Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-10-04

"rests from her labors" This simple an
nouneement strikes a sympathetic chord il
every heart here to-day. lt Is not for he
We mourn, for we believe that our loss
her infinite gain : but the work is great an,
the laborers few, and humanity speaking tn
cause of temperance could ill-afOrd to los
SO earnest a worker. But the Master calle'
her, perhaps to teach US to rely less upoi
! human instrumentalities, and more upor
Him in the regeneration OF humanity. Mrs
! Haven was deeply interested in the temper
7 snce cause and her zeal and untiring energy
, in the work are we'll worthy OF imitation
IL was primarily through her efforts a.
Vice-President for Vermont, Ofthe Woman :
National Christian Temperance Union, thai
the organization convened here to-day had
an existence. She spared neither time mol
, strength to advance temperance principles
in every portion of our State, and all who
have been in any way associated with her
will bear testimany to her fidelity to her
convictions. Of which one ofius could 1t be
as truthfully said, "She hath done what
she could" Let us individually take to
heart the lesson which her carly death so
empathlcally teaches, that what our hands
find to do we should do with our might"
for We know not the day when We too shall
be called to 'render An account OF our
STEWARDSHIP" The grass WAS scarcely green
| upon the grave Of another lifelong temper
ance advocate in our midst, when Mrs.
Haven was summoned to her reward. May
her mantle fall upon the shoulders Of u
worthy successor. And may the Lord o!
the harvest raise up scores OF laborcrs.
imbued with equal zeal and courage to pros
ecute the work TO which her life was conse-
Grated.
But We do net forget tha. there is
/ ber la trh ha pk ha a
far deeper significance than here, and We
extend our sympathies to the stricken
| household, and ipray that God. who alone
| can, will comfort them in their bereEye-
| nent.
To this Mrs. Greene. Of St. Albans. re-
sporded as follows:
RESPONSE To ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
How the memory of the dear departed
| fingers abOut us. as We gather IN places
| where We were wont to see their loved faces,
and the quiet hush of sadness comes upon
us, as We take up the work which they hare
done before us, and endeavor to go on with
it. May the thought that there is not an
Angel added TO the Hosts of Heaven but
dces its work on earth through those that
loved il here" cheer our hearts Mt this time.
Al. vino can tell how much OF mercy. chari-
" and purified affection" may come to us
through this afllicton. No greater tribute
can We pay to the memory of our dear sister
than that the future may be rich in blessings
10 dg n,roJgL Us al. in this Gospel Temperance
work to which her ilfe uaS c0HSCcrdied BY
her request l come to YOU to-day. and well
know she would bid Inc say only words of
cheer Many of you will remember with
what hopefuness and earnestness she re-
sponded to the address OF welcome at our
last convention, how much of zeal and
knowledge OF the work and its necessities
she brought TO us. l am fully conscious that
that in these words of mine you will miss
much that she would have said to you.
Nothing puts one SO much at ease and
makes them feel assured of happy time AS
such cheering words of welcome as the Wo
mans Christian Temperance Union of Yer
mont have Just received from their sister
Union of Burlington. l am sure were there
a whispering gallery in this room We
should have the kindly greetings going up
from each heart here assembled until the
high arches should resound with the echoes
and rs they died away the harmony would
font back to us and the responsive chord of
each heart would vibrate at its touch.
This is to us the Thanksgiving time of the
year, and it is meet that the TIE Deum Lnu-
damus should be the first offering of our |
hearts
We GENE 10 you, utaI blsltIs, Vi DuIilip- |
ton, TO lay our gifts with yours upon the |
altar and well it is, that He in whose name
We have come, has said "a cup of cold |
water even shall have its reward" We thank |
you for the pleasure of coming TO your beau |
tlful city, renowned for its generous hospl- |
tality. its culture and its learning Other |
conventions have gathered here, to consult |
upon the various questions of interest to them, |
and have been welcomed to the hearts and
homes OF your people, even as We have.
