Connecticut western news., 1879-08-13
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EDITOR OF THE CONN WESTERN NRws g
 Acknowledgment of merit is debt, and our debts should all be paid promptly in these hard times.
 Our village school has been for three yeara in charge of Miss Emily Nickerson with growing satisfaction and success. That shs should now leave her post of duty here for another is great cause of regret, only relisv. ed by the fact that our loss is the gain of Cornwall Bridge district. "Emily" has held the reins of government with a steady hand. has studied to secure the best interests of her school, has awakened unusual zeal for thor. ough work, has born chcerfully the pecuf or tasks of her post and has been able to secure discipline in the school-room manners aEd Tn the individual lives of her scholars that commend her affectionately to the patrons. Having examined her school statedly feel prepared to speak cordially of her success, and bespeak for her the confidence of friends | of good school. She has made her influences felt in the personal watch and care over her little flock amid their social relations where Q
 
 than during her school hours. She has car: ried her love of children and interest in their welfare into their home lives in many instSn. ces, to the delight and blessing of their parS ents. Her work in the gospel temperance work is appreciated for it's heartiness and sincerity, and Emily will be found reliable in every good word and work. May deserved success attend her. '
 The monthly meeting of Good SamAri. tans" last night fully sustained it's record for attendance. interest, musical and literary at.. fractions, A full house attests general inter, | est, and good collection for carrying on the work to still better and more liberal things for Christ and his oppressed and enthralled ones shows that the interest is pocket.deep.
 The National Temperance Advocate for one dollar per year, and the Crystal Rill for thirty cents, with excellent selections for music, and several temperance speakers furnish our text books and stock supply of. information. Good temperance interest is fed by good literature, good music and above all warm personal in- terest. But without sufficient helps the steady growth of public zeal is not to be CT. pected or deserved. Deep convictions spring out of soul-stirring information; the mind supplied with the face of social, scientific and moral truth makes the heart burn with an en- surfing fervor. Responsibility develops inter- est also. When one of our temperance veter. ans has written an earnest es say on some ss. pect of the cause, and gets it read by youth in the public meeting, he is doing and appre. bend more good than by his own delivery of his thoughts Ifhis or her zeal is communi. cated through his young friends mind and heart it may lose something of it's rdnSe but may gain by having it awake deeper convic- tions IN ONE and that one will be more i'm. pressed by what he has written out, thought over, and uttered in impressive service for the cause. This is our conviction. In this method some of the best essays have been called out from quiet but prayerful ladies and read by earnest youth, with great attraction and usefulness.
 | If you should wish we will send you Q brief selection from our Blue Ribbon Monthly, for publication. CINE.