West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-09-02
lcontinued from Second Paqe.)

s;ne at the communion table, and !
'lanv have substituted for it the
,rfermented juice of the grape,
In the Young Ladies Work; we
have encouraged especial attention
~ the wiwe question. We
nd Young Peoples Leaflets quite
,1nular for social use, and the Penny
psners also are received quite &C
sntably, SEINE of them giving out
raIuable reformation en- the cider
,restion. The Pamphlet on Cider
las been circulated largely, and, ia
NO instances, stopped the sale of
that commodity. A mother of sew
.ral bevs, untaught concerning
his evil, sold cider in village
store, ignorant, TIL she read the
nam inlet, of the eact that she was
placing the temptation of alcohol
before her own and other mothers
children. ChilGren's illustrated
Leaflets are aLeo@es acceptable to all
ages, and many thousands OF them
are IN circulation. Some q these
eluc;date the tobacco question very
clesrly, and are circulated liberal
" among the boys. We are taught
to take fast hold of instruction ).
bss, her, for she is thy life" With
this idea we 60 armed with the
printed page, in our jous'neyings
tc and fro, stirring upShe pure
mind by way Of remem brance,"
causing an arrest OF thought, with
dfttimes the@tnrest of a convicted
conscience, and a convinced under
standing, for with kr.o,otsdge comes
power aud responsibility.
Our Young Women'sG Mons are
growing, end the outlook in this
direction is>encouraging.
During tee visit to Bal timore of
our Natioeal Superintendent of
this Department, Mrs. Barnes, two
+ Unions were organized end many
avenues opened.
The Woodbridge Ueion has a
reading room for the Newsboys
and the sBootblacks, where they
have games and are entertained ev-
cry Friday evening.
A Loyal Temperance Legion is
formed byFthose deternained to keep
within the safety lines This I'm
ion is acoumulating q fund fo- a
Day Nursery for poor w@men, where
their little ones will be cared for
while their mothers ,ssea at theit
daily toll. These active workers
are also engaged in Flower Mission
work.
Of thespst of our State organiza-
ton, our Free kindergarten, Miss
Dougherty is here to speak.
AAL ALONG THEsIExEs.
And now, as to the general ad.
vancement of the work, all along
the lines-we have great cause fol-
encouragement. In some parts of
the State great activity has pre-.
vailed. Mr., Geo. A. Hilton, OF
Washington, has heldsGospel Tenn
perance meetings with wonderful
results, many being brought to the
foot of the Gross, and the way open
ed for the forming of four new I'm
ions.
Mrs. 'CShapin, of South Carolina,
has had remarkable success in
stirring our people end forming
new Unions throughout the State.
The enthusiasm kindled by her
earnest words and work has never
been equalled in Maryland. I'm
ions um'bering 100 mem bers have
been formed, and victory after vic
tory achieved, until we now num-
Der nearly 1000 members.
IS OUR CAUSE PUT iBACK2
Dear Friends, Is oar cause put
6ackI Nay, verify. Never has
there been such an uprising of the
people. Thought is intensified int o
action; law and order leagues are
formed for the enforcement of la WIS
to protect our homes and children.
Saloonists, through their Nation
al organ, say that 1.-The ballot in
the hands of woman will be the
death-blow to the Liquor Traffic"
Now, while our bump of com
oativeness" is very small, and
though we ara cOnnected with nom