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

ance sentiment and stirring the
people for earnest work. Two of
these societies, one colored and one
white, especially take the lead in
mum bers and full regular attend
ance.
THE PRESS AND LITERATURE.
Of the Press Department, the Su-
perintendent is expected to speak
particularly. 'Tis said that -four
newspapers are more to be feared
than a thousand bayonets." This
were doubtless truism, if the ed
itors were bold, fearless and out
spoken for God and Home and
Freedom. Would that every I'm.
ion in our State had an active, eff.
Gent Press Superintendent to push
this great power for good, that the
truth concerning this great Tenn.
perance question might be sent
broadcast throughout our borders.
AS the Press of the country is
considered the "ander of it's ciuiliza-
tion," so we regard the Literature
and Unio1, Signal work as the spring
and lever that set in motion the
machinery Of all other depart.
ments.
From the great National gardens,
we are supplied with prime seed,
admirably adapted to soil and To-
cation, and then comes the buds,
the leaflets, large leaves and the
mature fruit,until we have a grand
educational banquet, spread, suited
to the appetites of every condition.
In preparing the way for the Sci
entific Temperance Education
Bill, we call attention to the "Child
and the Commonwealth" the
"Powe r of Tenn perance Education"
and "Science of Temperance in the
Public Schools" For capital and
labor interests, we provide the
'Public Service Series" which are
interesting and instructive to those
in positions of trust, exploding the
fallacy of the claim that alcohol af-
fords any ability to resist heat or
cold, or in any way gives tone or
strength TO the system.
PLEA FOR THE UNION SIGNAL.
For the Union Signal, our Ma.
tional organ, my own enthusiasm
is unbounded. 1t is compendium
of facts, from all along the line, a
household necessity. | think every
avorker should have it, and that ev-
cry Union should have at least a
club of ten. While we have many
papers exposing the evils of the
liquor traffic, and some unfinch-
ingly upholding the principles of
Prohibition and no license, such
as The Voice, Freeman, &c, vet we
cannot find one to fill the place Of
this most inestimable weekly. Com
pare the enthusiasm and zeal of the
constant reader of the Union Signal
with zone who never finds the time
to read it," and you will be con-
WINGED of its merits at once. We
do earnestly hope, that every W. c.
T. T. acoman will avail herself of
that most liberal offer of the pub
fishers, and send the name of one
new gu bscriber at S175 per annum,
with 10 cents for postage, and Sc
cure copy of that most interest
ing volume, nineteen Beautiful
Years. free, the earliest and best
literary effort of our beloved Fran
els E. Willard.
Think of it, friends, and sse
what work you would accomplish
for God, Home and Native Land,
by thus swelling the present sub
scription list of the Signal.
OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
In our Evangelistic work we
have lost an earnest, gifted advo-
cate, but doubtless our English
friends will be the benefciaries of
the la5ors of our devoted worker,
Mrs. j. Rendel Harris.
Our Prison Work has received
some attention, but we want Cos
pei Temperance carried to every
prison in our State. Through the
persistent efforts of some of our la
dies, a Christian woman was ap-