Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-06-16
SAIITATORN

management OF TINS department, now
greet you for the first time in the ca
pacity of Editor. 1t is with a realizing
sense of incompetency that / under
take the work Many there are in our
State Union who WELD a more grace
full pen." and whose talents and cXpc-
rience are such as would make our ".
c. I. U. department continual profit
and delight to all its readers.
However. the true soldier is ever
ready to do the bidding of his superior.
without even stopping to plead made
qudcy; and. as | have enlisted in the
service of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union and am DESTROYS of do
ing all in my power to promote its in
terests. therefore. l accept without
apology.
The Lord God is our strength" for
His sake. and lin His name" | assume
this responsibility. | have also one
other source of reliance that is. upon
your assistance. This department will
be what IRE make it land note. this is
not the editorial rc, but includes the
,rorkers throughout the Stdte.J
/ It's success depends more perhaps
upon the assistance which you give it
than upon the editors individual eff
forts. The space allotted to us should
be regularly filled with matter pertain
ing to the work in all its bearings and
with news items from all portions of
the State. | earnestly hope that the
LEADER will receive ii liberal support
from all our Unions and Y. Unions
personal interest and sense of owner
ship in the w. C. r. U. department.
Last winter, when favored with its
visits, before reading other matter,
my habit was to hastily scan its col
umns in search of something relating
to our own work. If there was moth
ing. was disappointed, for in all that
bore upon that subject, | felt a degree
of personal interest.
| invite your assistance and believe |
shall have it.
Miss EMMA Stout.
The Southern Assembly and School
of Methods at Waynesville, n. c.. will
begin its annual session June 30 and
will continue till July p. The corner
stone of their fine permanent building
L., To-; ;,,,,,,.;,,,,
Oh July 1. Mrs. NJ. NJ. Smell. Miss
Frances Griffin, Miss Belle Kearncy,
Mrs. Sallie Chaplin and other promi-
nent workers will be in attendance.
This new enterprise, now in its third
year. has already gained many warm
and holds in its grasp
more possibilities for women than any
in the South. 1t is stu
ated in the midst of sublime scenery
encircled by mountains 5000 feet high.
and with beautiful stream foaming
through lovely Waynesville which is
the highest settlement east of the
Rocky mountains.
Mountain Lake Park, Nd, w. c. +.
U. School of Methods will be in session
from July - to II, conducted by Mrs.
Caroline b. Buell.. Bay View, Mich. gives
its dates July 20-30. where Mrs. c. B.
Buell. will be the leader Mrs. Buell.
has also been invited by Bishop Vicent
to again take charge of the eight Tenn
perance days at Chautauqua. n. Y,
given in the Woman's Clubs time.
which is conducted by Mrs Emily
Huntington Miller
1t seems to have fastened like a
cOckle-bur i'll some good peoples anx-
ious minds that Miss Willard wants the
nomination for president of the ''kin-
try" Don't bother about it. friends;
Miss Willard is not in the candidate
business, and only wants leave to at
tend to her legitimate work in as much
peace as is consistent with her battle
for the home, and prefers the male of
the species shall fight for office.
The Prohibition League of the North
western University at Evanston, mum
bering 40 young men and women, has
raised $50 as prize for the one who
shall secure the greatest number of
names to the million voters pledge by
the opening of the fall term of the
University.
This news item comes from our Re
cording Secretary, Miss M. L. Mont
gomery: The Starkville Union has
taken up the department of Railroad
work, the M. & o. and l. C. depots
being supplied with wall pockets, filled
with Temperance Literature.
A society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children in New England |
city, reports that of 1875 children which
it had aided lob had Incorporate faith
ers and So drunken mothers.