Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-03-07
The W. n. C. T. q.

Eds. TeI:-The third quarterly meeting
for the current year of the AshtRbnla
County Woman's Christian Temperance
Union was held in the NJ. E. Church to-
| dav, the opening exercises commenced at
1O:3O a. m. and we're of devotional char
acler, in which the spiritual element. was
strongly developed. The weather was in
element. and the attendance from the resi-
dents of this town was not what it might
and should have been, but Geneva sent a
good delegation, Ashtabula two and no
other town that we are aware of sent a
single soul. --
At noon refreshments we're served in the
church to those present from home or
abroad, followed by business session at
1870 p. m. Reports of the progress of the
temperance work in Geneva was given by
Mrs. Il. Kinsley, supplemented by Mrs.
Phinney, the President of the County
Unlon; Ashtsbula was reported by Mrs,
Morrison, Saybrook by Mrs. S. W. Street
er, Conneaut and Andover by letter from
the Secretaries of the local unions there.
These reports represented different stages
of the temperance work, and as the success
was not all that could be desired, yet the
strong faith expressed of the final triumph
of temperance principles was hopeful.
Mrs. HicksOn, President of the Lake
County Union was called upon to speak Of
the work in Lake County, especially in
Painesville and Fairport.
Before proceeding far she inuOcently in
quired if there were any reporters present.
as she was about to tell tales out Of school,
and did not wish an incorrect report of her
statements to creep into the papers. In
looking around the audience she saw no
Bohemian, and then gave us an interesting
sketch of the work at Painesville and Fair
port, but we do not feel at liberty to dis
close what was told in confidence. A let |
ter from Warren was read, urging the |
Union to ask the editors of the County |
papers for space in each issue for the in
sertion of pointed, written or scissored |
articles. .--..
Moved and carried that a committee be |
appointed in every town where paper is |
printed 10 secure space in each paper for |
the insertion of Temperance literature, said |
Committee to be responsible for the filling
Of such space as the editors were willing to
accord them till the close of the present.
quarter Committee for Ashtabula, Mrs.
B. L. Morrison and Mr.. DR.. Eames, for
Geneva Mrs. E. R. Cowles, for jefferson
Mrs. E. J. Pinney, for COnneaut Mrs.
Bonny, for Orwell Miss Jennie Gilmore.
The members of the cOnYenrion exchanged /
heir views freely during the discussion of
he resolution and the appointment Of the
as this course seemed to be the
light thing at the right time and place.
The Committee on Resolutions were Mrs.
Games, Mrs. Kinsley and Mrs. S. W.
Streeter, who reported the following reso-
utions which were unanimously adopted:
, THAT inasmuch as we believe the edu-
ation and training Of the young in tenn
,erance principles is one of our most i'm
,Ortant branches Of work, we, therefore,
esOlve to urge continued attention to the
organization of juvenile temperance unions,
nd also use our earnest efforts to secure
n our Sunday schools one Sunday of each
Iuarter for temperance exercises.
2-That whereas We do not belieYe that
wine was used by our Saviour
N the occasion of instituting the Holy
neither do we believe that He
Fould make that symbol of His atoning
Hood which His word declares will bite like
serpent and sting like al adder, we re-
olye, therefore, to usesour Influence to re-
loye II from the Lords table and subsJi-
ate unfernented vine in its place. $50
3--That in ziea.fl, he gespRsf; ~
esting upopDop to make 8 sngg gestiOn; =.
our laae noble enough to suggest it - =
Hls5l Is welcome to this Rdvant- Ss be,
8, which no honorable man would Eill
He now Bank into a sort of stupor ~ pr
aeof which lasted some min
II sugar ann broke silence with hTge
ntage over thoseQdays whsa we, as
hsd ~ side for the sugar cam