Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-05-14
CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION.


Union of Chittenden county held its an
nual temperance institute at Williston
Tuesday and Wednesday, May 4 and ..
The programme was very full and inter
esting. Devotional meetings were led by
Mrs. Greenwood of Willston, Miss Dun
ton of Underhill and Miss Welles of
Hinesburgh. Words of welcome were
spoken by Mrs. Barney of Williston, and
responded to by Mrs Lund of Burlington,
the president of the county institute.
Papers were read on Tuesday morn
ing by Mrs c. f. Atwater and Mrs.
j. f. Swift, both of Burlington "Heredi-
ty'and Social Purity" being their themes.
Mrs. Atwater's paper was very interest
ing treatment of the subject, showing very
cOncluslvely that "the sins Of the fathers
are visited upon the children" both bodi-
ly, mentally and spiritually, ito the third
and fourth generation"
In Mrs. Swifts paper mention was made
of the fact that all over the world young
men are banding themselves together in
the interest of social purity. "Iegions of
the Whte Cross" are being formed in
England. Scotland, Africa, India, Canada
and America; London alone having con
nected with its y. NJ. G. A. branch, 5000
members, and New York city, 600
The n. w. G. I. L. has formed "A de-
partment, cooperating with this move
ment, called "Victoria Legion of the
White Cross" the knights of Temper.
ance," boys band, having for their
watchword, "Soberness, Purity, Rever-
ence are worthy of our God -speed"
In the afternoon of Tuesday, Spiritual
Force, the Right Arm of Legal and Edu.
cational Power" was finely treated by
Mrs. l.. f. Wilbur also of this city, who
said, among other good things, that
our national laws are based ON
divine law; and we are upheld, as a PEG
pie, and government, by the great law
giver we all admit but that "pubic
opinion is to-day the right arm of legal
and educational power we must also al
low. When Gods people can, by His
teaching. so instruct and mould public
opinion that that becomes subject TO
spiritual force then, indeed, we snail
have no trouble in enforcing the laws we
have. There will be a "spiritua force"
that is the right arm of legal and cduca-
tional power But, before this work is
accomplished, complete conservation to
His entire service Will be absolutely nee
essary.
Miss Fanny Lewis of Charlotte. then
gave some thoughts on "The Importance
of thorough and systematic teaching of
Temperance Physiology in our schools in
a paper read by Mrs. BarroWS of Shclhuru.
Mrs. j. l.. Perkins of It. .Johu~burV. fol
,
on the 'EuCoUIg emrHtS IN such tetchiug."
The afternoon session closed with a
'WorkerS conference, ' which gave occa-
sion for familiar talk ON many points
connected with the work Of the unions.
In the evening Il large audience listened
to Mrs. j. /. Perkins, who gave an adj
dress on "lntemperance, its Magnitude
ana Meaning. Its meaning, she said.
was very apparent; as we have heard
now all young men who have any
hereditary faint of insanity in their fami-
lies. no matter how many generations
back, are warned by DR.. Draper of the in
sane asylum To beware how they indulge,
even III the slightest degree, in the use of
intOXicants at the peril of their lives. 1t
surely means something to us. as citizens,
when such man as Chief Justice Cole
ridge can give, as his opinion, that "the
abolition of intoNicauts would empty nine
tenths OF all the prisons in the world -"
Then, too, we begin to get "A faint
glimpse of its 'magnltuden when we hear
the testimony of 2OOO leading British ply
misunderstanding those of the cuurt-who
say that the use of intoXicants as a bever-
age is destroying more people than all
other agencies combined"
On Wednesday morning Rev. !. A..
Bates, who has spent many years is mis-
slonary IN CeylOn, presented Il few
thoughts ON the "Rel1tiuu of Intemper-
ance TO the Missionary Cause" He con-
Siuert4 IL &rtat subject upon which
u W n pi. IiilS1t pc spent prolltaply.
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',i ,Ii,,,,,,i ~ 'uc Nlcf oi lhlellptr-
49, ,,',U,i,1 ,'e M3ti", among me
and MOhammedanism was total absti-
Jrint ,..,u ,,,Ia 49,, a. ~ fNulldl az! LE
,airi o'T f,r,', iiol" cue juice Oh lhc
,,i " oi' IT,. eneil inns Mas not
soi tb.,t ~, / ne YES
IIin ca,ied Iuo MS 'ii91loii3IA 10 IN
tho,, ,,eo i ~ EmTlaliu rum as
M - ,ne Hi.l9 tAporI from
if was Hr! - vHci%-G lGr specs men
~ ""' htS' ,iu'louucci INTO the country
SO LARGE Quantities yer" ',i,,eU 70 p"I {han,
that tGe revenue mi~ht enhSanna,'tIy 1, ,n
enhanced bv lis snIes 81 io nn v.' sb,,' me
he if said the henthans hoost thatthn,,
knew nothing Of oninTn ar rm1 III he, Ch my
tian nations forced If unon ihan, Tha
missionaries are cons;antIv nentinI, the
and there is no ,,reater inlrnnoa - t Im,1,
work We ara oiad - ,''.io'l " l' 10 .le,I
sion maj the S5i".io,oi't vo U.ie iopeiu ~
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