifested
in them. They begin ofeel that new life is
possible to them apd that helping hand is
extended. The afternoon campaign COM
menced with meeting at the NJ. f. church,
at two o'clock. Services began with the
singing of the hymn:
"I'm not ashamed to own my Lord
! Or TO defend his cause"
Then a venerable cid lady, familiarly called
| Mother Stallard, led in prayer.
Mrs. Dunn now made very interesting
report of a visit to
| MRS. sTEAs METzGER.
This Teutonic lady is the wife of promi-
nent saloon keeper, and is considered the
most formidable person in the business. Not
that she is lacking in good sense and feeling,
but she has been educated to the business
and looks upon every overture to give it up
as q personal indignity. Her answer TO the
request of the sistert ood to adjourn the
PRAYER meeting to her saloon was positive
refusal. She declined the prayers of any and
all of the sisterhood. She considered herself
better than anv and all Of them in that she
was attending to her own business which
she said they were not doing. The ladies
concluded they had better not go to Mrs.
Metzger's to-day, but passed a resolution
that each and every one would pray for her
! from now until the next meeting. There
, was committee appointed TO confer with
: John Mayes to see upon what terms he
would close his saloon. Another committee
waited upon Me O'Conner a wholesale
dealer, to see if he would receive the sister
hood. He positively refused to permit them
to come into his place of business, but said
! they could pray as much as they pleased on
: the pavement. The ladies accordingly pro-
Z ceeded two by two to his establishment, and
) ranged themselves in a double line along the
curbstone, special force detailed by the
police, keeping the thoroughfare unobstruct-
ed according to law. A lady delegated for the
purpose held an interview with Nc. O'Con-
ner, which am compelled to say was not
E salts factory. The nest place of adjourn
! where it may be said protracted meet
2 ing was held. The services began
# with the singing of the familiar hymn,
"Jesus, Savior of Ny Soul" which was fol-
: lowed by alternate prayers and hymn for
the term of twsnty minutes. AS John is
. the only saloon keeper who has surrendered
. enough to
~ CAPIrULATE WITH THE sIsTERHooD.
1t may be of interest to know that bis wife
. . was seated behind the bar with him while
: services went on. The saloon is the first
= floor of common two-story frame building
I Of q t1,o
y description. Upon the shelves of the bal
: was an array of highly colored liquors, above
: which hung two or three flash pictures. In
It the center of the room was a rusty stove, and
n on either side benches were arranged against
n the wall. Above one OF these hung black
IS board to mark some game, no signs of which
5. appeared TO the eye. On the opposite wal
q was placard giving notice that no minors
d would be allowed to drink liquor or play
l. impressive. the supplicatiens were
g. responded to with fervent CALCULATIONS
" and the excitement could only be be likened to
y that of religious revival. All it lacked of be-
ID ing temperance revival was the presence Of
IN penitents and converts and suppose Johnny
= Mays and his clerk and Mrs. Mays with her teal
q stained face could come under that head. The
Is and windows could easily be Identified with the
70 idle and curious lookers-on at a revival OF re
ST sorts of Vehicles blocked the Way. and they
9 were packed with other men and boys on
" tip-toe to peer into the saloon. The windows
above the saloon and in the neighboring houses
were filled with heads, and q stair way across
the street was so jammed with women and chill
D. dren that the danger:of its falling was imminent
In every direction knots of men were to be seen
u and passing from to another 1t was interest
of ing to hear the comments that were made on the
event. Conspicuous in a scattering group was
g. well dressed who made himself Sc
is MERRY OVER THE PROCEEDINGS
Ig That gentleman near by inquired his name
"a s'That is Mr.. Norris, the school examiner, wa
le the reply"
/ "He may be amused at his own thoughts,
was remarked. "It.would not become him TO b,
= making light of moment like this"
% A gentleman observed to me with q smile: I'll
4 seems to me the temperance sisters have taken
ir a curious move. This man Mays is the only sa
AZ kent a saloon here without any permit, since
~ early in the summer. The sisters d'
g essary is for them to have an affidavlt made ou
that he is selling liquor and the law will tal5'
r him in hand. This statement seemed of so mucf
,s c nsequence that was at some pains to repeat
it to one of the most active leaders in the move
Y she said she knew all that but they, mean
n ing the sisterhood, did not wish Z,
tSsSrI Sey want eTush sown They
y rather err on the side OF mercy by buying Mays
., out and getting him occ1pation II need be I'M
n. after holding service in front OF Kecks
ID oNE-FACED SALOON
ye He would not permit them to enter, the mem
bers of the temperance alliance adjourned to th
church, I.was glad to wend my steps to Mrs
Pedrich's boarding house. There enjoyed al
,e excellent supper and hastened to the depot
"A The train was behind time, but thanks to th'
'u courtesy of Agent B. s. Sutton was furnished
IN with table and light to write by in his office:
- Homeward bound, the "womans whisky
pc war;" was the topic of general conversation
o.. About the sternest and most uncompromlsinI
advocate of temperance / have seen was th'
lie conductor of the train. am sorry did not
" catch his name as the sisterhood would be sur
ie to return him a vote of thanks. gentle
man who had sojourRec in Shelbyville TO
the day remarked that the middle men did no
approve of the women's whisky war. Learned
that by middle men he meant moderate drinker
to that is "the good, moral respectable and tenn
~, perate class of men," TO use his words, "whs
"a can take drink occasionally, once day, TO
ne instance without induging in liquor to excess
Il This view of the question is what the conducto