Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-29
w. C. T. q. INSTITUTE.

This report should have appeared
earlier, but misunderstanding caus-
ed it to be delayed. Ed.
The Orleans Co. w. C. L. U. In
stitute, held its annual session in the
Union church at Derby Line, June
9th and 10th. Owing to the extreme
cold of the morning there was not a
large delegation present at the open
ing session. An hour was spent in
devotional exercises, led by Mrs. Ly-
man Bates after which the Institute
organized, the county President, Mrs.
R. King in the chair. Mrs D. Hop
kinson was appointed secretary Mrs.
L. Bates, Miss Wheelock and Mrs.
Blodget were appointed committee
on resolutions; Mrs. Maria New
comb, Mrs. Carpenter and Mrs.
Cowles on credentials Mrs. VIM.
Pike and Mrs. VIM. Spaulding, CON-
mittee of entertainment. A motion
TO adjourn till 1.30 p. m. was then
made and carried.
In the afternoon after the devo-
tional hour, led by Mrs. Newcomb,
Mrs. DR.. Cowles welcomed the men,
bers of the Institute to the hearts
and homes of the people of Derby
Line and vicinity in well chosen and
encouraging words. She alluded to
the steady increase of temperance
| sentiment all over the land, and to
the striking evidence that God has
prOspered the efforts of women in
the cause thought we had great
reason for encouragement as we'll as
some for Encouragement. She spent
last winter in the west, and drew
comparisons between the temperance
sentiment there and in Vermont
which were quite favorable to the
Green Mountain state.
Mrs. VIM. Niles responded In her
usual impressive manner. AS our
forefathers left their plows in the
burrows and oxen in the field when
the armies of the mother country at
tempted to compel them to submit to
unjust taxation, and rushed to meet
the foe to defend their rights, so we
little handful of women working
for Christ's sake and our loved ones
have left the arduous duties of our
homes and come up here to fight a
more dangerous foe than King
George. She illustrated the mother
love that prompted us as Unions to
work in this way, by an account of a
mother in the time of the rebellion,
who braved everything to go to hel
son sick in rebel prison, till she
stood before the rebel sentinel who
commanded her to halt "My son is
, sick in one of your prisons and l &C
to him, if l can" and folding bel
arms, she said, 'now shoot" She
gained the day and saved her son
SO we are bound to save our sons
and brothers if we can though all the
powers of darkness conspire agains
] us.
7 Mrs. ID. Skinner then read a very
: interesting paper on ''Evangelisti'
+ Work" adducing facts that PROVED
7 very forcibly the great good accom-
plished by this work, and in yer,
impressive manner showed the sat
t necessity for such work even in on
d own fair state with her prohibition,
: laws. Misses Fuller and Hall thel
!, favored us with duet very fnel
: rendered, after which DIR. Gray de
y livered most excellent address upo
e "Crime and Insanity" showing mos
y conclusively by statistics from on
d own country and foreign lands thu
re by far the largest amount of cases c
l. crime and insanity was traceable t
d indulgence in alcoholic stimulan
1t The lecture evinced careful study an
7. good reasoning and was well received
st Rev. Mr.. Chase followed wit
at some very timely remarks and pray'
in after which the Institute adjourne
u to meet at o'clock at the Method
> church on Stanstead Plain.
of In the evening the devotional exc
ch cises were conducted by the Rev. M
r Saunders of the Methodist colleg
ly after which Mrs. Mclaughlin of DO
al ton delivered very interesting lie
In ture to an intelligent and appreciate
til audience. That commodiOus al
u elegant house was we'll filed and t
he audience listened attentively for mo
A. than an hour to her eloquent WORD
en- 1t is impossible to give any report
US the lecture. 1t must be heard to
ng appreciated. Mrs. Mclaughlin is
Id lady of great delicacy, refneme
'as and intelligence, and has a swe
pa Christian character. We could sy
,he pathize with her, when, in the coul
elr of her lecture, she said ssIf you thi
raj that it is an easy thing for swoms
ep- ly woman to stand before such
cry audience and speak in this way, y
m are mistaken. l always shrink fl,
lrt- the task, and it is only for the Ii
ur- of Christ and suffering humanity Il
c. I consent to do it," We can but hs
ice or her self-sacrifce and devotion a