Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-04-18

MeSsrS. Editors In presenting to the meeting
It Village Hail. last Sunday evening" certain Ger.
'ificites aud statements from citizens of South
Bend, Ind, in vindication OF Mrs. M,oy, ac-
identally omitted to read from letter from
Hrs Molloy in regard to her membership of tn,
Episcopal chHrch, which had been questioned BY
he Argas. herewith hand you her Statement,
~ that point, as follows: A. Z. BRows.
SouTu BEND, April 8, 1877.
As for claiming that my name wa
IN the parish register at Ekhart, never claimed
that it WAS for everybody here and in Elkhart
tnows that did not unite with the church on ac-
count OF the stand it took on the temperance
question. But If he is anxious about that my
name, Mrs. Emma Pradt which was my nam.
when was confirmed, can be found on the par
ish register in Sheboygan, Wis, Rev. j. b. Pradt
pastor WAS confirmed by Bishop Kemper in
May, 1858 Once an Episcopaiian, ailcdys one
unless dismissed for unchriStidn aud improper
conduct" 80. (Sgned) EMMA MoLLoY.
After the reading of the above documents the
chairman called upon Mr.. Joseph Galaise, mem
Der of the Reform Club, and one of Mrs. Molloy's
"boys, as they are proud to call themselves
who said he never had any doubt as to the truly
Christian character Of Mrs Mslloy; that she had
done good work for him, and many others in
this place, and he was happy to see her standing
as truly Christian lady, so fully indicated, and
by those who had best and longest known her
p ii. liinkley said he had been panied to see
the attacks that had been made upon Mrs Molloy
whose earnest Christian work among us had been
productive OF good results to the cause OF tenn
perance, but had never for an instant entertained
any doubts AZ to what would be her full yindica-
ton from them all The statements and docu-
ments presented here this evening he thought
were sufficient to satisfy everybody who heard
them read them.
Mrs. Mary w, Foster then spoke earnestly and
forcibly, condemning the unjustifable and re-
peated attacks that are continually made by the
Argus upon all temperance workers, referring es-
pecially to the report 1t gave OF the very excellent
lecture OF Rev. MIR Hewes on last Sunday evening
She said II II few Of the leading in this town
would make 1t matter of sustaining the credit OF
the town. and the good name OF citizens who were
often maliciously attacked by that paper she
believed it would be stopped. Mrs. Moloy was n
woman whose reputation was as dear to her as any
persons in this house; one whom the Christian
woman other native state had honored by sending
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Women's Christian Temperance Union, and who
had labored for many months in temperance work
in New England, receiving only the most COM
mandatory notices everywhere she went, until-to
our shame be it said-she came to Montpelier
Her yindication was complete and ought to be sat
siactory, She wished to offer the following reso-
luton for adoption By this meeting, which was
seconded by Mr. iinkley and unanimously
adopted by rising vote:
| RESOLUTION ADOPTED
Resolved, That as friends of temperance reform
of Montpelier we thus publicly affirm that we
gratefully appreciate and accept the recent labos
Of Mrs. Moloy in our community as OF truly
Christian philanthropy, and it, rs we observed it,
and as it is atested By results, is OF its kind un-
equaled by any that preceded it; and we do a.
earnestly deplore and condemn the misrepresenta-
| ton and abuse OF the same, that has made this