The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-03-18

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an earnest and eloquent manner for
assistance in this work.
Mrs. Hagsus then introduced
REV. MAXWELL P. GADDls,
OF Ohio, who then addressed the meet
ing. He said: 1 have been requested
to preach sermon on the women's
crusade, and l shall endeavor to do 30.
His text was Isaiah 1919.
Behold, l will DO a new thing; now
itshall spring forth shall! ye not know
it2 I will even make a way IN the
wilderness, and rivers in the desert"
He then proceeded to cay that
there was nothing likened to
this-the womeD's temperance move
ment-iu the Bible or in history. The
Cause We are here to advocate tonight,
is new thing under the sun in one
sense OF the word, and in another it ia
not. tits new as far as praying in
front OF saloons is concerned, but as q
movement, simply to suppress iniem-
perance by singing and praying it is not
new. The Arst society for the suppress
sion OF this vice was organized in the
State OF New York in 1903, and did
much good. But it was not until 1875
that the glorious banner OF total sostl-
nence was unfurled to the breeze, and
the war against intemperance has been
carried on with varied success up to the
present time. But not until now
has God in his infinite
goodness, risen up in this might to put
down this evil. We should closely OBJ
serve the spirit Of the times and see
what is being done. The women's
crusade against whisky. while it is pure
and gentle in spirit, is full oflife and
vitality. Already its effects have done
much for society, and it shows that God
has given his special assistance, or all
our efforts would be in vsiV. The
TEMPERANCE movement was first inau.
guratsd BY ministers, who baptised 1t in
tears, and great good has blessed their
Lahore. Many were added to the church
and temperance by religious revivals.
But finally religion was eliminated
from the temperance movement, and
the result was intemperance re-
turned and took possession ofour land
Nothing can be successful without the
assistance OF God. lie has been speak
ing to the ministers to help in the
movement and says you must not hold
your peace. The women's movement
ia the harbiuger ofvictory over this ter
rible vice. Many now see this. The
vomen's holy crusade is what Is giving
hop. to the weary and weak hearted.
This is what will rescue our people from
the demon, drink. God has put it in
the power OF women. who have suffered
80 long and patiently, to do this,aWhen
~. vomen's crusade WAS commenced,
1t Hillsboro, Ohio, it was pronounce
ed a spssmotic outbreak that
would coon blow over and
would do no real good.
But since that time it has kept iucreas-
Ing in force and strength, until now the
tidal wave is upon US. The plsniof this
movement is simple-siuging and pray
ing. Weak women, strong IN faith, has
accomplished what powerful man and
legislation has failed to do. 1t has al
ready reached reeult that was wholly
unexpected by those who predicted fail
ure. It has suddenly covered large
extent OF country, and notwithstanding
the ie.rs and taupts and rude treatment
by gre,t many, it lie still full OF lie
You ask what good caa come OF this !?
Good has already come. 1t has stamp
ed the traffic OF liquor as base and igno-
Bile. Good has come OF it in every
town I HAYS been In, and it
will ultimately succeed in Wheeling.
1t will pu, down all the miserable
dram shops and fashionable saloons;
it will remove temptation ; diminish
drink and reform drunksrds. The
strength OF the movement consists in
faith in God. The women sll believe
in prayer and think it possesses the
greatest efficacy. In the various To-
calities which l have visited. this mat
ter is absolutely intense and all absorb
ing. Everything else sinks out ofsight
before it. He said be had witnessed
many of the attacks on the saloons by
the women and had been requested TO
relate come OF them. The speaker then
told what had happened in many
of the towns OF Ohio, all OF which our
readers have seen in the papers before.
he then went on to ssy that this was
indeed new thing. Women, refined,
intelligent, and gentle in spirit, bytesrs,
prayers and singing Lad closed up over
300 saloons in Ohio. Is it not awful
when We come to think OF the fact that
there are about l46, 900 OF these places
10 the United States. am glad the
public sentiment is st last awakening
to the terrible effects OF this evil. While
his vast audience is assembled here