Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-03-02

upon us, anu WHICH demanded aIJeHLlOu.
AT the suggestion of Capt. Laying, a
monday prayer meeting was appointed at
the Presbyterian church for Monday; from
20 to 100 people assembled, and the time
was spent in prayer, singing and short
speeches. A meeting at the Opera House
in the evening, was also appointed.
Our visitors. all but Mr.. Lincoln and
Mr.. Wenzell, left on the Monday morning
train for Pittsburgh. These two gentlemen
consented to remain to help along the
movement here. Never did more devout
blessings ever follow friends, than follow
ed these friends.
Monday Evening.
The appointment for Monday evening,
at the Opera House, was made with some
misgiving. some of our friends feeling that
the notice was too short, and that the re-
sponse might not meet the wish, in attend
auee; and there were other misgivings as
to the means of sustaining the meetings,
and interesting the audience that might
assemble. These fears and misgivings only
seemed to show our want OF faith in the
work. By the time for opening, the Opera
House was filled, and numbers that eontin-
ued to come in, occupied all its available
space, with crowd about the door, oecu-
pying the unseated space. and their inter-
est was unhagging to the last. Mr.. Lin
coin had gathered well balanced and eff
fective choir from our own people, and the
speakers were called from among the
friends in the audienee-Capt. Hancock,
n. G.. Dick, Mr. Wenzell, Mr.. Lincoln,
Mr.. Mccoy and Mr.. Jaques, until the
pledges began to be called for, when to
the joy of the whole audience, and amid
clspping and other demonstrations of good
feeling, VIM. H. Hubbard came forward
and signed the pledge, and was called to
the stand to ''give reason for the hope
within him." He gave very feeling and
effective address, which, with the surround
ings, and the movement of so many others
towards Mr.. Jaques' stand-who received
the names-strong men as well as women,
shed tears of Joy. The number of pledges
Signed were between go and 20. The out
breaks of clapping and other demonstra
tons of happiness, were repeated, and
was strong feature of the meeting. Like
good general, when Mr.. Hubbard had
made the passage, he fired the bridge and
cut off retreat. His position was taken af
ter calm deiberation, and with Gods help
and the encouragements of friends, it was
for life. Rev. Mr.. Stafford made the clos
ing speech and happily wound up the
meeting, with the benediction by Rev. Mr..
M'Giffert.
The noon prayer meeting on Tuesday,
was held at the Baptist church, and the
attendance and interest an advance upon
the day previous.
The more prominent features of the ser
vices of the Murphy movement in Pitts
burgh, as given by our visitors, are-frst,
a recognition and reliance upon Divine fa-
vor, and the exercise of true christian love
and charity toward the fallen. Pick him
out of the gutter, if need be, wash and
cleanse him, clothe and feed him, and give
him warm hand, and though he fall fifty
times, raise him up and make him feel that
you are friend and brother.
Tuesday Evening.
The mass meeting at the Opera House
on Tuesday evening, was a mass meeting
indeed, and the seating capacity of the
place was pretty fully tested. The speak
ers were drawn from the audience, and
with a single exception-that of Elder
Day-were the men not in the habit of
speaking in public, who had given their
names and pledges to the work of rescue
and reform-such as Capt. Belknap, Capt
Hancock, ]. D. Hubert, several of the
railroad boys, and others. The enthusiasm
tagged not a whit, and the number of
pledges taken was about the same as the
previous eYening-near or quite 20. ''The
work goes brsvely on, T" and the look seems
to be, that if it continues on this wise, the
powers of darkness will be greatly weaken
ed, if not overcome.
The noon prayer meeting on Wednesday
was held at the Congregational church
each one an improvement upon its prede-
oessOr in numbers.
Wednesday Evening.
The progress of the Temperance cause as
shown by the Wednesday evening meeting,
was encouraging, as well as to numbers,
spirit, and the number taking the pledge.
In all these respects it was an advance up
on its predecessors. The number of pledges
taken was 50 when we left, making the
whole number about $50. The speakers
were a number of the railroad boys, whose
jolly good nature and quiet earnestness of
purpose, impart responsive and kindly
feeling for their brethren in the cause. El-
der Day followed with one of his always
pertinent little speeches, and VIM. h. Hub
bard made somewhat lengthy address
covering many important points in the |
way of exhoytation and encouragement for
his old associates to come forward and fol-
low his example. Mr.. Wenzell and others,
also made short speeches.
Appointments for another day were made
the only change in the programme being |
the assembling Of the noon prayer meeting
in the Methodist church.
The Finance Committee called for funds, |
and some $3.50 were raised; $12 were also
raised the night before by hat collection.
OF course such an enterprise could not be
carried on without some means, but the ex-
penses are light. The visitors from Pitts
burgh came without compensation-their
transportation being borne by the A., Y.
& P. Co., and the use of the Opera House
is generously given by Mr.. Smith, the pro-
prietor.
Educational Association.
The next meeting Of the Ashtabula Ed
cational Association will be held in the