The Dolores star., 1913-06-20
continued from last week !

pOne the meetings TOR iour weeks.
Continued from last week
She Immediately left the room, and
] sat down to read the wonderful mes
sage Of the great ~ am" contained In
the l46 Psalm. No longer doubling, I
at once repaired to the Presby terrain
Church, where quite n large assembly
Of earnest workers had gathered. ]
was ut once unanimously chosen as
the presinent, Mrs. General mcdowell
~ vice-president, aud mrs. ID. X. Fen
ner, secretary, Of the strange work
that WAS to follow. Appeals were
drawn up to druggists, saloou-keepers.
aud neutrality-suspicious.. Then the Pres
byterian minister DIR. McSurely), who
had up to this time occupied the chair,
called upon the chairn,sn-rlrrt To come
forward To the post Of honor but !
could not; my limits refused to bear me.
50 DR.. M"surely remarked, rs he look-
ed around upon the gentlemen:
Brethren, / see that the ladies will do
nothing while we remain; let US sd-
JouFn, leaving this new work with God
aud the Women"
A. the last man closed the door after
him, strength before unknown came TO
me, and without any hesitation or ecu
sultstion ] walked forward to the
ministers table, took the large Bible,
and opening II, explained the incidents
Of the morning; then read the Psalm,
aud briefly las my team would allow
commented upon its new meaning to
me. then called upon Mrs. Mcdowell
TO lead In prsyer-snd such . prayer!
II seemed a. IL the angel had brought
down ''iive Goals" from of the altar
and touched her lips--she Who had
never before heard her own voice IN
prayer! A. we rose from our knees,
(for thers were none sitting on that
ulorning), I ssked Mn. Cowden tour
aaslhodias ssiaistss's .wifs), to start shs
good old hymn,
Give 10 tie wind thy fsars,r
aud turning to the dear women, I said:
A we oil Join In singing this hymn,
let Us forui Ia line, two aud two, the
ANAL women In front, leaving the tall
one to bring up the rear, aud let Us Ut
once proceed to our sacred mission,
trusting alone IN the God Of jacob"
II wss oil done la less time than II
takes to write IL, every heart wss
throbbing, and every woman's counte-
nance betrayed her solemn realization
Of the fact that she WAS going about
her Fathers business" As this band
Of "n,ysterious beings" frst encounter
Ell the outside gaze, aud NJ they passed
from the door Of the old church, aud
reached the street beyond the large
church yard, they were singing these
prophetic words,
And far above thy thought,
HE counsel shall appear,
When fully He the work hath wrought
That caused thy needless fear"
On they marched, IN solemn silence
up to Main street. After calling ut oil
the drug stores, four In number, their
pledge being signed by all the dealers
save one, they entered saloons aud
hotels, on this aud subsequent days,
with varied success, until by contin-
uous daily visitations, with persuasion,
prayer, aud song, and Scripture read.
ings, the drinking places Of the town
were reduced from thirteen to one drug
store, one hotel, and two saloons, aud
they sold very cautiously"
Prsyrr.n,-~tings were held during
the entire winter aud spring. every
morning Except Sunday, aud mass.
meetings In the evenings, At the Mstho.
dist Church one week aud at the Pres.
byierian the next. This Ia. In brief,
the story.