The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-03-09
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Sermons in Aid of the Cause.
Movements of the Crusaders in
Ohio and Elsewhere.
dIucinnatf.

CINCINNATI, O., March 8.-Mayor
johnson received information tonight
that the ladies of East Walnut Hills
would commence visitations 10 saloons
Tomorrow. The following eleven min
listers preached in favor Of the uonens
temperance movement to-day and to-
night: Rev. George B. Beecher, Hugh
Smythe, A. B. Morry, DR.. W. West,
DR.. Thomas Skinner, Rev. Lediard'
Mt. Auburn, all OF the Presbyterian
church. Revs. A. B. Lsonsrl, DR.. Il.
W. Hatfield, W. J. Fee, Of Methodist
Episcopal Church. Rev. K. W,
Benedict, Mount Auburn Baptist
Church; Rev. DR.. Gsmmerbell,
Christian Church, and c. Grlftiths
Welch Congregational Church. An i'm
mense crowd attended the union temper
auce services at the Broadway Presbyte-
rian Church tonight, crowding even all
standing room. A Gazcts special re-
ports immense tenn perauce meetlnga to-
night, at Zanesville, Ohio, and Mad son,
Indiana. Reports tro" -"a'' towns
where the work has Ge-"L. .r' hat 1t
is unabsted. Judge Sml,n, G. " arren
county, yesterday, dlssoiTed The order
restraining the ladies OF the town
of Morrow from praying in
front of saloons, and refused
an Injunction on the grounds
that petitioners were engaged in a bust
nees in violation OF law aud could have
no protection OF the law in its viola
ton. The women in Marietta com.
menced work yesterday. In Dayton
the visitations etopped yesterday, but
will be resumed tomorrow. The la
dies in Cincinnati meet again to-mor-
row afternoon. There is no probabiIl-
~ Of an i'm ediate commencement OF
work in the heart OF this city. Dsffi-
mite action viii rot probably he taken
for sever, d,N. Rev Charles Her
mann OF the Germau Protestant church,
Hamilton, OHIO, preached, arguing to-
day sgairst the movement.
| DtJtOh
DAYTON. March S-The women gave
the saloonists truce Saturday, and
devoted themselves TO prayers and re-
c,uitIpg the marching column, which
| is too light for the heavy campaign be-
fore them. By Tuesday or Wednesday
they hope to march in columns by
divisions, several hundred strong.
They will be out Tomorrow. The
saloonists are getting exaspersted, and
if some OF them treat the ladies rudely it
will not tc surprising.
cleveland.
CLEVELAND, March The interest
in the tenn perance movement is con-
stan,ly increasing and the ladies are
organizing in various parts OF the city
tor q determined cImpaign. Several
saloons were visited yesterday in New
bury, a suburban town, and one dealer,
| o Osborne. Was induced TO renounce
his calling. 10 the department Of the
ladies' there was 10 genera denunca-
ton of the saloon keepers. but on the
contrary the kinGest feeling was
manifested towards them. A COM
mittee OF ladies from the Uniyersalst
church at Mt. Gileai. visited the ga
looms ntbat place yesterday and re-
celved the signatures o. all the liquor
dealers TO tbeir pledge. At ElyrIa the
larCssl temperance meeting ever con-
vened IN the c,,y was held in City Hall
lsst night. More than one thousand
perso, were present and unusual en-
thusiasm was manifested, indicating the
earnestuess OF the people. The crusade
is gaining strength al Alliance. A large
meeting was held in the Opera House
last evening. Two bars have already
been closed. Work on the street be-
gins next week. At New Philadel phia
the ladies army numbers over two
hundred Daily prayer meetings are
held ard attended by many OF our
business men. A mass meeting was ap-
pointed for Sunday night. Communi-
cations were received from the grand
Jurors urging immediate work. Out Of
eighty-'our indictments presented to the
present court, seventy were for selling
LIQUOR at Wooster. Thorough prepara-
tions are being made to move on the
saloons early in the week.
Columbu..
CoLUMBUs, O., March 1.-The cru
saders moved IN four squads to-day.
No liquor dealers have yet sigued the
pledge, but O number have informed
the ladies' that they have closed
their liquor trade. The presumption
is that they want 10 hold themselves
free to resume the traffic il the wo-
mems movement should not succeed,
. and therefore will not pledge them
selves. The ladies close the week G
! work with the nerve and entBusias m
that characterized the commencement,
, and announce that they will resume
hostlities Monday morning.
New York.
New YORK, March THE ladies
who have heen meeting in private and
praying for the success of the cEussd.
against liquor, collected for the first
dsy ia mass meeting yesterday, to cons
/ slider the beat course TO pursue 10 wiz
: over those church members who lease
= to keepers OF saloons and worse places
i Do Lewis telesraphs that he wants tc
T be put where he will do the most good
a iu the fight soon to begin in earnest
r The women prayed in the church or
t Brooklyn heights yesterday. Rssolu'
o tious we're adopted tsvoriog isily snt