The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-06-17

10 prepare US LOT tDlS WORK. we must
have faith in God. II the seed be OF
God 1t will grow, it must grow. We must
also have perseverance. II the frost nips
the first plants, plant again. To keep down
the weeds requires eternal vigilance. One
Of the weeds is homemade beer. There Is
alcohol in II, ana alcohol is poison, whether
in small or large quantity. Another weed
is alcohol In cooking. 1t is estimated that
one-fourth of the drunkards get the taste in
the home Don't use brandy in mince-pies,
cider, tonics, or even extracts with alcohol
in them. Avoid packages for making root
beer and candies containing alcohol. To
love, knowledge, faith and perseverance
add courage-moral courage that can be,
can endure, can conquer. In due season
we shall reap if ye faint not No man
having put his hand to the pillow and look
ing back is worthy OF the kingdom of
heaven He that goeth forth and weep
eth bearing precious seed, shall doubtless
come again rejoicing, bringing his sheaves
with him. We must do more than work
in the home. We must go forth Let us
remember we are sowing for eternity. No
day ends with the setting Of the sun"
Friday forenoon was largely taken up by
reports and election of officers The former
showed decided gain in some of the
unions and cheerful courage and earnest
purpose to go forward, trusting in God, on
the part OF all. The following officers were
chosen for the coming year. President. Miss
Bertha Chamberlin, Plainfeld secretary,
Mrs. Alice Richardson, Montpelier; treas
urer, Mrs. Julia Barnes, Barre. Superin-
tendents Of the various departments were
appointed as follows: Evangestic, Mrs, e.
B. Dwinell, Marshfeld; legislative Mrs ].
II. George, Barre; franchise, Mrs. Julia
Barnes, Barre; prison, Jail and almshouse,
Mrs. f. M. Putnam, Montpelier social,
Mrs. f. b. Mather, Waterbury Center; II.
and H., Mrs. E. M. Denny, Montpelier
press, Mrs. j. NJ. Durant Montpelier;
kindergarten, Miss Amy B. Fisk, Mont
peier; S. 7. l., Miss Keller, Barre; S. s..
Miss Nettie Batchelder, Plaintield; juvenile,
Mrs. DR.. Nichols, Barre; Y, Miss Nellie
Wilder, Waterbury Center.
Friday afternoon interesting papers were
read by Mrs. e. b. Dwinell, on "Evangel-
istic Work." by Miss Nettie Batchelder,
on Sunday-school Work." by Mrs.
Denny, on " Health" and by Mrs. Atkins
on Home" Mrs. Julia Barnes presented
the subject of /" Franchise" Mrs. Durant
Whitney an essay, What have we reason
to expect from the church," Mrs. Housh
gave a brief but stirring account of the
progress of the Worlds Woman's Christian
Temperance Union since Miss Willard said,
in 1883, ;" Sisters, we must belt the world
with the white ribbon
In the evening, at eight o'clock the clos
ing exercises of the convention were held.
These opened with the reading of Scrip
tural selection and prayer by Rev. G.. w.
Gallagher. Then j. e. Crane of Middlebury
was introduced as the speaker of the even.
ing. Mr.. Crane illustrated his lecture with
a large number of stereopticon views, which
were especially designed to draw compati
sons in statistics which would show the
enormous amount of evil with which liquor
drinking has more or less to do, and the
effects of prohibition and high and low
license. In St. Paul, Chicago, Boston and
other places it was shown that the effect Of
high license on the arrests for drunkenness
as compared with the effect of low license
had not been perceptible. The cities o.
Vineland, n. j., and New Britain, Conn.
were compared to illustrate effects of prohi
bition and license. Mr.. Crane gave the
statement of the officer of a Brewers Asse
citation to show how the newspapers of tn,
state of Pennsylvania were bought up BY
the liquor-dealers. He thought the declara
ton OF the brewers convention at St. Louis
Down with the white-livered Clergymel
and the Sunday schools quite significant
Speaking of the subject of local option, h,
said that where it existed there was usual,
one town within easy reach at which liquo
could be obtained. Local option was lik
the idea of allowing the South to have slav
, cry in its own section if it wanted it. Mr.
Crane remarked incidentally, while discuss
: ing prohibition, that he had not been il
Montpelier an hour before he had beer
asked to take drink. Yet prohibition re
} duces the amount of drinking. Neal Dow
says III mas mdue TeuuCtlOn OF nineteen
twentieths in Maine The part that run
plays in insanity, divorce, crime, pauper
ism and prostitution was strikingly illus
trated. Mr.. Crane quoted General Grant
order" Find out what the enemy want
, and then give him the opposite land re
marked that the liquor dealers want license
l In conclusion, he remarked that the peopl
are the really responsible persons in al
) crime and misery caused by drunkenness
I Many of Mr.. Cranes views were especial,
good, and the audience apparently appre
ciated the treat which it had enjoyed. Ate
: a song" The Star of Bethlehem by Mrs
1 c. S. Richmond of Northfield, the benedic
ton was pronounced by Rev. A. B. Truax.
The resolutions adopted by the conven
} ton declare an unfaltering trust in God
g whose blessing is invoked on all depart
ments of temperance work; affirm unalter
able opposition to high or low license AM
allegiance to state and national prohibition
! thank state legislators for sustaining tn
prohibtory law and request them to still
3 continue that policy; pledge the member
of the Union TO faithful work among tn
children; express pleasure at the large
} recognition of women as evangelistic work
d. ers by the church and approve co-operatio
7 in house-to-house visitations in needy dis
tricts; express entire sympathy with tn
National Woman's Christian Temperate
} Union; affirm satisfaction with the breadt
of the work that has gathered " the Who'll
! round world into the blessed comrade
ship of the Womans Christian Temperate
Union, and declare the members auXliar
5 to the Worlds Christian Temperate
Union by promising to pay to the nations
treasury the sum of one cent each for tn
9 county membership; assert opposition t
, opening the worlds fair on Sundays an
the sale of liquor on the grounds; expires
: thanks to the Union of Montpelier and til
Baptist church for entertainments to tn
? railroads and all others who contributed t
, the success of the convention.
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