Your literary institutions, charitable institu-
tions and free public library all bespeak for
your community an unseliish. generous i'll
terest i'll the welfare of their fellowmen, the
influence of which reaches through the en-
tire State and makes 1t seem n fitting shrine
to which 10 bring our offerings, and from
which to gather wisdom and inspiration. We
you, sisters that your Union has
taken root on such fertile soil, although you
may End ignorance md selishness to con-
tend with, may find the vice of intemper-
auce lurking in your midst yet you must
ever feel the strong support of those whose
hearts prompt them to SO many expressions
of love OF work Tor the Master. Some of US
come from communities very unlike yours.
from small rural towns with II scattered pop
ulation, with no Gaily PAPER to speak for and
cspouse their cause, and when they would
speak through their only medium, the pulpit.
they are speaking through telephone
which has SO many different sounds TO utter,
that foreign missions, church societies,
come mingiing forth together and the sound
is SO uncertain-thGt the little good they
lcOad idUe done goes waiting of to China or
JaI an. Many such Unions are represented
here to-day, they come to gather strength to
learn patience come to breathe the invigor-
ating air by which You are surrounded to
clasp your hands, to look into your faces,
aud catch the joyous hope which they see
there. May this meeting prove TO us all the
very mount Of inspiration.
The time will not be far distant
when that which Hon Lot NJ Morrill,, of
Maine, named the Gigantic crime of Crimes
in his speech in Congress i'll favor of pro-
and the questlon-''WhHt will We
10 with it 2 will have found some solution.
1t Ray at first be rude and unsatisfactory,
but as the years roll on, and this subject is
understood and considered by all classes of
people when the nblest and best minds will
turn their thoughts to this, rs to other sub
jects with all the wisdom and knowledge and
tie power of forecasting OF thought, OF this
age, the methods will become improved
| here Is something wonderful i'll the awaken
nc of such men Ms Canon Farrar md others
to this subject. 1hc evil seems to burst upon
them with Il force they seem surprised to
find. Eyes bad they but they saw not
up III their studies or in their vari-
Gus pursuits IN life they wonder they have
been blind 50 long. The stirring appeals
md letters into which they pour their whole
soul, and their powerful eloquence, thrill
the hearts of those who have so long been
ouncying towards the Mecca of this work"
and found it not and puts new life into their
work and Il glorious furetaste of the melleni-
lm days Tor which they are hoping. l wish
you might all have seen the ficc OF that gal
ant leader OF the temperance band, Neal
Dow, Whose face Miss Willard says is like
an engraving by Raphael Morghen, full of
fine lines, and must be studied carefully it
looked somewhat as | should think the fuccs
Of the leader OF tine children OF Israel might
have looked ns he came down from the
inount), as he read extracts ut the late Ma
Iional Convention at Orchard Beach, from
pamphlet written by Canon Farrar, relating
io the work Of temperance. Prohibition
was the key note of the entire pamphlet, and
every speaker present, whether lady or gen
ilcman, advocated prohibition From the
East to the West from the North to the South
ts far AS represented ut that meeting the
voice was one for prohibition. This In no
new subject which We have come together to |
discuss As early as the year 1888, laws were
enacted against the use of alcohol Ever since
It's use it has been deadly foe to the hu-
man family. But the power of appetite. to-
gether with the love of gain. so hardened
the hearts and blunted the intcllects of the
masses. that 1t has taken about two centu-
RES to begin 10 wake the nation up ton
realizing sense OF the sin and crime of this
Traffic and not until the hearts of the women
If the present time were forced to take re-
iuge III the arms OF loving Saviour did IL
seem 10 he hoped or believed that there IodS
4 bdlW IN Gllead for this terrible crime of ,
'rimcs. Says Bishop Fallows What logic
could not do love hath done. Paul was the
Apostle of logic, John the disciple of love"
Su III this work, while our brothers in the
pass OF this work have used logic and laws,
i was not until the disciples OF love came
IntIl love and logic united that the great
wheel began To turn. which has the power to ,
turn every other wheel They arc all begin
ins to crenk and move M il ready for work ,
I;,N. Theo. l.. CuylerD. D., remarks God
seems to be sumrnonIng his people to duty
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