The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-12-28

An icy stiffness holds
The pulses of the night;
A deeper mystery inf0ldS
The wondering Hosts of Light.
Till, 10, with reverence pale
That dims each diadem,
The lOrdlest, earthward bending, hail
The Light of Bethlehem!
john b. IdJb, IN INDEPENDENT
According to request, DR.. Frederick
gave an address Sunday evening on
the Temperance Crusade of 1874.
He began by saying that many
years ago in a house of poverty and
misery and drunken father, lived a
family of little children. They were
accustomed to hearing their mothers
voice from the garrett in agoni2ing
prayer to God for deliverance from
the evils of the liquor traffic. One of
these children became prominent
physician in New York city-Dr. Dio
Lewis. This training taught him
that deliverance could come only from
God, and impressed him with the
thought that women must put down
the liquor evil by their prayers and
efforts. The plan included prayer, pc
titions to rum sellers, moral suasion
and conversion. He tried to have his
plan carried out in several states, but
it had its principal success in Ohio.
So that Ohio has been called the Cru
SADIE State" At Washington, G. H.,
the best ladies in the place organized
themselves into bands. They would
first meet in church and spend an
hour in prayer to God for his presence
and then start out two by two, walk
quietly through the streets until they
reached saloon or hotel. They would
ask permission to enter, which was
usually granted, would kneel in
prayer and sing. The keeper would
be asked to sign the petition, promis-
ing to close his saloon and never again
to engage in that business. If not
successful the first time, they would
go again and again until the man
yielded and closed his saloon. The
ladies were never harmed; they We're
usually treated with respect and often
with reverence. Many poor drunk
ard signed the pledge and was con-
verified. Often were heard the words,
God bless Them" from the lips of
these men. The spirit was from God,
and the feeling of the community
was one of awe and reverence. The
were the same in all the
places throughout all the state. In
Cleveland every hotel bar and many
saloons were closed. A young ladies
league was formed which secured
signers to the pledge among the
young men and women. AS some Of
the results of this movement, $500
grOg shops were closed, 800 rum sellers
We're converted, besides thousands of
men, $l5, 100000 less of revenue was
paid in at Washington that year.
There have been "Friendly Inns" es-
tahlished. The temperance sentiment.
received Il mighty impetus by this
and the w. G. II. u, was
and still continues its work.
FACETIE.
A story is told of good old home
spun lady, who had attended for some
time an Episcopal church in which
the services was intOncd. Meeting the
rector on the street one day, she said
to him: "Mr. Pasture, ] hev a little
favor to ask of We: I've bin a sayin' my
prayers in + now for nigh on to five
years, and | would RELY like to say
them in G. for a while. I'm gittin' sol
husky in + now that | can't line in as
| used to do" To please the old lady, |
the rector at once gave directions tOl
have the prayers said in G..
There are many pitfalls in the path |
Of the clergyman who gets into the
habit Of preaching on topics Of the
lay" says New York man. Il have |
Just heard Of young preacher who
delivered telling sermon on |
the 'Angelus,' which, in thought, i'll
not in language, was almost bodily |
taken from notice Of the picture by |
IN eminent art critic. It's, of course,
desirable for the pulpit to be contem-
Doraneous, and ! quite agree with the
clergyman who advised a young man |
lbOut to enter the ministry not to |
preach a sermon more than a month !
I'D without revising it. But this
practice Of taking the last sensation
Is topic for sermon is open TO seTi
,us objection. The preacher is not
Ipt to say anything which has not
,een said as well, if not better, by the
and instead OF being origi
lal. he often shows great poverty Of
bought. Besides, where are you going
o draw the line: If we are to have
ermons on the last new picture, or
he latest murder, why shouldn't We
lave sermons on the latest bearded
ady or the two-headed snake, which
Iappens to be the vogue: There are
igns that the public is getting a little
ired Of the theatrical topical song,
nd think church-goers will soon get
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