Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 23, Number 32, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 March 1874 — Page 7

THE -INDIANA- STATE. SENTINEL,TUES'D AY, ARCH 3,-1874.

PATIESCE DOW. .BT MARIA DOC GLAS, florae from the mill ram Patience IVw; Hhe did not smile, Rhe would not talk ; ( "And now she was II tears, and now , As fierce a a captive hawk. ; . ; Cnmindfol of hr faded kowd, . . Sfche nat wlUi folded hanüs all day. Her lung Lair falling tanked down. . Her ad eTt gating far away, "Where, pa the flelds a Kilver line, She saw the distant river shine. But. when she thought herself alone. One niKht, they heard her mntteriug low, In nuch a chlil. despairing tone, It Keeiued the east wind's sullen moan: -Ah me! the day, they move so Blow ! I care not If they 'ro fair or foul ; They creep along lknow notiiow; I only know he loved me once lit dot not love ma now !" One morning, vacant was her room; And, tn the clover wet with dew, A. narrow line of broken bloom Showed uome one had been paniinz through; And, following the track, it led Across a field of Rummer grain. Out where the thorny blackberries Mied Their blossorn in the narrow laue, Down which the cattle went to drink Jn the summer, from the river's brink. The riverl" Hope within them Rank; The fatal thonsht that drew her there. j They knew, before, among tne rank, White-blossomed weeds upon the bank. They found the shawl she used to wear. And on It pinnedfa little note; "Oh blame me not!" It red,"for when I once am free, my bouI will float To him! He cannot leave me then ! I know not if 't 1 right or wrong 1 go from life I care not how ; I only know he loved me once He does not love me now !" In the farm graveyard, 'neath the black. Funereal pine-trees on the hill. The poor, worn form the atream gave back They laid In slumber, cold and Mill. Hnr secret lept with her; none knew Whose tickle smile had left the pain That cursed her life; to one thought true, Her visiou-haunted, wandering brain, Secure from all, hid safe from blame. In life and death had kept his name. Yet, olten, with a thrill of fear, Her mother, as she lies awake At night, will fancy she can hear A voice, whose tone is like the drear. Low sound the graveyard pine-trees wake: know not If vt is right or wrong I go from life I care not how ; I only know he loved me once 1 le does not love me now !" March Atlantic.

MASTOS. PASSOVER BREAD THE OBSERVANCE OK THE FEAST. The memorial season of the passover, and its observance by those of the Jsraelitish faith, this year commenced on the 16th of this month. Throughout the world the descendants of the tri oes of Israel, who cling to the religious tneiof their forefathers, keep the memorial law handed down to them by Moses. Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread: even the first day shall ye put away leaven out of your houses; for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall becnt off from Israel." The season is observed, as is well known, as a memorial of the night when the Lord smote the Egyptians, und passed over the children of Israel ; and of their subsequent deliverance from the hosts of the enemy. The manufacture and sale of unleavened bread, or matsos, as it is called, during the passover week, are much greater in this city.says the New York Times, than many people imagine. Mr. B. Joelsohn. No. 2fö East Tenth street, told a Times reporter that there are only ten bakers in New York who manufacture the Passover bread; and that they use up over four thousand barrels of flour during the week in preparing matso3. Th trade is not confined to tuts cityaione. as the bakers referred to fill orders from Brooklyn, Philadelphia, and many cities outside of the state. The matsos is made of llonr and water only, and the loaves are cut out hi the form of a cracker as largo as a dinner-plate and thinner than st biscuit. The loaves or cakes are baked to crisp aud are very light about tea to the pound. The loaves aro disposed of at eleven cents a pound, and none bu. those that are whole are sold; and the bread is hroken by the head of the family at each meal, the paterfamilias sayiusj an appointed prayer previous to the breaking of the bread. The broken loaves are ground up and used in makin; the crust of pie3. tarts. fcc. Enough bread is purchased at once by a family to last through the Passover season. There are many of the observances of the Israelitish that in their explanation prove interesting INDIANA'S HISTORY. AN IMPORTANT WORK IN HAND. The Hon. John D. Derees has undertaken the long neglected task of writing Indiana's history. Its title is " The Civil and Politi cal History of the State of Indiana, with Sketches of its Prominent Citizens from the formation of the Territional Government to the close of the year 1S73." As this indiates, the design is most comprehensive, and in Mr. Defrees' hands it is an assuranca that the work will be as complete. To carry it out, however, Information, especially of a local kind, must be obtained, and that which is a matter of little moment to many will be of much value to the historian. To this end Mr. Defrees solicits the good offices of gentlemen in every county in Indiana. The desirod information may be classified under the following heads: 1, The name of your county; when organized; the names of the first county commissioners, and of as many of the first settlers as you can ascertain. 