Next morning a tabernacle was built in the street just in front of the house, and was occupied for the double purpose of watching and praying through the day; but before night the sheriff closed the saloon, and the proprietor surrendered.

A short time afterwards, on a dying bed, this four-day's liquor-dealer sent for some of these women, telling them their songs and prayers had never ceased to ring in his ears, and urging them to pray again in his behalf; so he passed away." From this beginning the new temperance movement increased and spread with a marvelous rapidity.

The incidents attendant on the progress of the "Crusade" were often of a novel and exciting character.

Such an interference with their business was not to be tolerated by the liquor men; and they soon began to organize for defense and retaliation.

They not only had the law on their side, but in many cases, the administrators of the law.