The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-03-12

Seep, earnest aud contagious enthusiasm.
Next the clergy became enthused and on
Sunday Lac, poured forth from the pulpit
-uch strains Of eloquence and.urgent appeals
that church-goers iel, the movement in their
very bones, and cav tina, the Numbering fiIe
Only AWAITED AN OPPORTUNITY
to break forth and sweep all before it. Last
night, while the jewellers innocently stood
in the guided dens and hastily quafied the
liquid fire, pushed over the walnut counteri
BY the white shir,ed gentry stationed behind
the long expected movement came.
At eight O'Clock the grand Temperance
mass meeting at the Methodist Church wa
in full blast, and it was plainly to be seen
that something unusual was about TO occur.
WITH sober, solemn, faces, the Temperance
| men and women fled in and quietly took
their places. In the absence of the president
of the association, the Rev. F. NJ. Spencer,
was called t, preside. He read a passage
from the tie seventh chapter Of Nstthew,
seventh yerse, "ssk and We shall receive,
seek and We shall find, knock and j, shall be
opeued unto y.u." The reading was follow
ed hy
AN EARNEST EXHo7TATIoN TO ARM
against the demon of intemperaDce and ~
earnes.. uuceas:ng prayer, to bring about the
same glorious result which had been obsin'
Ell in the East.
PRAYER followed the exhoriaion, ami then
the meeting WAS opened for free and full
discussion. Rev DR. Reaser spoke in strong
and feeling terms o, the progress. Of the cru
ssde, and indirectly urged on the wo'
men in the task before them when the proper
Time should arrive Tor them TO act. he Closed
with a .eveni prayer for the ultimate success
of the undo: king and Enthusiastically defiaet
his position a. being with
THE long SUFFERING WOMEN
who knew from belief and experience wha!
Dc :ra6a,ion and misery was.
The Rev. DIR. Davis aGdIessed The Throne
of Grace in eloquent, impassioned language
pouring forth his very soul in duplication
for the speedy suppression of the traffic ii
"concott.i hell and liquid damnstion. !"
Dr.. Robinacn then made fsrvid, eloquen
prayer. every word o. which wa
Taught with deep, esrnes: meaning, ant
we'll calculated TO stir to the very depths th'
feelings of every listener. Rev. Mr.. Kin
caid in his quiet way prayed for the good
cause, urging the women and all friends o
temperance to unite in deep, earnest prayer
till their banners were finally carried font!
to victory.
PRAYERS we're offered by other individuals
and when one enthusiast announced that h
! had hrcueh, to the meeting five Of
THE WICKED SALOON KEEPERS
and pointed to them all seated together OF
one bench, the excitement was intense. Al
If by magic the spirit began to move. Mel
Jumped TO their feet and offered to back ~
he ladies' in any thing they cav fit TO do
Women arose and in word. suppressed vii!
deep feeling and emotion, sig if ! a., il vii
iinsness to step into tie iron. rank Of ;h'
recruiting crusaders. 1t Was evident tina
the hour for action had struck.
A motion was made TO continue the prayer
meeting tonight and passed by an over
wbelm;ng minority.
Then Col. Robinson, his face flushed will
the deep excitement within him, addressed
himse!: 10 the ladies. No matter VIVA
Others thought. he believed in immediate &C
ton, and asked those ladies who
REALLY MEANT BUSHES
| to rise and JOIN him in a visit TO the no;ori
GUS "Sara,ogs" close at hand. Scarcely baC
the words left his mouth when women roe.
| in all parts OF the house. First one, then
another, and another, till full fifty closed
into the ranks of the volunteers. BY thif
time the enthusiasm was at white heat, and
the thermometer of religions fervor rapidly
rising. 1t WA decided that part of the
meeting, headed by Col. Robinson and Mrs.
Judge De.ahay. should go forth to the CON-
fiict, while the balance remained TO pray.
1t was an affecting and thrilling scene
Beneath the glare and glimmer Of the gas
lights the kneeing multitude sent up their
prayers to heaven, while singly and in pairs
| the chosen ones filed into the street and bore
down upon the "'sink of iniquity" where
| their husbands. brothers and sons were
| wrestling with the ''tiger" or holding TO
| their ips with reckless abandon the cup OF
| intoxica,ion. Silently as the spring time its
crown of verdure wesves; without a sign OF
| ~ayering or a ialtering fear, up Fifth street
down Cherokee, and round the corner OF
Fourth the
GRAND PROCESSION
of crusaders swept. When they first sp.
peared in sight coming direct for
the glaring transparency which fsnn:ed
its .aucy and defiant glare far across the
street, the little gamins lounging about the
Opera House door began to SWAY like for
est Of young birches, and dashing into the
Saratoga" gave the alarm. Immediately
| following came the women, hanging on the
| srms of their male protectors. Here was a
,ableaux thrilling beyond any possible de-
scrip,ion. At the bar stood men with the
fatal glass in their hands
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
| Back in the ''reading room" skunk q
bakers dozen of well-dlepsed clerks. Who
had put in their regular appearance for q
"whack" at the euppiy Of par-boiled teans
and maroon colored ham. The boarse CIV
of the "keno" caller, the murmur Of excited
voice., and the rattle of the
ivory balls in the mahogany
casket NJ they jumped forth 10 fix the Iocs
ton Of the festive brecches button, was heard
above the din. But soon the situstion in the
outer rooms became known. Keno carda
we're hastily dropped. Loose buttons, drop.
ped from psrslyIed hands, began to rattle on
The enamel cloth. No one eeemed to care
Who raped for the "pot." Coneternatios
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