The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-10-04

The STATE CONVENTION Al kENNEBINK. 4
REPORT FROM WALDO COUNTY DELEGATE.
The Waldo County delegation 10 our state
ConN ention Of the Maine Noman's Christian
Temperance Unions have returned filled with
enthusiasm. and with a strengthened purpose
TO work For God and Home and Native
Land If but part of the good received is
worked out, Belfast, and the county, too. will
ho greatly benefited. To begin at the begin
ming: our Journey was pleasant-a little less so
on one portion of the road. to be sure. We
Weht by rail. We stopped in Portland about
tour hours. seeing something of the city. and
visiting the "Od Ladies Home" 1t i.a very
pleasant place, full now believe-22 inmates.
all happy and well cared for. On our return
Journey we stopped in Old Orchard, visiting
the beach and the campground. where so
many conventions are held. We reached Ken
nehUnk. on destination. about sunset. and
went directly to the hall, where supper await
ct u, and where We met many friends, new
and old. hennebunk j, Il pleasant old town.
With large. cheerful houses. and very nice
people. We were nobly entertained through
out our stay, and thank them most sincerely.
Our meetings Were held in the Unitarian
church. the largest, and. was about to add.
the hand>omest in the place-one of the old
fashioned churches.
Thursday. our duties and pleasures began
with devotional meeting in the morning.
where The thoughts all turned upon consecra-
ton. and that was the subject in the five follow
INC prayer meetings. Dinner and supper were
served in the hall close by the church. 50 We
had opportunity for an extra PRAYER meeting.
Some may have felt that Temperance should
not have been neglected, but no work can be
successfully done without consecrating our
selves to God. Many fail for lack of sufficient
>eIf->urrcnder TO God. That evening our State
Cor sec. Miss Sarah c. Lord. of Kennebunk.
read her report. She is a Young lady. but a
good worker: doing, l am told. most of the
work in the Union there. All the reports
showed good work done, and purpose to con-
tinue and DO better if possible On the same
evening, Lucia +. +. kimball, National Supt
OF ;. = addressed Us. 1t will be remembered
she was here three or four years ago
thought then She was all could desire. but
now | have seen and heard Miss Frances f.
Willard, whom everybody knows. by name
As one lady said when the latter and Anna
Gordon, her private Secretary were introduced
to Us, Friday afternoon: LAS child desired
to see the Queen of England, but now have
seen another queen, the Queen of temperance
work in America" But there are MANY others
at least daughters of the Queen. among our
temperance women. Miss Willard addressed
Us FRIDAY evening to our supreme delight. as
you may better imagine than be told. | do not
know but some of us are in danger of making
idols of our ladies in high places. and lower
ones. too. God grant we NAV not and that no
eVil result may follow the frequent expression
OF our great love and admiration for them.
Gentlemen. ministers and laymen, were pres
ent during all the meetings. We were very
glad to have them and hope their example will
be followed by Others hereafter. Friday after
noon several of them spoke briefly, all testify
ing to the excellent order and ability shown
throughout the session, and to good done and
being done by the woman's temperance work.
At supper one gentleman, minister and
Good Templar, said g the Good Templars can
not begin to come up to it." Among the resolu-
tlohs adopted were three very important ones.
relating to misunderstanding, a Woman-s Pris-
on, and Constitutional Prohibition. I'm view
of the prevalence and sin of Sabbath breaking.
1t was resolved that we earnestly eneeavor to
lesson the evil, neither holding, nor co-operat-
ing with conventions on the Sabbath The need
OF Woman's Prison was felt sixty years ago.
Let the people of Maine see to it that the need
be no longer ignored. 1t is shame that men
and women occupy the same prison-the wom-
Ell "he'ded in the guard ROOM for lack of a
suitable building. Rev. Mr.. Manson, of n
Berwick was with us. He is Chairman of the
Prohibition Committee, and aided us in LAYING
out work for the year. in that direction. A.
majority Is expected, and let the men. women
and children too, work to make that major
ity ta,ye one. The whole nation, almost the
whole world, is looking to Maine. Her people.
are to say whether prohibition is failure or
they are true temperance peo-
pie or no. We know the law is not failure,
though we know too, it is not enforced as it
should be. But is any law? Do we expect
perfection in the prohbtory law any more,
than in any other law! As it is now, the law
may be repealed. We want,-everyone wants
it-so it cannot be repealed.
There were fifty-tve delegates present, and
the general officers and visitors swelled the.
number to over one hundred. 1t was most.
harmonious, smoothly conducted meeting.
Not one jar. At the election of officers, the old
ones, ''the true and tried" were reelected with
out one dissenting vote. The w. G. T. U. of
Maine numbers nearly 1900, emitting US to four
delegates, besides our Executive Committee, to-
the National Convention held in Detroit, the
last of October. We reached Belfast Saturday
evening, tired, but inexpressibly happy. 1
might write much more, but have already writ
ten too much, and must ask pardon because Of
my subject and my inexperience. f. +. NJ.