Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-01-11

Wind your fears." The inspiration came
10 us We did not need hymn book.
We all seemtd TO know that hymn,
strange TO say, and Ns we sang it, seventy
OF ns formed two and two, marched out.
intending TO go frat to the drug stores
and then to the saloons and hotels. Just
as we reached the outer court oil the
church, and passed out of the front yard
10 the gate, and on the pavement to the
corner, we were singing that verse
What though thou carest not,
Yet earth aud Heaven and He'll,
Proclaim God si,teth on the throne,
Aud ruleth all things we'll.
And now it has been verified. /
thought today when our leader was again
presented to us for the tenth time and
| saw those beautiful handkerchiefs wav-
ing, and smile OF the countenances beam
ing down upon her, felt surely God does
rule all things we'll. Aud truly ladies
we have great reason on this occasion
10 rejoice in the small beginning this work
had-the insignificant beginning-to see
how it has spread ever the green earth.
But we have had some very amusing
scenes in our own town. The first saloon
that gave up to us was matter of great
rejoicing 10 us. Our streets are very wide,
and the court yard and streets made a
larger inner. We bought the poor mans
whiskey from him and had regular bon
fire. ] am sorry TO say the whIskey was so
mean that 1t would not burn until we got
coal oil and put IN it. There were three
barrels consigned to Mrs. Mcdowell aud
myself and Mrs. Gov. Foraker to knock
the heads of, and although have not
come under the influence of modern dress
reform as yet, / am still somewhat
strong lady at seventy-two, and have rails
ed large family. Dress or no dress we
reform old ladies' did knock the heads in
OF those barrels, and the liquor spouled
out all over so that | was completely bap-
tlzed, and have been consecrated to the
WORK ever since.
The first saloan that we entered was
TINT Of n very noble Euglshman. Ii lie
had had better training, bnd fallen into
better hands, he would have made grand
specimen Of manhood. He propped his
door open, and stood and bowed gracefully
as the ladies' passed in, and then went be-
hind his counter 10 join with us in our
services, aud when the first prayer was
over he knelt down ye'y meskiy and APP
parently with great deal OF feeling, and
saw the tears streaming down his cheeks
But the moment we were ont of one door
his compeers were in ut the OTHER door,
urging him 10 Withstand the influence OF
the ladies'. He did not yield, but has told
me many times since lie would have given
up his liquors had il not been for those
who had 30 much influence on him. Well,
from thirteen saloons and four hotels
where liquor was sold, we had the comfort
to know that there were only two saloons
left that sold liquor. 1t went on in that
way for long time, and since We have
had the comfort TO see the town renovated
with the Dow Law operative, thongh !
have not very much faith in it. But i,
does some good. My own opinion ia that
we have got TO have universal prohibition
[appIause1. We have prohibilory spo,
here and there, but the serpent will get in.
We may be in prohibition town, but
your sons and husbands will have TO go TO
some other town OH business, and there
theymeet temptation. We want it to be
carried the whole way. That was the
purpose We started out with-with no
otlrer idea than unconditional surrender.
1t may take many years to bring it about,
but let us stand firm to our principles.
As far as politics are concerned I nm
just perfect ignoromus, / don't know
one thing about it. l am too old to trou-
bic my head on the subject, II had
lived perhaps generation ahead, and
had the privilege.of voting, l should have
studied up the matter bravely. l never
expect to vote, although may live 10
cast ballot. But am for Gospel Tenn
perance, and while we are pressing up to
form public sentiment. let us look out for
The poor depraved weak men and women
who have formed sueh pppetiles, and let
us help them to a better life, and above
all let us teach the children. There is
the hope Of our work-wiIh the children
am going to tell you one Thing, and then
| will have finished. After all this hard
work in our town, we were sued by drug
gist for ten thousand dollars. OF course II
seemed very ridiculous at first, and the
ladies' laughed al tII; we supposed it was a
joke, but it was only too much earnestness.
We were subpoenied and had to attend
court, and spent two weeks IN that court
house testIfying--and by the way, more
temperance was propagated during tha;
two weeks than ever before. all the peo-
are all the best women OF Hillsboro being
sued for ten thousand dollars. Those law
yers are very smart. We had quite host
OF them, and they tried 10 enlrap us all,
but thank the Lord they could neither
| find word in our minutes, and they
could not catch us IN our testimony SO
they said (; We give it up as bad joo." "
The judge-well, the poor man lie Is dead
aud always tread lightly on the ashes oil
the dead-but he Was Plate, who foI
fear Of public opion passed five dollars
damages 30 rs to throw the cost on lhs
poor temperance people; but our lawyers
appealed 10 the Supreme Court. AnC
there it hung up for some. Gentlemen o
course know how long case can hans
up in the Supreme Court, and lawyer
wife knows something about it. In III,
meantime my husband WAS made Judg,
Of the Bankrupt Court in our county, an,
this Mr.. Donne, the druggist, who was su
ing us Tor ten thousand dollars, was on
Of his subjects, came in for the bsnef