National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-26

8
THETEdPERANCEC CRUSADE
ERxRD DAY,s XxERcIsEs OF rH1
WEEK or PRAYER.
snf1NksTENG LECTURE BY DIR. DiC Lev" ="
-pn srrLI, PLEADS FOR CoNvkksioN ~
loyE-fHE DIFFERENcE bkfw -,
AND FREE LECTUREs-WoAEND 49,
nav ssRuBLAGE-fUBLiC hkEriN0 ~
L,ncoIN RALL-wHAr SOME " I'll
nso.,op pEALxRs AND 6RoCEhs sAH-
WORK FOR TO-DAY. ~
LINCOLN HALL -
-. .torv Of the women's tempsranes crusade
a. a. wet has bsen told from ~ b 6y, D
ao,e~rsn and otherwise, In the columns Of II
NATIONAL RKPuBLycAH; out last aa4hG d Aan
eeln hall, DR.. Dio Lewis. who has acquired som,
celebrity - the Organiser, counselor and - q
-ef the crusade, assumed the task e 4sAun6, - "
sun pseaIisrly son ..pleasing. conyGatsoees ~
tAs vhess story Of the wonderful movement, nor
n msu beginning to its present enlarged pro
Dertto.a when the great West = anlase WITH q
Srsasus,s and enthusiasm upon the subject
vhich 10 gradually extending Eastward, NORTH
v1u - SoS'n" I.ad La ~ e.m,nin1
shouts Of song and prayer in behalf Of the TEN
Peioe cAuse, VIC 49,. n ~. S,Inh,n. .aloon
ana eee eonssquo1. saoes
ssoeseoe' ~. .srr,, r.,.or N.
oooiss ~ . =, ~. t.mn.r .rS h.hits AZ IN,
.Ay 80 ~ ~. rove, M ,nsusnc,
Aecan Peop' 49,. ,n,.rs., ns,,.-.s sh.t M
IN ~ ,n;smnsr.ncs can he 1hollv extlrpsaed
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Avs - ~"'-''-i-- -
msoAosns uim .....,s..,,or
...ee.se .ae plo .S ,..d.,s IN
III -u ~. viz .ne 49, W $500 an. third
~ ssoienoS on sNo nuns,e. u,nSt a. IIncolp
49, Isa'esl 'n.. ss.neu , ~. r..t th.t the
III y "1 .,r,. nov,ver much
y. vsi sompe.. =. ~ ....a N thu cru
Sney nay DC ia.els. - - ~. n,,ytlere
sss, sne NO. uispVs ~ ~ m Isvis. and
.ns r.-,, s.connt AZ amptv
.n.Is .t,,s,ns,y contrasted with the
sS..n.,.. " .,s,t,tnse thai pressed into Foundry
Noadsv sxsninq To see and hear the
N..... ~, th.,s vas nothing TO psy,
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8 ,au..S...na.a n, r-vts took
H, 49, $50. "a .ft., resting
~ poH'on Won .as ~ $500 audience. mt
esnns, sau ~ 80. ~ .orm.nc.d IN 4
sn s :, - 49, ~ xo,ce nv s.yinr That he
80 $500. had h.sn m.de In announc-
tecugn. '~o ma. 90. n-u :. - .a.a,n, ~ MI, veal
ss Nss -. ,,.... "a ..cond. there
~ 49, ~. 49,. Co.. asmission. But
.oNM ~ 1870 An a conversational
"Ss,S NsI ~ r.. o,eat evil of the
49,. .-,s.n ,,.onls Sere the strongest
Dl' - ". - ~. continually asking
Peopie On esf.a. ,. .h.r,d 40 IN yid them
sS.selsss Snss s.s p IN
.n. =. ~ w.., warn teaching the peo-
". -. "a a. ths nm tr.ff,c. but objcc-
r nv. - r.. ~. .ourse of these ladies'
~. nsi,c.te on annropriate. Some
no' "o ~. ,,r. % - the,, Wives or
- ~ .s- :. ~. ;ssr, ana iIbes Of the
....a. INIT vomen Of true moral courage
s :. tha.s dsl,c.ts notions ia view of
.h..,..
