The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1888-05-09
W. G. r. u. Services.

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We were prepared by the presence of familiar
faces for our chaplain's announcement, Sabbath
morning, that the ladies of the w. c. T. L. would
assist in the services. The order Of exercises'was
as follows:
Hymn, by prison choir; song chorus by the
Union assisted by the choir; scriptural lesson by
Rev. Albert. Math. vi. l; duet by members of the
Union; prayer by Rev. Albert; hymn by audiences;
address by Miss Holbrook, of ST. Paul.
Miss Holbrook addressed us as friends. and as
sured of her heartfelt interest in our welfare.
She had often wondered since she had talked to
us last fall what brought us here. She spoke of
THE MIRROR one of the means of increasing
her interest in us, and of the responsibility she
felt while attempting to aid us by word of add
vice. In the course of her remarks she said: Il
am one of the 100000 women banded together in
the temperance work and known by the little
white ribbon wear. Twill ask you this morning
to offer prayer to the Lord Christ, that he will
help me and help you. Have you heavy burdens?
Then ask the Lord to help you bear them. have
somewhere read the account of great battle in
the campaigns of Philip of Spain at the siege of
Harlem. The soldieres inside the wall of the city
are doing all they can to repel the attaching hosts
but they have among them traitors who secretly
city weakens and all the defenders and all the as.
sallants concentrated their efforts at that point
AT last the defending party are worn out with
fatigue, and it seems they must yield: but just
at this moment the women came with Their stone
door steps, and kettles, and articles of HOUSEHOLD
ornament and begin the work of assisting in the
defense The men encouraged to greater eff
fort and when the gate yields to the besiegers
coli oil Of inn
trable as the strongest part of the wall. No one
| thought of accusing these women with neglect of
their household duties, and they have left their
example of self-sacrfce that their homes and
their country might be protected. To their noble
efforts may be compared the work of the w. C. L.
L. in the temperance We connot do all. but
come to assist the brothers and fathers and
sons.'
She reviewed briefly the work of the Union for
the past fifteen years, and spoke of some of tn e
results the temperance instruction in the schools
being among the topics. The revival in progress
in ST. Paul at the present time spoke of as a
most wonderful proof of the power of religion to
aid the fallen. For, after ALL she said 'our
work is founded upon the Lord Christ short
time ago l had the privilege Of addressing one
hundred and fifty girls in Catholic school in ST.
raul huleS WuICu udu Ueeu III vogue lot CEN
turtles were laid aside. and they asked me to tell
| them why wore the white ribbon. They as sured
us that they. too were for God and home and
native land. l wish you would feel that the heart
of woman longs to help you. When you are again
| at liberty and you are almost overcome by temta-
ton, go to some good christian woman and she
will aid you. Oh. the host of homeless young men
We can understand how and why you go astray,
| hale
ROR that there are manly men within these
walls who have resolv ed to do the hardest of man
ual labor rather than be exposed to temptation.
and rather than again go astray." Miss HO!brOok
closed her address by earnest appeal to all, to
start the temperance movement in here and they
would assist
Following her address a hymn sung by the
ladies, and Rev. Albert pronounced 5enedicton.
| Deputy Westby thanked the ladies for their
kindness and interest in the welfare of 1.-The boys,
and expressed hope that all would profit by the
encouragement to do better. He attributed the
fall of the great ma jority of young men to in
temperance. and regretted to say that some would
soon go out who would come back again if they
| did not abstain from drink.
There were in attendance members of the w.
C. 7. U. and Y. w. c. T. L.. among whom were
Mrs. G. NJ. Seymour, president of the Stllwat er
Union Miss Mollie Robertson, Miss Sherries of ST.
| Paul. and others. The duets by the two latter
young ladies formed pleasant feature of the
entertainment and would at any other time and
place brought forth round of appreciative ap-
plause.
The Snake Editor Visits the Hospital.
| During recent visit to invalid friend in the
hospital my attention was called TO the delusions
under which some of the patients are laboring
noticeable among which was that of my friend,
that he was soon to be discharged He imagines
he is cultiva ting an enormous moustache to grace