Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-04-17
ssW. C. II. u,


MONTHLY MEETING OF THE W. C. t. IRE
| MARKS BY REV. W. O. HULLIHEN.-ES5AYS
BY PUPILS OF THE WESLEYAN FEMALE IN
STITUTE.
The regular monthly meeting of the "Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union" was held
in the "Y. M. G. Al room at half-past 8 o'clock
last Tuesday afternoon. The meeting was
opened with prayer by Rev. W. @. Hullihen,
after which the president. Rev. Rumsey
Smithson, called for the reports of the officers
of the association. After this, Rev. W. @. HUI
linen addressed the association with remarks
of a conservative and practical character
He said he was at loss to know what to say,
as he did not know what had been said by
speakers at previous meetings-had thought of
offering remarks on parts of Scripture which
go down to the bottom of principles. but sup
pose that had been done by those who had adj
dressed the association at previous meetings.
The work which b ad been undertaken by the
| association was practical matter and its sue
cess depended upon practical action. He was
glad to find that the ladies had, at the very be-
ginning of their labors. adopted the very plan
to reform the evils of intemperance. He re-
| ferred to the establishment of coffee houses,
which had proved so efficient in England and
especially in the city of London. in withdraw
ing men from the places where LIQUORS were
| sold.
| The ladies must do more than they had
done-they must make the coffee house at
| tractive-furnish the best lunches-have every
| thing neat, clean and nice-have the walls dec
GRATED with suitable pictures, which are great
| civilizers and subduerS-in word, everything
so very tasteful that the most fastidious could
have no ground of complaint.
| He would not recommend the ladies to exact
irr,1 -oIod /,
wish to reform, for they often do more harm
than good. the man who, being overcome
by temptation. violates such pledge. he feels
degraded and loses self respect
| They could exact promise from their friends
that they would wholly abstain from the use
oflfquor a beverage until they a ked to be.
relieved from such promise. In this way their
self respect would be preserved.
| They should get them 10 promise not TO visit
drinking saloons; that would be an excellent
end accomplished. They should exact the
promise neither to treat nor accept treats;
and that If they VIII drink, they will drink
| only at their homes lie concluded by read
ing some remarks OF the canon of Westminster,
i II Which W. SOFT Z the como ., Aea.E-
ems in the cruel sports OF the bloody gladiao-
rial arena, where slaves and captiyes were
butchered to make Roman holiday, with the
worse conduct of christians in making drunk
ards. Should heathens be rebuked by chris
tians for their cruel sports of the arena, they
might reply that though they were merely
heather and not christians, they were sober
people and not drunkards, and that their vic
Tins died in a moment whereas the victims
of intemperance experienced q prolonged liv-
ing death, which was much worse in suffering
and TO which was added the sense Of brutal
degradation.
Interest was added to this meeting of the
association by the parts performed by three of
the pupils Of the Wesleyan Female Institute.
Miss Hood read an appeal to the ladies to de-
clare themselves on the side of total abstinence
and to join in the good work of the "Woman's
Christian Temperance Union."
Miss Youell read an excellent essay on the in
f1uence which the ladies could exert in moral
and social reform, and enjoIned upon them to
exercise it-that they were responsible for the
evil conduct of the men, and that they should
use all theiI influence in behalf of morals and
temperance-that they should exact from men
the same degree of purity that they demand
of them-that they should not receive atten-
ton from men whose breath was tainted with
the smell of alcohol.
Miss Gist read in good style graphic poem
describing the scene presented at bridal feast,
at which the bride was called upon to drink of
cup of sparkling wine. AS she was about to
comply, in obedience to social custom, she re.
membered the sad fate ofher twin brother, who
had been the victim of intemperance. She be-
came pale with agitation-declined to sip
gave the reason and then asked if she should
drink, when the response from all was, mo!
No!r' motion to adjourn was then adopted,
and the meeting was closed wifi the benedie-