[Grappling with the Monster by T. S. Arthur]@TWC D-Link bookGrappling with the Monster CHAPTER XIII 10/15
If they have not a W.T.U. he organizes one.
The second night he talks to the public generally again, and organizes his club, then goes on his way, and leaves the town rejoicing.
The doctor is thoroughly business-like and methodical.
There is no doubt about his securing, in every State he visits, the same results as in Michigan, for his ability is marked, his experience growing, his sincerity complete and all his work is 'begun, continued and ended' in a firm reliance upon God." To give an idea of the excitement created by the presence of Dr. Reynolds in any community, and of the results of his efforts to reclaim intemperate men, we copy the following brief reference to his work in the spring of 1877: "It is impossible to give figures, for there are additions every day of hundreds in the State, and the climax of enthusiasm is by no means reached in any town while Dr.Reynolds is there. "In Jackson, Sabbath evening, February 11th, two months after the organization of the club, Union Hall was so packed that the galleries settled and were cleared, and hundreds could not gain admittance. "As the result of ten days' work in Saginaw Valley--at the three cities--( Bay City, Saginaw City and East Saginaw), the clubs number about three thousand men. "From there, Dr.Reynolds went to Lansing, our capital, and at the first signing, two hundred and forty-five joined the club, which is far up in the hundreds now. "The last and greatest victory is Detroit.
Slow, critical, conservative, staid, not-any-shams-for-me Detroit. "Friday and Saturday nights there were crowded houses.
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