2. The name of the county seat; when located, and by whom, and the nanles of the proprietors and first settlers. 3. The establishment of the first newspaper ; its name and politics, and the number and politics of those now published, and the names of the proprietors and editors respectively. 4. The paines of those most prominent "in public affairs; their politics and characteristics, and the oigamlsation of your county to the presaut timo. 5. A history of the progress of agriculture, mining, and other pursuits, in your county, and any informa tion of interest you may think desirable. To this anneal there will doubtless be a hearty response, and auch response will make this history a complete compendium of the life ol the Hoosier state, an invalua ble book to Indianians. Srteakinsr of one of Indiana's prominent statesmen, the Lawrence. (Kan.) Tribune 'says: TheUon. George W. Julian, tor a lonflf time member of congress irom tne fifth district, Indiana, has removed to lrvinzton. a Buburban village of Indianapolis He has resumed the practice of law, so far as relates to the management of important land controversies before the departments and couits at W ashington. When in con gress Mr. Julian was chairman of the committee on public lands and made questions Ttertainlnir to tne pudhc lauus aim iauu a rants a specialty, which will render bim valuable counrel in all claims wherein other parties and the Government are concerned H is thorouehlv familiar with the land grants ot Kansas, and could no doubt help unt-ngle certain perplexing questions which trouble some of the people of Kansas He was the leader of the land reform move ment, and is universally acknowledged to bo an able lawyer as well as a statesman who has made his mark. ThH Cincinnati Gazette's Indianapolis cor 'resnondent writes: Gen. Tom Browne, late republican candidate for governor, and who recently removed from this city to his old home at Winchester, has returned heie, and re-entered the old firm of Gordon, Brown ' & Lamb. He positively refuses to allow his name to be mentioned in connection with the congressional race in the fifth district.

t FACTS AND FIGURES. A PLEA FOlt TEMPEBAECE. ADDRESM OP THE STATU TKMPERASCK - ALLIANCE FIOURlNrt ON TFIE LIQUOR BUSINESS. To the Ieople of Indiana . The . declaration of independence was "We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal ; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalieuablo rights; that among these are life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights governments are instituted among men deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends it is the right of the people to alter, or abolish it, and to institute a new government, laying its foundations on such principles and organizing its powers in Buch form as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness." The preamble of the constitution of the United States ueclaies " We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do. ordain and establish this constitution for the United States of America." The preamble of the constitution of Indiana proclaims "To the end that justice be established, public order .maintained, and liberty perpetuated, we, the people of the state of Indiana, grateful to Almighty God for the free exercise of the right to chose our own form of government do ordain this constitution." Thus, in these three primary foundations of our governmental structure," is it declared that life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are to be secured, justice established, domestic tranquility insured, the general welfare promoted, public order maintained, and liberty perpetuated, and for these purposes governments are established and only when the government becomes destructive of these ends can the people chaifge it. The perpetuity and safety of the republic depends on the morality and intelligence of the people. In Indiana we express our gratitude "to Almighty (Jod for the free exercise of the right to choose our own form of govern ment," and if we thus are grateful for one privilege bestowed by Him, do we not thereby acknowledge Iiis right to rule and govern in all our privileges? The nation and the state are entitled to the service of the best ability and talents of every citizen. Ileuce the risLt on the part of the government to provide educational facilities for the people, and in the - exercise of this right Prussia compels the education of her children Also the right to require the military service of every one fitted for that duty, or the juryman to adjust differences and disputes among his fellows or pronounce upon violations of law. Whatever will deprive the government of the best physical and mental ability of its subjects thät government being organized to promote the general welfare, maintain public order and perpetuate liberty, must, if faithful to the trusts committed toitskeeping, remove from the people, lleuco our saniiary laws separating disease irom neaiin, aoating nuisances, requiring men to use their property so that their neighbors shall not be injured, and hence also the right of the government to regulate. restrain or prohibit any traffic or course of conduct that .causes disease, misery, crime or suticring. THE USE OF ALCOHOLIC PRINKS Is such producer of disease, misery, suffer ing and crime. England passed laws prohibitory in their character of this traffic in the reigns of Henry 3d (A. D. 121G to 1272), Edward 3d (A. D. 1317 to 1377) and Henry 8th (A. D. 1519 to 1547). "In the