'ae y. 80 a., al, HI. andi
ns Iec.uisi sSu =. go. g. En-. Wet He
.a.,~aS 80 ,ha domes,ic troubles in his own
.. ILL aS,.o ,. or IN. t-e,tment of a drunken
I I.mi, sE tg...s - II habit Of going mn
~. .. %y, ra.rst an5 Iii Man head 10
"A In
s.1n, .,,", u.s. %, ,ha hons. md .,v.ys
cane down from that sarrst with the fac. Of an
ankel, He believed that anything could be sc-
oomphshed through the prayer of o good woman.
In the most violent storm At sea he would feel
secure if he knew his mother or his wife were
praying for lin.
Dr.. Lewis then gave history OF his early LIE.
At eight years he was put to work in cotton fac
tory, and did not come out Of the darkness until
he ives nineteen years Of age. He had become
red-hot on this subject Of temperance; and who
could blame him, in view Of the darkness Of his
pas lifef Nineteen years ago he had prepared
lecture on temperance from tho bottom Of his
heart This lecture he had repeated three hun
Ared and forty times, and In twenty-one places
Temperance bands OF women had been organized
successfully. The movement succeeded In Dixon,
H.; Bethel, Mich. and Nashau, N. H. 1t was at
that the grand womans crusade commenced.
Committees were appointed, addresses prepared,
and visiting committees appointed. Mrs. Carpen-
Ter. headed BY band Of sfxty-one women, was at
The head Of the good work. The 6rst tavern
keeper visited was man named Smith, TO whom
they made an earnest appeal, offering him the
pledge, but he declined to take II. That night
they met I'm the Methodist church, and resorted
% prayer. The next morning they started ont
SBoana e1o hhAAiy one VI tue t8v0SQ kSepSIB VI
tAs tEenty-one they had visited asked. hNcsl
la4isa kov long 10 this thing to eontfpue?n Tbev
yealied. sWA.i @Aaa ., a:',iS -. =, -,
,.s - ..yn., .o,d o.. $500 $500. .Sa
~css.n .nd h. .,en.d The nI.da. .h,,t nm s..n
VV Az soP'
ND permitted the iaoist 70 tgin wv 'ni'ssn 0At'
Fels OF nqnor-nis Wnoie stocA.
The osns Of tne CITY Wefe tnen iunt, Hno .ns
whole popuiaee eatneiea atouno 'ns Pi.oe Inv
sang "Aii hail 70 Jesus name, ma fnAlse Soa
nom whom all dressings now. Aaes "ere luz
0asneo 70 tne Women anu INC heeos VI sne oe.teis
were Knocked In ana the tPnits poured OUT; Susn
scene was never Witnessed W tns' noW oiisn'
ana peaulnui soWn. ne hsa 'o.o ING "oms. .ney
could DO the WORK In week. iney tnougnt tns'
my women could 40 IN . week wnst one tnou- |
sano men eoaio MI 90 IN lofty yeaH! oa'n .ook
tnem Just eleven oass. 1here was ye' lager
Deer Saloon iei,, Hep. ~ man n1n.u Nl.y
0eck, on tne suburbs oi ING .o.n. sofuin.'y
wete one.su W Nun " .ne hquo1-
loving peopie 70 Keep ms es.sohtnmsn' ePen 'Sr
yea, uus ING women .ens eA,nesy W ~ol.'
mo 0sy ei.ei cay AeptS W .ne snsns Inv pi.yns'
finaIy ees. sppneo ,Sl an in!aSeNon 70 ~
..t.'n .ne aonen' Sae '1ss S.
ou' .1So-.s M pi.ss 80 " "a ~. S"u
-;s 80 ..r,sns 80. IT,
Nc vi Suo PaynB auo eAhBihB "ouCus AhV