Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-11
cHArrAUarA sUnnEs ASSEMBLY
vassos I.1.rp. Aupn.. 10 ,sss

also few vords frsm the .tor, N ~.
NE OF Onrist. The assembly was ther
Ied IN prayer by Mrs DR.. Weed of Sc
attle. Choir sang go Work ia NJ,
vineyard, when Mrs. Judge Green
aso In prayer, invoking Gods suecial
dressing upon all engaRsd IN this Qrsa,
WORK OF wfRnfna back from paths Of
wee fhose lost in sin and wssschedness
Ars- Thomas was then called upon h
Sake q few remarks CONCERNING oar
temperance work. She 6rst announced
. recitation by Miss Cora G9rmley OF
Seaftie, VIA represented the Y. W.. I.
y. OF that city. The recitation vas en-
Titled Pict1rea in the 0isss.7
Mrs Thomas presented few thoughts
entitled Tee Inaasaee OF the Home. y
IL does seem Is II the inf1usnce of vice
and ~iekedness entirely oyeFthrovs that
OF home. We brig every infiaence
possible 10 bear npoa our children, and
yet by ona fell swoor everything 10
swept from "a, and va are led in de
spar 70 sxclaim, " Hpw long. o Lord.
Rev. F. @. Strange delivered With
much earuestness his lecture on "a Re
statement Of the Temperance Question. -
The word means 20 govern. II is the
governments OF ones self, in regard to
eating and drinking. Temperance new
means total abstinence from all intoxi-
eating drinks There have been total
abstainers from the earliest times. The
number Of total abstainers has inereas-
ed constantly. Total abstinence dates
as far back a. one hundred years in the
Unitsd States. Or. Gathrie gave four
reasons for total abstinence. Il kept
his head clear. his health good, his
heart light and bis purss heavy.
DR.. Justin Edwards said the person
who never drinks can never become q
drunkard. The six men sho survive
the Greedy expslitioa were total alb
stainera A little while ago six govern
ora OF New England states we're total
abssainers.
Apoliceman was appealed 20 IL regard
TO total abstinence. He says: 81
never yet had 10 carry q total abstainer
70 the house Of Correction" The Sa-
vioar OF the vorid gave a rule: II
thine eye offend three plnck Il out
Paul. the Apostle, said 10 meat make
my brother to oEend, I will eat no meat
az long 40 the world stands. So long as
men and women want liquor on New
Years day, there will be some one who
Will Furnish u. Men do not sail liquor
because thsy lie the baziness. has be-
cause there b money In Il. The passing
OF laws alone will mot destroy this traf
nc, bat We must 90 back into the appe-
sltes aud passions OF men. DR.. Cuylsr
ears what did thew gain In New Ysrk by
prohibitory law No. one saloon was
closed. because the overwhelming desire
for strong drink prevented the enforcing
ofthe law. IL u ebly those towns in Kan
sas where prohibition IL sustained by
strong moral principle. We are to
give line upon line. pFecept upon
preoept, ~ the home, In the Sunday
school. Let us Fember We can never
Ret prohibition until 10 ges total abb
stiDene& What poser Is ID that con-
srols Eew York city, Chicago. and All
great cities It is the Whiskysstraffic.
Shall Congress wipe out the Mormon
question and refuse 10 act In reference
20 she great question Of intemperance
A wife 10 seattle saia aMy husband
vent ochnfos eith me the other day,
and said, Il rather like to go to church,
bat then you know il wouIdn't do for
me TO 20 on account of my business"
Two hundred grave diRRers are em.
pIoyed every dav in the year digging
holea 20 put drunkards in.
We should not hesitate TO use restrie
tive measures, so long az We oan do
nothing better. Local option prepares
the way for prohibitory Law. We can
not overestimate this idea Of education
IN our public schools and In car sunday
Schools { Let as encourage and hsIp
our w. OF. u. wemen, assembled 20
DAG. We believe the American people
will say, We will not DO ruled BY KIM
Ram, or any other king. Let us light
earnestly the custom OF social drinking.
One young man gave as bis reason for
total abstinence that out of seventeen
yousg men he was the only one left,
sixteen having become victims to
strong drink. Christianity is the only
surs entidote fer intempersnce. We
used temperanee seoistes. bat Il b bes
Ter 70 eulighten By the streng word Of
God the minds and oonscisncss 81 the
young men and women Of our land.
Mrs Thomas said. What are Wedding,
my sisters, for shis great cause? We
must work. The time IL gene by when
simple organisation Is needed. We
may not need 30 work fer ourselves. bat
do not the echoes from the druakard's
grave come upto yoa sodsy and nerve
zoo 10 saiionf NAE "a
a sone b The choir. 'sro the Work. =
closed the exercises Of the morning.
Afternoon exercises opened with sing
ing solo and chorus. "Come," solo by
Miss Susie Ward, Of Seattle. Miss
Mabel Ward. 81 Seattle. then told IA
what she would DO III she were q boz"
Chorus by the choir followed. Miss
Emma Clark, Of Seattle. gave In clear
and pleasing voice. Roger and l" The
choir then sang "Oall Them In"
Mrs. Stork. having charge Of the
Roand Table, said at frss she vas over
come by the responsibility resting upon
her, but after considering the old time
Round Table Of King Arthur, she fiuds
herself, like ell Ysskees, asking Qusss
tions. Gail Hamilton says 20 reform
grandfather. That being somewhat
impracsioabls, ws may. perhaps, begin
With tka chlld In the cradle. - Il
MIRA osfrss Jenes, eapu<inlendent az
Tue Young Womsn's WORK, vas called
upon 30 give few thoashts concerning
THAI work. II had always been bar
pleasure 10 associate With The young and
10 keep young With thens Thsss are
many channels In which che youne
women can york. The tree kindsrgar.
ten. night schools, and also the kitchen
work.
Mrs. Dig. Weed said that she bad
nothing 10 say save thai abe had great
faith in sdaestine tire RrAndmothers.
Mrs. Chick. of seattle, said she OBJ
iected 70 80 much education Of grand
mothers, and no one said anything
about the erAndfaikers. she hsiievei
4 Il ~ n1Rht kese Zoe three s<neresiooz
\ sNmperaae erandfaihers we might hope
tor q desperate people. should the
ladies Of che W. c. r.. U. make Q
specially ef thu social question, t1ey
would Cad 3 large Geld a WORK. ga
| Mrs. Z " Ward, 81 Seattle. gave q
| few shouRhts apon the uork. TIE aasasis-
factory result Of which is 30 depressing;
bot God btaa us 80 on unfalterinely,
askipg that His Holy Spirit might coon
pa ne % speaks and aee with . lafN<r
/ Dtad, hoftter pofppse. thsf no disccof,
i ageneus may hinder Ne n this biessed
work for cd. and homo and native
land.
Mr.. Llsesly and daughters. 81 vashon.
| favored the ASSEMBLY with Q song and
shorna. entitled "Dost 30 out tenighi
my dArlinQ." rte ssng was eiveR by q
lstla airi o. Twelve years With pecnliaz
sasatness an1 aeeafAey.
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