, 1874-02-28


PuuApELruA, P:-, Feb. 27.-The temperance
movement WAS inau, ;urated in this city this a.
ternoon in the Flfti,th Street Baptist Church,
Kensineton. Of which the Rev. E. &. Ro1nalne ls
pastor Mrs. Elizabeth French, the 4eaaer o1
the movement here is doctress, who curos
by electricity. sells an antidyBpet1o baking
powder. and is professional lecturess
On temperance. She has caught this Western
movement, and il evidently determined to make
capital out of it. About sixty women wero
crescent in the church. Mrs. French called for
volunteers to accompany her On raid on the
tayern-kespers. About twenty went with her.
and the rest remained to pray Tor successful
result to her mission
THE FIRST PLACE VISITED
was laser-beer saloon kept by German named
Christian Haeerlochens, corner Of Sasquehann2
avenue and Fifth street. At the Indies approach
the front doors were locked. Mrs. French then
went around to the side door, which Was opened,
and the following collo2uy ensued:
F7ench-A1ay We come in and hold prayer
meeting in this saloon?
Christian-Certain}y not. have no meeting
room here. -
French-May re go up stairs to the bedrooms
and pray?
turbed.
French- you sell liquor to men?
Christi2n-I do; hut not to drunken men. I
pny my license for it, and want no disturbance
around here.
without PRAYING and visited in turn two or three
saloons in tho same district, all kept by Germans
Az in the previous case, the front doors were
closed on their approach, but the party. paving
no attention to this, stationed themselves at tho
eide doors aud prayed and sang for some tlme
In no case were they interfered With. The pro-
prietor Of the last-yisited saloon
Desired AN oFF1cEE TO REMOVE THEN,
but be declined, stating that he was not author
lied to do 80. A considerable crowd had gath
cred by this time, aud several 1orghs commenced
hooting tho ladies'. This was kept up Tor
some time, and ono Of the latter,
getting somewbat excited, wept bitterly. Hrs.
french was little taken aback at this, and, af-
ter consideration, determined to return to
church. as soon as she entered the building
she exclaimed. 1.-THE victory is OURS. and pro-
ceoded to give = highly-co1ored report Of thor
work.
m NEW YORK CITY.
New York, Feb 27.-The temperance cru
eaders in New York arc patiently Whiting for .
storm from the West, and expect to begin work
in earnest with the opening Of next week. Last
night tho Sous Of Temperance gathered in .
mnss-mceting, when, in an address, the Rev. ".
G. Steele said that tle Mayors wife, the Dis
trict Attorneys wife, C1osby's wife, and DR..
John Halls wife could sweep the saloons before
them as fast I'd the women Of Ohio towns we're
doing.
On Monday the Seventeenth Street Methodist
Church daily temperance praye1-meetlng Will
begin and on Sunday afternoon temperance
experience-mee1ing will be held in the Forsyth
Street Church.
Nearly 200 ladies of high social standing in
Jersey City met yesterday and organized Wom-
aus Temperance League. They are not con-
nccted with the ladies' praying bands TINT visit
the saloons. Their plan is to district the city,
visit families. and urge men, women. aud chill
dreu to sign the total abstinence pledge.
BRooKLYS.
At mass meeting in DR.. Cuyler's church, in
Rroot1vn. on Tuesday, Dr. Talma2e, Dr.. Bud
dinrton. and DR.. Duryca will speak. few
evenings later the Catholic Temperance Union,
Of BROOKLYN will have agreat demonstration IN
the Academy OF Music, under the patronage OF
Bishop LaugMln.
PHILADELPHIA
A dispatch from Philadelphis says that the
vomen's temperance crusade in that city and
StaIa continues to be the all~absorbing topic
11,e Christian ladies of one poruou OF the clty
hava ne1 fected their plans. Between 3oo ana 5oo
,roman of the best society, will ta1e part IN the
var It ia expected that at least ,000 crusaders
viii ha enlisted within q week. Besides the
snn,ar's movement, another will be started d.
rectly under the auspices OF Temperance olSan-
iza:ions, The plan Of operations WILL Do saln1iae
to that adopted in OHIO
ITHACA, Il. T., Feb. 27.-Dio !ow1s ana oI1el.
addressed sympathetic AUDIENCE 1ele Ias'
night, After the adjournment, clrcn1afs were
left at nearly every house, urging shs oteaol1"'
tion Of praying bands.