The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-12-04
SECOND ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
NON-PARTISAN w. @. T. U.

tian Temperance Union, held in Brook
Ign on the 1Oth-13th, Nov, there were
delegates from Maine, Vermont, Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut, New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa, Illi-
nois, Minnesota, Colorado, California,
and District of Columbia. Although two
years have not passed since the organi-
cation of the Union, it has little less than
10000 members.
On Tuesday evening Rev. Theodore L.
Cuyler, welcoming the convention on be-
half of the city, showed that if his fifty
years of service in the temperance cause
would entitle him to rank as veteran,
he could notyet be placed on the retired
list. He spoke with the force and fire
that large experience and strong convic-
tons give. From his earnest address we
take the following sentences:
81 am heartily glad to extend the hand
of honest welcome to this convention;
happy is the city which thus receives
fresh influence from good women. Go
into our homes go into our churches,
bring every right influence to bear upon
the pulpit and upon the press, and your
organization will yet spread throughout
the land. After presenting facts to show
that all the legislation against the liquor
traffic in different sections of the cOuu-
try had been secured by the two great
political parties" 'This tenn
perance reform movement, born in the
hearts of Christians, and baptized by the
Spirit of Jesus Christ, will not die. Our
mountains will not be its monument;
our valleys will not become its grave;
this flag will not be its pail, but will yet
float over land delivered from the
greatest curse that afflicts humanity
May there be baptism of the Spirit for
you, and may Brooklyn be the better as
it will be the happier for your presence.
From DR.. Lyman Abbott's address to
the convention, we make the following
extracts:
81 am sure that partisanship is the
greatest hindrance to the temperance
cause; the two greatest obstacles in the
way of progress in any movement are
inertia and partisanship. We may have
zeal without knowledge, and we may
have knowledge without zeal; put them
together, they make capital team, and
pull well, but apart they are useless:
He who leads should always be
in touch with those who follow: the
pioneer corps of an army should never
allow great gap between itself and the
main body. People get discouraged
when they are not united. Napoleon
said he won his battles by concentrating
his forces, while his enemies lost, by di
viding theirs. One step at a
time makes better progress than great
flying leap that lands you practically
where you started. Better shut up one
saloon, than promise to shut all, and
leave all open. heartily agree with the
motto on the platform: No compromise
between the home and the saloon 1t Is
not possible that there can be any COM
promise here. Ladies look to it, that
you marry to your enthusiasm, good
practical, common sense; then march
on, one step at a time, and God be with
vou.n
Rev. A. J. F. Behrands, d. D., was ex-
pected to address the convention, but
absence from the city prevented. b. F.
Dennison of Philadelphia and j. N.
Steans of New York, came as fraternal
delegates appointed by the Temperance
Congress which met at Saratoga in July,
and gave hearty greeting to us as fellow
lahorers in the great cause to which their
lives are dedicated. Chaplain McLaran
of the U. S. Navy and Chaplain Crane of
American Seaman's Friend Society, were
introduced and expressed much interest
in the work.
The Presidents address gave forcible
presentation of the principle on which
the Union is formed, and reasons why it
should not be considered as it was never
designed to be, the rival of the old Union.
The general secretary gave 4S0 as the
number of unions that reported. and
gains in several States; Pennsylvania re-
ports 5SS new members. The financial
secretary and treasurer reported receipts
amounting to S4S36.35; disbursements,
S4676.47 leaving balance in hand, Sl59S6,
with no outstanding bills.
Interesting facts were brought out in
the reports of the secretaries in the
Evangelistic, educational and legislative
departments. Miss Chase, whose work
among soldiers and sailors, reported sue
cessful labor, anu three sailors and
seven soldiers unions. The account of
the work among foreigners, by Mrs. j.
Leman, Bohemian, who has done, and
is doing, a wonderful work among her
own people, touched the hearts of all
that heard it. May God spare her many
years to be friend and teacher to these
people.
The general officers were elected as
follows: President, Mrs. E. J. Phinney,
Cleveland, o.; Wce-president, Mrs. II. j.
Walker, Minneapolis, Mimi; general
secretary, Mrs. Howard NJ. Jugham,
Cleveland, o.; recording secretary, Miss
Florence Miller, Des Moines, Iowa;
treasurer, Mrs. c. C. Afford, Brooklyn,
ny
There was fine programme at the
Young Woman's meeting on Thursday
evening, with rotations, music and adj
dresseS and a general rennl of the work