, 1875-05-31

HAL observation-disclosures by Minis |
aud Ecn,t.ie Fr0htbtti0ntstH.
What was announced ~, and intonded to be. a |
temperance masB-mcetlng was lo!d at Farwoll
Hall yostnidnv afternoon, commencing ut
o'clock From tho number Of people present
(which did mt exceed 250) It "aH painfully hp.
parent tlat eitller tho woatlcr was too strouK a
oounter-a -attractt IN, that tho interest In the
temperance cause n this city IL sally In necd Of
lhc impetus which 1t III hoped The National Con-
yeniou will impart to 1t. What tito meeting
lacked in numb ,r. however, 1t made up in MI
,nterert in tic rc1arhs Of tue sarloln kf'oaAets
ali OF tictn r,efnbcrB nf tho Convention, Allcl
ut ,ler amounted to entI,urianui.
The char was oecaed bs H.; Mr o. n: SserFns rc
pe1nnco Bocitty and Publication House, an1
there poro on tho platform with Him tue Hun
Joun o OEonuc tho Hun. William paniela, Mfa.
Aunio Wl;tonmcYer, President uf tho NDmnus
National Christian Temperance Union. M.s. j.
Il. Fostor. tic laay lnwyor. oi Iowa alss willard
ut Chicago. Mrs. pntkcr, of Dundee. Scotland,
and At,ts AMANDA Lane, u Boston. =,
After tic meeting had hccn opened with prayer
! by a1,ss Lauo, an a'ld4obn ~as lnade by
THE HEY. 3in. srEKtE.
| who epo1te OIL tho religious aspect OF tte tom
petauco novomont. Ifo thought that so sat'-
oaon @ h. ths ercnt work wliel, Isy before tho Na-
tIunat Ccnyculion. lie ho1d TINT the greatest
rover which could ho brought, in atd Of tho
movement MAS that prayor., The Law bad been
tr,ed and failed, and It lad leconlo plsin tint
tae work Ind to bo accomplished by
| God. I1o illustrated tito rowor Of prays: In al
| auocdote pf woman whose husband bad quar-
! rcod with her oil account of hta drinking hapta.
aud threatened separation. The nl9ht boloro
| he was to proceed to procure the So, ration rho
srcpt in piayer, and ncxt morning tho husband
| ,cpcn.anty put Ills arms around her neck, and,
mixing her forgiveness. PROMISED rofotms:Ion.
1Ic thought ,hst all somon should join Ia tho
| crheAdo mud II tho work WAS tightly conducted
| tlny would rot i've to see The dsy when tobEetY
wol,ld tnko tlo place Ut lutompo1auce all through
tue land. "
Tho next address wus n1da BY
| slnB. rAnKEn, or SCOTLAND,
who was ono Of tho leaders Ill tic crusndins
effort CARED on In Tho City OF Dandes. sho
IN yc MI Interesting nccDunt u tho wotk, Stating
engaged in IN hour Of prayer. Altor Q month's
wolX thoy formed The Wnmans Temperance
PRAYER Union. vii ch mct every Monday evening
at o'clock. During the prosrehs Of these meet.
members, and 1t WIS made plain tlas tue
crcat root OF tho evil Of drink:
iux In Scotland was tho hnb!t Of
giving servants beer: Having aeeured ~ tue @ ,asos
tho crsetere made oyerturcH to tho ministers
| Of tle town, b1t only eleven out or hoventf-two
miuiBtc,s invited camo to the Moctlng. Sill.
for,uuatc result, hut went on with tho work,
aud were aucccastnl.
THE noN. Nh. o'noSsEtI,
of Nor York. tn,d TINT lie lisd come to the meet:
iuE tt, Older 10 hear tue dear hlstese. no naa
from b,a youth. I1o could rclnen,ber . limo IN
hts own s.ats when wolnau wonld not 10 a.
lowed to talk in. favor of Temperance
wns YRS xH pfSpof ,a.net ot ~uen
she hHd suffered a,ofs flom 1t than any onc
else, The s,cakcs ailudod to tho large Psogroaa
which tue teml,ol ance euuso lad accomplished
| within tho List twontT. .ilyo yea's, aud tI tue
!. nntnbors oi members which ono Of its tccset ro'
cietIes Ind in different pastS Of the globe. Hf
hoped butorc tho Consentlon closed TO would
too accomplished tho union OF all Temperance
roccnt notltical sveut In his State In tho defeat
Of q man by 10000 who had made himRolf OBJ
noxious 10 the temperance people by seto1ns
: Temperance menstre, md closnd II expressing
: tho hopo that tho Convention wouiu be besaat
With good fruit.
