The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-02-03
Report on Hvangelistic Work.

Tread at the annual convention OF the State w. c.
/. U. held at st. Johnsbufy September so, by
Mrs. j. NJ X insmal, Superintendent
The record of the past year draws to
close. Our work has not made that
progress which We could wish,
although efforts have been made, and
the glad tidings of the gospel of saliva
lion for drunkenness is proclaimed.
The churches are becoming more
active in the work, and we believe a
strong sentiment for the cause could be
developed If some earnest, consecrated
christian woman could be enlisted to
20 ont into the different portions OF
the state and hold series of temperance
evangelistic meetings. Every church
and every church member should ex-
pect to share in this as christian
work; aud since temperance is part
of religion, may we not hope in the
year to come some plan may be devils
ed to carry on this work more def
nitely as we'll as successfully?
Some of our churches, according to
their dicipline, have an annual temper
ance sermon in every pulpit; this is
well and good. One sermon year in
community where possibly there
may be twenty-five or thirty saloons |!
For one moment consider this. Souls
going down to eternal death from
strong drink; the pulpit warns them
once within fifty-two weeks.
speak of some of our churches hav'
ing an annual temperance collection.
Ought not the temperance sermon and
collection 90 together 1 believe If 1t
is right for christians to pray against
the evils of intemperance then it is
their duty to pay towards the support
of those associations which are labor
ing to suppress the evil, and rid society
of the curse against which it prays.
The preaching and practice should har-
monize, otherwise there will be little If
any power in the preaching. May
Gods spirit aid us Christian women,
and may we continue to agitate and
systematize; and in order that our
work may be more effective, do not let
us forget to pray about it. He is wait
ing to hear definite prayers, and to
help us in our definite work by The aid
OF His Holy Spirit.
Az superintendent of evAngelistic
work have endeavored to follow out
the simple plan adopted by the nation
al department, namely, printed re.
quest that every pastor speak to his
own people on the morning of the
third Sabbath of December, and the
last of June, on their relation to this
cause. Alec q request, to be signed by
the president and sent and presented
10 each local Union, requesting prayer
for the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union, in all it's departments OF
work, for its workers everywhere, for
drinking men and their families, for
| reformed men and their families, for
those in the traffic that they may see
their sin, for Indifferent christians, and
tor youth that they may be saved from
the blight of drink. This to be sent to
each pastor and read at the regular
Sunday evening prayer meeting-the
above request to be presented as often
rs the various local Unions might
deem proper. We believe if we get in
different christians praying for us and
our work they will become interested.
As far as we have been able to hear
from the different Unions, they have
striven to interest their several COM
munities In every way possible. Meet
ings for prayer were held In the w. G.
L. U. tent, noon and evening, for
three successive days, during the meet.
ing of the New England Reformed
Mems Association, at Burlington. BY
invitation, Mrs. j. X. Barney, of Prov
idence, r. l., visited the Alburgh Un-
ion, addressed the Franklin and Grad
Isle County convention, spoke to the
children in Sabbath School Of both the
NJ. e. and Congregational churches, by
invitation OF the superintendents. On
Sabbath evening she spoke upon
christian work. That audience was
stirred bv an unseen power. God was
truly In their midst. May He who is
all wise raise up many such women in
our own state,
Mrs, j. M KINsMAN.