reign of Ilenrv 3d, an act was passed disqualifying persons engaged in such business from hold ing any office of a judicial or executive character." Indiana has repeatedly placed this traffic under the action of statutoiy law Degmning in lOi, and up to this date, this traflie has been under the bar of the com mon law and only tolerated bv special err actments. The supreme court of Indiana has added the weight of the judiciary to the legislature, and say "the effect of the entire legislation upon the liquor traffic has been. not to encourage persons to embark in the business, but to hedge it about with restric tions and qualifications, and overshadow it with pains and penalties. The whole course of legislation on this subject prevents any presumption being indulged that this traffic like other employments adds to the wealth of the nation or the convenience of the pub lie. The presumption is thus declared in almost express terms to be, that the traffic Is injurious to the public in te rests and hence the reason of the rule protecting other employments does not apply to this one, and therefore it cannot be said to be within ths rule." Harrison et al. v. Lockbart ; XXV Indiana Reports, page us. We submit, is it not better to continue in the paths of our fathers, maintain both the etter and spirit of our constitution, raise the standard of true liberty and manhood above the more gratification of appetite, and present to the world the best type of gov ernment, sustained by the liberty, virtue and rail-developed mental ana physical ability of all its citizens, rather than follow the leadership of men whose deslzns are to gratify their appetites or nil their pockets with money that should feed and clothe and maintain- the families of the drunkard or drinlcer? Had we not better exeit every power to crush this hydra-headed monster, that now affects to " despise drunkenness and in temperance," and yet makes war upon the means used to prevent tne vice 7 lr it is right to punish the drunkard, why not equally right to prevent the man becoming a drunkard T xj&x, us remind THB PEOPLE OP INDIANA that the United Slates census reports of 1870, compared with 1SG0, disclose this state of facts la Indiana, viz: Per cent, of in crease Population, z4; schools. 3z; news papers, 57; churches, 22; distilled liqnors, 4: malt liquors, sui; insane, idiots, m); persons in prison, 220; poor receiv ing support, iw. ur, stating tne same in another form, while the three great educational instrumentalities, the chools, newspapers and .churches, have increased in due proportion to the ... r . . . m - population Malt liquors thatharm no one, as said by some, have increased in proa"::. .'r'' - tlmn and rtAiirtArism nvpr Ava tmAoaaf as the population. How long can the state exist if this condition of affairs continues? Compare the five largest counties having the largest number ot saloons now, with the five largest counties that had no saloons in 1872, 1673, nor have any now; No.of polls. Ex. p'd by C'ty I poll. Ratio of C'ytopl NO Counties. 22 8'B 177 Marlon . Vanderb'g Vi SO . Allen Tippecano Grant -Hendrick Hamilton.. Henry Jay-. ... .. If such, 13 70 4 K!7 5 Yli 6 3Ui 4 177 S i 60 a 47 S3 26 4 14 3 W 4 (17 6 W 97 1 Ml 1 7 2 3-J 1 19 1Ö2 58 GO S! 20 11 6 6 S 1 l to 1 to 1 to 1 to 1 to 1 to 1 to 1 to w C1 113 1!U JUS 30 &M &sr 1)8 17 41 12 80 2-i C8 Od 3 8 671 3 474 2 48 1 to 116 2 to ü&tf are the results of the abundance

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compared with the absence of saloons, does not true statesmanship as well as patriotism demand that we decrease the number as speedily as possible?' What then is the duty of every lover of liberty, country, humanity and Cod? Spare no honorable effort to des tfoy this enrsp, or it will destroy the nation now can rr im done? 1st. By personal total abstinence. " 2d. By persuading all who will be persuaded to adopt like total abstinence. Sd. If any there be who will not be per suaded, then that paramount law of nations as well as individuals, sslf-protection," demands that the power of the 'government must be laid upon all who will not yield to the dictates of leason and follow the teachings of an enlightened, sober mind. To accompli nil this last mode, we recommend that the influence of every , friend temperance, happiness and true liberty exerted to control all primary elections, township, city and county conventions. Let no man addicted to the uso of intoxicating liquors, or engaged in the manufacture or sale of the same, be placed in nomi nation lor any office. Give both political parties to understand that their nominees must be free from the vice of drunkenness and drunkard-making in the less, as well as the greater degrees. And while, by the combined votes of the democrats and repub licans, we are now oiessea with the best temperance law ever enacted in Indiana, ex cept that of 1855, let us trust the good sense and political sagacity of the leaders of these parties, backed by the combined voices and energies of all who loro sobriety, happiness and liberty, rather than intemperance, mis ery, licentiousness, vice and crime, to con tinue on- the statute books with such amendments as experience demonstrates are needed to make it more eüicient and thorough, the law that has decreased drunk enness, gladdened homes, and favored the opposition only of the liquor dealers and those who profit by their craft. Should the oluical parties rail to take II rm and decided