Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-10-30

| IL seemed 10 grow upon her, ana she
would desert her home for days, and
weeks even. A separation between her
and my son followed No one could
blame him. But | never could forsake
her | have followed her IN her wander
ings. | have provided for her as best |
| could in her intervals of sober life. And
she then always turns to me- This sum
mer she came to me Unexpectedly at the
summer resort whore was. She has
been with me there for weeks now. But
the time draws near when must return
to my home in western city | cannot
take her. cannot leave her unprovided
for" We made additional plans for her
future care; but what will now read
from letter received from this noble
mother ten days after her interview tells
the rest of the sad story. This is what
she wrote: Il am very grateful to you
for the home you found for poor Hattie
but she will need no earthly home
since the heavenly has taken her in. She
passed away suddenly last Thursday.
morning-she was conscious and willing
10 die. She was beautiful in death with
a look OF peace and rest upon her face,
and no suggestion of anything but limo
cence and purity. | made her casket
beautiful with the flowers she loved the
best, and the hymn she used often to
sing, and asked US to sing to her just be-
fore she died. was sung at her funeral.
The dear Lord Is very merciful and
believe She is forgiven and savei-no
more temptations for her-no more sor-
row and pain and shame, But oh how
much longer will this terrible curse Of
strong drink blight and blast before
Gods fierce breath will come down?
"As | looked at that poor broken lily
and thought of the indifference of Chris
tian men and women. | cried aloud,
How long, Oh, Lord, how long?
thank God for our noble Woman, Chris
tian Temperance Union aud for the little
am enabled to do as strive To DC true
to It's high and heavenly meaning
This, dear friends Is but one Of the
many. many stories which come into our
lives showing the weak side of the ques-
ton. purpose tonight to speak only II
a few departments Of our work, becau>r
they are all TO be presented by their
superintendents and opportunity for di>
cusson offered The National W q Y
/. has thirty departments but NJ state j.
obliged to take all Of ,hpm. and neither
il any local union Obliged TO take up all
the department, OF the state union
them one In which some II the local IN
Iona and some Of the individuals in local
unions take no active part. refer to the
department Of franchise
with the women Of Wyoming casting
a full ballot the women OF kausas max
my their influence frlt in every munci-
pality for law and order; women in more
than dozen states exercising partial
sut'rage-women appointed on the
boards OF hospitals and all sorts Of be-
nefcent in>ttutiou>-steppiug out from
ali our colleges with the Very highest dt
plomas of scholarship ttlcient in every
avenue of lndustry-practic-
ing mcdiCue in nearly every towu-cn-
tering the courts Of all states and the Su-
prcme Court Of the United States-wo- /
men pushing the cnnquest> Of the gospel 1
10 the darkest parts Of the earth-with all |
this done, and SIM more to follow. it is /
not strange that we In Maine take some /
interest in the question ~ cqual suffrage. |
The cause is making rapid strides in these /
late days. In August last the United .
States Senate committee on woman's suf- .
frase sent in majority report in favor of .
a constitutional amendment granting /
.he ballot 70 women. And the House jn' A
iIclary committee, known a ono Of the I
most conserv atiye committees OF Con 4
.re>s. sent in a report fayoring a national 4
amendment for the same purpose. This 4
5 great advance step.
This year we are invited TO cooperate
With the Maine Wumans Suffrage As>o-
,iatlon in trying to secure in Maine the
ballot for woman with an edu-
,ational test hope the invitation will
Re accepted by thi. cdevtntou. Should ,
! ne y VIII nlnd no wo4ian who disseuts
neither will it maxi ner u.-,",-,
member for the only test Of loyal mem
Jership is--a- il has ever been-sighing
he total abstinence pledge and paving
small membership foe. our society il
.o-day in its fundamental law it, con-tl-
uton) the same a. II was nj it, birth.
neither sectarian nor partisan There j.
cut one Woman> Christian Temperance
MON IN the world, and that is n society
part OF which we rejoice in being, un-
Ter the leadership OF Frances Willard, !
President of the Worlds and National (
W c. I. T.. and we believe the truc-t .
learts of the nation beat in harmony with /
he W c. r L. when we declare in the .
name OF Christ and His gospel for no sec
in religion. no sectionali,m in .
politics. no sex in citizenship. but total /
prohibition Of the liquort traffic by state /
and national law"