Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-26
W. G. r. Q.
uusnnsss Transacted ne the Last
Meeting.

wusaness Transacted as the Last
Meeting.
A most interesting meeting Of the
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union was held in the usual place on
March %. Various matters OF inter-
ct in connection with the temper
ance work in the city were discussed,
among which were the coming lee
lures Of the chalk-talker, Rollo Kirk
Dryan, to hold forth at the Congrega-
tional Church this an tomorrow
evenings. The proceeds of these
lectures are to go to the Headquarters
fund, and to this end great anxiety
was expressed by the ladies that as
many tickets as possible should be
sold. OF Mr.. Bryan Mrs. Mary 7.
Lathrop says: HE is a wonder
worker with his chalk, and an even
ing before his strangely constructed
easel is q delight" Hon. John P. St.
John Gays: "This is peculiar kind
Of chalk; it is full Of eloquence,
logic and pathos." Walter
Thos. Mills says: ''Never was
chalk so interesting, so instructive
and withall so amusing as was that
talking chalk in the hands of Rol-
h Kirk Bryan at the Cleveland Con-
ventiop.''
With SO many good things said
Of him, with so good subject to talk
upon, and so grand an object to talk
for. an appreciative public ought to
ill the house to overfiowing, and
thereby give great good cheer to the
ladies who are so earnestly working
for the public good. A liberal contri-
button of this kind to the funds of the
Union, would be especially oppor-
tune ct this time when even the brav-
est hearts among the women who
have 90 generously and most unsel-
Ashly given of their time and strength
to push the enterprise, are we'll nigh
fainting from weariness and discour-
agement. There are situations SO
desperate in the experience of al
most everyone that it seems necessary
to count up ones mercies, and if
the good men and women
of Los Angeles could have
heard the promises" from the
word of God that were recited in that
little meeting, could have heard the
earnest petitions put up for courage
and strength to push forward their
work, could have listened to the
grand expressions of faith in the sue
cess of their enterprise because they
believe it to be Gods work. and that
he will care for his own, they would
not wait for the weary feet of the
women to come and ask for their con-
tributions, but would hasten to lay
their offerings upon the altar of sacri-
fee.
The business meeting over, the de-
votional exercises of the "call to
prayer" were led by Mrs. Dixon,
many of the ladies taking part in the
meeting. There was ferveney and
and earnestness about the reading of
the Scripture lessons, the singing of
the hymns, the prayers offered and
the testimonials given that would nave
satisfied the most skeptlcal that the
term Christian Temperance Union"
was no misnomer as applied to
this band of workers. Among the
strangers who spoke on the special
encouragement of the Union was an
English gentleman who had be en- en-
gagged for thirty years in temperance
work before coming to this country.
He spoke Of his astonishment at find
ing on his arrival in the city 80 large
. number of saloons and so many in
toxicated men in the streets, and en-.
larged upon the great need for temper
ance work.
A lady who announced herself as a
comparative stranger in the city, en-
phasized the great need OF a temper
ance reading room and library, which
should be centrally located, easy of
access, should be kept warm and
cheerful for the men without homes,
as foil for the saloons where all were
made welcome, and where scores of
young men went simply because of
the good cheer they found there. She
was told of the Public Library rooms,
also the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation rooms, and also that when the
Headquarters building upon Fort
street should be finished, it would be
all that could be desired in that direc-
ton.
After singing "Blest be the tie that
binds the meeting adjourned to
Saturday, the 9th, at the Fort
street M. E. Lecture-room, where all
the meetings of this most interesting
week of prayer, save the regular
weekly meeting on Friday, have been
held. The meetings throughout have
been characterized by great earnest
ness and deep devotion to the Masters
service, and must result in much good.
POstOfffce Hours.