, 1876-09-16

,t6ust'on. s They would Argue ~ t't t,r,asyy thsy
reeplo mst bo taught to loo, apon tho use Sd cf
trcatcl ns poison, as It really was. pl,yslc'ans
should 10 about rs careful ID prescribing sgo- lG
llol az they wcFa IN prescribing arsenic. mo
physician and tho minister n,tst work toEether;
as well az in fts moral aspect. Much harrn was
done by resting III tile efficacy Of prayer TO cnrG
diseased stomachs, without tho uhe y physi,,a ~,
agents. She, to, urged tho nces'stT ~ }r;.tnn Q, io
families, and, until the Clnl1chce presented an
uhbrokcn front, ultimate aid dcclslSe s'etofy
was out Ut the qncstlon. ,,...,, =. .,o
Mrs. Schuyler annonesdt on hch,l aa vnte vi nv ~
thc morning b by Witch Nip. l1olyoko was chosen
d delegate to tho National Conyention has! been
reaci1cd, and tint Mrs. 8. l.. Koi1nQa had been
cested to tho raenY ss say
thc et,,cacy Of tic cold.wntcr nfmy Of WE
mctto. .. .-
nouucemcnt Of the evening mahs.IneetlnE'
TIM MAss-MEETiHH
Meshodtst II s5s st'f pseopa chiTs vas not exactly
what a rnae6-fnccting should be, In tile strict
sensc " Of that word. Not TO put too flnc point
on It, Tho masses were not there to any over.
have been put to good use had the people been
there 10 occupy them, hut AZ they were not
there the meeting had to ect along ns beat It
could without tfiem: On the platform werc
Rev Rev Mr. Clendcnning, Mrs. Jennie T. willing,
Mrs. L. g. Hounds. and Miss Frances E. Willard.
Tie execctscs wcro commenced by an organ
voluntary, after which the vocal Guartetto
5 m o1e a s n sy r ~ ca ths
ouartctta followed, mud then Mrs. Willing do
llycrcd an atldress OH
TEMrEAANCK IN THR eUNDAT-BCHOot~n
sle thought temperance people Tcrc TOO apt
to forget tho simple means which lay at hnnd.
sho believed the soo 900 Sunday school tcaeers
III America could turn back this fearful tide of
intcnperance. Impressions were moro casily
made upon children, and those Impressions.
tcactcrs might teach better than parents or
pastors, aud have moro power wifi children.
Moreover, tl'cir work was nil for love and
not not ,,n for pay a sho . thousht tho tn tlms s9
sashos coming nst when s,sa sssy e.ag oa
tho uso Of all Intoxicating drinks and tobacco.
S1lfwould have a temperance organization in
every ,SunlnY-sciioof. II tho pastor aud the
Superintendent were not ready TO go to work,
great need OF tho work was m increase of sptr-
itnality. -...
In closing, Mrs. Willing told her audience Of
letter sho had just received from Mrs. Wlttcn-
in Tic East, particularly In Newark, N. j. Mrs.
Willing also related an ancct1otc Of tho rescue
atl conversion Of q miserable drunknrd on one
Of tho railroads i'll this State, and urged
upon her hearers tho necessity Of cnrnest,
thorough chElstian work In tho temperance
causc.
MRS. L. g. ROUNDS =
smoke on Temperance from tho Christian
Standpoint" sllo gave short aud glowing ac.
count Of The temperance work IN this city from
which she drew out Of tho past was that God
was In the work, o. llc was, and must lie, IN
every truo reform. Looking back on the results
accomplished. she wss astontahcd u what lad
boon done With thc means at hand. Tic tcu1-
perancc workers Of Chicago had huillcd wiser
than they knew, md nll through TINT work the
power and Interpolation Of God had hrcn rccog'
i.ized. They hal been proud to ilayo been co
luborcra with Christ, There had been much
aclf-sacridcc, but the reward had come: II II
WAS uMTolnanly to stand md plead publicly In
behalf Of Temperance, she thanked God for the
unwonanly women OF America. Tho work ol
the hour was pressing, and II women knew Of
rcatlxcd their responsibility they would not dare
hang back out of fear Of criticisms of the world
hlIss Frances L. Willard made short closue
address, after which the meeting adjourned.