The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-07-17

at the annual meeting of the ". C.
i. Z. the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year; President,
Mrs Miner; secretary. Mrs. Edwards;
treasurer, Mrs. Cole. The reports of
the work done in several departments
We're given, and by request of the
president, the following is published;
Secretary's report. from July 1880
to July 1891: At nTst thought, we
feel that this has been year of rest,
There come such times in all work,
and il is not in vain. We have need
at times to ''be still As look over
my record and recall the hours we
have spent in prayer and thought. 1
feel the year has not been uutruiJful.
We have gained spiritual strength.
we have learned 70 be more charitable.
I a year ago we chose wisely our presI-
dent. She has been faithful i'm all
ways. even to her own inconvenience
L wish we all had done our work as
well. At our first meeting we pre-
scented "a petition To our mayor and
city council, asking that our city ordiu-
| ance in regard 20 the sale OF liquor be
enforced. We have held four public
meetings and we hope they are
means for good. We had beautiful
I lesson from the flowers one day. and
sent "a tribute to the sick. We finished
the album quilt, and donated 10 To the
Home of the Frieudless, at LeaVeu-
worth. Our names are i'm the corner
stone of the temperance temple-ouU
money in its walls. We own aU least
a rope in the state temperance tent.
! We entertained the seventh district
convention, and feel that it was "A very
great pleasure as well as profit to our
towns people.
The Bible leaflets have been beau
tiful this year. The leaflets fer moth
eFs have been very interes ting. The
responsive readings have not been very
helpful. Our parliamentary drills
have been exceedingly bright and
instructive. We use the Signal often
in our meetings and feel that it could
mot be made better. Our columns in
the MeTctay and GRAPHIC have been
we'll attended to.
Our president, when asking business
! men for advertisements to be placed
in the published minutes of the dis
trict convention was kindly received
and S17. so was given for that use, but
lit was returned as the other unions of
the district were unable to do their
> part. Bandages were provided for the
= sick. Unfermented wine is still pro
/ viGed by Mrs. Edwards for the use of
the churches. The NJ. f. Sunday
: school reports a quarterly temperance
lesson, the Congregational Sunday
school does not so report.
AS one of the state, we feel that we
have lost Mrs. Bastall, but it is gain
for her. We are thankful that the
isupreme court made stronger our pro-
hibitory law. The OTigional package
cloud passed away, but still the foe Is
E in our midst. We have been asked by
. those outside of the union, who are
suffering from the drink curse, if some
thing more could not be done TO stop
the illegal sale of liquor. We would
Ibe better able if they would help.
There's n band of ribbon white
| around the world - like an electric
thread it connects union with union,
: heart with heart. We have not lost
= our connection, we hear the click,
y click and we draw inspiration from the
. messages that pass over the line, but
4 shave we sent as many helpful tele-
. grams to headquarters as we ought.
+ Those who are still interested i'm the
T work feel the power of the current as
+ it passes by, but those who have Nc
t, interest are losing their part in this
S great work. We should not rest too
Is long. We should now be better able
to interest more mothers in this worl
of better, purer living; better food fO
~, body and mind, and to try and save
. their boys from the curse of rum, to
= baccO and cards.
- God grant that our work may bC
~ truly helpful the coming year.
~ If we could say eve have saved one
If SOUL it would be enough
N. BARRIER, sec.
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