, 1879-01-15
DEFEND THE YOUNG.
Cit:zsns' L:ague 10 Stop The Sale Of
Liquor 10 Minors.
Annual Meeting In Farwc!l l1all-.What
Has Dccn Accomplished.
Addresses by Mcssrs. storrs, 6tilea, su1li-
van, and Others.


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Addresses W Mcears' 6torra, 6tllea, 6ulll-
van. and ()thers.
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Faryclt 1taft was Just comfortably well allc,f,
h,,t he no means crowded. last cyentu. I'm tho
ILL., " ~ :, "Ir , ..t an, ' ] -, ,,a H." ,
oceanoh o' the "esL anaua' '"'.'''s ~ luz t"'.
Ltg,tor to Minors. The platform WAS occupied
f,r n number IF nr,tntrcnt gent1ctucn-n]t1n,i,t
ao,,,,r NJ lin ,1nyrn t,r mara sncakrr. vim had
$3.50, ,..-a ah.,nv .xs,s.,,,',,'s ,.s
their absencc-antl by tile members VI the I.
", G., A. n.aic choir.
Mr.r +. Elncul.rf, President nj tic League,
o,t,,, ,lo rnrctJnv II, orlrr. on1 ,,r ,.ttr o,v,
ono u It's selections III i"eFa.as-"tepsahls
style, albeit the basscs wcrr trlflc ton stormy.
Alter prayer BY the Rev. l.. T., Mercer, and
anothcr .rlcrtto,, t,y tim c,,t,r,
"''0'"-' ss,...,., 49, :. ~, 49,,
THE seenht"N' ,.., .. ilk asN".s
read his ahhlal fclloft' cl'fhg kGcc'f,t hiethfy
Of the Leagues organization aud MI avcu,lnt
uf It's work. Curtously enough, the te,urt
..,,.v ,ufcrrn,t In tn,,po Nr t1l;s.nr
. -. ,'",s. T., ts,. rs, a., ..s~.. $500.
a"o LIZ ueee'"" ~ 49, ","ss'
notwithstanding tho 1act tf'ht broshcr OF tic
Judge sal on the platform ana tool !. ni' IN
ior thelf eeoefa!!y favorable attitude tvnnra.
Inc League ,",s te .n. 'sss' ".rs t'.hs, @ ' %
fled anu quaIh!cd W t"e Mate'hehs that nom
they anu .s 1uasss ,1a ,na ass IIoe @ tnp or1 los
t"e aosaneenen' o .a' ,''. .nusu .o tass H. oes''
.ess n'nunn .. snt 'I'aents 1 n'".," '' tMs 1a
rn4,,,rt sinful .h,t nut 1ttt,, or,1yr wnrk. ,t,,n
,,,rn,,vc,v ind been dono of 1utr. owing Il, lock
Of means, aud tho public were earnestly cx|lortc4
to come up md cor, contribute , '9~a', The .uprs,,
work nmoug tho youig.
T1k next thing In ordcr was tia
r,rrr1os up t,rpuKK..
, n,,,,,n ~ n ,,,,,,,,cn,rv Il, ,1,s ,o,, a.,
ai ~" ,s1 the President ,tr iImcuIvrt M apo,ns
cd Committee on Nominations. Wlilc the
Committee set ubout doing tho work, sir e.
,nn,,,,rf ,,ov. m 1ecoun, nf lin travt,r,. f,rst
anu LAST psosecut1on at'aost luz ea'oon Seepefs.
At tho conclusion ot his remark, be callcd upon
the uext speaker,
MAS FRANCES r.. wItLAnn.
na sasu u"u.e ~ 'o"s ana "'sa ~ Wy W..
dent 1ee4t'iE upon TIC fcsponfioi''tF o1 tic pub
liz for the ,loTai shpwrcck Of tho children, who
were left alone to withstand tie aIlurrncnts of
tllt saloon. Tlle apathy of tlle public MI Tits
subject was dscutraGlnG siLu of tlcGuleurc,
but. t!latks 10 thu Ciizcns' Lcu1llc, there had
bcel, m awakening. TtleEe were other dangers.
however. tiIat, thosc that lurkci IN the tu1rwuy
u tEE QtGF-&A4DQu+ 4AEHHkk hCpl HluE N1lu HEEE
III tcir cellars, encouraged ttcir children to
| driuk, mil snecrcd ut the IDEA OF totat absti-
heure. Even ministers nisappilt:l thc Scrip
| turc tcaclll,gs, md the result was not to be
wondered Ut. I'uh,lc nil prsa,c drrcll,ttou
| and irtlDtanto wero responsible fur tlr drunk
enicss, tho dctauclerY, the cri,nu ot tho a.e.
| In conclusion, Miss Willard plralc I'D With Ilcs
hearers to rfose tho orcn io':r Ut tho sa!,n',l
| to thu youpy, bufuru their uususpccllnv
| feet aimlll1 pa1s it, Threshold aud, when they
vu.ed, to do 50 remembering tlle fotd sisters Ut
sllcl as lad gonp down tn death through lhc
Muxcr Ut strung drink, nud remembering, also,
t,,as duties were ours aud events were t;od's
and might God deal With us ut tic last as We
dealt now viii, these bret rc, a.l these sistcrs,
a,l thc.c, Uoi's littlo oucs! Applause
| Sfr, ". +, Hack read letters from Eupt.
sraycy, Capt. 1lood. Caps. O''unncll, Prosecute
| jnr-AItorusy Ltpsyo.t, u(shon Cheney, U!6huo
Wct.arcr, Tic ilcy. Arthur Little, thu Rey. i.
| II, Uibsot,. untl Mayur Heath, expressing tl,rtr
regrets Ut not being ap!u to ue prcsrnt at tic
annual meeting, anil their thorough appreciation
~ 4t.