Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-05-13
The Band of Hope.

fairly attended. The next meeting will
be held In the same church, Monday
evening next, and will be held after thai
in Nj. E. Church The regular
exercises were gone through at the
meeting Monday last. Mrs. Snyder,
President, and Miss Emily Cherington,
Secretary, were present. Elder Done.
gan conducted the general exercises
The opening exercises consist of respon.
sive reading, with examples like the
following:
Leader-Be not drunken with wine
wherein is excess, but be filed with the
spirit.
Band in Concert-Woc unto them
that are mighty to drink wine, and men
of strength to mingle strong drink.
Leader-Dearly beloved! / beseech
you, abstain from feshly lusts that wal
against the SOUL
Band-No drunkard shall enter the
Kingdom of Heaven.
The following is the form Of the
pledge:
Trusting in God to help me keep this
pledge, / do solemnly promise, never
to drink any intoxicating liquors, wine
beer and cider included; never to use
profane language, nor tobacco in any of
it's forms.
The following questions and answers
are samples of those found in the FIST
series:
Question-Why do we sign the total
abstinence pledge -?
Answer-For our own sake, for our
brothers sake, and for the sake of the
Lord Jesus.
Answer-Because total abstinence
is the only safe rule. Total abstinence
never makes drunkards. Moderate
drinking has made many.
Question-Why should we deny our
selves alcohol
Answer-Because it is poison. To
intoxicate means to poison.
Question-Why should We deny our
selves tobacco
Answer-For many reasons. The
tobacco habit is one that enslaves US.
1t is filthy, and defles our bodies, which
are the temple Of God.
Question-What Is the triple pledge?
Answer-A promise not to drink in
toxieating liquors, not use tobacco in
any form, and not to swear.
There are some illustrative lessons,
the material used being bottle Of water,
a bottle of alcohol, label marked
"Poison' piece Of tobacco done up in
paper, and a temperance pledge. These
articles are explained in their use and
abuse.
Then in the lesson book follows H.
Illustrative notes, on beer and alcohol.
The following is verse of one of the
songs:
There are drink bounduslares around US
Who wrthe in hopeless woe,
We must snap the bonds that bind them,
And lay the tyrant low.
The objects of the Band are certainly
good and the attendance of children
should be encouraged by parents.
j. E. Lanouette, Sergeant in charge
of the Signal Office in this city, fur
nishes us with the following report CT
the weather in April:
Mean barometer 1850.
Highest barometer 3036S on 9Th.
Lowest barometer g. 945 on 18th
Monthly range of barometer 0.423.
Mean Temperature $40.
Highest temperature 790 on 18th and 3fst
Lowest temperature 1874 deg. on 9Th.
Monthly range Of temperature Cos.
Greatest daily range of temperature 1854.
Least daily range Of temperature, 7.6
Mean daily range Of temperature 1913.
Mean daily dew point 33.6
Mean daily relative humidity 67.S.
Prevailing direction Of wind S.
Total movement Of wind 1897 miles.
Highest velocity of wind Sc miles SW.
COMPARATIVE MEAN TEMPERATURES:
1873 .479 1876. .566 1877 SOL 1873. $50
1879. $40 1880. .54.S 1881. .53.1 1882. 52.5
1888. .52.4 1884. All 1885,. .544 1885, 81 @
COMPARATIVE PRECIPITATION.
TOTAL PRECIPITATION On INCHES AND hun
DREDTHs) FOR THIS MONTH IN
1875 or 1876 % IS 1877 1913 1873. 4 .O6 inch
1870 n AZ 1890 o II 1881 9 rs 1882 c. e8 inch