The Republican journal., 1885-09-17
THE BOSTON W. c. T. L.


After two or three unsuccessful attempts,
at last attended meeting of the Boston w. C.
I. U. at 515 fremont ST. In the Odd Fellows
Hail. a pleasant room 1t was, and Il company
of pleasant ladies, about thirty in number. AS
it was the first meeting since the summer vaca-
ton, and many ladies' may be still away, the
number present was perhaps small. After
singing, the President, Mrs. A. J. Gordon, as
bright and determined a lady as ever led local
w. &. L. o., read the latter part Of the 90tn
Psalm. She emphasized the plea establish
thou the work of our hands" in reference to
the scientific temperance education law. passed
by the last Legislature, and made that the point
in the prayers which followed. Reports of the
summers work on this same law, on persuading
women TO register, to vote in school meetings
and the Flower Mission, filled the time, togeth-
er with plans for Immediate work, and remarks
from visitors. Hopeful work has been done
among the Catholics, but they will not approve
the text books prepared for the use of schools
since they are entirely opposed to our system
of public schools. AS it would be worse than
no law, to have erroneous instructions given,
right books. A series of three, of which nv
giene for Young People is the Intermediate
grade" has been carefully prepared under the
direction of Mrs. Mary H. Hunt. Dr. \. B.
Palmer has endorsed the books as a business
matter and not in merely complimentary
manner. Other books are COED in their way,
no doubt, but contain MEASUREMENTS or ttygr1-
c,nt teml7GRce l.tN c.,cfion. We in Maine, in
Belfast and surrounding towns have this same
work. Many will choose other books, simply
because the best one has not been presented to
them. Our State convention meets soon, in
Portland, Sept. 90 and 80. wish some one
would 90 who has never yet been. who does
not even attend the local meetings. Miss VII
lard, and Mr. Woodbridge, too, | believe, are
expected
Mrs. Frances +. Harper of Philadelphia,
Penn, Nat. Supt Of work among colored peo-
pie, made some brief remarks, saying that tho
her people may be slow to learn and TO take up
the temperance work, yet they are sure. The
meeting closed with prayer by Mrs. Harper.
One subject mentioned was the temperance cal
endar, an excellent way of scattering temper
ance sentiments. Literature has been ran,ack-
ed for suitable sentences They are similar in
style and OF the same price (S100) as other cal
endars have been. 1t is a really good thing
give them to your friends at Christmas. espec-
tally if they are not thoroughly interested in
temperance. They may be obtained, no doubt,
of Mrs. l.. W. Weston. Skowhegan. Me-. or at
State Headquarters of Mass. w. G. I. u. No.
So Bromeld St., Boston. or of c. +. 5. Fieldin,
1G1 La Sale St., Chicago. The Temperance or
w. c. T. U. Mother Goose BY Mile Andrews
Bell is another good present for children nor is
it devoid of interest for the elders. Sold by
Miss Esther Pugh 50 y. High St., Columbus,
Ohio. Stiff paper %, cloth 80 cents.
Recently attended Hyde Park Congrega-
tiopal PRAYER meeting. The chapel was com
modous and well filled. The singing, from
markable O. part was, that all We're SO ready,
no waiting for some one else to speak first.
Yet there was no haste. A degree of modera-
ton in a prayer meeting may be WELL but when
it ''drags' as | have too often seen It, it is time
for the good people to arouse themselves and
think of Him to whom and for whom they
speak, "Be uStaat in season and out of sea-
son." Among the speakers was young Chin
ese "a student in Yale college, | think who
said that China is not to be Christianized by
sending liquor there, by negotiating treaties TO
open the opium traffic, or by lI-treament of
her emigrants in America. Such things will
not show the beauty of the Christian religion.
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