The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-17
A srotherIy Greeting.

T. s,e H'.a~a. Gbrtsiea J.uoe,saq.
fIj,h:
DEAR + kiI $ps AND FEILoW WorkHH.
-Durlng The original ohio Crusade n
.iaiHen>e meeting Of the temperance W.
!len If ,Ai- city wa he'd in my chureI.
ana out Of it grew the w r. l. II
Brooklyn. Since thar time. no church in
+ .ther New 3rk or BROOKLYN has taken
- a many collections for YOUR no}ie
f.3rk at Lafayette Avenue church: al
he pastor in either city ha> spoken +
preached a often in Your advocacy a
iaNe done y long "a tfpd spares L.
Il | expect "a do my little utmost TO al
Euu in your glorious moral. educational.
.stpilaatory and religious efforts a2ailf.t
L. terrible drinking u>agcs and t'.e
.-ath-dealiu- ram shops Every Yrsr
Increases my hearty admiration for yaz-
aark III leafeHias pHDHs sentiment a
treating t1lal a5>tiE-uce conscience.
aGd every year deeFcu> NY honest co.,
fzttiou that y'u aill labor more effective
i more tremendously and more in fh.
r3=lna! spirit II sour great organization.
* going clear - al The cntau elements +
PARTISAN politics. laGr work goes deefer
Hu than statute books You >haTs
z.aracter az customs and YOU women
- To mouth ;A7>e Who mould lcgi>.a-
H.
III the course II an article in the M
i TX Evangelist several weeks ago N
3" oman Par; in the Temperance r
IN. | introduced in a singh. sentence
81 solely ~ Way ri Illustration refer
eAee to an unhappy incident in your ~
..4nal Convention Al Philadelphia. s.
al public journals had mentioned. asd
5nmented en- thar incident Nv BRIT
reference t. l. WAS in uo sense an alta K
YOUR nuN," and hcavcn-i le>sed union:
= Vas simply ta emphasize the danger If
.s-eu>>l"u>- and divisions which would
Inevitably + 1" from the Introduction Of
PARTISAN politics into your organization.
,s.ace that time have learned that tie
.luch-talked aaaut kissing" WAS con-
;aatd 10 VcrE few. wa> promptly rebukel
your honHre,l president, and wa and
= entirely condemned by your entire -
-=lapod. Anou. the small affair Itself.
sl.eh has been a5undantly explained and
LOW thing ii thu past. it j. not " -
- waste another syllable. Having -
red NY fun mare of the hard knoc1S
.lch the inciacnf In. occa>iuned. In4l
n with yuH III giving il Christian bdr-
And now a..aN lie - offer one or to
.--c>tiou> prompted nv nv intense
*oted iortl Near> Of unpaid labor. tod
= richly blessed You good and faithful
men iU mighty aud magnificent
ra-a wcr5 whicls hclons>,to YOUR \
4a1 which W.. tax your utmost tit.
en-'h. prayers. and cherries ~ 10 :
You t'ut.uu~ i'll those vitality important
- az We -a.HI. YOU viii carry IA
u the united efforts Of all your loaal
cictic>, aal the sympathy of all ac
rue Christian women OF our land. and
# all true Men irrespective Of party or
reed who dhhnr the drink devil Id
* ieljverance from his blighIing cur *.
r. overthrow the yi,lanou> dram >hop
and 10 maSe ttem STAY down. we II It
put down the drinking u>asc> aud in lio-
5ng that. yuu women can bear trem H.
dou> part. A5aat -he much coutro1er.ed
question 81 ii third party | do not hire
or now say one word But do >ay
most empuar ally that We ought to vel
conc heartily to aur side IL they do ii "
IN Georgia sui anada every man. wo-
nan and chill. II a. political parties and
a. religious cree,l>. who i ready 10 prae-
tiee abstinence from the deadly cup and
- help suppress tAc >hughter-huiileS
which deal uut death 10y the dram. My
God enduc ygu With abundant grace and
wisdom ami powder for the work 10
which He has called Won,
In temperance faithfully Yours
THEODORE !. CUAIIE.
Brooklyn. Jam !. l>>G.