The Monitor., 1891-05-08
How 10 Increase our s.emoersalp.

| Relative to the NJ .>tiJn OF How e. IN
crease the m nj er>liip Of our organiza-
iiop." the follow ing thoughts have occur
It d to me. Which herewith present TO y"u
fleely. believing, as rule. ''our women,
| are charit tbIy Inclined, therefore, that the
short comiugs herein contained with whtt-
ever worth it may possess will be accepted
As it is gven,-in love for the work which
| has called us from eur several homes this
mo -ning,-in OF der that those homes may.
| through our persistent, christian Efforts.
receive Tie prof, elton due tie hon.es oi 3
praf ssediy christian hstiun
Ia the beginning "e must learn to folio"
closely the headings OF lie v ho guidetb aud
| drecteth all things Alright, thus with our
earnestness instil into .ur woIk degree
Of "ht alihy enthusiasm, without which
| there can be no warm inn ulsts. no fe.vent
| desires, 70 eager ASPIRATIONS. BY healthy
enthusiasm is meait thopghtlnl enthusi
| asm, a, d il is i'll the ''prolorsiopa:e deyel
i o ,melt OF thought and enthusiasm that
| makes she truly valuable man or woman
| in any department of life" And SO espe-
cialy in an organization similar to The
| Womans Christian Temperance UnioD.
for here the enemy with which we would
zeal is crafty aud powerful" and to
enlist others to joiu our ranks, we must
not only be enthusiastic in the work as a
whole, but especially SO in whatever de-
\ m -t,na,tt of xnrlx hs hepft assumed pS M
| in whatever part toward which we feel
most called; thereby not only building
up the work itself, but interesting thos.
With whom we daily mingle, to such a
| degree that they too would desire to be-
come members of au organization that
| is really lifting manhood and womanhood
| 10 a higher plane For herein, it seems to
me, lies the Whole secret of Increasing our
| membership. We must work and work
faithfully, thoughtfli|y. and zaalonsly for
| the ends which we desire to reach, AID
| friends | would ask you, is bot the eleVa-
| ton of humankind our highest aim, that
We with the children, with our fallen
| brothers aud sisters, may have illegitimate
| temptation (the liquor traflic) taken from
our midst, that it may become easy TO do
| right and hard to do wrong?
Much too, depends upon the way in
| which the home Uuions are conducted.
| Tn, r. are such quantities OF seeds of sue
cess in the follow ing, quoted from page 209
Of the new State minutts:-
pen meetings promptly at tae spsc'ti- :
ID time.
IL t the devotional exercises be sher:,
ptIted and to the point
st .te clearly the subj 'ct t. be consider
d, and let the business oo Conducted viii
despatch aud pre- cison.
Avoid whispering Your views to your
neishbor, but rlse aud staus briefly and
clearly your poiut."
Considering az lin, ''hoS to increase our
membership" is it really vital question
whether we do increase it?
| Ofcourse there are many earnest minded
| PERSONS wha will eventually bece ne ;nem.
| bers with us since, coming to understand
| ur aims they can d. NJ other, aud this
| se will welcom5 III 'st royalty into our
ranks as fellow workers. for they will come
| % work aud W. cJull i'll aft lrI t. d. with
iut them.
A. the present time, however, statistics
for NV jersey s!ow falling off in ear
mem bership, but, would ask you, Madam
| President, is til sre any falling of in the
Kind aud quality of the work accomplish
| ed? Has not til. d,craasa in membership
| ham n,,t o tho S.os r,tio, ,f fha rh !, IF frn,n
the grain-Sith now and then a grain fall
| ing out and oc:tsi ,naily a hull remaining?
And will not this grain be in a better con-
| l,tion to bring forth the new lite iuto the
rauks than if it had the impediment of
Sorthless matter retardins il? However
| 40 doubt each of us may know one or more
sisters whose loss to our active work
| through the loss of those around heT-
seems to be almost an irreparatle loss,
and in numbers is strength and one or two
naturally cannot push along any very ex.
tensye enterprise as well as an army OF
workers. Aud the question of how to
secure these workers, | must conf SIS seems
I. kn otty problem to solve.
From past experience, however, / have
| found, as before stated, that a general
supply Of healthy enthusiasm is essential
to the success of any organic ation with
which | have been acquainted. This, COM
| bined it'll constant effort to interest and
| instruct the new recruits, seems really to c
the most practical way to Increase our
me mbership.
| This of course means constant and un-
! tiring care ard watchfulntss on the part Of
| the older memters, that they vofk to
| arouse this interest, welk for their own
daily improvement 'hat ility be the better
| able to impaft this instruction, work 10
secure an enthusiastic spiiit Of improve
meEt, of elevation Of thought, Of imprus ed
methods of ~ aging cur peace fnl war" IL
every one Of our many departments.
| la short, the four cardinal words ntcess-
| ary to Increase our m.mb, rshp seem to
slaLd out rIomine nily b, fore us ard they
| read ent l.usiasm, thought, faith AID work.
Aid, to secure an increase IN mem bership.
an increase in results. an increase in the
funds nt CT ssaIy TO trir & about ttults-