St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-03-13


speed to any action resulting from
conference of women among themselves
concerning the evils of intemperance.
Dr. Lewis spoke at some length III
explanation of the movement, prophc-
swing great success here. The Rev. Mr..
/ Chccver bitterly opposed the res"lu-
tons adopted. as not one throwing cold
water on the movement but burying it
out of sight. The Rev. j. b. Primeau
of the French Catholic Church, who ia
yOrS the w"man's movement, voted for
| the resolutions.
ON Wednesday permanent orGanl-
zation was made. The report of the
nominating committee was then read,
and the list al ladies selected to act as
an Executive Committee was adopted
by a unanimous vote. The duty of this
body will bc to take charge of the en-
tire business of the movement. nOmi
/ nate sUhOruinair committees aud look
after districts, where 1t shall be deemed
advisable to organize attacks on the
roXinu, traffic. \ proposition was
started to nominate Il committee at
/ large from persons not directly connect
/ cd with the churches. bat after tcdi-
Gus debate. in which several prominent
ladic> tool, part, this plan was dropped.
ai,h another was adopted hv which the
: convention was authorized to send IN a
! list of uames to the Executive Commit
tee for it. approval.
/ Ms. Clifford rose to explain To the
meeting that il WIS the design of the
advocate, of the crusade To make the
/ NOV Cmcut uuiIv:-;:i, 80 that all CLASSES
and cryciS i'll the community c0uld take
an active part il it. She hoped that no
person would suppose f"I moment
that it WIS going t. he s"ctari;tli. on
thar amy person protesting the Christian
religion. III whatever >oCICih. "r under
/ whatever mdnr II might ne found.
would I've ,Nclud,d from Il share in it,
n,lituri"u~ works. several ladies toi-
lowed with remarks To the same effect
and he meeting hccamc very lively and
enthusiastic. one Of til" members cN-
pressed her belief that the Executive
Committee was the nucleus around
" Hirh all the other workers must ,lus-
ter. ami suggested thai dtIrI planning
and arranging the m",'u> op,,dndi they
~huuld call Oh ever, him" IN heaven and
on ,.aIth that could aid and a~~i~t them.
bit. She aid. She >hnu!d have mole
confidence in those VIA" InN"i,,d the
IEuur of Christ than in those via" trust
ed e. human agencies. Size did H"t uc-
li"y,. ia COIN. into this auti-rum crII~.,lc
for the uutuIIct} il would hIiu" with il.
hut >rlrl. and simply for Jesus Christ
>:thc- and t"r The preservation ut public
ANA private morality. The y.'u>c was Il
rood our. avid deserved The. calm and
caIciuI dciih,i.rtiun uf ih" Christian
workers in WnIrr>trr; the LEGISLATION
of FORMER ! ,.,,~. ,h,. Il wa- based purely
co.! - human Foundation. aud supported
uilt j.. huuI.u ,u.i-a,"1>. had failed
signal, in checking the iurnnd> ut vice.
and irfrui,,rIlurr in Ihi. Commons
wealth. ard ,G.. believed that rI,,. work
of u.:l,.r and pr.i-. must ir ~uI.ti-
tuttd.
Another lad, said that She i.nrrd that
r,..,, Ir,u. br,rr in WnI,,~,l,i voi,ld
c.i.r iu,o m. Iuc,,u.ut % hr,h,, rLrl
b.t OF hg! f,,,r }.,,., r.j,r,I n4,.a conn
nil,,a. -. h.,d nor been houo1.d with
ANS. .nrnu,il..u,e .tr,c tbc iui,i.,tn,.,
Ten had hr,.,. taken. hnt She va viii
mg to- -;l, he. ,imc and hen money. if
u,.r>>.,l., towards the promotion of the
common .jir,i. She d,>ni>,t rhn.-
., hn .,,.Ii -o.i;hitnId fh,.ir ..lnnnrI Lac
,lr.-,. it., he'd ROOT h,,,, ,I,,,,I ON n,.,.
If The commuters. - il vas 4 r,not
that they ,huroa. lu.,.. If their own ell
,....joi AMI ..,...,u,.,,i. th.r, of tI.
promotion ., tie Masters mission. Her
r'uHFES W"lc loudly .applnuded aud
several I!dl's 'Ap"~,'d lhcn approval
"i hri sentiments !" >h"it speeches.
\ hl"lI"" l" appoint hhai'r com
mtt'c. l" ,s'i IN concert with thai ap-
pointed ~ the NcruduIr~ Hall meeting.
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