ground in favor of this great virtue, temperance, or place in nomination men who cannot. be trusted in regard to this question, we will have ample time and opportunity to decide upon, and provide for the combined action of those whose love for their fellow men and regard for God's law, may sunder the ties that have heretofore bound them to tbeir political friends. Again we urge every temperance man to attend the primary elections and conventions of thair respective political parties, and boldly annouuee their determination to vote for no man whose past life and present professions do not furnish a sure guaranty that no backward step shall be taken in dealing with the traffic iu intoxicating liquors, but that every honorable means shall be used to bring drunkenness and drunkard making to an end. Viilllam Bexter, provident: T. A.Good win, secretary; Sylvester Johnson, corresponding secretary ; John W.Kay, treasurer: 13. B. Reynolds, G. W. C. T. ; Mary A. Sobnson. U. W. V. C: T. II. Elliott. G. W. V. T.; W. W. Snyder, G. V. S.; Sylvester Johnson, G. W. T., Indiana State Temperance Alliance. Papers throughout the state please copy. .GLEANINGS FROM THE FIELD TEMPERANCE NOTES. A call has been issued for the state tern perance convention at Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday the 25th. It has this preamble: A state convention is hereby called, under the auspices of the Ohio State Tcmperanco Alliance, to meet in Columbus, in the new city hall, Wednesday, March 18th, 1S74, at 11 o'clock A. M., the object of which shall be to unite the temperance strength of tho state in support of the women's movement now in progress, by organizing a joint stock compa ny witu a capital steck ol livo millions of dollars, in order to enforce and improve existing temperauco laws, and awnken throughout the entire tato a thorough sen timent in favor of total abatinenco from all intoxicating beverages. At Springfield, Ohio,MikeBunn,theprhice of liquor dealers, has capitulated, It is the great event of the campaign Dio Lewis and Mr. Stewart, otherwise "Mother Stewart. his firs-t lieutenant, have gone to Columbus. Tho beer brewers and the saloon proprietors who again met In secret session Monday evening will present to the city council their elaborate petition. It is understood that they want the council to pass an ordinance prohibiting the temperance crusaders from ob structing their sidewslks, and. interfering with their business. The chairman also instructed the saloon keepers not to allow the ladies in future to enter tbeir places ot business. The controversy in Columbus, Ohio, is growing hot and fierce. The battle, if fought as in other places, will be by no means a peaceable one. The state Journal is de cidedly opposed to the movement. Several members are against it, and to-day at an informal meeting, nearly all of them spoke doubtfully about the policy of visiting saloons for prayer. On the other hand there are hundreds nerving themselves up for that very work, but every step of their progress will be met by stern and angry resistance. The contest will be by far the most interesting of any yet witnessed during the war. A week ago the village of Alpha, Ohio.had twojfiourishing saloons. On Saturday there was a report of the first surrender. The other saloon was kept by Mr. Leonard, for merly an excellent blacksmith. He thought saloon-keeping an easier way of making a ivinsr. and found it so, but after the first surrender be became shaky, and sent a promise to the praying women that he would quit on Thursday of last week, but he could not noia out so long, ana a courier- lias just brought the word that he has surrendered. At Lancaster, Ohio, on Sunday a woman's meeting was held. A committee, embracing ladies of the highest social position and re s portability, was appointed to visit the sa loons and drug stores to-morrow, with a pa per asking the proprietors to pledge them selves V quit the liquor business at the ear liest possible moment. I he mam assein blage will remain at the church and pray for their success. If this request Is unfa vor ably met with, more stringent measures will be resorted to. At London. Ohio, the war is carried on by means of tabernacles. One was set in iront ofW. Riley's grocery on Monday, after repeated warnings from him not to do so. The result was. he. with others, threw it off the ?avement, making a complete wreck of it he excitement now was intense, and al most culminated In a riot. Pistols were III M W II. &UIA UUO JL brlW AAAVVCVA UVITUl - VA fora while it appeared there would be blood ' t course prevailed, and drawn, and one or two knocked down, and everything to quiet l The new temperance headquarters at Springfield, Ohio, will be dedicated next Wednesday. A procession will be formed of all the friends cf the movement. The new quarters aie to be. fitted up with kitchen lounzes. etc. for a regular campaign fortress, Two grocery keepers who have sold beer and liquors in Springfield, have given notice that Bucn sales nave Deen stopped in meir premises, At Dunkirk in this state the war opened last week with a lecture by the Hon, Wil liam Baxter. A large and enthusiastic au 70 dience waa present. Resolutions were adopt ed to enforce the Baxter law, and a com 0 0 o mittee of twenty was appointed to look after the work. Thero are six hundred inhabitants in Dunkirk, and three drug stores no saloon. One, at least, ol the drug 0 0 stores sells liquor in various quantities.

