Daily Republican., 1879-05-09
Local Option In Maryland.

L. a
Davis is as active in that State in the
TEN perance work as he was in Della
ware. Our correspondent states that
on last Monday evening a large and
temperance meeting was
held in Zion M. 4. church, of which
Rev. A. D. Davis, formerly of this city,
is pastor. Mr.. Davis presided and the
Presbyterian minister of Zion, Rev. Mr..
Johns, who is also Jealous temperance
man. conducted the devotional exercises.
Stirring and able addresses were made
by Revs. w. L. s. Murray of North
East, and Thomas l.. Poulson of Balti,
more. A Local Option Alliance was
organized for District No. ., with the
following pledge;
"We, the undersigned, believing that
every community ought to have the
right to determine by ballot whether
intoxicating liquors shall be sold there
in, do therefore pledge ourselves to
vote for no man for the Legislature who
is not in favor of granting this right Of
Local Option to the people,
The policy is to get as many OF the
voters az possible pledged before the
nominating meetings in order to secure
a Legislature that will favor the move
ment. As six and half counties Of
the State have Local Option now in sue
cessful operation, and the movement is
everywhere gaining favor with the
people, it is determined by its friends
to push the battle to successful termin-
alton for the whole State at the next
session OF the Legislature.
Meetings are arranged for every Dis
trict of Cecil county, to be followed up
by a grand mass meeting for the whole
previous to the primary meetings of the
respective political parties. Sermons
on the subject of temperance will be
preached by the pastors favoring tenn
perance and a grand campaign for God
and humanity is being organized under
the auspices of the Maryland Temper
ance Alliance.
This was the first gun of the cam
paign and as might be expected Rev.
A. D. Davis who so faithfully for Sc
many years stood up for the cause in
Delaware, had hand in it. &.
Sunday school Officers Elected.
Last evening the following officers
were elected in ths Sunday schools OF
the Union NJ. Il. church to serve for the
ensuing year:
MORNING SCHOOL.
Superintendent.-Owen B. Benner.
Assistant.-R. II. McDanel.
Female Superintendent.-Miss Ceor-
gle Bonham.
Secr4tary.-Howard McDanel.
Collector. Shepherd.
Infant School Superintendent.--Mrs.
0. B. Benner.
Organst. Miss Sallie Findley.
AFTERNOON SCHOOL.
Superintendent II. McDanel.
Assstant.-Owen b. Benner.
Female Superintendent.-Mrs. s. A
Pierson.
Secretary.-Frank A. Mitchell.
Assistant.-Howard Mcdaniel.
Collector. A. Oliver.
School and Miss. Treas.-Isaiah II
Thomas.
Musical Director.-R. H. Mcdaniel.
Organist.-Miss Sallie Findley.
Librarian.-W. N. Mccormick.
LIST. Assistant.-James Z. Saville.
2nd. !" j. II. Trexler.
Infant School Supt.-Mrs. Clara V
Sharpe.
lst. Assistant.-Mrs. sallie A. Nc
Call.
End. Assistant.-Miss Mary Speak
man.
DELAWARE AVENUE BIBLE SCHOOL.
At the annual meeting of the Teach
ers' Association of the Bible School @
Delaware Avenue Baptist church, hell
last evening, the following officers wer
unanimously elected to serve for tn
ensuing year:
Superintendent-E. +. Jones.
Assistant Superintendent-Peter B
Ayers.
Secretary-John NJ. +. Hyde.
Treasurer-Chas. W. Belts.
Organist-Willie Brown.
Superintendent Infant Department.
Mrs. Katie +. Morris.
The school is in very flourishin
condition.