The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-04-22

Smith.
The unions of Utah now number ten
with a membership of over three hun
dred. There are also fifteen juvenile
unions, with membership of over SIX
| hundred.
The W. G. T. e.
Fourteen years ago this winter a
mighty power from God came upon the
women of the churches of Ohih, and
they went out from their pleasant
homes into the saloons and bar-rooms
of almost every village. town and city
in that State to read the Bible, sing
hymns and offer prayer to God that He
would help the people to leave OF
drinking, and to put away the drink
houses that tempt men to destruction.
This new and blessed way of working
for Christ spread like wild-fre all over
the land. For the first time In all the
worlds history women began TO see
that by Gods grace they could do
something for the protection of their
homes and tempted loved ones. After
about two months spent in visiting the
drink shops, the ladies found that the
better way to work was by training the
children never to touch liquor, and
persuading all good men to vote against
allowing the drink-shops to be opened
at all. So they formed society called
the Woman's Christian Temperance
! Union, or the w. Q. T. U. Some
people say those four letters mean,
1--WE Come To Unite" and "We Come
To Upset." and well Conquer This
Union. " All of these meanings are
good and help to explain what we are
| irving to do. This society has grown
so great that we have now 10000
women who are members, and over s, 900
| local unions. The National w G. I. u.
has publishing house of its own that
sent out last year from Chicago so 900,
coo pages of temperance literature. The
society has spread to the ends of the
earth, and the worlds w. G. T. U. has
local branches ia Africa, Asia, Europe
and the islands of the sea. 1t is now
the largest society of women ever known,
and will soon embrace all the world.
Report of the Temple of Honor given
at the Temperance Conference, April Sd {:
SALT LAKE CITY, March 80, 1888.
Miss G. S. Burnett. President W. C.
7. y.
Respected Friend - As per request,
submit herewith a brief summary o.
our branch of the temperance work.
The Temple of Honor and Temper
ance, is without doubt, the oldest Tenn
persnce organization in Utah, and is
the only one that has held its own, and
kept in working order for so long q
period without going to piecesl in the
history of this Territory.
Many others, such as the Good Temp
lars, The Blue Ribbon Brigade, and
The Mckenzie Reform Club, have
started and existed for time, only to
succumb to failure. The Temple OF
Honor was instituted IN this city, CT
the fifth day of December, 1877, ard Is
now in its eleventh year. That its on
ward path has not been strewn with
ease many can testify, and it has re-
uuired labor and much of it. to main
tain the position we hold to day.
Starting out in the first place with
but fifteen charter members land I'll
poor men at that, much labor and yea
were required at their hands to keep
afloat, and from that day to the present
much hard work has been necessity
After making progress for season II
has frequently been set back. A
about the second year of its existence
the order was reduced to eight mem
: bers, but those eight men possessed
determination that brought abou
desired results, and success ATTENDED
their works, till seventy members wer'
numbered in one Temple alone We
have perhaps in this city initiated
from time to time about three hundre
men, but they have either drawn from
the ranks, or left the city. or fount
themselves too weak to keep the sol
emn obligations taken.
To-day we number about one hun
dred members in Salt Lake City. w
ought to number many more, we ye
hope go to do. But very few of its
i, founders are in its ranks to-day. At tn
same time, we have more than one, VIII
owes his present success IN life, hi
: position in society, his financial stand
ing. ard his blessings and joys of home
to the Temple Of Honor. Oar rituallstlt
l teachings are such as to elevate man
kind. 1t teaches him to be bette
man, better father, better brother
better husband, a better neighoor,
better citizen and better church mem
ber- We would that all could live W
to its teachings as taught
There are in this city, four depart
! me 1ts of the order.
Salt Lake Temple, No. :, with fit.
members.
American Temple, No. 3, with twent.
members.
Western Star Council No. l, witt
twenty-five members.