Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-05
Z. W. &. z. q.
Annual Meeting Report for the
Yeas-AddrrSs by Mr. wharton.


YeaE-Addrs%s By Mr. wharton.
The annual meeting OF tho Young Wo-
mao's Christian Temperance Union was
held IN Broad.SirCet Methodist church last
might.
The spacious audience-room, with its tier
0i galleries, was packed TO It's utmost ca
pacily Win The members and friends OF the
union.
The cxereses were opened with concre-
gaiional singing and PRAYER by AIR. Wharion.
Rev. :. :. Lambeth, after few remarks
relative TO the objects OF the association, read
the annual report Of the union, after which
Captain Frank ~. Cunningham sang "Our
Mothers Way IA bis most tender tones.
The report showed that a good work had
been done by the association. The mem-
bership is now fity-six, with Mrs. j. n.
IiObSon president. Five hundred pages OF
literature have been distributed, and twen-
tv.iye visits have been made 10 the aims.
bouse. where warm welcome Is always re-
ceived. A committee ~ two have visited
the Old Ladies' Home forty times. On the
last hOwer.mission DAY FIVE hundred bou-
Quets and numerous tracts and religious
papers were distributed among tue conVicts
at the penilentlafy.
Mr.. Lambeth then introduced Mr.. Whar-
ton. who had been selected TO deliver the
address on this occasion.
THE SPEAKER.
The distinguished speaker commenced by
saving that it was On extraordinary occasion
which had brought them together. 1t was
Of the most important and interesting cha
rseter. lie compared il TO the mustard seed
in the Scripture, and these ladies' will look
back in after years to this occasion as the
breaking Of the day.
lie took for his theme the subject OF
Burden. Bearing" founded on the text In
the episile TO the Galatians, " Bear ye one
another's burdens. aud 50 fulfil the law oil
Christ" The law Of Christ is the law OF love.
"God IL love" Christ calls the weary and
heavy laden TO come unto Him. BY His
power He converts the drunkard and The
hanor.seller. The subject was 30 large that
he scarcely knew how to begin. IL was az
broad "a intempersnce, and that affects
every home ia the land. Love is as broad as
eternity; as great ns God Loves labOrs are
burden-boaring. Every body has a burden
10 bear. THIS means that each one has bis
lies work to do. and In which no one can
help hum. But there are some burdens
which we can help others to bear.
la order 10 DO these there are three essen
tias-tirs;, smlhng face; second, sympa~
thlzlng heart, and third, a helping hand.
HAPPY CHRISTIANS.
Christians should be the brightest and hap
piest OF all meu. There is wonderful power
in cheerfuluess II anything can make Deo.
pie happy il in religion. The report Just
read saws truly ''that it Is more blessed TO
give than TO receive" Always get up IN
the morning with q smiling face and cheerful
words and carry them with you through the
dav. Even the oyster packers, he had been
told, would do twice the amount OF work
while singing.
Then we should have sympathziug hearts.
Much greater good would te accomplished
il we carried sympathlzing hearts. We want
more OF this In the world. Many poor
woman in this city tonight Is sitting lonely
i'm her house because her husband is in the
biliard.saloon, the pOol-roOm, the club
room, or some other den of iniquity, leaving
her alone st home We can 90 through the
world saving that we have large sympathy,
but never lend a helping hand. We nsY
have ever 90 much sympathy and have, our
faces Wreathed with smiles; but that " not
enougR-we must give helptng bano.
There are women OF influence and high social
standing In this city who, il they had the
casting vote which would banish the punch
howl that IS running so many young men,
would not vote to remove It.
TIE WORK OF TIE LADIES.
Say to these ffiy>six young ladies who are
here tonight IN this grand work: "Pll
help YOU" See how many times they have
visited the almshouse, the Old Woman 5
Home. and the penitentiary. They have
done all they could, and as was the case with
the widow who cast in her mite, "they have
annId and frTpat shall he
their reward"
iHE LIQUOR TRADE.
The liquor trsiHe, SAID Mr. Wharton, sends
burdens upon all. There is not family
repre.ented here but what hes had sufferers
from this great curse. But il is not the men
alone who drink. one OF the saddest sights
he had ever seen was drunken woman
staggering along the streets. Scenes are
enacted in the houses OF respectable persons
here which are hid from the world and OF
which the membeIS OF the family never
speak.
Young ladies. don't be discouraged
Christ is with YOU, and will be to the end.
When YOU take the stand for God and home
and suffering humanity men will come to
your aid.
The great object OF these young ladies Is
10 use The ounce Of preventive. They have
reuounccd the Use OF IL now, and will stand
10 the resolution when they become
wives and mothers. He heard OF a
Young lady the other day who said
that she liked TO play game OF cards or
take 4 social class OF wine with young men.
These Young ladies' have made the noble de-
termination never to offer glass OF wine TO
others. II is q good resolve, and be would
urge upon all to beware bow they placed
Nouor before any man. Another young lady
said that she hked the young men who visit
ed her 20 take drink OF liquor, for ait
made them so interesting"
THE LAW AXD THE LIQUOR.
These young ladies, continued Mr. Whar-
ton. are going 10 work on until they get the
aid of Others to Lelp them apply the law 10
this dreadful curse. He eloqueutly and ear e
nestlv urged upon all present 10 come for
ward and help on the work. The speech OF
MIR. Wharton was by turns eloquent, pa
tbetic. and humorous, and was illustrated al
many points by apt anccdOte or incident.
Al lis conclusion he called upon Captain
cunningham 10 sing Where is My Wan
dering Boy To-NightI"
Pledge cards were circulated aud q large
number OF signatures obtsiued.
MARRIAGE OF Mr. Nesherw0Od and Miss
Abrams.
Mr.. Albin Neiherwood and Miss Annie h..
Abrams were married al O'Clock yesterday
afternoon at Christ Episcopal church. There
was a large sssemblage OF friends present.
The ceremony was performed by the rector
Rev. Mr.. Tuusteu, and after receiving the
congratulations OF numerous irIends Mr.
and Mrs. NetaerwOod were driven TO tee
Byrd.Street station, where they took the G:25
train for an extended tour North.
The bride was becominglv dressed IN a
gray travelling suit and carried beautiful
bouquet in her hand. The groom is de-
serving Young man and q nephew OF Mr..
James Netherwood, the well-known stone
contractor.
The ushers were Messrs. Z. A. Coooer.
L. ID IlIanH Ohm HILL and Iames hlnnt.