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THE WHISKY WAR. " . TITE LADIES STILL ON THEIR KNEES. J Etfersonville, February 26. About fifty ladies of the temperance union continue visiting saloons day after day. They sing their hymns and pray earnestly at each saloon. Some few proprietors close their doors against them and servioes are then held in the street. The ladies are out early and late without auy apparent fear. They feel that they are creating a healthy mora, sentiment that will bear fruit bye and bye IN GOTHAM. THE WAR OPENED ALOXO THE LINES THE MOVEMENT SPREADING. A number ot women engaged in the temperance cause, failing to secure the Theatre Comique for Sunday evening meeting.ealled at a well known saloon in Houston street yesterday with a view of obtaining the use of the theatre attached. The proprietor was not in at the time, but on his return was informed of tbeir visit when he wrote a letter addressed to the public in which he says, "the ecbos of the great temperance movement" in Ohio have reached me and as an humble, but still Sympathie member of the community, I heartily join and will substantially aid in disserainnating the principles, of temperance so little known, appreciated and practiced in our midst. Harry has placed his theatre, according to the letter, at the disposal ot temperance for Sunday evening. It is now a well patronized variety and dance shop. PITTSBURG. THE WAR OF THE WOMEN EVENTS AND INCIDENTS. PiTrsRrRQ, Pa., Feb. 2C Another meeting ot ladies was held this p. M. to further consider the question of a crusade against the liquor business in this city. Some three hundred were present. The Rev. McDermttt spoke encouragingly of the prospects of the work in this city, and detailed the progress elsewhere. Communications were read irom tne women's christian Associa tion and from division number two Son s of tempeiance, of this city expressing their heartfelt sympathies with the temperance cause, and pledging their prayers for the successful issue of the movement in its be half. The plan of organization suggested, was the election of officers, including an ex ecutive committee of 50, and a visiting com mittee of the same number. It is proposed that the army of workers be divided into companies of a hundred or less. each to have a leader and to be numbered as 'companies A, B, and C. Company A is to devcto the first hour to singing and prayer at the first saloon visited. Com pany B is to follow while company c pro ceeds to another saloon. In case any company is arrested it will proceed to the mayor's office, where can win do lonn coming. It will then resume opera tions. The women expect to com mence oierations next Tuesday. THE RUSIIVILLE CRUSADE. ON THE WAR TATU AND PROSECUTING THE CAMPAION VIGOROUSLY. From an Occasional Oonvsponrteiit of tli Sentiurf.) KrsHviLLE. Ind., Feb. 26. Tho women's whisky war continues to grow in interest, and it is evident to the most casual observer that it is the business of the hour in Rush ville. A committee of ladies waited upon Mr. Marcus Beher, requesting him to withdraw his application, and were met with a polite but firm refusal. Tuesday committees visited many whose names were upon Mr. Beher's petition, beseoching them to withdraw their signatures, some twenty were induced to do so. Other committees were busily engaged in circulatng what is termed the voters' pledge a pledge which binds the signer never again to sign a petition for a permit and met with flattering success. The various druggists, four iu number were visited by other committees and requested to sign the druggists' pledge, pledging themselves to abstain from the sale of all spirituous liquors. One establishment signed the pledge; tho other three politely refused. In the evening the citizens were startled by the simultaneous ringing of the church bells, the court and school house Dei is, tne farm bells of an excited hardware dealer, the blowineof the alarm whistles of the factories, and the quick wild shrieks of an apparantly scared locomotive as it sped at a rattliDg rate out of town. But noi a saloon or drug 6tore closed its doors. No man poured out his whiskies unless the usual nickels were produced. A larce number of citizens con errecrated in the Presbyterian church, the la dies predominating. Speeches were made by the preacher and others, encouraging the adies to go on in tne gooa wors, mm n was one in wmcn tne maies nau nui tu courage to engage, one in which they preferred, rooster like, to retire to toe protection of some friendly rose bush on the approach of danger. The following proposi tion of druggists was read and rejected. "We, the undersigned druggists, pledge ourselves not to eive or sell Intoxicating liquors in violation of the law. to any person signing the following pledge." En. Bkher, HAVENS iv UKO. Wm. Tyner. The Dledze is as follows: "We the under signed citizens of KusbviIIe and vi cinity, not considering the law of the state sufficient but requiring additional pledge from the drucsrists. we hereby pledge our selves not to aik the druggists to sell or give us intoxiratinar liquids except the same ue proscribed by a practicing physician. Our motive is 10 aid tue