The history of Methodism [electronic resource] . tee was continued, a specialday set apart to be observed as Temperance Sunday in allour churches, the American Anti-Saloon League indorsed,and the former utterances of the Church reiterated. The Womans Crusade in 1874, especially in the Stateof Ohio, resulted in the reclamation of many drunkards andthe drawing of many others into the ranks of the total absti-nence army Their methods were startling. They circu-lated pledges of total abstinence, and appealed personally todruggists, physicians, real estate owners and lawyers tocooperate with them b
The history of Methodism [electronic resource] . tee was continued, a specialday set apart to be observed as Temperance Sunday in allour churches, the American Anti-Saloon League indorsed,and the former utterances of the Church reiterated. The Womans Crusade in 1874, especially in the Stateof Ohio, resulted in the reclamation of many drunkards andthe drawing of many others into the ranks of the total absti-nence army Their methods were startling. They circu-lated pledges of total abstinence, and appealed personally todruggists, physicians, real estate owners and lawyers tocooperate with them both by example and active service incurtailing the power of the saloon. In small companies theyvisited saloons, conversing with the proprietors, sometimespraying with them, in order to induce them to forsake theiriniquitous business; and while singing and praying in thesaloon persuaded men to sign the total abstinence refused admission to the saloon they took their position onthe pavement in front of it, and there exercised themselves. MISS FRANCES E. President of the Worlds Womans Christian Temperance Union. The Womans Crusade 1253 in song and prayer and persuasion. They sometimes tookthe names of habitual visitors to these saloons and whenpossible pleaded with them to give up their intemperatehabits. The newspapers of the land published to the worldthe deeds of these women, among whom were many well-known Methodists. They were severely criticised, ridiculed,and maligned by some and commended by others. Theattention of the whole world was by their crusade called tothe fact that women are the greatest sufferers from the liquortraffic. Out of this Womans Crusade came the organization of theWomans Christian Temperance Union, which was formedin Cleveland, O., in November, 1874. Mrs. Jennie F,Willing was the first president. Its avowed purpose wasthe unification throughout the world of women in temperanceand social reform. Miss Frances E. Willard was elected
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