The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-11-24

could not be expected OF us. We
have not been simply learning our
duties, and the nature of the enemy
we propose to fight. We have de-
partments of work, each of which is
superintendent by an efficient lady.
Mrs. E. II. McCully has charge of
press work and each week, since we
were fairly organized, has prepared
an article upon temperance for one
of our leading journals, the Gazette.
In behalf of the ladies of the Union
/ will here tender sincere thanks to
the editors of the different news
papers for so kindly giving notice of
our meetings and in publishing for
us articles upon temperance. Mrs.
A. b. Southwick superintends the
juvenile department of work. Mrs.
S. E. Bishop has had under her care
the Sunday school work. Mrs. B.
F. Dillingham; has had the literary
department. Mrs. E. Jordan has
been superintendent of prison and
police temperance work. Mrs. p. c.
Jones is our gospel temperance
worker. But our greatest work has
been among the natives by Miss
Mary Green. We, in connection
with the Woman's Board, pay her a
salary, so that she may devote her
time entirely to this department of
work. Miss Green understands the
Hawaiian language well, and seems
in every way admirably adapted to
this important field of labor. Her
earnestness and devotion to her
work are Il sufficient guarantee of
her success.
The w. G. L. U. of our own
native land bases its hopes of ulti-
mate success upon legislation. And
may we not hope to create senti-
ment among Hawaiians which will
influence their vote, and thereby
elect men to legislate in the interest
of temperance?
We have had eight temperance
tracts translated into the native
language under Miss Green's super
vision, and 1000 of each. making
5000, have been printed, and a
large proportion of them distributed.
In conclusion, / will say, from a
weak beginning we hope to grow into
a stronghold of temperance and
truth, which will yet be felt in this
little Kingdom of the Pacific.
We now number 66 active and 25
honorary members. We are anxious
to add recruits to our ranks and
will give cordial welcome to volun-
teers.
1t is painful to observe the leth-
argy existing among Christian men
upon this subject. In evidence of
this it will be remembered that an
organization was started about the
same time as our Union, called the
"Union Temperance League" with
an enrolment of eighty names.
After repeated efforts, on the part
of few, to effect an organization it
was abandoned and passed into OBJ
livion. Further comment is I'M
necessary. Brother, will you sit
quietly by and let this monster vice
breathe in your very presence with
out raising your voice against it OF
a hand to destroy the demon. The
horrors of drunkenness and the
misery caused by the sale of intoXi.
cants are enough to awaken every
man and woman of influence tt
earnest effort in the cause of TEN.
perance. Need we look beyond oul
own lovely city to find proofs Of
the destroying, sickening effects o.
alcoholic drinks? We have MOI
only the gilded saloon where gentle
men of culture and position in so
ciety congregate; but the low dive
where the poor native or humble
sailor leaves his last penny and il
turned into the street to be captured
by the police and made to contri
butte to the treasury of a Govern
ment which is bound by every Law
of justice and honor to protect th'
weak. Mrs. r. j. GREENE.