Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-06-07
KIrrm ANNUAL aaRkriNa.

W. Q. T. U. Cenvsnsion neId ~ lAsi,s Tho
Address Of Welcome by miss E. wolfe.
The firth annual convention OF The w. q.
T. u, OF Lancaster county, convened IN the
Moravisn Sunday school chapel, st Little,
on "Wednesday morning at 0 O'Clock.
The devotional exercises were conducted
by Mrs. Annie whitenmyer, stais super
intendent Of constitutional amendment
work, OF Philsdeiphis. The number Of
delegates from Quarryville numbered Is
from Mannheim, L.
The business meeting was opened by the
president, Mira Bachman, OF Millersvilla
A committee was appointed to meot with .
committee from the Good Templars TO or.
ganize Law and Order society.
The superintendent OF legislative work
was instructed to meet with Q committee,
appointed by the president TO prepare tracts
10 be published and disuibuted among tax
p,yers to show them what becomes Of their
money.
The convention decided TO send Q dele.
gate to the national convention, or pay its
share Of the expenses Of q delegate should
our county be grouped with another In the
sending OF delegate.
Delegates from several unions were rot
represented ip the morning exercises.
wednesday afternoons exercises were
opened at o'clock with devotional exer
cises conducted by Mrs. Willag, OF Lancas.
tor.
Miss Fssie Wolfe, OF Little, delivered an
address of welcome embodied In the follow.
ing:
The Morav lans who settled aud named
this town, to which you, as q convention,
have been invited have q custom which oat Z.
back az far as the year 1871 OF reading two
texts ofscripture at the early morning meal,
the first one Is taken from the Old Tesla.
ment, the second from the new. They are
designed TO suggest food for reflection TO
the pious mind, and have often and do
now prove OF most striking application.
To-day, the 9Th OF June, and the first day
| oi our county temperance convention, we
| find the word OF God given to us in the
| Moravian text book to be This people
have favored for myself they shall show
forth my praise" And the word from the
New Testament: "She hath done what she
could" For tomorrow, the 7,h day o.
June, and the second day OF convention,
we find His merciful kindness Ii grea
towards us, and the truth of the Lord en-
dureth forever. Praise ye the Lord" Ant
the doctrine text: "God Is able to built
you up and to give you an inheritance
among all them which are sacrificed.
These four daily words, my fiiends, CONF
to you weighed down with encourage
ment and benediction upon your temper
ance work, and while we open thu
| doors OF our homes with thoughts kindly
intent upon your physical comfort, MAJ
these words from the great leader Of thu
temperance host, inspire your hearts will
new zeal for His work while His words
She hath done what she could" be q sea
upon ali your efforts In the year that Il
past We know that the coming togethe
Of Lancaster county's best and mos
esrnest-hearted women, leave each tim
| good results In the places wher
we have met, and we trust that on
| town and this community which needs fur
ther awakening to tho truth OF gospel tenn
perance, will be benefited by your comin
here.
Miss NJ. Jeane Collins, OF Quarryville, re
sponded to the address of welcome in be
, | half OF the w. q. II. U. OF Lancaster county
Miss Grace Il. Collins, OF Fairmount, gu
| perintendent OF juvenile and Sunday schoc
| | work, gave an encouraging account of tn
"Bands OF Hope" The Lancaster ban,
, | was organized in 1856, with five member
Now they number one hundred, with a
0 | average attendance OF thirty five, and |
brsry OF 40 volumes.
4 Mrs. s. l.. Oberholser, OF Norristowr
s recited a poem OF her own production, I"
t Workers Answer" Mrp. Oberholser d
8 livered an able address on " Narcotics"
! The convention adj ourGed to meet al I {
, | u. IN.