aruggisis in suppie&siug the evils of intemperance. The ladies were ai vLsed to reject-the proposition, w nai next we know not, but lively times are aneaa. U.U. THE MANCHESTER WAR. BENSON ADDRESSES TIIK MULTITUDES AND . CAMPAIOX LOOKED FOR. rrom an Occasional Correspondent of the Sentlnel.l Manchester, Ind., Feb. 25. It certainly has not been for the want of a field in which to work that has prevented active labor upon the part of the advocates of temperance, for the year 1874 finds Manchester with more saloons and more drunkenness than ever before, and subjects for praywrs are numer ous enouch to enlist the attention 01 a mui titude of praying women. The friends of lem perance have,with the beginning of this week, commenced work, ana on Jdonuay ana xues day evenings large and enthusiastic meet Ines were held in the city hall. Luther Benson, of Rushville. addressed the meetine on both evenir.es. As a temperance ad vocate, Luther is a success and his addresses ' . . . a are superior to those we nave oeen accus tomed to hear. 'He is an eloquent and ford ble speaker, and we shall not be surprised if 1.1 1 . 1. ! - 1 1 1 mm -t . o a m fiVAltnrv ms lauurs iu tmtr piace win iuuw a imuuu of indignation against the whisky traffic that will exhibit itself in a fewdays in a movement that is not altogether passive. So well were our citizens pleased with Mr. Bsnson's efforts that on las; evening they complimented him with a serenade, and should he ever visit our place will be warmly received. , BEECHER ON THE RAID. WHAT HE THINKS OP DRAMMING HE BELIEVES IN THE WOMEN'S WAR. Sunday night Mr. Beecher made the striking anl noble utterance: There is seen in nature, two modes of activity. One is the, gradual, the mild, the

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steadfast, and the other a kind of climacteric intensive, with intermissions. So we have gentle rains, and so at other times we have mighty outbreaks and storms and disturbances. Both of them are admirable. It would not be enough perhaps, to have mild and gentle Influences all the time; thero are things that these do not reach, and it certainly would not be desirable to have a kioU.of processional amount of storm ar;und you when you desire to purify tho atmosphere; and so the ordinary mode in nature is what may be called the quiet, even, and gentle mode, and occasionally the more impetuous and tempestuous one. There aoems somothintr like that in the course of human society. Beyond all question the steadfast, constant, even, and nioderote action of men, is that appointed to be the ordinary, and there can be lust as little question that at times communities wake up and mount into a hi&rher derelonmnnt of feeling into movements that are upon a much grander scale: and that thinzs are ac complished in that wav that are not accomplished in any other. We have a remarkable instance of this going on now In the west in Sis extraordinary movement that is taking . ace to suppress the drinking establishments. I do not know that the history ol the race has ever shown a parallel In the past to this movement. if there is anything fn the world that needed doing it was the taking down ofthat class of men that hve perfect liberty to desolate the community bv uneodlv traftle. If there is anyone evil that cries aloud in more lurv and with more vni tn hvn tor Suppression than dram-drinfclncr and selling of drinks I know not what it is. Consider that there may be other things that are worse, but thev are not so continuous and universal. This dram-drinking, while it is peculiarly deleterious to the individual, it is the scourge of the household; it is the murrain plague of the family and it comes M'Uh especial weight- on woman, as being least able to defend herself, and all the suffering is concentrated on her. Now, then, this evil, which has detied legislation, when we have preached against it in vain, have legislated against it in vain, at last in the providence of ,od there has arisen, no one can tell where or how, as the wind bloweth where it listeth, there has arisen a moral cyclone, a perfect tempest of influence against it. There is a good many things, I think, predisposing. In the first place, it is one of the fruits of the agitating for woman's rights. Men have resisted the idea of woman speaking and voting. I have never troubled you with much of this subjoct, here or in preaching, but you all know I am commit ed, first, last! and all the time, to the move ment that is to bring woman to the level of man, and she is comingtc the line of equality; not to manhood, but to womanhood. But everybody has been saying, "What are you gaining by it? lou are putting your cause uacK. lurtner ana lurther." .Now this Is one gain for that cause. This thing never could have taken place if there had not been taking place a change in the public uiuiu iu regaru to women taaing part in public affairs. They would not let Miss Smiley preach in a Presbyterian church here in Brooklyn. What are they going to do with these women T Brother "Cuyler has been disciplined for letting Miss Smiley preach in his pulpit. I honor him for letting her, but I blame mm lor not standing up more tor her rights afterwards. But look at