Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-21

cone feors d5 d an n. ch1rches, ieevIp9 SEES.
srisnisu bshisd them ia tbetr desire 70
fa-snss Cssi%'. srg teE. He welcomed
then icr shs css.. 81 tewpsfAcee they
rtp.eens. IntsmSsracce il mineral In
relation TO the iniivitasj. The home and
The ,tas, He welcomed the cause Of
ssmoe,aaes sl.n. in that il represented
financial ssis. The s1 aker then presented
Stats l.. WITH sgsrd 10 valuation Of the
Sac ausnz lbs different periods,
: 4 me ,sucsrssce wssk in tie Safe. the
poeul. ~. snd the vsias per capita 10
ls4l the valuation per capita vas el3s 50,
In 1880 Sill e5: 10 1860 $3.50 oS ia 1870.
1857 10 in 1850. S3S3 IS; i, 1880, $ao7 s..
Fr, m ls4l 10 1850 there vas ssia 10 he
oouI.tloo Of IS Az. From 1850 to slse0
. sXin of As, ss5; from 1860 70 1870 loss
Of Sal Ard from then nj 1880 gal OF
81 $50 AID from 1880 TO 1880 gain OF 81
Az. From these statistics the speaker de-
daeed snausvsrabis afau nents with regard
10 the # els Of temperance.
Mrs. Il. s Fog, president of the Au
susta uaion sait;
M.d.m PRECEDENT ard Members OF the
Couyension-Ia behalf Of the Augusta
Usion welcome we'd 10 our city AID our
home, today. You have long had al
abidisg place ia our hearts. We welcome
ron for the new strength and courage when
your e,min2 will give
Scm.timss 10 the daties which daily ella m
cur attention, and demand oue fet en-
desysr, sm'd enemies ssgsr and vigiisnf,
We have q sense Of isolation and helpless
pess that makes our burdens heavier and
m,qnif Is the strength OF those opposing
when We consider the greatness Of the
work to vhlfh We have set our hand. and
the nun sr and poxe, AZ those with vhom
We contend. we are resds to say with the
servant IF Eishs: '.Aias. my master,
what shall we do?"
He cluId never have have felt the sams
After that voudrous vision Of bis, when 10
answer 10 HE masters prayer his eyes were
opeoed aud he saw, not the dfeated costs
Of the King Of Syris, which surrounded the
mountain, but the horses and ceafiots OF
the living God as . circle OF ii re round
about them. We who are present heie
shall never feel q rite the same from this
day on, for to-day our eyes are opened sno
we see in livina presence representatives.
of An army of Christian women, afound
each Of whom are encamped the invisible
hosts Of the Almighty.
We have ali resd Of that mos! wonderful
series Of vars recorded in history, 1.-The
Crusades.r We we'll know the dark history
Of those DAYS, There was even Children's
Crusade com posed Of thousands of children,
who believed The sea would bs marvelousiy
opened before them that they might reach
and rescue the Holy City from the hands OF
the iafdel. To the 10 b century belongs
the "Woman's Crusade" entered upon.
not to save An empty tomb from sacfi.
leee, but to preserve the temple OF the
living Gtd from dissertation. We welcome
YOU today, not wearing upon the sh,u'ders
The blood red cross of the old crusaders
appropriate symbol Of cruel deeds perpe-
trated in the name Of religion. but the white
ribbon, emblem Of purity aud peace We
welcome YOU, not as representatives. Of any
sect or party, but as a part Of G,d's great
army Of Christian women, who throughout
the world are fighting with the weapons He
has placed in our hands for God, and home,
and native land.
The response by Miss Aida Mehau Of
Thomsston was most happy one. She
spoke very distinctly and fluently, with
we'll chosen and thoughtful w0fde. Her
response to the pastor was very appropriate
and she thanked him for the cordial,
strong and helpful words be had spoken.
She thanked the local union for their
warm hospitality. Referring to the presl-
dent. Miss Mehan sa d that in her speech
ut Atlanta Mrs. Stevens had said that
Maine had three things to be proud of-!he
W C. T.. u, Prohibition and Neal Dow
She would add one other and mske II four
the w. C. T, NJ, Prohibition, Neal Dow
and Mrs. L M. n. Stevens. Applause,
Miss Mehan is the superintendent OF
school, in Rockland and the stress she
laid on the right training Of children bad
great weight.
1t would be doing Mrs. Stevens
an injustice TO attempt to give an
sjequate abstract of her annual address
VIII ch many who heard il considered it t,
be tho best fhe ever delivered. She was
introduced by Mrs. Spsuldiug, president
of the AToostook union. All who
have her speak know that her
delivery is distinct, her words
well chosen and concise though elo.
quen.. Referring to the INST cordisl vel.
come they had received to this city, where
for the first time Q Stste convention (tbe
l7sh) Of the order was held, the welcome
the union had for all buf the liquor seller,
and some OF the general features Of its
mission. Ia speaking Of the W. G. I. U
she dwelt upon What this the greatest OF
womsn's orgsnz ,tions in the "w0man's cen.
tury" was doing to uplift woman ~ we'll
as mankind. Regarding temperance she
said that to the union the meaning Of thi.
word was total abstinence and prohibition.
(Applause.) Ard for these We will for
ever stand. Union. This last word in
our name has much of significance. Gu,
society is union Of hearts that have been
touched by the "cry Of the world Today
under the leadership OF Francis Willard 10
the world sni in the nation ii is the larges,
society Of womea the world has
ever known. She would still place
the departments OF prevention and educa-
ton 10 the lead. She said that sometimes
it seemed to her that the Msine W. G. T,
U. is the children's aid society and she
dwelt at length on the grand work the union
is doing in these respects. She laid special
emphasis on introducing into this work the
school savings bank, for preserving the
children's pennies from those who would
exchange them for impure literature, cigar
ektS9, hiCuuuLLfu CIV. Ac"'
psrance instruction in the public schools
and alb preventive and educational work was
advocated strongly in the address. Institu-
tions are necessary In carrying on such
work, but the nearer one can into the home
Of the child the better. Mrs. Stevens
spoke briefly but pertinently Of the work
for the promotion Of social purity. The
canteen system was believed BY them to be
backward step, and while they were glad
that they could not come into prohibition
state they did regret that prohibition
doesn't extend to the soldier homes. 1hs
work Of Hannah J. Bailey in the department
Of peace and arbitration, the temperance
hos pital, the helpful indications Of the last
year, among which was the meeting Of the
great Catholic Total Abstinence Society,
were all diicassed by the speaker. The
horrors Of the drink traffic were wildly
portrayed. The advantages Of prohibition
and the fallseies of license in any form all
came in for due share. Some cry that the
revenue of license Is needed to pave
the Streets" said Mrs. Stevens. Cannot
something harder be found to pave the
streets than the soft ard broken hearts of
women. The Woman'sC. T. C. would a.
soon vote to license the gambling den or
the brothel ~ the drinking saloon. II is
to be hoped that the Worlds Fair Of 1898
will be golden page in the annals Of
woman's sdvsncement A womsn's temp
erance congress would be held some me
during the Worlds Fair. The close of the ad-
dress was especially elt quent and referred TO
the advance women hsd been making during
the past year in different works, some of the
leaders in the Uoion that had gone to the
other world, and abe er Joined ali to close up
The broken ranks and march onward. willing
ly suffering ali shirgs and enduring all
things.
Mrs. Bsrakst gave an interesting sketch
Of the Syrian mothers sscf fees for her
children and the example that We nav Cad