Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1874-09-10


RE-oPRsNe SESSION YESTERDAY AT ST. ANDREWS
cHuRcH-REPoRT OF PROCEEDINGS.
Prepared for the Commercially
With the reopening of the schools and the po-
litcal campaigns, with the Chopped for) revival
of trade and the return of pastors to their
churches, and of families to their homes after
the seaside summer or the mountain invigora-
ting with the fruits and preserving time, dear
to the housekeeper's heart, with the horhcultur-
al fair and all the autumn pleasures and labors,
comes also the moral and benevolent work, in-
separable from these and from life. Leading
the van comes the Woman's Temperance Socie-
ty to open again its ermpaign of prayer and work
and earnest entreaty against liquor, hqu- r-seu-
ing and hquor-d,tnking
A most excellent meeting was held yesterday
in the lecture room of st. Andrews Church, the
old members and some new ones participating
enthusiastically and all uniting in the desire to
make the coming season an important one in
temperance influence, and which shall be marked
for the good actually achieved and plainly rec
ognized.
Desiring most earnestly to accomplish this,
they determine to use every consistent, active
effort for the overthrow of intemperance and its
causes to hold meetil ga, to petition the Lesis-
ture and the Courts to distribute pledges, to es7
tablish Holly Tree Inns as rivals to drinking
houses. to be unremitting in endcayor bnt
still failing by these means, they yet will con-
STRANGE. They will keep the subject before tho
minds OF people, and not allow them to forget
that evil exists, thaEit is an evil, powerful and
| growing one, which may yet need bitter
scourge to destroy it.
The absense of the President, from illness, was
much regretted, but her place was ably filled by
| che Vice President, Mrs. Martindale, who asked
| for the blessings of Heaven on the meeting and
| its object. Hymns Of praise were sung and ear
nest prayers were offered that good might he
accomplished; that the hearts OF the people
| might be turned to this work that men OF infiu-
ence should aid it the press speak for it, and
the judges decide for it.
Exhortations TO renewed zeal were given by
| several members, and the examples of Brooklyn
/ and Ohio were cited as incentives to further ao-
ton here. One lady felt anxious to go on i'm
Il mediately, encouraged as she had been at 8
/ great temperance meeting Of women at Ocear
| Grove, where some Brooklyn ladies' addressed al
audience of many thousands, relating their ex
perence in considerable detail, and giving al
the watch-word of their efforts, 1.-THE full con
secretion of an humble and willing heart.
That this watchword had indeed imbued then
with its full meaning and spirit, was shown b,
the modest, yet beautiful composure and self
possession with which they addressed the larg
assembly and exhorted others to engage witt
| them in their labor of love telling OF the won
derful power In conversion that had been grant
ed them, of the closing of numbers of saloons
and Of the coming to them at the meetings ant
at their homes of young men asking for praye
and help.
Several other ladies' had been greatly stimu
lated ut this and other meetings, and had CONT
home anxious to get at something that woulI
further the good cause. Anon-sectarian conven
ton for the promotion of holiness was spoken o
as peculiarly inilu initial and encouraging, ant
the labors Of colored woman, Amanda Smith
were citod as wonderful examples of what ener
| gy and devotion to the simple right can do.
| A Mrs Doolittle. a home missionary on tia,
/ wharyes of New York city, has alone done
| wonderful work among very degraded class 81
| people. Many drunkards have been reclaimed.
| and low saloons closed by her own unaided Of
| forts.
| 1t was mentioned also that among many thou.
sand persons at Ocean Grove for period GOV
enng several weeks no intoxication or drinking
| WAS seen Or known, no smoking or using Of to-
bacco, and no profane language. Temperance
was made prominent topic and several inter
esting meetings were held.
On the minutes of the last meeting the adj
dress. of Mrs. Stevens on Holly Tree Inns was
noticed, and IN accordance with the order at thai
time, the committee appointed then WAS in.
structed to have tho address published and cir
pulated and collection was taken up to defray
the expenses This article well worthy thought
full peruaa. will be distributed and it IL hope,
that citizens will respond heartily and freely Il
70 useful and benevolent a call.
2 10 ill vacancy i'll tbs collecting COMMITTEE
for the Fifth Ward, Sarah Bringhurst and Ann
! Semple were chosen.
The Treasurer made full report for the las
year, showing the satisfactory result that the So
ciety owes nothing and has trife yet i'll tn
treasury and that 1926 50 have been collecte
( and used in temperance work.
unanimous vote was given that those pre-
: sent should bind themselves to come every wee
to the temperance meeting on W ,dnesday aftel
!. noon, allowing only the most imperative cause
to prevent, and that efforts should be made
arouse others to feeling of responsibility in I'll
o matter. Women of all classes and denomin,
. tions are hereby earnestly invited to attend an
y tako part in those meetings Let it bo seen thu
u lcomen are opposed to the drinking usages ,
=. the day, and that they are willing to show the
n disapproval and make some unlted.effort An
even sacrifice to change their usages. Wome
:. surely cannot understand the weight OF respol
sibility resting upou them, nor the duty cailiu
!. loudly at their hands or they would not rsst il
Al active.
!, After protracted seasioIl. the meeting a
y tourned until next Wednesday, at +. NJ, at Il
, West Presbyterian Church, Eighth and Wasl
g ngton streets The ministers are requested
e announce it from the pulpit.
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