, 1875-04-26

las bccomo, BY notifications in its Constitution.
auxiliary to tho National Temperance Cnion Of
Women organized iu Cleveland las: November.
/ simple but cfrcctiro srstGm Of organization 10
now rapidly extending all over the United States,
tho women wlo nB by divine impulse. lso!to
out into tho crusade Of lsat year having now
"Ac.tlei down" to steady, persistent work
through tho "Unions" formed al o:er tho land.
Tho financial tasis of tlcso Uno1s is tho pay
rle1lt Ut n cent o weak into tho local treasury,
from which ccnts ychr per iletabcr goes to
tho National Union TO carry oi, tho general work.
As mnclltno for tho lnanufaotllro Of pabic
sentiment tAo Chicago Womans CL.istian Te'''-
poranco Union IL \ greater Euccosa tAan IL gtil-
orally known by tho public. Take. for example
ir work during tho pant fow months; 1t las Hcnt
delegates to tito Nonan's UNiun ri tllg stato Of
Illinois, md Rlso to thu National Convention. u
has circulated Elnu Of woEl; involving tho iol-
loving points: Organization; maaiug public
sentiment. juvenile temperance societsos
hedges lilo A,.ti-Trcat League; temperance cof-
iee-rooms; homo for lnebrlato women; tho
Temperance Reform Club; bureau OF lnformn-
ton; home missionary work; Gospel TOM
drinking fouutnlns. These arc being followed
IN AZ ranfdly aa tho small number OF workers.
will permit. It is hoped tn: many nnIe .'
chfia',sn 1s women may Gre Ions 30 cnilstea; sas
Every Ministers Association III tho city hRa
boon addressed On subjects pertaining to the
temperance work. Most Of theso Assoeiattons
have been visited br committees OF ladies', aud
tllo objects OF their work laid before them. Ono
a1l-tlaY rrascr- mncttnG has been held; another
Ia appointed for Friday, III accordance With tho
day designated at tho Temperance Convention
recently held By tho clergy Of England. Tho H.
menting in tho iectnro-room ct tho Methodist
Epieconai Church block, on Clark street, COM
nencing ut o'clock iu tho mosuing.
Mr. Francis Murphy, Of i'ors,and, Mc.. camp
Temperance Union; aua Tho Temperance Reform
Cluba of this city, Hoyeu in number, aud oil
nourlshtnR, ate m ortgrowsh OF his visit. Bo-
tween thirty nuu forty clubs Anre bcon organ
i:o1 By afr., u; all oyer tho State. and oyer
5000 people hayo rigncd Tho pledge. Ills
meetings haro been characterized By nn enthu-
aaAu, unpata!lod in tho history OF temperance
rofosm In this stRtc. An average Of ninety
lottcsH week, accompanied by alt tho necessary
documents for organizing To.nanD unions. re.
form clubs, and juvenile societies, gocs from tho
ofcu Of the Union, 143 Madison street. which IL
rendezvous Tor temperance workers from 81!
parts ct tho country. and then from t'santy to
thirty calls tlaly arc received By the ladies, all
iu the intctest Of the temperance catlso.
Petitions hnyo been circulated against tho re-
peal Of our Liquor lnw.
Thu tlreo b,apci,eB Of work tho ladies arc now
u,ns: ectiyety engagc1in are: Juvenile tompGr-
anee eoclo,ics IL tho sunday-selsou!s, Gospel
Temperance meetings, and changing tho FaY-dny
Of omrioycs from Saturday TO Monday,
Tho plodgc has been BiSued by Thousand
drinking 1aoI meeting g. haa ~, osa y n c91aue'ra 9nl
tho i;etnel 1ioine, with M nrcrago attendance Of
$50 nlun. Much OF interest might be said re-
gardin:, this meeting, uoro there tino md
SPACE. 49,.
kent IN in Lower Farwoll Hall since DAN. II.
with q large nttcndancet md mort
encouraging results. Il Ia impossible 10
estimate sheso on account OF tho aIctnasing
ha,o signed tho plodso. aul scores have giyon
thci. Icasts to Christ; uuiiumhcred requests foE
prayer have beon hero presented, tracts an,l pa
pcss liayo been distributed, eatranKcd friends
cases for tho unemployed, moody men helped to
food and lodgings. aud practical, ovary-aay
Christian work laa been steadily !cnsricd on.
Some Of tho mon who l.ayo regularly attended
hayo formed h Land OF Temperanco ioeefcllowa.
These, with few earnest, Christian Indies: hava
via,cd hundreds who havo signed tho pledge to
rec how they were getting along, md to giYo
thcm oncourageu,rnt. TIM West sido and tho
South Sde organizations ote maintained. aisd MI
increasing iaturcst shown By tho laties connected
with tilcln.
Au eligible anil commadioun office Was ft!od
MP In tho Y. u. G. a. uuildlnG by tho generosity
OF several businosa ilrius, aud two months rent
given by tho Y. 81. q. a.. Tho room was open
10 tito public on Now-Year'a Day. and bliss
Willard with several Ut tho lndes received Gala
thero, and especially invited thoga who called to
"tlrn over a now leaf" with tho New year. An
addrcss to tho ladies' Of Chicago WIS issuot. beg
Eint them nos to offer vine. 1t IL known tnt,
from sou1o cnuac, they rcfratncd moro generally
than on any previous OCCASION.
At tho tlno OF tho fall election q respectful re-
quest was aant to tho County Commissioners
tnat tho ballot-box bo not located In sa!oona.
Tl.is was :" laid OIL tho table," but was not lost
III ita influence upon thnhins mon.
Tho Temperance Rpclng scloo! must DO
mentioned o. successful Il, oyery way.
while appotito and ayarico aro stroug snemles,
tho Uuion Ia by no ueanB discouraged. Ml,sh
good feeling lias been manifested toward 1t by
tho pulpit aud tho press. business mon aro ai,l
rcspoasea to tho cali Of tho c1lcicnt Finance
Committee. The money required 's consider
ah'o. Although not more than fifty ladies' arc
uc.iyely engaged, much Las boon Tronrl!t. Il
Of tho msny Individual eaaos thai havo boon
roachcd and bouotstcd. In many INSTANCES
men hnve been Transformed from inveterate
Drunkenness to upright Christian naIlhool
tended 10 those suffering from the dreadful hab-
1t OF intompeEance, aud eyery effort nstd lY
personal conversation to Aoip thon up to o bot.
ter life. This laa been the uoat interesting ras'
Of tho work, aud who con estimate tts value, OF
| tell what may ba its reHultaf
4 book called "lGinta aud 1felpa in OnI
Work." by Miss F1anceh r. Willarsl, who ia Cor.
responding Secretary Of tho Womana saslolsa
Union, as %el! NJ ffcs1deht OF tho UhlcaEo Asso'
ciasIoli, IL soon to appear, designed to anawe'
! the questions ladies nro constantly asking b.
4 iottes, about tncthodn OF organization and plsrs
| Of work. Taking into confederation what In
| been doue during tbs past faw months, th'
! question must con1o homo to every thouglittu
r,iId, What may not 10 achieved whom th'
Christian women os tLta city are 10 much unliss
I'd ia tho home missionary work Of tcmi'eranc
~ they arc now In tho foreign missionary work
| AMI thpt day Is just ut baud.
| THE IRISH SOCIETIES.
ADOPTION or contribution.
The Convention OF the UnitoI Irish 5oclettc
Of Chicago met In Fusher Mathew Tempcranc
Hall yesterday afternoon for tho purpose OF act