The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-04-01

The regular devotional aud business
meeting of the W. c. T. u, will be held
every Wednesday afternoon, at half-past
three, in their room over Mr.. Thatcher's
place of business, Church street. Also
Gospel Temperance Meeting, every Sun
day afternoon, at quarter to four.
The Semi-Annual State Convention
will meet at Salem, N. j., the eighth and
ninth of April.
Below we give a condensed history of
our Union:
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Lambertville, N. j., was insti-
tuted in the Spring of 1875, by Mrs.
Dawson, of Brooklyn. This Union is
auxiliary to the State Woman's Christian
Temperance Union of New Jersey. We
recognize the Gospel of Christ as the
power to save fallen humanity, aud while
we rely upon Gods holy spirit to con-
yict the conscience of men, we as Chris
tian women also recognize our own in
dividual responsibility before God, know
ing that He carries on His work in re-
deeming the lost through human instru-
mentality. We therefore pledge ourselves
against the use of Intoxicating liquors.
We cooperate with all good agencies,
human or divine, in spirit of love and
self-sacrifice, and by personal and united
effort, do all we can to eradicate this great
evil, which is sweeping over our land
Our meetings were held weekly in the
different churches, on Wednesday after
noon. We would meet with burdened
hearts, feeling the Importance of more
earnest labor in the great temperance
work before us. During these three
years some that had fallen low through
intemperance have been saved and some
homes made bright and happy. We
would that all were thus blessed. It
might be SO. In January, 1878, six dele
gates were elected to attend the State Al
lance, at Trenton. AS they listened to
Mr.. Osgood, who was speaking SO earn
estly in behalf of the work, they with
some of our citizens felt impressed to
have him came to Lambertville; consulted
with him, secured his services, and in a
few weeks afterward he came. A series
of meetings were held, resulting in won
derful work. Many precious souls were
saved, and some have passed away to
their home "beyond the river" Others
to-day are standing firm to the pledge
they then made. Mr.. Osgood, in connec-
ton with many of our citizens, who la
bored earnestly in the work, formed a
Reform Club, which was very prosperous
and out of this was formed the Friendship
Social Society. This society did noble
work, which eternity alone can to II. As
we had been holding Cottage Prayer
Meetings they sent us a written invita-
tion to hold these meetings in their room.
The invitation was accepted and for two
| years these meetings were faithfully sus-
tanned. In the Fall of 1881, the Woman's
| State Temperance Convention was held
here. The divine blessing was very mani
fest in the meetings, giving the workers
fresh inspiration and help to persevere in
the work. f48
Thus have we gone on year by year,
trying to SOW the seed and keeping the
promise in our hearts that we shall reap
in due season, if we faint not. When dis
couragements have come we have not al
lowed ourselves to give up the work, for
we knew the cause was the Lord g and
we could trust Him. During these ten
years, we have held this weekly afternoon
prayer meeting-maDy times through
great discouragem ents, for want of united
work; still we are praying earnestly that
this great evil devastating our homes,
may be driven from our land. No home
is free from this dreadful foe. He is not
only claiming the poorer and lower class
es, but he is aiming for the best, not only
men, but women too. We need to plead
more than ever for power from on high.
"God is with u.s.
1--WE see the triumph from afar,
By faith we bring 1t nigh.n