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TBS TEBTPJLiKCE CRUSADE.Tlteae who in tb* ignorance of the dark sgea fought for the recovery of the holy sepulchre from infidel possession »re crowned to history as herow. But grander than all the mythical heroism of the paat, bolder than the vaunted exploit a of the knighu of old, is the fight which the Christian women of wr eoun* aie now tusking in favor of purity and sobriety and »gain it a. real moral evil.Fanaticism is an eksy word for fogy* ism to pronounce, but it after all means no more than consecrated teal in defense of sirred principles. Temperance men and women may be thankful that the issue ia placing men on their record. For years, whenever prohibition has been discussed, the lukewarm friends of reform have rained their voices in favor ot mral as against suasion, • It is to be presumed that this class i* satisfied now that the appeal has been made to moral power alone.Will lhere bo a reaction ? Yes; the women will not keep oh having street meetings forever, but such signal victories in favor of reform cannot be nullified if the friends of truth guard tb» results with any caro.
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Humboldt Kosmos
Humboldt, Iowa, US
Wed, Mar 25, 1874
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