Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-01-11
w. C. T. U.
[7hisCoiumnis Editcdunder.he Direction
ofthcW. G. I. Union, Of Perrvsbur
ECHOES FROM THE W. C. t. U.
In Convention Recently Hcfd In New
York-A Whole speech Worth
Preserving Tor Future Gcncr.

tFmm Daily Union Signal ]

It il great trial TO sit and hear some one
trying TO talk and not able to hear them.
My voice ten or fifteen years ago wonld
have rounded to the extreme part of the
Opera House. But years have been hard
upon il as we'll aa upon the old lady.
Miss Willard.--Mrp. Thompson is sev-
enty-two year, old.
Well, have very little time, and the
story 1 have to tell ia very simple little
one. / will make I'm effort 10 begin il at
once. l suppose most OF you have heard
the story Of the Crusade, and have learned
that DIR. Dio Lewis, no longer among US,
made an address in Hillsboro, O., by invi
tation, upon sour Girls" As he was de-
tanned one day longer than he had inten-
ded staying, he was invited BY an old fogy
temperance man, who had not heard y
Temperance speech for so long that he had
almost forgot that he had ever heard one
TO stay and make temperance speech in
the evening II was not my privilege TO
hear that address, owing TO an afiliction
in my family. But OIL the return of my
children, son aud daughter, IRON the
hall, received very brief report of the
meeting, and, among other things, the
announcement was made TO me that DR..
Lewis had made a proposition that the
ladies OF Hillsboro should do rs HE mother
had done many long years before-vi-it
the saloons and implore the saloon keepers
to desist from their terrible traffic. The
doctor knew our town was rather famous
for such indulgence. Among other things
my little boy said: "Mother, you are on
the list of women, and I think you are one
of the Executive Committee, SO you will
have 10 go in the morning" 1 motioned
Inn TO pass out OF the room as my hus-
band was at the sine lying in his bed no
very we'll, and knew it would annoy him
But lie was well enough TO hear what the
boy said. (Miss Willard, she says, sha
l tell it all, and say tell 1t all) So ny
husband raised his head up from the pill
low and called me TO him, and said
Eliza, what tomfoolery ia all this that
oOi ~ ldlhihH uoOut1 Anu shlu u
him, "Oh, never mind don't know wha
the boy means. will hear about 1t in
tie morning" ! did not want him DIS
iurbed and have his nerves Jared and so
took my seat in the cornor OF the room.
l was reading my Bible trying to quiet
my husband TO sleep. Bye and bye, he
called me again, and said "Now, YOU
need not deceive me, / heard what Henry
said TO you, and hope You won't engage
in any such tomioolery-I repeat it il
tom!oolery." / said,S"Well, don't disturb
yourself tonight abou, It," Then he said,
You answer me one question: Gou
won't go into the saloons of this town, will
you" said, mot nt the bidding of n
man; will not but il God tells me to 60
shall go.' [Applause.] And then said,
"As far as tomfoolerv is concerned, the
gentlemen have been engaged in the tom
foolery business Tor long while, and do
not know but it is Gods intention that the
women should take hand in it," And so
lie quoted himself with a good hearty
Kentucky laugh and saId," Well we will
let you alone, but we will see about i. in
the morning" Well, I pretendedito be
cheerful over the matter, but I had very
great weight about my heart. l had
been praying n long lime with other ladies
IN our community for some opening by
divine Providence by winch this evil
might be subdued in our community, but
nothing seemed 10 have any definite form,
and as some one said to me Perhaps this
may be the way, who knowsr But / read
my bible and went to my bed and I must
say did not sleep very much that night.
l prayed great deal more than I slept
and the next morning AT breakfast, fear
ed the suhiect would come up, but il did
not-there was not one word said about
the matter. As our habit was we adjourn
ed from the breakfast table to our library
for prayers, and as we took our seats, il
seemed the one subject on the minds Of
my children. My daughter sat by me on
little stool, and looking up in my face
said, Mother, you are going over TO the
church, are you notw I said "I don't
know" ard my boy came and said
"Oh. mother you will have to go. Your
name is on the list, and you are one oil the
Executive Committee. Now you will
have TO CO." said, "WelI, we will see
about it," Ny husband was pacing up
and down the floor. He turned to the
children and said Children you know
where your mother goes to settle all vex-
ed questions. Let us leave her with her
Bible'-and thsv all left the room. And
just as was about TO enter upon n very
close eslaie of communion with nv
heavenly father about what l was about to
do heard n tap on the door and when I
opened IT iound my little daughter with
Bible open in her hand at a certain
place; her fnser resting upon IL and the
tears trickiing down iier cheeks. She
handed il to me in this way and said
Mother this must be for you.' passed
out INTO my room and I took the Bible
and read the worderTnl message to woman
the 146th Palm. II has become tn,
Crusade song, and believe is accepted
IN that way. Well, have read tina
psalm thousands of times before, but |
never had the impression upon me that /
did that morning. All those wonderful
promises Of opening the eyes Of the blln
and all that sort of thing came 10 me =
Grandly, and said to myself, "WelI, Mi
is the way to walk" and went over /
: the Presbyterian church, and, must say
$ I never was such coward as was o
g that morning. 1 trembled like an sspe
= leaf. took my seat IN a room OF III
!, church, and IT was soon announced 10 m
= that had been made leader Of the band