: raid that, wlfle alo was looking At tho hnln!
audience present, shc could not help thinking
7 ttat at any ratio, thora we're good largo crowds
.. poop|o IN tho Ilyoli and the Toledo aud small
o,,os at Zach of tho other 2, 100 saloona III th
city. sLe proceeded to tall tho audience how by
y canal the whisky drank IN Auorlca Tolls
make, sud low big army OF mon 1t would tak'
y to drlnlt It, Sho said TINT II tho crusaders be
:. ltcyed moro III God, and rra, I'd 1nuse to Hun
their efforts would 10 moro successful o'eu tAal
they Lad been.
4
Of Maryland, ssll lint lie waH elad to be pEeAon
= at tho mcctng and to soc tEIAt it had bceu bnse
J: on rogcus grounds. WHAT had beon said 9
u the owl Of 1ntcsnpossrce IN Chicago Sas EQUAL
great ctlicB Vi tho Union. lie haae1 the moot
ius how nsa.,y Of thcm lad heard tue temper
amco causo prayed for in church. a. tho prayer
= :ueoling, aud h9w mhny Of thom slwasa fsn'en sl
c'asr sSise :; tllat i. tic tho Church vaa dea
T. uucnt aud tho ministers i'll defanl
70 il, this rcBrect There wcto great many reopl
y who !ouud fault with the different wasa IN wlltc
!. the temperance pcoplo WORKED so'no fonn
:, fault with tho orushdols, olhors with Tue socEs
,. societies, hut In tho speake.sa opinion ths
!" should work On I'LL liuos. ri.st OF al ~as tn
y prayci limo. ahsn the lav Eno, whaoh moan
10 working for temperance enta through anothc
o. party Tho speaker alluded to Tho good ef1et
win which the iaa line had been worked ~ tn
a Slate Of Marylnud, and said that thoy hoped nel
law o4tandcd all over the S:aso, aud IN !"
yrar. to have tho cntlte Htate undor law
ans. wlrTEsMryEn,
., President Of Tho Woman's National Chr'stie
Union. said TINT she agreed With Sir. DanielS
hfs yiewn regarding tho legal powoIs 70 10 usu ~
by the temperance people. and with tho l.e
.. connection between religion aud tomurano
- hhs behaved In thu powers Of orgsn zatton, At
hoped thnt It would soon be that the Nat1on
Temperance orEan1zAtsoh's powers Wel9 Il
, fruna otn eul Of tho land to tho otlcr. II Ia
T. been eaid tlht ths otusade WA tailulo; th
-. tie 1nuor sasoonB which had bean closra up ]
~ tie CRUSADERS lad boon opcncd With fros
at.lleucosi and that tho last atate Of tho ss
II. waB worBo than tho first. But IT should 10 u
IT, 1nonabered that while new saloona ate belu
opeucd old onts wsro being closed. aud that tt
p wutk Vt tho crusaders WAS successful.
MNa. FcsTEtL. ...
the female lawyer Of Davenport, IT,, obteote
&. In he,ng jntro{uced A. such, aud Bh.o nba vi
addressing tho meeting ~ : momsn, mathe
II. and CRUSADER. 4. tie sans time she sad tbs
After long yeass Of tn! aud hardship shs Aa
= besa admitted to the BIZ, and i Wss worthy q
" uent,on that sl,o Ind studied In All Office whel
prayer was Looked upon "a not out Of place. !
liz Htats OF IuwA terrible struggle WIS goEu
on botween the crusaders and tho antl-tenpo
aneo poaple, mho had organized I'LL Ter tho u At''t
/, or Ltaurty Leagues, Was thero over such . pro
~ suA lou OF tho sacred word OF llbertyl
Wi,,ls- xa!e,t,g sap1 Atata etreat thn playiQi