The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-11-09
An Outline of Work from the De
partments Of the National
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partments Of the National
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Through the efforts of Mrs. Mary Hunt,
Supt. Of Scientific Temperance Instruction
% Legislatures besides the National Gov
eminent have made Scientific Temperance
compulsory school study in their respec-
tive States and Territories, IS States YET
lacking this leg islation.
Amendments to weak laws were urged. In
the department Of Heredity nearly two mil
lion pages of literature have been sent out
through the States. Institutes of heredity
have been held, vast numbers Of lectures
and sermons delivered and newspaper ar
ticles printed. Reports show that these are
reaching the minds and consciences of the
people and advancing the cause of prohibi-
ton among scientists TO marked degree.
Through the Health department every eff.
fort is being made to disseminate knowledge
regarding healthful living. State Medical
Societies have been petitioned through the
department of Nom Alcoholic Medication
to give especial study to substitutes to be
used tor alcohol, which where kindly re-.
ceived by several societies.
DR.. Mary Weeks Burnett of Chicago re-.
ported 700 cases treated in the National
Temperance Hospital without the use of
alcohol and NO deaths. The building now
occupied being too small for their purposes
the building ola new hospital at the cost of
$25, COO is now In project.
The Narcotic department is sending out
literature and making the work both edu-
cational and legislative, trying to secure
laws regulating the sale of tobacco and
opium especially to minors. The Kinder
garten report showed that the temperance
training OF the children in these institutions.
throughout the different States is helping
the parents to keep the drink habit from
their door. The Supt. of Sunday School
work reported between one and two hundred
addresses made by her in the interest of
temperance teaching in Sunday Schools.
Over 1000 temperance addresses to children
reported from different States, also over
$4,000 pledged scholars, thus training the
Sunday School consequently the church to
stand as lock against this mighty evil of
intemperance. The Supt. of Juvenile Work
declares there is no system of earthly
mathematics by which to calculate the SER
vice done by the children ofthe w. u.
of this land, numbering nearly 100000
pledged members. Through the department
of Higher Education the w. G. T. u. de-
sires to extend to the college students all
over the land its help, sympathy and CO
operation in battling with the many evils
of life while away from the restraint of
home, and in all of the higher institutions
Of learning to set up standard for the
highest education in the principles of tenn
perance, purity, chlvalry and truth; for this
purpose they are forming Students Leagues
in colleges, thus opening the way for
National Lectures. 1880 students were
reached last year in New Jersey and the
way is being prepared for effective work In
the future. Rev. Anna Shaw, Supt. of the
Franchise department reports the past year
one of advanced growth along the line of
suffrage. Miss Julia Colman of the Liter
AZURE department is pushing the work edu-
cationally by the millions of pages of liter
ature sent out. The Catechism or Alcohol
of which she is the author has reached an
issue of quarter of a million, and has been
translated into two foreign languages. She
says, We are working by faith, looking
forward hopefully to the time when it shall
no longer be said, ''My people are destroyed
for lack of knowledge" Much has been
done for the suppression Of Impure Liter
AZURE which is separate department APP
peals have been made 10 the Mayer of New
York for the suppression OF the Police News
and Gazette. Through the Prison. Jail.
Police and Almshouse Work Mrs. Barne
reports millions of pages of literature dis
tributed also bibles, hymn-books, magazines
and papers supplied the inmates ofthese in
situations. The passage Of the Police
Matron Bill in the New York Legislature