The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-02-24
Report on Presentation OF Work 10 Other
Bodies.


Bodies.
Tread AT the annual convent lon Of the state w. G
IL u held at st. Johpsbuiy, September 80
Your Superintendent would respect
fully report:
A beginning has simply been made
IN this work. Circular letters aud n
list of questions suitable for various
bodies meeting In the state, were pre-
pared and sent 10 the Woo presidents
for their presentation. Mrs. Parmclee,
vice president Of Lamoillc county, no.
ported presenting one TO county con-
ference Of Methodist churches. Rcso-
lutions expressing sympathy and CO.
operation were sent bv tho secretary of
the meeting, as follows,
"MRs. Il. q. GREENE:
AS secretary OF tho Methodist Epis-
copnl Church Ministerial Association OF
81. Adams District, Vermont confer.
ence, l am authorized by this body, In
session at Cambridge, 9Th and 9th Of
February, 1881, to send copy of tho
resolution adopted by that body. II IL
as follows:
Resolved, That we, as an Assoeia-
tion, are In sympathy with the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union.
"2. That their work Is the work of
humanity aud religion.
"CHARLEs 5. VAIL, Secretary"
Mrs. +. A. Sturtevant presented the
subject of temperance teaching before
an Addison County Sunday school con.
veniion, as follows:
"lst Topic-'How shall we teach
temperance In our Sabbath Schools? z,
assigned TO Mrs .Sturtevant and Rev. w.
W. Winchester, was the important one
of tho convention. Mrs. Sturteysnt
regarded knowledge and temperance
as part OF the christian faith. There
are 4, 200 900 of children under weekly
instruction In our Sunday schools, nm.
der the care of zoe, 900 teachers, What
power can be welded by them II
awake to the subject of temperance.
Children should be taught that mode
ration means exccss--snd that drink.
ing means drunkenness. Impress upon
them the ruin that follows this evil.
Viewed scientifically: Alcohol Is not
food; Is worthless as q medicine: II
not source of strength; 10 damaging
III its effects upon the body and mind.
knowledge Is the basis Of all action.
Scatter your seeds Of knowledge
among the children, and they will pro.
duce rich and fruitful manhood.
Take juvenile temperance periodicals ;
give an occasional temperance concert
exercise, and thus impress upon the
children the idea of work.
Life boats are good when ships 90 10
pieces on the rocks, but how much bet
ter the light house that warns M OF
danger before tho fatal rock appears.
One thing would say as delicately az
possible-be yourselves what you
would teach others to be. These
thoughts were continued ct length and
were very beneficial. (Why need the
labors of such temperance advocate
be directed In other portions of our
state, when Addison county needs the
blows she is dealingP)"
Letters'were sent to Franklin and
Grand Isle County Sunday School I'm.
Ion. Your superintendent was there.
and responded to resolution Of sym.
pathy extended by the Union.
Also sent letter to the County Con-
ference of Franklin county; to State
Sunday School convention; 10 Teach.
ers' State Association; to Press Con.
vention; to State Congregational Con-
vention. The Press Convention, heard
nothing from. The Congregational let
ter did not reach the person to whom
addressed; however, the subject was
brought before the convention, az the
following from st. Johnsbury Index
will show:
CAT the late Convention of Ministers
and Churches, Q resolution was intro
duced and passed, In substance as fol-
lows:
"Resolved, That we appreciate the
great reform that has been effected In
the temperance cause, and that we
pledge our sympathy and cooperation
in all christian temperance effort.
"On taking his seat the moderator,
Mr.. Olmstead, from Willlston, said he
hoped the resolution would do no
harm, and he presumed 1t would do no
good This is about equal to what an.
other Reverend said, when It was pro.
posed to have Q Childrsn's Sunday.
He said 1T would be day of fuas and
feathers We are consoied BY the re-
Fiction that the world moves In spite of
such fossils as these"
In every.other instance courtesy and
interest was shown towards our socle.
~. Mrs. ID. l.. Fuller reports having
sent a letter to District Preachers'
Meeting, which passed the following
resolution, which Is very similar to
others received:
"lst, On Temperance
"Resolved, That we consider the
temperance cause as Of vital impor-
lance to the welfare of the church and
state; that we take the most advanced
position, including total abstinence
from everything that can intoxicate, le-
gal prohibition on the traffic, and Cos
pei organization; that we would en-.
courage temperance instruction In the
Sunday school, by books and periodI.
Gals and tracts, and by giving at least
one Sabbath In each quarter to such
work; that We recognize the church a.
the great agency and of the most posi-
BILE usefulness In temperance work, bat
welcome as valuable auxilisries the
State Temperance Society. the State
Camp.meeting Association, tho Good
Tempiar's Lodge, the Woman's ChrIs-
tian Temperance Union, the Reform
Club. and all others who are honestly
working In this good cause.
d. Z. MILLER,