The Monitor., 1891-10-09

SNPa.s hAs t4eeileHt. IT'S Dfeylfy
and directness to the subject in hand com
mending itself to all supts. of Depart
ments.
Press Work. Laura Holmes, Clarksbero
gave very good showing of work accom-
plished, together with much discourag-
ment at the attitude many of the county
papers hold toward inserting temperance
items into their columns
The report on Scientific Temperance
instruction, Carrie Fl. Gaunt, now OF
Philadelphia, Supt. as read by the Cor.
Sec. Miss E. Fl. Chatham, Mullica Hill.
and much interest was manifested therein.
Bridgeport showing that they use the
temperance text books in the public schools
and the children having written ESSAYS on
Alcoholics and Narcotics. Clayton re-
ported graded school, the text books
used in each department., and that the en-
trance of these Temperance text books
into the public schools was accomplished
by members of the Union instituting
house to house canvass. a very large major
| ity OF the people voting in favor of it, and
To say that this resolution brought
forth much applause from these women,
who are watching with jealous eyes the
running influences OF the saloon upon their
states sturdy sons, is but lightly express
ing it. Yet, with all the devastating and
blasting ruin that is being forced upon our
the result of their canvass being presented
TO the school trustees brought that body at
once to terms. Swedesboro's report:
Text books used, principal of school much
interested and pushing it along earnestly.
Mullica Hill reported through one of the
school tFustees-Miss Elizabeth r. Chat
ham, the Cor. Sec.-an improved and very
thorough Temperance text book used.
Dept. Narcotics, Mrs. Dr. De Croft,
Mnllica Hill, Supt. made her report and
| wanted the women to remember that there
is law in the state declaring that when
tobacco OF any kind is found on the person
OF boy under sixteen years of age, the
parents are subject to arrest and a fine of
$40 90. She urged that girls shun those
who puff the cigar, stating that the young
men have much more respect for the young
lady who will not allow this thing II her
company than those in whose faces they
| puff the smoke. and that though they (the
young men) may fly around with this lat
ter class-when they want a wife they
almost invariably select from amoag those
who said thou shalt not'-that the girls
who accepted the smoke for the sake of
the ran are left out in The cold, and that
| it serves them right.
Evangelistic Dept. Written report from
Mrs. S. L. Penniman, Newfield. 1t was
| urged that this department receive greater
attention.
Cor. Sec'y report was read, giving an
encouraging outlook in the county.
Rev. j.. w. Clark, Bridgeport, being
introduced to the Convention made few
remarks, saying: aTheso conventions are
| like bunching together of work done-at
| home We feel we do so little, here We find
our little helps to make a good showing
| along different lines of work. Ii every
| body does not enter into our views etc., we
we must net be discouraged, it's not
| failure. We feel nothing has been done
because there is SO mach to do. You are
seed sewers more than harvest gatherers,
as yet"
| Miss Drue Cheeseman, Swedesboro,
Supt. Flower Mission, showed this to be
one of the pleasautest departments of W.
/ c. T. t. work and her report was as
| fragrant with the beauty thereof as is the
rose in June.
Martha Engle, Miekleton, Supt. Social
| Purity, presented the work of her de-
parsment in most beautiful manner, and
we can but congratulate Gloucester eoun-
| ty npon her choice of superintendent,
| The President, Mrs. Won Greninger,
made several remarks and spoke of the
work being with children, for it is very
| hard to bend an old tree. AS we look
ahead to the enormous work to be done it
| looms up before US higher than tie walls
| OF Jericho were to the lsraelites. Still we
are marching on with steady tread, ever
onward and upward.
| Just before the noon recess Mother
| Downs arrived, having come from Cape
May county that morning reporting
| this her fourth convention Of the week, and
| that the reports all over the state show
| more interest. more members, more work
ard more money.
| Noontide prayer; bepediction, noon re-
cess.
How wonderfully pleasant it was TO meet
these dear Gloucester county workers in
| the lunch room, where everything was so
neatly and invitingly arranged. and where
| we had the opportunity of oonyersing with
them across the tables once more.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
Dsvotions led by May Pauline Sparks,
her watchword taken from 10th Ps. ''The
| God of hosts is with u.s." Mrs. Torton,
Pennsgrove, offered a prayer which was
full of tender, touching pleading. Mrs.
Hannold, Paulsboro in prayer, Every
I oFduch VI Tue Noth u SotiiS AOi HaAd WIN
vigor."
The president in thechair with Mother
| Downs at her right, Laura Holmes Sec.
pro tempore, Mrs. Duffield, Clayton, having
| gone home.
new department of work, Franchise,
was taken up with Mrs. Ella r. Ware
| Woodbury.. as Supt.
Treas. Mrs Lousis Emory, Swedesboro,
reported SIS 05 received through the en-
velope system.
All the officers were reelected, the
president, Mrs. Won Greninger, having
made some intensely interesting remarks
upon the acceptance of some. urging her
omen to greater faithfuluess, greater
watchfuIness, greater prompsness toward
the work as 1t presents itself.
May Pauline Sparks was nominated ano
elected delegate to National Convention,
which eonvenes at Boston, Nov. 18th.
| Mrs. Downs In her answers 10 the
"Spice Box said among other things,
ssThat during all her ten years of work up
and down the state she had never stepped
her foot inside railway car or public con-
yeyance during the Sabbath"
s1t is high time we had asserted oui
individuality of conscience" Her answers
to the many questions showed her brain
and soul in wonderful state OF health ans
vigor, though time is gradually telling
on her and we realized as never before
that If we would have Mother Downs lead
ms To fiusl victory we must tighten oul