The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-06-24
WHY SHE REFUSED.

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WHY SHE REFUSED.
You say you went to party last night,
and you saw Mrs. Smith, an old friend,
whom you had not seen since you and your
sister were at school together. You had
very pleasant talk until supper, when
you gave her your arm and took her to
supper. When some one came along with
q few glasses Of wine on waiter and
offered her a glass, you saw her shudder as
she said mol" and you wondered why
Mrs. Smith, who didn't use to be partic-
ular about such things. not only refused,
but shuddered as she said no. You can
not tell why? can tell you why. You
went on with your talk. She was very gay
and seemed very glad to forget herself,
did she ?
Very well am glad You gave her that
hour of the evening can tell you where
she went after the party was over. She
went home-the latest person from the |
party. She was glad it was late, for her
husband had not come home. She sat and
read for an hour, and her h, sband did not
come. She wrote for an honr, and he did
| not come. She sat at the piano for an
hour, but he did not come. At length,
| between three and four o'clock, there was
noise at the door. She went to the door
and two policeman held him in their arms.
| She knows them both well by this time.
1t happens so often that she knows every
policeman on the beat. They babe her
good night She brought him in. She
| had locked her children s room that he
might not abuse them. She took the
abuse. as he flung himself on the bed. She
dragged off his neck cloth and coat. and
sat there until he should fall into his
stupid sleep. She was the woman who
| refused the glass of ariaae acath a shatdder.
| Youdid not know the story. You thought
she was gay and bright. know her story
because l am her minister They have {.
sort of skeleton in the closet, which we
are permitted to see, and you are not.
And when we see that skeleton, do you
wonder that we sometimes say pretty
sharp things about moderate drinking, ard
the temptations offered at parties ?-E e.
Hale
The following is from the Philadelphia
Presbyterian
| ''There are some reports going the
rounds concerning alleged depression in
business in Atlanta, Ga, in consequence
of the prohibition of liquor-selling in that
city. But last week the city placed
! $l16,500 of bonds at par, bearing A. per
cent, interest, in order to retire the same
amount of s per cent. bonds; and it is
| further noted that City of Atlanta S per
cents sold below so year ago.
The Presbyterian, of May 22d, stated that
it was "a noticeable fact that every one of
the Chicago anarchists thus far arrested,
was found by the police in a saloon" An
appropriate place!
| The Scientific Temperance Educational |
Bill passed the House of Representatives
on May II, by vote Of 209 for and only
eight against-1O5 not uoting This bill
has since become a law by the signature of
the President. Teaching the effects of [
alcoholics and narcotics now becomes
obligatory in all the schools of the District
Of Columbia, the territories, in naval and
military academies, Indian schools and all
other schools under Federal control.
| The following is a list of states and ter
ritories which have passed the same law
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, North
Carolina, Alabama. Michigan, Wisconsin,
Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Maryland,
Dakota, Oregon, Mississippi, Wyoming,
Washington.
In response to the petition OF the Homo
lulu w. G. T. u, the Hawaiian Kingdom
will put the Health Primer into all its
schools as soon as the translation now be-
ing made under the auspices of the W. C. |
T. U. is completed. All this is the result
of less than four years trying by the w.
G. T. u.
TEMPERANCE DAY IN THE WEEK OF
PRAYER.
The petition to the Evangelical Alliance
asking them to grant the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union one entire day of
prayer in the Week of Prayer, for the
abolition of the liquor traffic, is meeting
with great favor, as the following endorse
ments to this petition will show. The
Baptist Ministers Conference unani-
mously endorsed it, also the Methodist
Episcopal Conference, the Presbyterian
Minister'S Association, the Reformed
Episcopal Association and Annual Meth
odist Conference of Colored Preachers
Rev. Chauncey Giles, Swedenborgian
Rev. DIR. w. M. Baum, of st. Matthew's,
Lutheran the Presbyterian Sunday school
Superintendent Association, and the
associated editors of the Lutheran Observer.
Also Rachel l.. Bodley, Dean Of the
Woman's Medical College DR.. James E.
Rhoads, President of Bryn Mawr College,
and John Wanamaker. Superintendent of
Bethany Sunday school. In addition to
these we have over five hundred sigma
lures from prominent and influential citi-
zens of Philadelphia-m doctors,
lawyers, scientists, and from large firms
and business houses.
MRS. L. S. DECKER,
Supt. of this Depart. for w. c. Z. U. of
Philadelphia.
The Canadian w. q. T. Unions number |
147. Of these Ontario province has SO
Quebec province, 81 Meritime provinces,
10: British Columbia, q Manitoba, 2.
Over forty counties are now agitating for
local option. Temperance sentiment has
made rapid advance during the year.
Many call Christ King at church, but at |
the ballot box they make party king. By
the vote of this very class the liquor traf- |
fic is tolerated to-day with all it's nameless
and multitudinous crimes and horrors.
The liquor traffic dishonors the church,
endangers society, jeopardMes the state,
and betrays the Master Himself in the