Middletown transcript., 1883-11-23

week furnishing the freshest infOrma-
tion on the subject. Let every sister
subscribe for it. Increase of knoWl-
! edge will be for US, increase of zeal and
aggressiveness. We must not abate
one jot of our purpose in regard to the
introduction of temperance textbooks
into our schools. The Importance of it
to the commonwealth cannot be over
estimated. 1t is better for our children
to know the evil effects of this poison
in the system than to be able to tell the
length of the longest river. Judge
Parker says: 81 would begin with
children while at school to teach them
the terrible effects of intemperance. l
think the State should furnish suitable
teaching for this purpose and thus save
hundreds of thousands of dollars in the
end, and as many immortal beings from
a drunkard's fate.'' It must be our
object to enlist the sympathy of the
educational authorities of the State
and secure their influence and help.
Permit me to call attention, also, to
Jail and prison work. We have but
three jails in the State, and it will not
be difficult to arrange for regular and
systematic visitation to each with
books, tracts and papers. Many in
mates are of young and tender years,
and many have gone to those dark
places through the influence Of intoxi-
eating drink. Let US go to them with
messages of hope and carry ray of
light into their gloom. Some blessed
work Of this kind has been done by our
philanthropic friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Cowgirl, of Dover. We would
suggest arrangements for Flower
Mission day in connection with this
department. Now, permit few words
to local unions We must remember
that our great object, first, last and all
the time, is aUOrE. Each local union
must make this the point around which
everything shall move. There is vastly
more involved than simply TO meet,
talk and part again. Let US make our
meetings seasons of absorbing interest,
urge attendance Of all members, study |
the needs of the community, and ask,
"what work can we take up in this
locality ?'' AS often as practicable,
arrange for public meetings, to be ad-
dressed by the ablest speakers you can
get secure attractive music get the
people out, then scatter our tracts
among them before they separate. 1t
is also important that we increase our
local membership as rapidly as possible.
Each lady must be recruiting officer
and urge her friends to take a part in
this holy contest. Get the gentlemen
to join as honorary members. By
these means we can hardly fail of con-
tinuous growth. l would also suggest
that we ask the pastors of churches to
give us temperance prayer meeting,
at least once quarter, and thus en-
shrine the cause in the heart of the
church. We must remember that the
gospel features of our work must ever
hold prominent place in our plans.
This movement commenced with open
bibles and bended knees and so it must I
continue to be successful. Now, dear
sisters, cannot conclude without ex- {
pressing my warmest thanks to you for
The kindness you have shown to me
and the earnest support you have given
to the various lines of work proposed.
1t is a just cause we have espoused, and
the peculiar fitness of woman to ad-
vance it has been conclusively proven. I
1t has been said that woman's first
work is in the home, and this is true.
Our homes are our castles, and yet our
homes have been attacked. The enemy
has come without our leave, against
our fearful protest, into the retreats
where we have been trying to shield
our children and rear them into good
ness and sobriety. We have felt that
to sit still and be silent is to betray our
trust, and so to save our
homes we have gone forth to strike
down the invader that he enter no
more into them. Let it be understood I
then that the fault is not ours that we
are in the front of the battle. When
the rum traffic will let our homes alone
then, and not until then, will we let it
alone. We are admonished to toll
while it is called to-day, for the soldiers
are falling, one by one, at our side.
We are panied to record the death of
Mrs. DIR. Houston. of Lewes, late vice
of this county, which oc-
Cured lust week. She was a good, {
earnest woman and has gone to her re-
ward. OH let us consecrate our
powers more fully than ever and look {
to the rising of that sun
which shall yet gladden. all the dark /
places of the earth.
AFTER seeking vainly elsewhere for a {