The Monitor., 1885-01-02
MRS. CoOpER's MESSAGE.
An Able. SeasOnabie and Sensible
PaDGr.

Mrs. A. F.. Cooper, President of the Wo
mems Christian Temperance Union, of Mill
vile, read at the meeting Of the Union on
November 22d, paper which we are
pleased to call her message, as President of
that organization
Mrs Cooper's essay, ono very soon finds
out, had for its text the various doings of
great many good people during the late
political campaign. She very sensbly and
charitably concludes that much of the bit
terness, not to say back-biting, Of the cam
paign days, came because people confound-
ed method and principle, and this led
great many men, protesting temperance
principles to belttle those of like views,
because they sought different methods of
securing the same end.
The historical part of the paper is espe-
cially interesting, and ought to be treas
ured up in the memory of all the people Of
Millville. In the light of the present, as
compared with the past, this is indeed
goodly land which the Lord our God hath
given us. Mrs. Cooper says:
''Who does not remember when four ho-
tells and twenty-five saloons kept open doors
in Millville night and day, seven days i'll
the week-pitfalls where the feet Of many
took hold of death h;--and remember the
place where $132 of hard earned money
was passed over the bar of Il Saturday for
that which was not bread, and scores of
men tearing each other came out in the
same short time as a result? Who of us
l.. cal
ness. when one of our bravest pioneers and
noblest citizens-who had fought against
untold odds for prohibition in our city, and
when the moral pressure was brought to
bear that he would ruin the town and
drive all the trade from it by closing the
hotels-as all hung on his vote in council
he, in the still small hours Of the night
communed with his conscience and with
his God, and in the morning said, Il can
not vote for license and | leave the results
with God say who does not remember
when that man of God was called to his
blessed reward, and his body lay at his
home silent in death, how the advocates Of
the rum traffic openly and eXultn9ly re-
oiced upon the streets of this city; and at
every street corner unable to restrain their
Joy were groups saying NOW we VIII have
license.' Who does not remember when
Just as victory was perching upon the
temperance banners temperance (?) coun-
cilman's watch stopped and license was
granted and at another time a temper
dnce CD councilman stopped to get vaeci-
mated and license was again granted? Sc
cret foes. alas, Who does not remember
when the enemy threatened, storned and
fought for, and finally begged for one hotel
and when refused how the chains were
drawn across the hotel entrance and fo0d
and drink refused to man and beast? Do
not let us forget these things. The enemy
is not dead, he is only in ambush. Who
does not remember when ministers OF the
Gospel patted rumsellers ON the back in the
street and called them good fellows?"
The essayist then views the field at pres
ent, with the blessings of temperance and
prohibition secured to the city, and con-
cludes that we have very much to be thank
full for. She considers the present outlook
i'll all its bearings, and especially in the light
of present duty The prospect of having
license again in this city is shown up in its
true light, and her conclusion is that as
prohibition did not come of itself it will
not stay of itself.
Under the head Of ''What is the need of
the hour?" Mrs. Cooper concludes that it is
unity of purpose, unity of action and
unity of spirit, with an abundance of chris
tian charity and respect for each others
opinions" Shemakes strong plea against
the temperance Samson laying his head in
the political Delilah's lap. In fact, the
essay is full of that kind of exhortaton
which if followed would keep the w. G. f.
L. locally and generally out Of the ruin
which must follow any sectarian or parti-
san allegiance given by it. We like the
essay more particularly because it contains
so much of the gospel Of work. 1t cannot
be too frequently impressed upon the
mind that the real good things of this
world and the imperishable things of the
eternities are secured and kept by sacrifice.
Mrs. Cooper's essay, if read and needed,
would do much towards maintaining good
fellowship in the w. C. r. L. the country
over. er.--Haleille Bulletin.
Burlington has 2G saloons and hotels to
accommodate her population Of G00O.