Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-09-29
MRS. J.ELLEN FOSTER
Delivers 4 xistsrIy Address
in Granite Hall,
Bs'o,s 4 Llrss and Representative lu.
disrce Of Augusta Citilsns.
Che Presents Some Cogsut Reasons
Who Womau's Christian Temper
sncs Work Should be Elevated
Above PAstisanship.


ta,ive Augusta citizens tina, assembled In
Granite Hall Saturday evening to listen to
q nss:erly address By Mrs. j. Ellen Eos
ter, shoxin why the Christian temperance
work of women should be elevated above
the leve, Of mere pa,tisanship. Mrs. VIII
liams, the President OF the local Non Par
tisAn womAa's Christian Temperance
Union. presided at the meeting. Rev. Mr..
Wymaa made very eloqueat and earnest
PRAYER, after which. in few appropriate
words, the President of the meeting intro
duced Mrs. J. Ellen Foster. the speaker of
Mrs. Foster had addressed an Augusta au-
dienee; her reputation had preceded her
and she Was given a cordial welcome M
she stepped forward upon the platform.
In opening. Mrs. Foster quo,el the
famous saying OF the Dake of Argyle. in
The X ign of Law" that .'the universe is
great conirivanoc for the accomplish ment
of purpose. These eont'ivances th,nge
with the centuries. The labors of N (,
appropriate the powers of nature u his osn
use, are the endesvors to make them sub
ssryisnt 10 purpose. THIS is seen Ia hist,.
~ Of past ages; it is seen in the history of
popular sovereignty. The various ferms
of government which have existed am,ng
meu, have been simply contrivsnc-s tor
the accomplishment. of the purpose of CIV
ernment. England thinks, and the speaker
bat tpsftN h.f sia has in Glxl.f.tr.s
the greatest living statesman of the age
aud be had said that the constitution of the
United States was the grestest docuuen,
ever evolved from the brain of man at any
one time. Ths essential doctrine of ihi,
Instrument is equality of citiz anship. II
we search out the beginnings of contrirsn-
vanees for government. we see thst they
have come ont Of the heart of popalar re.
form. IL was, however, simply tue meth
cd by which our fathers sought TO put iito
effect the motives that are animated there
10. Inieed government is ia itsslf simply
to accomplish the purposes born ia the
the church and the school. All great al
vances are born In the hearts OF toe people.
Mems heads never do their best work
iii their hearts a-e touched All
changes in government come through
similar agencies to those nov wing IN
the work of temperance reform. There
must of necessity be differences Of opinion
involved in il. Nothing new i, ever bora
but by the death of the old. II s the clash
ing of opinion that brings results, Only
through method can purpose BE- sccom-
plished. IL wa- quite contention by
which total abstit ance was set up. The
fathers thought that 'he molerste use of
liquors was not harmful. The fret pedg-
es, as mary of the elder gentlemen in the
audience will doubtless recall, were Only
limited to moderation. Temperance sjo
cites fined their members for int cation.
Men we're permitted t, drink on July ith,
and training day. But the man who was
drunk on the Fourth was drunk on ih' fiith
sni irained on some other day. II WAS
soon found that thst thing would not an-
wsr, so II was thrown aside and tptl ah-
st neuce pledge adop el. That !. tn only
true course TO be pursusd. II ths work Of
temperance reform rested with the med y
ate dr mixers how many should We save
from the quite RS. Supply snl dem N go
close together in tn S bnsy woIl and what
YOU drins Gals for just 50 much more TO
be msnufaeture3.
Having come 20 total sbsiiucr &c the great
work of organizing for its spread com.
mpncei. This was atout 1910, Women
d u not learn the POSER Of organization y
the war. ID d YOU ever think of thnt; The
women of ,he Revolution were sccutoned
to meet together to comfort ore antthcr
After that there wss fothlng ike co'ceri
OF &C ion among the ladies' Of this country
till the breaking ont of the Rebellion
Then for the first time in the true sense Of
the word they were organized, ttoot to
gether. realized their massed powsr II
was during The war that ! visited Ms
Livermore, who was then livingin chice 90
to get hsr to deliver lecture before
lodge of Good Templars of which | was q
member Right tcre 1T me say that
have the highest regard for that or,'cr. In
deed. consider myself still a membe- ot
il, though | travel about so much 'h,,
lore the password and do not tlsayi
pay my dues.
At the time Of the visit 20 Mrs. Liver
more, TO which have referred, she said t,
me 1--WE have too much Of more immf dia',
importancs On our hands now. Wait 4
this struggle is over and We vii take ul
thst work in earnest" Her words p-ovf
prophetic. The nation saw great d.5l o.
drunkenness in the few years immediatei,
tucceeding he war Out Of the effort u
DO away with this esme The orratiz tipn o
the Women's Christian Temperance Unio''
il come as the result Of seeking a continu
! ancs for the mpli, hment Of the pr
pose OF the Christian importance women u
| the land, vh'ch vss the putting away "
the ssloon Then il was tha, ihs Vi nj 1T,
| eftsnce OF total ABS inenoe bsgan to b
| apparent remember going down to tn
c,riial at Des Mo nes with the laraes, NJ -
o' Je;itiors vhieh hsi ever been earfi-
'here. They wIre fer the reTesl of IN
| so-esiled beer clause 10 cur Ir.h'bsCf
law
Probihi;ien was enacted at sn esrly dat
| in the history Of the State. bat Tsry7 sos
| a cisu.e was insef'e1 in the provision er
mitun< the sale Of tcar and native vius
| But We found that tbst would not 10 1t 81
so We got up Petitions all over the s IT
| for tbe rep. al Of tin. obaosiaBs clause sD
carried the uanes 20 Dss Noines. a1i h'
war bs gan which was to 'n1 10 the nc
| comrii-tmsnt of onr purpose.
Then it was that we iesrosd siout th
ss9fesat of political forcss into part =
We found that one set OF men aivocsna
csrisin princirlss were fc'ir q tcgstber i
| that they called tie repgh can party, A.,
that sna.ier get Of men savocs'ing oihe
political prin, iples ~ere called tie den O
era, party. Thus we learned through tn
| psn9Ysma which psssed before our eye
mesl,ing Of the Porer Of JoiiiicsI 4 r5,s
afs~r that there came to our SIT .ntioa an
other set of men who ttyied thefrssire
I the prohib rg party, aHi Who cis!nis,
] that ths ir first prrpose ~ss the secnfirR o
e5solut. Irs fibitior. snl they began /
WOO us They f,nnI us rot syerse 20 b.
in3 word. lrel'nssien naturally ieant,
| toward them Without stopt ieg 10 We u
matter seriors thought ve rsre resds 20 Sc
eers their prote.tsiie as at tb i- fare vsl,.
! IL is easy TO er Is with The current. 10 .
wrh the tile. always feel an impulse I
foIlos a crowd ard 20 90 to FIRE. 7 81
! most envy the boys xbs can folio han
,rEis Is rstnrsi. I. Is the desre xi'hsn n
TO be where the n1pst psople are # VS.. i
/ those days y b rss tsu. incIBed TIA
my baspzB1's sdsics va. of irs-imsbl
| saiue lie said -G, slozlf. les ca
soa kros You esnt r.y."
1 tsH you. II J te8f lsn1s, us = gref
advantage to us. when We are iheliaed (.
scar I,tl>. TO have = .;eafy going, pratt
cal. everyday taShsnd, Who lives rigi
down here on this ssrts. ssy to u,. &c
.Io-ly. Dent hurry in this matter. CIV
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