this movement; it springs up unquestionably, and It Is one of the first advances in tbe di rection of a recognition of the public reason and the public conscience of so much moral power as belong to woman, and is a recognition of her rights to exercise that power in some other sphere than the household. It is true that the place fora candle is a candlestick, andthe first lijht is for those who sit around t he table : but it there is a window open, so that you can let the light shine out, is there any reason why the candle 6hould not shine out into the road and guide some weary traveler? It is true that woman's spere is in the family, if she has a family ; but suppose she has no family, is she to"be a gun loaded forever and never lired oil? (Laughter.) If she is full ot zeal and enthusiasm, is she to stand still in everlasting waiting? Has not she a right to do something, to be something, if (Jod has given her power and Impulse? W ell, the first sphere ol woman we admit freely to bo the housnoid, and when she in the household feels that her very domestic relations require her to be public, has she not a right to step out and become public. Suppose in the neighborhood men are drinking and gambling men that don't care about schools; and here are forty or fifty mothers have not these women a right to hold meetings and say that there shall be schools? I tell you if Dante had lived in our time no punishment that he would have invented would have equalled that of a sensitive, loving. pure, proud, high strunz nature beguiled by the semblance of love into wedlock, see ing her idol turned into clay, to dirt, and being obliged to consort all her life with a "MISERABLE, GLUTTONOUS, LIBIDINOUS, drunken knave, who has a right to her per son, to her society, to her couch, to her table, and she lives in the presence of some fiend and total hog, and that week in and week out, and month in and month out. I tell" you there is no other hell in any man's imagination equal to this. You cannot conceive of suffering greater than that. And have they no right to complain to destroy the destroyer? Is it right for vipers to run in and over and not tread on them? if mere ever was a rignt, n is mis. This movement in the west teems to have come up by inspiration. I am not criticis ing it; lam not saying wnai channels 1, will run la, but I do say there never was reason for anything auch as there is for this, and it is something to pray for, and if I make a criticism it is not from want of sympathy, but from intensity of sympathy, I observe all through there has been an uuarvnstompdfeeuneactlnir with enthusiasm acting fanatically, perhaps and I believe n fanaticism that is a sweet and noble fanat icism, and not a malign one. It is a kind of faith that will beize the thing desired, but all these things tend to be excessive and exhaust themselves, ana like a fire made of 8 havings Intensely uril liant but soon burned out. Nor is it a treat pitv such forces could not be economized and mado to last for a long time. My fear is that this may be like burninjc over prairies it will burn off the old grass, will kill a great many insects and scorch a great many snakes, and then die out. Mr Beecher continued by spying that this movement differed from religious revivals in not haying any organization behind it like the church, and said that it would be well if the churches conld take it no and in some way connect it with the creat religious associations, As to the . qestion ef the right of the women to break up a man's liouor business and the dienity of the things Mr. Beecher said that on the first point there was no doubt the women had the rizht : and as to the dignity, if a man was In a burning building, iu" escaping he would not be particular to walk just as the dancing-master might teacn, nut ne wouia get out as best he might ; and so in the preO . a . Ala A Bence of this great movement n was noi wise to stand on dignity. But the evil was nnt cninrr to be ranwd in thti wav: it was too deep. We are fifihtingagainst the beast that is 111 US. I . V f I V luau ucu A" umi dvuc:vmu v. t he lion and Bomethingof the swine.and every generation had to fight this battle; and this fight against intemperance is to go on forever. The fight against it must be alifework, and every influence' must be brought to bear in order to gain a better knowledge

of the physiology of intemperance, the nature of alcoholic drinks. At present chil dren were brought op not to touch, taste or handle: but suppose they were to be thrown into temptation, it was better .that they should know how to Urink than thr.t they should be totally ignorant and go to guzzling. Whether the movement of the west would come here he did not know; if It did and was taken np a mere imitation of the wet.t it would fail; to succeed it must be iron the heart, an J women must engsee in it berau Ihev could not help it. At anv rate if thy calll notpray upon the sidewalk or in tLe saloon they could at home, and this he earnot!y recutnmendod. " You cannot," he said in conclusion. " labor for the temperance cause without laboring for a glorious revival of religion, for temperance is John ik Baptist and alter him comes Christ."

