Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-02-17
TEMPERANCE DEPARTMENT.
EDITED BY pERRYsBuRo W. c.T.U.
EN- ROUTE IN TENNESSEE.

from our w. G. T. U. headquarters at SO |
Bible House. You will see TitE LEVER |
there specially recommended rs one OF the |
"best temperance papers,"
This Ia the opinion held concerning your |
lively journal by all who know the breadth |
and considernteness of its editorial col. |
umns and the variety OF it's temperance |
news.
You kindly invite some account Of re.
cent work from my own point of view. |
OF late this has been literally, n "di~olv.
ing view, "for this is the gath day of cloudy |
weather, and the only one without rain |
during that period. The papers say the
like has not been known since 1S47, and |
we devoutly hope for the sake of poor hui
manity, they tell the truth. II has been
my good fortune to introduce the w. G. I.
L. over a somewhat wide extent OF terri |
tory, but never befure have | carried il un.
der water. Miss Gordon md started
south, Dec. 2Stb, aud have gene about in
the rain ever since. But though we have
u new and thoroughly authentic method
OF spelling the name of the stnte in which
most of our time has been invested, (viz
Miss. .iss.soppy) we have "nevertheiess not
withstnnding," hid goud and profitable
sojourn IN the land and water.
We left the "Illnois wide awnkes," M
one may ftly call the W. T. U. Of the
Prairie State after attending their Winter
executive committee, and listening to their
cut plans for the winter campaign. Thence
10 indianapolis, where at FMrs. Wallace's
we met Mrs. NJ. II. Hunt just returning
from a trip through Iowa, where she had
addressed the public and the school boards
in many of the leading towns, on her no.
Bile theme of scientific temperance text
books in the common schools. We found
the Indiana women busy, with Mrs. Wells,
Mrs. Cougar, and gifted Emma Malloy,
constantly in the field.
Going on 10 Lexington, where Rev: DR..
Jutkins, the Eva rts of our movement calm,
trusty aud judicial "holds the fort" we
met the W. c.. I. U. aud planned with
| them the quiet, systematic work, for which
they were prepared. The wife and daugh-
ters Of Casains NJ. Clay are deeply inter
ested in our Kentucky union, of which
Mrs. Dr. Jutkins IL president, and Mrs.
Clay il treasurer.
| In louisville we found most excel
lent meeting Of ladies carefully planned
aud worked up by Mr.. aud Mrs. Geo. W.
Balm, tho,e whole souled" Southerners.
Yonrtemperancc people in Michigan know
for themselves, by this time, that Bro.
Balm is n complete amnesty proclamation
in himself No body can I've cross grained
or narrow in his prescnce-which Is n fact,
even more choice than hia choice gift of
oratory. We formed W. G. T. U. in
Louisville, Mrs Jutkins and I J which
will invite the National for October next.
Not that we wouldn't be delighted to go
"for the works suke" ut the South.) Mrs.
| pas, q, n.aa,,tark n.la nf T np,svt tla'e
best l1lies are among her coadiutors.
In Nashville, Mrs Judge Harrison heads
the procession Of our workers. We held
two meetings there and met Mr.. r. L.
Hayes, who edits "'rhe Proteciionist" and
believes in Home Protection movement.
Directly from Nashville we went to Hol
ly Springs, Mise. whittier We have been in
viied by Judge J. w. C. Watson whom
think yon met, Mr.. Editor at the Lake Bluff
convocation. He was senator in the
Confederate Congress, and Is citize'
highly esteemed throughout the South
He had arranged n trip to the capital nnt
two meetings in the Hall of Representa-
tivea.
A local option hill was penling, and a.
an advocate in the "Do everything policy,
gladly spoke on its behalf, believing thn
each state should he free to work accord
ing to its own convictions of what is prnc C
, ticable and hest.
found Col VIM Inge, of Corinth, Miss
are the temperance champion in the presen
legislature. He is a leading lawyer AM
: n blue ribbon man-reformed nearly fou
q years ago, and devoted to the cause whic|
saved him from ruin after twenty years O
intemperate habits.
y The present law of Mississippi require
e the petition of voters as II prerequisite
license, and the publication of nll sign
lures. But for the colored vote this woul
be practically prohibition, but with twer
ty thousand majority on the polling list
d they can carry the state, and the demf
~ gogue who lead them are allies OF the lie
\ uor traffic.
The defeat of prohibition in North Cal
y olina last August, resulting from the r.
W publican party's alliance with the snloo
IS men, and the casting of seventy thousan
:. colored votes on the wrong side has grcai
10 ly injured our legal work. Bn' it has ha
the good effect to arouse the white popt
ir lation to the imperative necessity OF spe
pr ial efforts among the colored lieople. III
usual methods will be employed, formir
societies, holding meetings, circnlaiin
'd literature and Introducing tenperan'
ut textbooks. Last evening | addressed
,d large audience of freemen III the cou
!. house at Holly Springs, Judge Watsc
" presiding, and organized society.
k, also took me ont to Shaw University, No
RS, thern Methodist) to speak to the studen
v there. Old prejudices are melting nwi
, in the light Of "new occasions" and q
'e' ''new luties" which they teach.
,e Mrs. J. NJ. Kinney, of Port Huron
pg your stale, who was appointed At Was
,s ingion our national superintendent of tel
' perance work among the colored reop'
ts, has. IN my Judge ment, one Of the erand'
nd fields on the continent. Wherever C
de do 90, | purpose forming these societi
he We have seven in South Carolina viii
is are doing excellent work, intelligent cole
ID, ed women being nj the head.
m In Oxford, Miss, where The State Univ
in sity is located, its chancellor, Gen A.
Stewart was our host, and his wife hccn
ng president of the local w. c. L. U. org
". lied there.
Our plans inclmde II W. c. Il. U.
he Vicksburg, Natchez, and four other tow
eu in East Miss, besides the live towns whs
lis have already organized. We expect
m forma chiidren's temperance school
of eacl,-'his being Miss Gordon's work.
ht We are now en- route Ia Memphis for
M Sabbath, ut Mrs. j. G. johnson =, thence
me Little Rock, Ark for the state convent
pei on the 25ih. Yon have doubtless heg
Of how their Home Protection law, adop
in last winter, by which u niajnrily OF
names of women as well IN men must he
,is cured 10 the saloon. keepers petition,
We changed the face of that state. Since
od blessed old crusade, have heard of
mt snch enthusiasm. Scores OF towns ha
m. on,lawed the liqnor traffic with hymns
rejoicing, Women have proved true to
the sacred hopes OF those who trust tn
most, and forelaste of "lhe good ii
coming" has been realized. You may
nod agine am in lnste 10 join the jubilee.
of From Arkansas we goto Texas and
Till on.
but Mrs Chaplin is constantly busy in So
ie,. Carolina, making the tour OF that st'
the Mrs. Buell., Mrs. III. w. Smith, Mrs, Wa
bridge and Foster are TO hold meetings
ur Washington, d. @, Maryland, Virgin
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