New-York tribune., 1874-03-06

,,s,,c,Ous RrGINNING or A GREAT ENTERPRISE
fny TELEGRAPH TO THs TRIBUSEl
C,vc,xxATI. March 5.-The temperance re-
,,, was begun In Cincinnati tonight by mass prayer
st,ug OF Christians OF all denominations In the largest
,nrob in the city. large number Of ministers were
r,o.ent. aud the audience was almost
-, largo 10 be comfortably accommodated
q Tbane Miller, President OF tho Young Mems
c,ris,ian Association presided, with the Rev. GEO. d.
Reecher rs secretary. The proceedings DegSh win
sossion Of silent prayer and the readhe OF 'no SUP
lures All the Other exercises were Voluntary A"o
resiirc officer protested that the movement Is no'
against ouor dealers against liquordrlnKers' ou'
y,ns liouor dealing and drinking The Rev. Dr' NeSon
se.,ad that the women's work would be marred py
c.t,srv This must no longer be called the WomehS
Tsmperance movement; itis the LORDS moVemeh" no
sailed attention to the fact that this meeting was oaeu
,olnouire of God what he would have his people 40 III
C1pcnnat and be hoped that prayer woula arse from
avery heart. Several earnest prayers ana surfing
hymns followed. .o.
Several ladies then spoke and prayed ther speech'S
.reiting great applause, and their prayers Oeihg
received with the heartiest amens. Tho ladies
who smoke all expressed an earnest oesTo 10
know the viii OF God and 10 90 MS
will whatever II may be. Mrs. Johnson OF Riohmonu'
Ind made the most effective speech, though eVuehty
without reconciliation She advocated going to the root
~ the ,oater nv stopping the diseries She had hve
sons no. she thanked God, have good sense ana eoo
morals bnt She would never be satisfied as to their
,tura willie St Louis and Cincinnati full OF dram
bs WAITING 10 ensnare them Her description Of Gin
ennat as "a poor dark, dirty, and drunken p!ace WI"
received with great laughter
REMARKABLE VICTORIES AT MoREow-rHE TRUMP"
OF FAITH AND PRAYER.
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C,scrNSATI, March Sat Morrow, considered
,nsps the most hopeless OF the small towns in Ohio,
sho vcmans temperance movement has achieved one OF
m gre,iest victories. This little railroad village OF
h,u, oOO inhabitants had II saloons. Nearly all of the
.aoon.keepers surrendered within three weeks, but
b,If dozen have dehed the women for moro than
month. supported meantime by the Cincinnati brewers
Tina case OF Max Cooper has been repeatedly men
opsd II was he who hired band to play In his saloon
bns the ladies PRAYED on tho snow-covered sidewalk
u,,bout: II was be who placed IN his window cara
Nth oofiuod corpse upon 1t and the inscription TINS
man was prayed TO death" He took pleasure I'D GHo-
n,pg AZ The hesiegers through the window whenever
train passed. and would invite travellers TO Walk IN qua
drink TO their success There has rarely been any hns
more pfu than the sght Of the poor women Who day
and night sang and PRAYED at GOepper's door Yhe
brewers pstted him on the back. made him congratna-
tory visits and wagered that If everybody else IN the
STATE gave in" Max Cooper would not.
. On tho other hand the men who sYmpathized with
the vomens movement thought praying was wasted on
such heartless wretch, and almost wished to take him
ont and lynch hm but the women never lost faith and
they have their reward 1eSteridy MAX uOcppoI sum
oned them to receive his surrender and it uncOn-
eri1naL Immediately sfterward Henry Scheide, who
,Dy week ago had Us ladies aud Do Lewis enjoined
,or disturbing his peace and interfering with his bust
ness hung Out the white flag and called ior quarter.
ybes surreDders are received with delight. There
remain only two Of seventeen saloons In Morrow
The proprietor Of OF these has fed 10 parts IN
noWn and the other says he will stop business on the
lay after the women stop praying
mg LADIES OF COLUMBUS INsULTED BUT NOT DIS
MAYED OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT or STREET
YAGABONDs.
COLUMBUS, March 5.-The first open attempt
70 interfere with the temperance crusade occurred this
afternoon. Tho ladies pursued the same plan as that
adopted this morning-going IN bands to sepa
rate parts Of the city. One party went to
hotel and beer saloon in West 6tate-st,
Kept by Louis Corradi Italian. They were followed
BY an Immense crowd of people, who seemed bent on
making sport OF the proceedings. The barkeeper met
Ibe ladies at the door aud refused to sign
the pledge. When tie ladies began to sing
IOmo one in the hotel began PLAYING " Shoe
Ply" on a oorDet and continued playing during
the prayer which followed. The balcony OF the house
was filed with German men and women, who mocked
those who prayed and twice spat on the ladies
beneath him. The crowd in the street yelled and
oheered until Capt Keeer Chief of Poce, called for
nlenoe and made q short speech counsel
ing respectful attention and commanding order In
the street This had the desired effect, and the ladies
moved to the next saloon, the musician in the hotel
meanwhile playing Home, sweet home" viainOus
attempt Of rdcue occurred just after the ladies' left
Corradts place. Lawrence Aumiller. street commis-
soner collected crowd OF male and female vagabonds
aud held a mock prayer-meeting, after which he in
vited the crowd In to drink
While another band were making their way on High
f they called at Theobald's saloon, and were met al
tho by the proprietor who told them thatn accord
snce with resolutions adopted by the Liquor Dealers
Association last night he could not allow them TO
come beyond his steps. The ladies then knelt in
prsyer during which wagon from Hasters
brewery drove up, and @ stalwars German driver
sbOuldcred keg OF beer and marched through the
proceedings an immense crowd OF Germans many OF
whom were women set up shouting and screaming,
aud assumed such threatening att ud0 that the police
edvsed the ladies 10 desst from further services at that
point fOT fear OF serious disturbance. This advice
taken, aud the procession moved on TO another point
WORCESTER MAKING HASTE SLOWLY.
THE WOMEN WORKING QUIETLY-No STREET
PRAYERS YET-oNR DECIDED ADVOCATE or TIE
do LEWIS METHOD.
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WORCESTER, March 5--The temperance move
ment has yet produced much excitement, but
Ia deep which to pervade
tho community, The feeling created by the meeting
last Monday night, when Dio Lewis opened the oam
psgn. has been well utilized In quiet form. 1t has had
the eoct to make temperance the uppermost subject
Public attention has been converged on it Though MIN
gled With it, there is doubt, much OF unsancihed
curiosity yet sincerity and promi-
nent Prayer and temperance meetings by the churches
being held every day and night. The temperance
societies waking up and taking advantage OF the