The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-02-01
TEMPERANCE DEPARTMENT.
EDITED Bx THE
Women's Christian Temperance UBIOI


THE HAYES MEMORIAL PICTURE
Was an enterprise which has had our
National Society AS It's only responsible
manager The portrait was long ago
paid for, but the pboto-gravure is not.
A. l am unable TO forget from the fact
that my name has been for two years
signed with that Of our treasurer, TO
note for several hundred dollars. on
which interest il paid.
Nov, dear friends, these things ought
not 20 to be. These burdens can read.
ily be 40 subdiyided and 90 widely
shared that they will cease TO gall the
shoulders and empty the pockets of the
few who are in no wise personally re-
sPonsible for their being borne.
Will you listen to plan which, IL
State and local officers will work It out,
may greatly relieve the stringency thus
reluctantly brought TO your notice
THE TENTH HASEivERsARY or THE CRUSADE
December 20, 1888, will soon be here.
Let us dedicate that day to the devel-
oPmeut OF stronger national senti-
ment. We have been desot to our
States, and this was we'll in the results
Of that devotion reverently rejoice,
bat can We not for one great, generous
day At least, remember that We are a
National Woman's Christian Temper.
ance Union ? Let us read anew our
Crusade Psalm, sing the old hymns of
the pioneers and pray for the baptism
OF the Crusade Pentecost. It is my
purpose 10 spend that day in Hillsboro,
the cradle Of the Crusade, going on to
Washington Court House the day after,
for that was the Crusade's crown,
whence the light radiated en- every side.
wish that on that day in every local
w. G. I. u, from FIerida to Puget
Sound, the map Of the United States
might hang beside the Aag, aad the
extent to which this Ged appointed
gospel temperance work has spread, be
clearly shown. / would have a special
edition OF The Union Signal, which
should furnish . complete program for
the day copies Of this memorial num-
Der 20 be largely ordered by esch local
Union for free distribution also "Der
Bahnbrechsr," and the audience care
fully canvassed for subscription to both:
Then, as n thank Offering for what God
bath wrought, would have collection
taken, to be divided equally between
the two papers and the Hayes Eund.
The latter would be also helped no
doubt by the orders that would come
IN before this celebration from thofe
desiring the picture of that typical
Christian hostess, Mrs. Hayes, to form
part Of the decorations on that red
letter day. But, besides this, after the
fashion Of the Women's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society, let individual thanl
offerings come to the National head
quarters from our friends, both rich ant
poor.
Twas present q few days ago at the
Illinois w. G. 7. u. convention, whe
, envelopes were opened, aud choic
scripture passages read acconpanie
gifts from ten Cents TO several dollar
ell sent a. thank offering to help ca
ry on our work. This can be made
feature Of the local celebration and pr
cesds sent to our National headqua
ters.
Dear Friends: We have all learne
the power of concentration, The enth'
siasm Of great historic days. ha'
never forgotten the "Women's Fourt
Of July" at Evanston in 1870. plann'
! for and worked up" weeks beforehar
and yielding thousands of dollars
= the Woman's College, IF so mus
: could thus be accomplished By fe
women for local enterprise, what mi
we not hope for this endeavor if '
concentrate our energies upon it for Il
!. next six weeks /?
But / cannot forget that to make th
q anniversary significant as is its du
= special efforts must be put forth betwe
now and then by our leaders, for De
q mite results in the department of orgs
!, izatiOu. For Mississippi, and Ncv
: Carolina, though their chief towns bs
) been visited, have not even the sci
~ blance Of State organization, VIII
! Texas has not held its State conventi
- this year, nor have New Mexico al
- Arizona outlined their territorial VOL
~ After vainly striving to arrange
% these Southern conventions otherwi
"a I have agreed to hold them bstwe
- now aud December 23. while hi
as Shields, of Colorado, win visit N
Mexico and Arizona on our behalf.
will thus be my good fortune to hs
represented the Crusade movement
j. every one of the forty-eight States a
in Territories of the United States t
am vaar vh;la 7 eak;mata that.ara h,,a,