Litchfield enquirer., 1874-03-12

has been, that the g1rI knew all about It. She has always believed her an impostor. Mrs. Fuller is a sister-in-law of Mrs. Bradley. To test the power of the girl we placed our hands upon hers, and she moved the stand. As we said. the girl was in great distress and excited. When she twisted the stand we felt a movement of the muscles of her hands, but when she drew it along steadily not a move ment or tremor was to be detected. She also favored us with 8 specimen of her notes purporting to be from the spirit of MT. Bradley"
 The Ohio Temperance Women's
 State Convention.
 The prediction that the Convention of the friends of the Women's Temperance movement in Ohio would be 8 gathering of ''short haired women and long-haired men" was not fulfilled. The only long, haired man present was worthy but ec- entric delegate from a rural district, who for being '.tCopperhead" during the late war, had his flowing locks cropped by some roguish Union veterans, and there upon vowed never to have it cut again.
 
 wherever he appeared. As to short hair ed women, I saw none. The men, as 8 rule, were very creditable represen= tatives of the better class of people in country towns. Not few were minis ters of the Gospel. The women were just such women as are most active in all re- ligious matters, of the kind always at prayer-meetings, and taking the lead in church fairs and charity exhibitions The women were III the majority; they con- trolled the organization and shaped it's action i'll every respect I must add, that a more dignifed, orderly and business like popular assembly never came under my observation; and this, notwithstand- ing that some of the subjects discussed as well -as the exciting religious exercises, might easily have led the Convention in- to discursive speeches and excessive emotional displays.
 WORK OF THE CONVENTION.
 Only few sentences are necessary to tell what was done; the telegraph has furnished most of the details A perma- nent organization was effected under the title of the Women's Temperance Asso- citation of Ohio. The officers are Pres ident, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer, and Executive Committee, all of whom are women, and an Advisory Committee of three men. A majority of the Executive Committee, residing in Col umbus, will constitute a bureau for the appointment of speakers and singers, for dissemination of information and the col lection of the reports of progress, and for the general direction of the movement. Persons in other States who wish to know how to conduct a crusade in the Ohio fashion should write to this committee, addressing ''The Bureau of the Women's Temperance Movement, Columbus, Ohio'' The formation of auxiliary societies in every county, city and town in the State was earnestly recommended. A platform was adopted, and the blanks are prayer, praise, peace and persuasion. The recit- al of experience, singing and prayer, and practical suggestions from bio Lewis as to the mode of conducting the campaign were the remaining features of the pro- ceedings.
 Each of the women made good inn presslon. There was no nonsense about their speeches, no striving for effects, no aplng of the arts of male orators. The words seemed to come from the bottom of their hearts. Their fuency and ease of manner astonished everybody, consider ing the fact that only three out of twelve or fifteen ever before faced a public as- sembly, and that nearly all had never even taken part in woman's prayer-meet- ing until the spirit of this movement took possession of them. Two or three were past the meridian of 1ife-their step was tottering. and their voices weak, but most of them were considerably under 40 years of age, married women with a domestic air, and several blooming young ladies. whose faces were sufused with blushes. and who seemed to be ready to burst out crying on the slightest provocation, but withal earnest and full of enthusiasm. Nearly all were more entertaining when descriptive than when didactic. The au- dlence, however, was always sympathetic, because fired by religious impulses. I never saw tears flow so freely. The women always had their handkerchiefs in hand. and tears glistened in the eyes of every | man who came within the range of my | vision.
 What moved them? It was, most of all, l the simple narratives of what had been l wrought In this village and in that town, and the pious expression of purpose as to | the future. I select few extracts from the women's stories of their experience:
 SOME SINGULAR EXPERIENCES RELATED.
 Miss Kate Dwyer was delegate from l Greenfield. She said
 The Lord hath done great things for us. whereof We are glad. We commenced the l work in our place in another than the us- ual plan We sent note to every liquor l seller in town-there were 15 of them requesting them to meet us the next mor- nlng, the druggists in one church and the l in another. One druggist l met us and signed the pledge. No other druggist met us. But there was saloon | keeper who sent us word that he would l nave been with us but for sickness in his | family. He promised to sign the pledge, however, if we would take it to him. He l 'igned 1t, and with tears in his eyes beg ged us to pray for him. He said we xnew he had praying mother. The lat ;er part of the same week we visited one of the hotels where there was & barroom |