Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-03-01
THE WHITE RIBBON.
SIXTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE w.
C. T. UNION.

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On Friday night last, about five hun re(
persons were gathered at the M. E. Church
South, in attendance on the Sixth annua
meeting of the Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union. In front of the pulpit was
banner having on it a serpent rising
from goblet, and bearing the inscription
cit biteth like serpent and stingeth like
an adder" Above the pulpit was a scroll
bearing ''In the CROSS of Christ we glory.
On either side of that, were small banners
bearing the legend ''For God, and home
and native land.'' The Union has regu-
lar choir in the Band Of Hope children, but
on this occasion the vocal music was chiefly
given by the ''Y 50 of the Wesleyan Female
Institute, a branch of the State Union, OF
which Miss Lulu Clarke of Mississippi, is
President. The quartette from the ''Y S
composed of Misses Maud Harvey, Blanch
Lynch and Anna Mcmillan and Mrs. j. w.
Bryant, gave some admirable music the
first piece of which was the National song
of the Union, ''For God, and Home, and
Native Land.' Miss Harvey, the soprano,
also sung a very fine solo. Prof. J. w.
Bryant, of the Wesleyan Female Institute,
presided at the organ.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY.
Miss Annie T.. Goode, the Recording
Secretary of the Union, read her report of
the year s work. The Staunton Union num-
bers so female members and about 20 male
members, the later being honorary OF con-
tributing members. OF the whole 20, the
report says, about so ale paying members,
and from u to Is bear the heat and burden
of the day as far as work is concerned.
The Union has held prayer meetings every
week during the year, also prayer meeting
at the jail every week until the last six
weeks. Every third Sunday afternoon of
each month they have held a Gospel Tenn
perance Prayer meeting in one OF the fol
lowing churches United Breth-
zen, Lutheran, Methodist, and Second
Presbyterian.
INTERESTING INCIDENTS OF THE CLOVER
MISSION.
On Flower Mission Day, June 9th, the
Secretary report states, fifty five handsome
bouquets were prepared and aScripture text
card attached to each. They were given to the
sick, toprisoners in jail and to inmates of the
alms-house. To one sick lady who in health
had aided the Union, bouquet was carried
with the text-card, ''The eternal God is
thy refuge, and underneath are the everlast-
ing arms" That very night the recipient
of it entered into her final rest. One bouquet
was sent to an inebriate who had lately
come here, and who exhibited wonderful
skill in painting. He had sunk so low that
he was ashamed to give his right name.
The flowers were sent him wrapped in a
religious tract appealing to his better ma
TUE. He said to the messenger, ''Tel
those ladies I did not think there was one
woman On earth that cared for me, since |
left my poor old mother. Tell them I'll
never drink another drop" He reformed,
and kept his word as long as he remained
in this town. He gave his true name,
joined the Good Templars, went to work,
and earned money enough to take him to
his mothers home. This man was known
in Staunton as the lightning scene pain
ter,'' and had doubtless been theatrical
scene painter. Many of his pictures, some
fairly well done, but all done in a
few minutes with bystanders waiting to
see them finished, may still be seen in
Staunton. -Reporter.
THE COLORED CHILDREN.
The Union has made efforts to get up an
interest in Temperance reform among the
colored children, and have sent committees
to confer with the colored ministers as to
the feasibility of holding prayer meetings
in their respective churches; but have been
unable so far to bring the matter to any
successful issue.
The Secretary reports the usual routine
work as carried On with regularity during
the year. The receipts of the Union for the
year have been $361.54 and the eXpendi-
lures 1858. -.
MINISTER s VIEWS ON WHETHER WOMEN
SHOULD KEEP SILENT IN THE
CHURCHES.
Rev. DR.. Waugh, Presiding Elder OF
Rockingham District, then delivered a brief
discourse on the subject-''Let your women
keep silent in the churches" He read as
his sentiments on the subject, the section OF
W. G. Blacks book, "Christian Woman.
hood headed 'EChrist the Emancipator, ,
which produces the strongest Bible author.
ity for women preaching. The writer holds
in that section that Paul when he com
manded women to ''keep silence in the
church, died not condemn it as wrong, but
as at that time ineXpedient.
After DR.. Waugh concluded, Miss Lulu
Clarke read Miss Rose Cleveland s letter to
young ladies, in most admirable style.
THE REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT.
Mrs. A. H. Fultz, the President of the
Union, then read her annual report. She
reports that work had been done in procur-
ing signatures to petitions for National
laws against the dissertation of the Sab
bath, but not as much work as could and
should have been done by the members.
The report is very stringent on the admin
istering of alcoholic stimulants by physic.
ians as medicine, and also the prescribing
of opiates. 1t says: ''Do not understand
me as saying these medicines have not thei1
uses-they have as other poisons have-but
that man is your enemy who prescribes
opium, beer, ale, porter OF brandy, fol
every trihing pain and weakness. We
should praise God that, day by day, there
is light being thrown on this subject by ou1
best and most influential thinkers of the
medical world" The report says that the
Juvenile Department has been temporarily
abandoned for want of workers in the field
a room in which to meet, and the money to