Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-04-06
Reported for the staunton V1ND1cAToR

lE6pOrlGu 1Oi Guc SGduulOu fIND1CATOh.J
At the Lecture Room of the Methodist
church, last Friday night, three banners
hanging on the wall facing the audience.
explained without words the aim of the
meeting. In the centre was a red sill
banner on which was painted vignette
representing serpent rising from COB.
let, surrounded by the legend, cit bitett
like serpent and stingeth like an adder
painted in black and the legend. ''In the
cross of Christ we glory" and on the
right, a banner with scroll displaying the
legend, ''FrembIe, King Aleehe!;'" The au'
dience assembled, nearly filled the room,
which is one of the largest in our city. It
had gathered to mark the 5,h anniversary
of the Women's Christian Temperance
Union.
At O'Clock, Mr.. Reeves Gait, COM
menced calling out the programme Of the
evening. by giving the hymn, which was
followed by prayer. Mrs. A. FL. FultZ
presided at the organ. The exercises con-
sisted Of singing, Rotations, essays, read
ing Of reports, &c.
'sOur National Sins,' dialogue essay,
was led by Mrs. FultZ and responded to
by different members of the Union, and
at times by the whole membership. 1t
was very interesting argument teeming
with quotations of the Bible.
The recitation by Miss Lucy Bryan, "a
Temperance Mseting," was we'll rendered,
and greatly pleased the audience.
Mr.. James T. Lightner then delighted
the audience with that beautiful song,
"Over the Line"
Mrs. A. FL. Fultz, the President. en-
couraged her friends in their efforts to do
good, and in her own remarks and the
newspaper extracts with which she inter-
spersed her report, gave an attractive
review of the years. work. She advised the
members to wear the white ribbon in the
future, like brave soldiers, to show the
people that they were in earnest in their
hight, as much to day as they have been
for the last five years.
sECRETARY's REPORT.
Miss Annie Goode, Secretary of The
Union, begun her report with the follow
ing: 1T has been said, and we hope truly
said, that the W. G. T. q. of Stanton
does not know the meaning Of the word
defeat. That is why we are here tonight;
that Is why we have anything to report
which may interest those who are outside
of our little circle. We have on our rolls
48 members-of these, between Is and 20
are active members, and the balance
honorary members. During the last year
the Union has lost two members by death
and three b7 removal to other States
Every Thursday afternoon we hold a
prayer meeting in the Lecture Room Of
the Methodist church, after which we
transact the business on hand. On the
third Sunday of each month Gospel
Temperance meeting is held in one of the
churches. During the Prohibition cam
palgn last April we held seven special
meetings. Every Sunday afternoon at
O'Clock we hold prayer meeting at the
Jail, and lately we have received aid from
Iu6 AlSIlUOl6 VI VuO LII ". "a Ill Obo9
work. On last Memorial Day we took to
each person who was sick (of whom we
were informed), and to each prisoner in
Jail, a bouquet of choice flowers, with a
scripture text attached, and at the GENE,
terry we had stand from which we gave
to all who asked, a cup of cold water.
We have pretty boxes filled with temper
ance tracts at the railroad depots, barber
shops, and wagon yards. While We have
had very much to discourage US, yet there
is also cause for encouragement and deeI
thankfulness, for the Book tells us that
David encouraged himself in the Lord
We, like David's men, tho faint, arr
still pursuing, and like them, We hope tG
rescue our loved ones from the enemy
and to come off more than conquerors
through Him who hath loved u.s. The
contributions for State work have been
dues from the Union. Sc; free will offering
for the same, So; for Temperance Hospita
located in Chicago, $40; paid to lecturers
$40. The Band of Hope, composed o.
children. has so members on its roll"
PRISON AND JAIL woRK-soME
INCIDENTS.
The report of tae Committee on Prison
and Jail Work, Mrs. M. W. Newton
Chairwoman, is lengthy and interest
ing. We make some extracts from il
about a work which is being SO quietly
carried on, that the great majority of thu
people know nothing of it:
Forty religious services have been helt
since the middle of May. With the exception
of two Sabbaths, the assistance of gentlemen
was obtained, for which we tender our CRATE
full acknowledgment.
Over 800 religious papers and 700 Gospe
temperance tracts have been distributed T.
the prisoners The cells have been supple,
with Bibles, Testaments, and copies of Gospe
been taken by prisoners when released
Scripture cards, containing the Command
ments, were given to boys, offering SINAI
prize to commit them to memory, whic
a number of them did. When distributin
the literature, we have tried faithful
to SOW some gospel truth in the hearts of tn
prisoners. Many have expressed a desire t
lead better lives and promised, by the help @
God to make that their aim when liberated
We have always been received with grea
respect by the prisoners, with but two excel
tions. These had been imprisoned tor drunken
ness. One, man past middle age, whose lock
were whitening for the grave. The other,
young man Of about %. The gray-baired mar
we were told, was man of considerable in
tellect but spent the greater part of his tim
in Jail, on account of drunkenness-a sa
looking object, with his whole appearance in
dicating his entire loss of hope in himself
God, and man. When his cell door would