Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-08
THE TRUE HELPERS.

organization OF New Temperance Society.
After the morning service at Unity church
yesterday temperance society was organized
under the name of " The True Helpers
when the following officers were elected:
President, w. G. Gannett: secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. S. J. Beals; directors. Mrs.
White, Della CLANCY, Fred. Powers. The
society will not be confined to the church at
all, but whoever will be willing to take the
pledge as shown in the formula below will
be admitted. Sixty-three took the pledge
yesterday morning. and were furnished, on
payment of the fee, 10 cents, with hand
some badge bearing the words, ''For their
sake, g On HONOR The motto of the So
ciety is, ut is good neither to eat flesh nor
to drink wine, nor anything whereby thy
brother stumbleth, or is put in danger of
falling, or is made weak
Meetings will be held once in three
months. CAS- will be seen, the society really
expires and creates itself anew every three
months.) At each mountaineering an en-
tertainment of some kind will be given, at
the conclusion of which the following for
mality will be gone through.
The President will rise, and ask all the
members, old and new, to do the same, while
tons read at each meeting in renewing the
pledge.
He will ask:
Q. For what is this society formed?
A. That we may take our part in doing away
with one of the great evils of the world-in-
| temperance.
| @. How do we propose to do this?
A. BY denying ourselves q small pleasure
which leads many to temptation and sin.
| Q. Why will this be of any use?
! A. Because there may be some among our
selves exposed to such danger, and by this self
denial each may help all the Others to escape
| @. If we could be sure that none of us would
ever be incorporate, would there be any reason
for this society?
A. Yes. Much of the greatest sorrow and
crime in the world is caused by strong drink
To band ourselves together in this way will
throw our influence against its use-the use of
that which carries deadly danger to SO many,
and suffering to many more; and it will
show our sympathy with those who are strug-
| Cling hard against the great temptation. Moth
ing helps them more than such respect and
sympathy.
@. Why do we pay dues in this society?
| A. We pay because we are glad togive some
thing for this work; and the money will be
mainly used in helping poor children who are
suffering from the intemperance of others.
q. What is the meaning of the name of ou1
society?
A. The True means that We will be true to
our pledge; and the True Helpers, that we will
truly try to help all who find it hard to walk in
/ the path of Temperance.
@. Why do we take our pledge for three
months only?
A. First, because pledge to us is very
solemn thing, not lightly to be taken, never te
1 be forgotten or broken.
Secondly, because some of our members are
too young to understand the full meaning of
life promise.
Thirdly, because some of us who are older
are not willing to give mp our freedom of actor
for all future time.
1 @. What is the pledge which we promise t.
keep?
A. Wedo faithfully promise for the mex
three months, that we will not drink any wine
beer cider, or other alcoholic drinks except a
1 medicine.
I 4U take seats.
@. Do you each and every one make thi
solemn promise at this time? Do you? (ad
dressing the one farthest from him, and so con
tinuing until he has spoken to every individual
the response to be given by each one rising il
his seat the individual do yon?" is ad
dressed to him, and answering II do
-iW stand and repeat the following prayer:
"Our Father, help US to be true to tn
promise we have made, and to help each othe
20 be true to it,