Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1892-06-09
TEMPERANCE COLUMN
EDITED BY JoNEsBORO w. C. IT,
MRS. KATE B. SIMPSON, Superintendent
of Press Work.

This comes to us from a White Ribbon
sister in a distant state: 1--WE have had
a Demorest medal contest, in which
four girls and an equal number of boys
participated. This time it was boy who
won. A touching incident connected
with the contest was the greeting of the
boy'sfather. He said: 81 am the father
of this boy, l raised him to pillow, l am
proud of him; but l must tell you |
have set him a good example, l never
took a dram of whisky, a chew of to,
baccO or a smoke in my life. / am a
Prohibitionists.
We talk about whether the liquor
traffic should be prohibited. 1t might
be well for us to remember that the
Sabbath has been prohibited in ourlarge
cities. Union Signal.
Next Thursday June 9th, is Flower
Mission Day for our w. C. 7. U. meet,
ing at Temperance Hall. All the ladies
of our Union please meet promptly at
3 O'Clock, bring your Union Signals and
as many flowers as possible. Flower
Mission Day we celebrate as the birth
day of our National Superintendent of
Flower Mission Work, Miss Jennie
Casseday, a dear patient ON a sick
bed for more than twenty years, but
doing more work for the Master than
many who are well and strong. By her
request the w. C. T. U. will remember
tens of thousands of ''shutins" all over
our land. Through this work the W.
G. 7. U. hopes to carry hope not known
for years, inspiration which might lift
the sinner to a purer life and the saint
nearer to God.
Miss Jennie Casseday, of Louisville,
KY, is Superintendent of the Flowers
Mission and though for nearly a quarter
of a century unable to leave her bed,
she is n of our blithest spirits. OF
the best ancestry and training (her
brother, Ben Casseday, having been as
ISOLATED with Geo. ID. Prentice in con-
Quoting the Louisville Courier Journal
Miss Casseday was accustomed to meet
such women as Alice and Phoebe Cary,
and other leading authors in her own
home. She is a devout Christian and
belongs to the Presbyterian church.
Her gifted sister, Mrs. Fanny Casseday
Duncan (of the Courier-Journal) sec
onds all her wishes, and marvels have
been accomplished by this fragile little
figure on her snowy couch. She is at
the head of the Flower Mission of the
National w. C. T. u, has founded a
Training School for nurses in Louisville,
and established a Summer Rest Cottage
for working girls near the city. To
this she was removed from the room
she has so long occupied this summer.
The city gives her a telephone hat she
may listen to the best preachers and
singers. On a recent birthday white
ribboners of the nation sent her a three
hundred dollar music box, that she de-
clares brings the celestial choir bless.
eddy near. Her pathetic little letters
dated sick bedohave set tens of thous.
ands of women at work throughout the
land, drawn by the magnetism of a
heart at leisure from itself. To soothe
and sympathize Julia A. Ames, in
Thumb Nail Sketches.
l think there will be no end to the
good that will come by women's suff-
rage, on the elected, on elections, on
government, and on woman herself
Chief Justice Chase.
Since the w. C. 7. U. meets every
week those who attend express them
selves as well paid for the hour spentin
reading and prayer. Those who do
not attend these meetings can not real
ize how much they are losing. All who
want to help themselves, or others,
ought to be in these helpful meetings.
Last Thursday afternoon, by special in
vitatiOn, the Union met at Mrs. Simp-
sons. After a delightful service of
song, prayer and bible reading, the la
dies were asked to remain for a little
visit. In a few moments little tables,
with snowy cloths were brought in,
and a most delicious lunch was served.
All present enjoyed it very much, and
if it had been suggested, a unanimous
vote of thanks would have been given
our good sister. who is always planning
pleasant surprises and opening her
house for every good work. l. r. A.