A WOMEN'S TRIUMPH. THE MUNCTE CAMPAIGN A DAY OP HURPK!S THE STREETS FLOODED WITH WDbCI. From u ocuaiuual corrmpondi-nt af tt Hiol.wI.l Mt'NciE, Ind.. Feb. 21. 1S7L Yftsfer.lav was a day of victory and triumph for tho noble hearted temperance working women, of Muncie. The whiskey of two saloons w . poured into the street amidst treat rhr inl and Bhqjiting-. According to the promise made 011 Saturday, the "travelinir saloon" joined the ladies at the M. E. church yesteruay aibernoon. ue loa the way from the saloon of Jerry Brown to his residence where the lades demolished Iiis bottles and kegs. At Brown's the pravera and plead ings of the women seemingly made an 1m- : 1 t . . ... . . . prt-hsion on nis neart, aithoueh the ladies were treated with all the polite ftps nf a gentleman. ' Leaving this saloon on Main street, they next went to Kirk' on Walnut; nere iiiey iouna inn ooor. locked against them; but determined not to be b filed in this way, they knelt in front of the door, in the suow that was falling thick and fastAfter passing half an hour in earnest praver at this place. thev again retvrned to the church. While hero, the business committee in some wav-sur rounded Noah Branson, who ' has kept liquor at his house. The ladies did not give up their coaxing until Branson consented to let the ladies destroy what whisky he had on hand. This wan another victorv. and it was announced by the ringing ot the cnurcn Dens, 'ihe bottles of Branson were -. carried across the street Irom his house and, ' thrown against a large stone, breaking them inu atoms, the poison flying in every direction. It may be well to no:e here, that in Muncie the ladies have not adopted the same mode of procedure as that adopted in most other plai'ps. Here the ladies absemhle at the M. E. church every afternoon, and aftet an hour devoted to earnest prayer they visit . the saloons in a body, not staying longo, than half an hour attach place; ncr do t te go oftoner than once perdny. .AtV?.i$4tLS ladies argue, those opposed to &.13 moda may set the saloon-keeper meditating over the wrongs of his business by the visit of one day, he has completely abandoned all such pious ideas from his mind, and has determined .within himself to resist all appeals for mercy that may be made to him. On the other hand it is argued that his meditations produced one day will continue until by the following day he becomes selfconvicted, aud will of his own desire feign the pledge. I understand, however, that in a few days the lad if s will adopt the method of staying in the saloon all day.; CM. TUFFS OF BATTLE SMOKE. At Union City, Tuesday, the ladies, fortysevn in number, visited all the saloons in the place, praying and pleading with the proprietors to sign the temperanco pledge, but they were not very successful. Still they are not discouraged, and intend, if they cannot pray the saloons out, they will law them out. Thev were received rolitely by all the saloon-keepers, and invited to call again. The excitement is getting intense. . large crowd of citizens Btood on the street corners watching the procession ot ladies as it moved from aaloon to aloon. The ten saloons reported closed on Sunday were all opeued,Tuesday except one, which has closed for good. At Valparaiso, the excitement caused by the women's war on liquor increases, and the streets have been alive with song and praver. A fcaloon-keeper trot drunk and abusive, and was locked up. II ii wife threw water on the women below, which had the effect of making them sing together and. pray longer. The mayor's order to restrain them, issued yesterday, was unheeded." The women relieve each other in squads. Another saloon-keeper has just been arrested. named Tom Ward. There are several in dictments against him, claiming in ail about 10,000 damages for selling to minors.. THE WORK BEGUN AT HOME. ' MEETING OF THE QUAKER I ADIES, WHO DE TERMINE TO STAKT TUB FRAYKB-CURK MOVEMENT IN IXlLANAIOLlS. The plain, white, two-story church at the corner or Delaware and SU Clair streets, known as the Friends' meeting-house, was occupied last night by a hundred or more of sober, earnest men and women, convened for the purpose of considering the propriety of applying the prayer-cure in an effort to break up the liquor busmess in this city. H. F. Fl6tcber, chairman of -the s anding committee on temperance of tho Friends' church, presided. . At first there wastoomuch thinking and too little talk, silence reigning. Nolodv seemed to know just what ought to ba done, or what was ex pected. Airs, rsaran Mniin nnauy suggestea that perhaps it would be well for persons present to express themselves unreservedly upon the subject under consideration, after speeches from nearly all present. v illiamlUalley said bewas glad the work: had been begun. but there was much delibarating yet to be done. Organization was every thing, lie lavorea tne appointment 01 a. committee of ladies who shall conler with a similar committee from EACH CHURCH OP THE CTTT, thete committees to meet jointly and determine just what shall be done, and how it shall be done. There must be a combined effort if anything is to be accomplished. There is work for men to do also in the executive line. After some sparring between Mrs. Bayliss aud the gentlemen, those present in favor of affronting the committee suggested by Mr. Uadly were requested to rise. With two exceptions every lady in the houss stood up. The chairman appointed as such committee the following ladies: Mr. Dr. Harvey, Mrs. Rhoda Hunt, Mrs. Jane Trneblood, Mrs. Rachel Carpenter, Mrs. Mary Carter, Mrs. Emma Kelly, Mrs. Rebecca Morris, Mra Carrie Evans and Mrs. Sarah Jane Smith. It was suggested by several parties that the churches of the city be requested, at their prayer-meetings this evening, to appoint a committee similar to that j list designated, and all these committees meet inj joint session at Roberts Park church, on Monday at:3 o'clock. This suggestion was adopted, then came an adjournment. The meeting was marked by a prayerful earnesness and desire to make no mistake .. in Inaugurating the movement which was admirable. It is evident that something will be done. At Winchester, Tuesday ni xht commenced in earnest the tempeanceexzilement whichx. has been brewing for several days. Areformed inebriate named Benson, lectured last night, and will to-night, imploring the women to begin the good work. A pledge of support was circulated to-day, and signed by leading men ; and tho crusad will sqqu. be in operation.