Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-07-05

mourned her loss as an able temper
ance worker and personal friend,
as did also the county president,
Mrs. Ware, and the tear of sympa-
thy and sorrow started from many an
eye as hush of sadness fell upon
the audience as they thought they
could never have her wise counsel
again. At II O'Clock, as on the pre-
vious day. all business was suspend
ed, and the usual prayer meeting OBJ
served.
In the afternoon Mrs. BlOdgett
was appointed superintendent of leg
islative work and Miss Williams of
scientific temperance instruction.
Mrs. Hopkinson then presented her
paper on Temperance as an import
ant Factor in Mission Work" Mrs.
Housh followed by an impressive pa
per upon 'sSocial Purity" Mrs.
Wiley of Derby who was prevented
from attending the institute the first
day by previous engagements and in
the morning of the last day by in
clement weather, showed the earnest
ness she felt in the cause, and her
desire to advance its interest by CON-
| ING a distance of 16 miles in the last
afternoon to fill her appointment, ar
irving at three O'Clock and the best
of all she took her husband with her.
Here was an unusual feature of this
institute; the large number of gen.
tlemen who accompanied their wives
from distance, more than dozen
we think, and remained with them to
the close of the institute, besides the
large number of the gentlemen of
of Troy, who dropped in from time
10 time, all seeming interested and
many taking part in the discussions
as they had been invited to do.
Mrs. Willey's paper, ''What has
the Rum Traffic done for the Labor
err was very we'll received. A dis
cussion upon county fair work, re-
suited in the appointment of Mrs.
VIM. Barrows superintendent of
county fair work. After an excel
lent song by Coventry White Ribbon
Quartette, the children were an
nounced, or rather came forward as
many of them, both boys and girls,
had been in attendance and express
ed themselves interested, which was
another pleasing feature of the meet
ing. Mrs. Niles then read a very
interesting paper on "Band OF
Hope" after which Mrs. Hopkinson
and Mrs. Niles addressed the chill
dren and were followed by Mrs. j.
L. Perkins in manner peculiarly
charming and attractive. AT the
close of her remarks she asked as
many as wanted to join Band OF
Hope to hold up their hands, a
which every hand was raised. Mrs
Housh then read the triple pledge il
rhyme for the children, and all thu
children, about twenty in number
were eager to take it.
In the evening the choir of Nortl
Troy, and the White Ribbon quar-
, tette of Coventry, charmed the we'll
filled house with songs. Mrs. Hous
recited her beautiful poem by re
quest, entitled 1.-The Name on tn
Stone" She had given US severa
beautiful and touching poems before
especially the one entitled "Blaste
at Seventeen" at which every mOthe
heart cried out. ''Spare my child, o
blessed Master!" Mrs. Perkins CAV
us the interesting address entitle
sIntemperance." We have hear
many of the noted temperance speak
ers of the United States and Canad
and can confidently affirm that Mr.:
Perkins is not a whit behind them 6
lecturer, and she is one of We
mont's gifted lecturers. We nee
never 90 out of the state for speech
es while we have such speakers {
Mrs. Housh and Mrs. Perkins. TT
first evening some one said to |
"You have given us the best pr
gramme to day, you cannot equ
this tomorrow. But the last de
they expressed themselves Statistic
with that days programme. On
reverend gentleman in his enthusias
g facetiously remarked 81 wish ! he
been woman" We only took
as a compliment however: other gel
# tlemen expressed themselves great
10 surprised at the talent exhibited
20 the essays and addresses. The re
+ erend gentleman above referred t
=, said she had never heard better
70 any convention of gentlemen he hs
Ia ever attended.
Mrs. Perkins in remarks duril
the conservation service, said, "Wh,
| first felt called by the Holy Spil
to enter this work l felt that | W
- reaching down to take up the wor
- but God so blessed me in it that
now feel must reach up to take it
-. At the close of the Friday afte
noon session some of the childr
went to Mrs. Perkins and said, ~
: want you to tell us about Jesus -
she gathered little company of DO
~ and girls about her and told the
about Jesus. What sight could ha
been more touching? A young la
- an orphan who had lost her voice a
VI had been sent to Troy to recover |
health and voice, went to the past