Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-10-03

AZ tAAdk u dOf NldESh VI paw
aid on = NoH-Seedrtda, Non PaTtiSas
bss sis " Ii We commence aGd continue cur
importance work. The results may seen
few and long delayed.
BY no means shouli that insbiiity TO sec
he end from the beginning hinder our Oh
ward course, but remembs ring the lesson
taught eightetn hundred years ago by the
great Teacher in Palestine as the sower
vent forth TO SOW" lie, each of us say with
IN herself.
81 know my baud may never reap its sowing
Aud vet other may;
And NAV never see il growing
SO short nay ii'tlc day
STU mu SOW though 90 forth weeping,
| cannot. dare not stay,
God grant harvest though may be slice ping
Inaer the shadows s.-s."
Mrs. A. e. Paul, the Provisional Ptesi-
dent, thea addressed the convention as fol-
lows
Ms. Chauman and Ladies' Of the Con-
rea'joa
As Provisional President of Msine. sp
pointed at Cleveland, Ohio, Jan ~. 1890.
nv ne Executive Committee of the Nafi,n
81 Noa-Psrtsan Womau's Christian Ten
perapce L oion, | feel that an ex9laualion
if no. an aprbgy, is due the temperance
opel os the State, who have so cheer
iullg responded to my appeals fr symps-
thy AMI support. OF my appointm n. |
hsve Only this n say. No one of yol
60 I'D possibly have been more surprised
he selection made TIE was l., myself /,
came urs :uSht, ard by force of cncup-
stances it lef. its burden st my door. II =
ing cree accepted the situation, | said |
viii trg to BE- fai H. al 10 The trust commit
led 10 my csre, 20 whatever there may
have been of ia lure on my I.rt, - meef
the exp5c ? ,1ns q YOU, my friends, whose
odrsels AID loving words have susf Inc Il
ard ,ens hened me in the discharge Of my
dun wholly at.gibut bic 10 errors of head
ami not of hear. When Years ago, | fret
y sired this be .ul VII g, | i tie III u .ht
r'at OYER err 20 cea y hence, | would
come again, barne il or II g'e4t d,i wave
of ron p .is>n temperance enthusiasm,
yes such ~ the fc O.. The little rift in the
c,oud is w.dsr ny, ard today ~ | rec,li
The proofs given me, evan within the past
few DAVIS alone, of approval of our msthois.
| am iai'y con, a ced Tat he hearts of tue
peop.a all over e S,e are being stirred
-s Fever bef re. l am simply amazed a.
the magn.tda this no4-pir,'sin move
rnent has assumed. Dear sisters wish
could tel you of tie many bird messages
aud pledg of support hat have been sent
10 me within few weeks. II the interes.
n this glor Gus work continues - intensity
.or few Lien IS 10 come SIS il hiss of late,
will not be surprising, your Provisi1nsl
Pres lent should b. moved to indulge in
an occa7ional hal.eiujsh. On account Of
ucing absent from ne State a. he me of
ny appointment, | was unable to enter
upon my official du es until nearly the last
O Msrch, the dat. of my retrrn. \ little
pr to this, hove yer, while basking in the
beguii, I'll Florida sunshine, snl inhaling
&c basimie cdofs of southern pine voods
penned my first letters as lore with au-
.hCrify" TO a few of fhe women of Maine
tie hearty response received from the
no5ie women of Augusta, left little doub;
% to the reeul' of my overture t, effect a
Nor-Pai tisan Urion at the capital of our
State On the morning OF April "a. 10 n ID
BIZ Mrs. Weston of Sko9 h gan, late Pres
dent Of the w C T L. of Somerset county
Mrs LiitiefielI a so of Skavh gan U.ion,
ard Mr.. F,oreace c. Porter of Cd
Town, We entered the vestry of the
ptist c':urch, where We f und our
lie awake Augusa laiies really
20 tegin again their warfare agan,t
Fhe sal ,nn. a few hour, later full
fedged y in-Psrtissn Uc on had an ex stec c.
