Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-07

] Cookies brigade Was severely wounded
june u, 1862 at sGaines's Mill; reIOin-
cd bis command as the army returned
| from Maryland, an was promoted to the
rank Of " Major-Goneral" October 10
1867.
Annual Report The WEN ans Chris
tan UntOn.
Published by requcstl
With Us the years are surely bright
with blessinps as they wing their flight
for each annual meeting finds rs further
advanced IN tins great God-lll,e work OF
uplifting degraded humanity higher and
nearer to Heaven and a LOVING, com
passionate Saviour ach year ON
Father gives us some sign of His ap
proving love some soul saved from the
cup, some soul rejoicing IN such free
dom az God alone can give from debasnl
sin. st one of these meetings held il
its babvhoOd a young man was greatly
impressed, and rising said with tremu
lous voice " have Joined msny tenn
perance organizations IN my lie, hu'
had not strength Of Purpose TO keep the
pledge but now that good, true women
are PRAYING for mo believe | can take
It again and keep It, too" Earnest
PRAYERS assembled m his behalf, and.
thank God, he did stand, was faithful
and true. and is now an earnest Christian
worker for the cause that SO upllitcd
him.
50 much has been accomplished tins
year that | scarcely know where to com
merce or how to end.
We have held ten Gospel Temperance
meetings in different churches, and
several of our ministers have greatly
aided and encouraged us.
Temperance, as viewed from the Cos
pei standpoint, has been the theme, and
TO further the cause We distributed l,20L
pages OF literature at these meetings,
hoping, trusting, and praying that the
leaflets sent in nisname might enhghten
some unthinking, careless ONES and cause
them to enlist "for God aud home and
every land
our eyangelistic labor has been greatly
blessed. Tho homes of fallen brothers
have been visited, prayers have been
offered with them and for them, toT
there il nothing like the strong petition
Of Gods children to melt the heart,
nothing like the touch of tender, help.
full hands TO upIlft, nothing like com
passionate. pleading words TO thrill an
Outcasts heart, creating new desires ioI
n new life md clean, pure soul
Our mothers meeting-a new depart
ment Of work taken mp this wear under
cyanpelistlc WORK has proved 80 sue
cessful and So helpful that We are re-
solved to perseverc IN them. 80 much
interest is eyinced that We EXPECT greai
BLESSINGS h. result from these mothers,
with whom we meet 10 read God s " ord,
10 elue and pray. Once q week, every
Monday afternoon, save IN the hottest
weather these services are hold, and The
attendance, though never very great, hs'
been such as 90 stimulate u- 10 greater
efforts In this new iiue Of work. Clothes
have been cut ont and made and sold e
the needy for half price I'm tits manner
many necessary garments have been els
posed of.
Some of the families that needed
wa'chful care were visited weekly by oul
faithful president, and homes secured
for members who needed employment.
These Gospel d" teas or suppers have
been given these women and Their chl
drcn. and We e,ooct to soon resume
them. Fifteen hundred and SIXTY page
of temperance literature were distributed
at these meetings
Every Friday morning at the CITY
Mission room, We hold meetings wulct
are conducted 10y Our members. The 90
tendance is good REGARDLESS of weather.
oftWumDs outalmneuEg muv OF th-
We.nes iav night church services.
Those who come ore the poorest oil
tine poor-tLe SICK. lame and Iufirm wh,
attend DO other similar seryice-aui GOD
has converted several at these meetings
We have scattered 1000 pages Of good,
.muhle reading matter 80 these services.
Notas much as W. hoped AMI pray u
for has been dome IN orr social purity
work These poor fallen ones have been
visited. os ;ime and opportunity offered,
been Plead ana prayed With, and some
We know have been helped, but nothing
spiritually or radically great can b.
done until Christ, kingdom rtlgns WITH.
N each heart making society epot.oa'
and pure aud every moral vlous lt
sal wrong. Not until the world cease.
to c1ndone and gloss over IN the man
what it ahhorS aud condemns IA woman
can much be elected
Ahusnouse work has been faithfully
attended 20 10y lis cil cieut supcnnttn-
dent and her assistant. They have been
unhung ia their loving mlp.siui'on' g.
tine old ladies o. the house, wees after
week CARRYING sunshine. cousohi1u,
aud sympathy 10 these Door uD'ortu-
nate ones. Three times during the yell
have baskets OF coniscto1s and irnit'
been taken 10 them, and with these were
we6coi n Gospel cerI5. Mowers were
distributed during the year, and over
twelve hundred religions papers and
tracts were lett among them.
The Stata Superintendent Of jail and
Prison Work VISITED the jan regularly
until the excessive hot weather called q
halt. She held devotional exercises, rs
sisted 10y friends, and gave tothe inmates
i've hundred Gospel tracts ana papers.
Not much ha, been done IL peniten'
tiary work during ths past year. One
convict was pardoned through the IN.
fluence Of some OF our members. aided
by Others.
The report mentions also the effort
made last winter before the Legislature
10 raise the age OF consent IN girls, and
paws deserved tribute 10 the untirlng
zeal and labor OF their presidents IN her
labors in this work also Drs. Drew and
I.andrum, who went with her before the
committee OF the Legislature.
Ii also mentions the efforts which have