The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-10-31

q Iscal hsbi(aiion and "A ihAnndyII1n
since VIC have met yearly to count over
our victories and defeats, reslizIu0
more fully each wear how bfeat M fhe
work before u.s., !. Each meeting has. ve
believe, strengthened our regard XXI
each other. and foJff lie cause We bJfe
to serve. y DotbuSss. I "A iudividuaH
unions. you NAV each think Won, hava,i
accomplished little, but we, must re-,
member that. IL is all the converginq'
rays of light centefif,p IN one f6c6H,j
that gives strenofh Of iiebt. and = I~i;'
we consider ouf work aa a whole. awe,
shall at this time, then NAV we realize
something of its power. IL would he
contrary 70 the history Of fiifipH lb 3i}fa
past to expect that each w .Ifjg pIUged
an Organization of women. should ibyb
one grand couD d,efaf reyolutionize TIA
town or that n state Organization sb6ffd
so effect the state. But IL we as Chfisp
tian women can come into tl,jsf work
from q sense of our responsibility. feel
| ing impelled to lift mn n standard aoaipst
tins fearful crime OF. intemperance. IL
we can influence cur sisters TO; ioin our
ranks; If we can feel that in each and
every one of our homes the vife and
mother is aroused and interested to
work against this evil: that fbe sister
is the friend and counselor of the bfofb-
| er.. that our women do not counsei The
use of alcoholic beverages, shall we
have labored i'm yain2 Nv sisters. let
us not sit down to useless repining be
cause are cannot execute the law. Let
| ms rejoice that we have law. and ilet
us work as fast as we can to,educate the
community to, Temperance PRINCIPLES.
that it may be executed. Some one
gives as reason that this law Is dead
letter on the statnte book; that too
many of the constituents like alcoholic
beverages and do not wish them dis
carded, IF this be true, let us keep our
young people from learning to use them,
children. Some one has said to me. az
can do so and so if the conditions are
right" The conditions necessary-tbe
only ones reliired to carry on this
workAare that the women of any town
be sufficiently interested to step out Of
self and take ttp the work from Chris
tian principles with steadfastness and
ltenacity of purpose, being grounded in
faith, trusting implicitly III the lord.
These and only these are the NECESSARY
conditions. L would not advise that
any community should be canvassedI for
its bearings ON this subject. would
not sound the church or different cir
cles of society for their opinion of the
need of work; "if there be two or
three gathered together in nv pame.n
would be the cnly questions at issue. If
80, 60 and possess the land. In every
community there should be a TEMPER
snce altar, and In time the Influences
going out from it would be such as
would " leaven the whole lump there.
fore let us not wait for conditions, but
join hands in love and fellowship for
the work. Respectfully submitted.ab
'@'1 Mrs. E. G.. GREENE, Rec. Sec'yy
, - III. .aLiIs
UNI or ihh LiihhAhi cohhiTTrE-E'
Dear Sisters of the Woman's Tenn
perance Union of Vermont: Early in
the year Just drawing to its close, the
members of your committee conferred
together (by letter) as to what might
be the most desirable, among the few
possible things, for them to do, and
agreed, that as formation is the best
mode of reformation, our effort would
be most potent in the direction of the
children and youth. To secure such
training at that impressible age as pro-
duces thorough and earnest conviction,
born in no other way, an education in
the principles and practice OF temper
ance that becomes part and parcel of
their very being, would be to mould
public opinion for the next generation,
securing the enactment and enforce
ment of prOhibitory law, not as at
present, SO often made nnllliY by the
apathy of its professed friends. We
want temperance men and women,
made of 3" sterner stuff" and the only
way to attain that end is to teach tenn
perance to the children, but pardon the
} DEPRESSION. Our thought was directed
to the Importance of Introducing into
the common schools temperance man.
nal, and, as under the present laws q
textbook committee constitutes the
board of authority, it was suggested
that we appeal to them for at least a
recommendation in behalf of DR.. Rich
, ardson's textbook. An effort was made
, to ascertain if any concerted action in
l the way of county meetings was con-
templated, and 1t was found 10 be op-
; tional with each board TO act indepen-
! denuy or otherwise, so the alternative
was to appeal by letter to each sepa-
rately, or leave the matter for your Con-
j sideratfon and action. We choose The
/, latter deeply regrefting1 that the retate
Y of public, opinion warrants, the belief
. that an appeal so made would most
D likely find its fate and grave in the
I waste paper basket. But while we
: have but little cheering itoireport, let us
s hear all the more gladly what has come
. to, us from our worthy secretary, Mrs.
e Greene. '' ''' 't-
!. Report of the Literary Committee OF
!, the ST. Adams Union, for the year end
+ ling Sept. 4, have circulated 1900 pages
Y of temperance tracts, taken two weekly
!. papers and 4 monthly magazine for the
G ffeading room, supplied fifty papers col
= edsfrom railroad officers for the Re-
J, form Club reading room, also procured