The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-14
THE RED RIBBON CLUBS OF MICH
IGAN.

On the 9th of April, the Rockford (Ill)
Register, made the statement that the Red
Ribbon Clubs organized 10y DR.. Henry A.
Reynolds in Michigan, had all gone out Of
existence, and that the last one-the Detroit
Club-had been sold out, etc. This state.
ment coming to the attention of Mr.. Joshua
W. Smith, the president of the Detroit club.
he promptly wrote a contradiction Of it to
Mr. +. A. Goodwin. the president of the
Rockford club. Mr.. Smiths letter was
published in the Rock ord Journal Of a late
date. In il he says:
Il pronounce the statement a base and mslcyolert
fslsehood. en- no, aware that single Reform
Club organized BY Dr.. Henry A. REYNOLDS In hi.
State has passed Ost ii existence The clubs organ.
lied by the doctor. and sl Others. were never in a
more foursh!ns condition than ST present The
doctor organized the Rcd Ribbon Reform Club il!
this city little more than fourteen month. ago and
from the organization Of our club until the present
time. nearly eight hundred men have signed the
pledge. And am proud TO .sy that very small
percentage. not more than ten per cent ofthe whole
number, have ever violated their pledge and ia
many cases when they have done 80 have re.
signed and today s:e sober. oval, iaw.abidinr
citizens Our club has . spacious, wcll.furul-hed
hall, with good library. We hold and have held
during the winter three meetings each week Our
sabbath evening meetings are held In the Detroit
Opera House. the lar.c,i public hall IN the cit.
WcWill commence on sabbath next and hold meet
ins. every c'cnin. io' two or three week. Ncaily
two hundred thousand men have .igncd the plcd.,
IN Michigan: and wc have every reason 10
'hsnk God snd Dr.. Reynolds for the once
thousands Of wfctched, impoverished and
unhappy homes that nos bs.k in the sunshine 4
love. temperance and Christianity"
Mr.. Norman Gcddics, Of Adrian. Mich.
igan, having also read the statement Of the
Register in letter 10 Mr.. James Lamon,.
Of Rockford, give, to it a denial as Gil.
platte as that Of Mr. Smith. He says:
Il write TO brand he whole statement O. lra.
mOu-ly false II hasn't evan the .hadow Of fo-...
dation. Never Ct any period since the good Decor
commenced III labor, IN Michigan hsNc the club. :.
tabi-hcc by him been so pfo-perols a. to-day Sycr
before we're they doing such good missionary sofk
pushing out into the 'mall town, and anon. he
farncrs. and cstabl-hin, ncw clubs. They arc A.
completing far more than could have been snac
paied hyiheir founder. With scarcely m exception
the club. founded by the Doctor have no: olly lr
creased their membership hut their efficiency 10
remarkable degree. Ia hdrain 1t hot only hs- more
than doubled II. membership. but h1- qradfgplel
II. working power: and 20 II &, IN Dciro, md
nearly oil the important towns In the State and 20.
day there Int man living Who hs- more dpo'cd
friends IN Michigan ready 10 fnseE, any mglis.
ton upon his honor and hi work ihan la. Dr. Roy.
hod.. the originator aud founder Of the red ilbon
movement"
From the above wc draw the conclusion
that the Michigandcrs have not gone back
10 the flowing bowl. The Register va.