The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1877-03-15
Correspondence OF the News.
Letter from Wooster, O.-A
Remarkable Temperance
Movement,
WOOSTER, O., March 3, 1877

3 Here, anu WHICH, is receiving Tue eS
pecial attention of all true advocate
of that cause, and arousing many o
those who heretofore remained neu
J trail to a sense of their duty, I TAX
the liberty to assume the place o
correspondent.
The reason why I>think this vii
be of interest to your people, is, tina
I know that I am addressing the ole
starting point of that glorious move
ment of 1873 and IA, (the Crusade,
addressing those who are in sympa
thy with all good and noble move
ments in behalf of fallen humanity.
You have no doubt heard of Mr.
Murphy's labors in behalf of the
Temperance cause in Pittsburg,
and the grand results which have
arisen therefrom, and how the work
thus begun has spread abroad over
the country for miles around. 1t is
now, as I have said, agitating Woos-
ter, and bids fair to accomplish its
intended object.
There is truly very great inter
est manifested here in the matter, SO
much SO, that it impossible to accom-
modate all who wish to attend the
meetings.
1t came about in this way. The
good people of Wooster, hearing of
the great success of Murphy's efforts
in Pittsburg, sent a committee of
two to that city, to ascertain the facts
and acquaint themselves with the
plans and basis of the work, and, if
they thought proper, to secure speak,
ers, late reformers, on good recon-
mendation.
Two came, asking nothing but
Woosters hospitality in return for
their labors, SO eager were they to
spend and be spent in removing the
evil from the land.
The first meeting of the series was
on last Monday evening. The room,
which will hold near eight hundred,
seated, was crowded to the utmost
capacity, many going away, unable
to gain admittance.
The next evening it was also crowd
ed, and many more than on the last
evening went away disappointed in
not getting to hear the earnest ad
dresses of the "Pittsburg men,
1t being found impossible to accom-
modate such crowds, and especially
that class of people whose atten-
dance was most desired, namely, the
Incorporate and Indifferent, the f.
nance committee found it necessary
to resort to some other plan.
On Tuesday it was announced
that hereafter tickets would be sold
from Z A. NJ. to P. NJ, at 10 cts.
each, eight hundred only to be is
sued.
Early in the day, as 1 was told,
they sold all that would be sold,
about 800, and the remainder were
given away to such persons as the
committee wished to be present.
This arrangement is highly com
mended, and has proved very sue
cessful in getting the Incorporate
class of people out.
Near thousand persons, I pre-
sumo, from all reports, have signed
the pledge since the work began, and
many of them were among the most
dissipated persons in the town.
1t is really pleasure, as well as
great encouragement, to see old,
gray-headed men, who have long
been given up as destined to drunk
ards grave, march up at the call, and
subscribe to these words: 81, the un
dersigntd, do pledge myself, through
the grace of God, and in reliance on
Jesus Christ, my Savior, to abstain
from all intoxicating beverages, and
that I will, by all honorable means,
encourage others to abstain"
This pledge shows the principle
or basis on which this work is being
done. Those who sign the pledge
are not to rely on their own strength,
but to take Christ as their Savior
from the accursed sin, and through
Him they hope to be saved, not only
from the sin of intemperance, but
from all the sins of the world.
All the churches unite in a noon
day prayer-meeting, daily, at the
Lutheran church. These excite |
much interest, and are attended by
goodly number. Opportunity is
given at each one of these meetings,
for those who feel an inability to
subscribe to this pledge, to request
the prayers of the people, and each
day there are many earnest prayers
offered up for such persons.
1t is hoped that Mr.. Murphy may
be able to sojourn with us few days
next week, if SO, the probability is
that he will give new impetus to the
work, by one of his earnest pleas for
the noble cause, which has been un-
dertaken.
May Hillsboro be on the watch.
Yours, &c. L. L. o.