The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-11-06
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| s.out from the hearthstone the children fair
| Pass from the breath Of mothers prayer:
| Shall fathers vote on the crowded street,
Consent to the snare for their thoughtless fset''
The seventeenth annual convention
Of the w. G. T. u. held in Carroll Co
was one Of the most interesting and en-
thusiastic convention ever held in Oh,
State. The FIRST days session was held
in Carroll Hall, afterward, BY Invitation
Of the Pastor, the day sessions wer,
held 10 the NJ. e Church, which was il
every way more comfortable and de
sirsble.
The lectures ON Wednesday and
Thursday evening we're held IN the Odd
Fellows Hall and the building was
packed, aisles aud every available space
being filed until there was not stand
ing room. Mrs. Barney of Rhode Island
and Mrs. Mary Clement Leavitt Of Bos
ton being the lecturers.
Thursday evening delegation from
the Westminster College waited on the
convention inviting them to como to
the College and address the students.
Carriages were sent for them from the
College, which is about one mile out OF
the town. An hour was spent in ad :
dressing the students. On Saturday
morning they we're again very urgently
invited to come TO tho College as there
seemed to be so much interest by Pres
ident and teachers as well as students
in their former visit. and again car
riages were sent for them so anxious
were they to have them make this see
ond visit. Mrs. Milligan Of Cecil Co.,
Mrs. Robinson and Miss Morey Of Bal
timore, with several other ladies, again
visited the College and after another
earnest talk TO the students the Pledge
was read to them and over sixty Of the
students signed il and the ladies tied ON
the white ribbon and organized 7
among the young lady students. They
have about two hundred students in all,
several from this county.
Some Of the delegates on their return
from the convention stopped over in
Washington to . meeting addressed by
Lady Henry Somerset, England's w.
G. T. U. President who is here with
Hannah Whitall Smith Of London, to
attend the Worlds and the National
W. C. T. u, which will be held in
Boston this month. The British Tenn
perance Bulletin says: "Lady Henry
Somerset as 9 speaker is the finest
woman orator we have, clever, logical,
impassioned and eloquent"
We will be pardoned for again calling
the attention Of our members to the
great need Of preparing material for
our Bazaar to be held the last week Of
November to raise money for PAYING
the debt on our Memorial Building
Anything salable will be gladly accept.
ed. If it cannot be placed ON one table
it can on another, and we expect to
have tables for all SORTS Of things. the
greater the variety the better. Each
and every one, old and young, can give
something 30 let US consecrate our tall
ents. our personal influence, our money
and the labor Of our hands to this most
needed work of making our Head.
quarters our very own, free from ell
debt, real memorial to our beloved
President.
How long would the saloons live
were the rank and file of the Church
true to Christi
Champagne was first made in 1712
by monk and has continued to make
monkeys Of injudicious men ever since.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Like some Of the simple great ones gone
Forever and ever by:
One still strong man In . blatant land,
whatever they call him. what can t.
Aristocrat. Autocrat. Demccrat--one
Who can rule. and dare not iie.''
-Tsanyson.