IA that city, from which cmanst d il fluences
that have indirt city borne an important ps
the ef.o.ts which lave resulted in toe
IA herring of our forces in his S ate Coz
senti II. Folosipg this there soou c,1 Q
.e good i ings that Skoa hogan Un'ol IN
IL entirety had adopted the Constitute ;
d bad become aU1 liary TO the Nsrion
,!ou-Psrii w. c. T. L. pLt how ,
= ,.n the ats n ion of Tie women Of the Ia I'd
low u get their names and 10 unders', |
d. i, coniit,ous was A pr blem not easily
solved. ., ca'!or y the Lame of one and
tler cfsn) thtr va was he ught to | c of our
faith, was given me. These ram's | have
utilized ard page afer page htye zen out
in this rsy, rot knowing whether Dr rOl [
Vas sowing % the vii d." But az a rule
these ! tiers have MT rstu,ned to me vol l.
l. Was through this process thst We founl
our WY 10 the hearts Of the d-ar women Of
FoIcrcft, who so e a u lived ia to tie r
homes and II whom we are ia'gely in lebted
fer this glorious meeting. Recognizing lie
need of special ", rk in The line of explain
ing the cIuses which le | tn the formation
of the Non Partisan organization ard ia de-
fning cur position, We eff. c'ed an arraoge
ment whereby we tecurod the assistance of
Miss Anna VI. Ed of Cleveland, Oain
tor some two or three weeks II that time
Miss Edwards gave some sixteen addresses
n d.feren parts of the State Fnxcraf.
Urion vas oIglnized by the invine BE Mrs
fl5rerce Porter, assisted by Mss T. !
wards; the same il tue Of Old Town. The
influence of Miss E3Aard,' work il felt all
along cur res-an inc ease in memb T .hir,
interest and enthusiasm has been the result
jos. before Misc Elwards left tn; $ ate
ali, visited Bar gor, where she spck, ,hree
times. Her lectures callsd forth favor.ble
comments of the press Of that city. regard
less of political pfeferment, ID al honsh
no uaion wss formed there. UT coed seal
wss slwn. Which we trust will eventually
bear much fruit. since entered the r
vice, az Provisional Pr. dent, my cor e.
pondenee has been large ard vsritd-sot
less than three hundred letters have been
sent out from my desk, Will, some 3 Coo
pages Of lif,ra.bre have been sen. 6roas-
cast over the Sta'e. How Il would en-
courage you an incite you 10 indivi Ina
effort If you c5uid otlf peruse The MANY
sizes laoened itb k nd endorsements sni
meet with repuse, bat thank esd i! is
only occasionally.
hsve had iett rs Of recen. ds'e from
women Who had 10 social iDters st in tn
persnce work. hefftofare, who ar no
ready TO eBt, r the serv e.; a.sure YOU.
women n, this non-par;lssn moremsn i. get.
t7g the attention Of peope who 10 the
own thinking. | have lived quite lo7g
life in he past fe~ m5n.hs-have stated
h b. tier side Of hlman na;u-e as never
hsfore-hs7e, through Ills .cmsxbst a.
Dor ou', y,t &, li2ktul process. come in o
mental contact uita some Of the most beau
al chsrac'ers hsye eT,r knosn MANY
-hom | meet re st this convention have
labo ed = h, j ie b, side, IN Temperance work
for years snf h3yiug thus seen and kncwa
t1eH-love tfem. There a.e hers. al.o,
Nhose h sr.s bsvs In the pas, feS tbs
beea INF lied to me, a. q thoss to- 1--we
nat hartR5 SEEN Dssrsse7s, today we
numbar fsgfe@u Unions. In VIA prop r
Ii shall tn ru7,bsr b. lac e..ei before
our next al M | n eeiing Is for ycu to an.
seer AMI nO~. il stvering my cfic al
rsiatio' With yau. want ~ thank each
ami every en- Of you. and more especially
the Prov s'onsl G 'n'nittes. for YOUR 70
eearance emf patience with me a., for you-
earnest, hopeful vCr which haze %
cheered and s'rsagth. > me- in IN. Per,
fornianee of ny dsts. Nay III &C. thine
sptrovsl of God as We A. of MAJ be GU.
&C ntin1ai desire
Corgts;ula ions
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