The Press., 1892-04-21
w. CT. U. DEPARTMENT.
Work of the w. 0. T. |


 gelistic, social and legal, besides the de- partment of organization. It's auxiliaries have been, confessedly, the chief factors in state campaigns for statutory prohibi- tion and constitutional amendments. It began the movement for scientific tenn perance education in the public schools, having been instrumental in securing laws to that end in all but ten of the states, and besides this it has secured congressional legislation, by means of which all the territories and the District of Columbia are brought under the same benefcent statutes, and one-half the chill dren of America who are of school age are regularly taught the effects of alco- holics and other narcotics upon the hu- man system. The National W. O. T. U. has united northern and southern women in common work for God and home and native land, thus sweeping away the alienation of years, and replacing 1t by sisterly affection, tender and devoted. It has publishing house and temperance paper (The Union SignaD, which are to- day exercising an influence exceeded by no similar agency in the nation. About one hundred and thirty million pages were printed by the Woman's Temper ance Publishing Association last year, in- cluding The Oak and Ivy Leaf (organ of the w. c. T. U.) and The Young Cru sader (organ of the Loyal Temperance Legion). The work of the National W. c. T. U. among the children in Sunday schools, Loyal Temperance Legions and kindergartens it's efforts to influence college students and to train and organize young women for a philanthropic life; it's evangelistic work for non-church goers, for railway employees, soldiers, sailors, lumbermen, miners especially for the drinking men of all classes-all these have proved the breadth of it's compre- hension and the tirelessness of it's zeal. It's efforts to reach the pauper and the prisoner, to establish reformatories and homes for the wretched victims of inebri- ety and their suffering children, and it's temperance Flower Mission must appeal to every true heart.
 It is permeating public sentiment by it's steady advances upon the press thro' monthly and weekly temperance papers, through it's lecture bureau and by its countless conventions.
 It has sought to purify the holidays oi the people, coming with its sisterly .infiu. ence to the fairs, celebrations, encamp ments and expositions, and by it's unre Iquieted toll providing refreshments, keep ing alcoholic poisons off the grounds, and circulating pure water and pure literature It has battled for the maintenance of the Sabbath, sought to intI Ioduce the unfer. mented juice of the grape at the sacra- mental table, and to secure day of pray. CT for temperance in the week of prayer. It has circulated countless petitions and addressed 'synods and conferences teachers associations and medical socie. ties, as we'll as legislatures, state and na tional, always for one object and with one plea:
 "We beseech you to refrain from the use of alcoholics, and to outlaw the liquor traffic.
 In recent years it has bravely cham pioned the cause of purity, seeking to in struct the youth of the nation, uplifting ahd preserving it from the ways that take [ hoId ole y,sv %D deem outcast women from 8 slavery worse than that of chains, and by better laws to secure protection to women and girls from the outrages of brutal men.
 It has sent forth its call to all civilized lands for a union of womanhood against the brain poisons which are the greatest foe of home, and Worlds W. c. T. U l is the result, which has it's organizers il Japan, Africa, China, Scandinavia, Aus tralia, and the Sandwich Islands.
 Philanthropic persons will ask them selves the very natural question: Wher. could l put my money with reasonable hope of 8 larger return in results for tht helping of humanity, for the advancement | of Christ's kingdom? They will also ask In what ways are my gifts to be employ ed? We answer, In making more eff cient the lines of work herein enumerated many, indeed all of which, are sadly crip pied for lack of money to pay for printing and the expenses of organization. Moth ing is more needed in our work than , missionary fund to carry the gospel O temperance to the more remote sections of our country, for although w. c. T. U organizations have been formed in man, of the territories, yet there are large sec tions of the country which must for som, time to come be missionary ground I What is true of the territories is eQuall, true of the colored people. The Nationa w. 0. T. U. has not neglected thes, fields, though not penny of missionar. money, as such, has ever been received The needs are not only imperative, ,.bu immediate. Pleas for help constant, come to us, but thus far we have beel unable to render any adequate assistance and must depend upon our friends for thu necessary funds.
 Besides, we greatly need a building o our own. We pay rent for offices, pub fishing house, etc., and can never b, adequately accommodated until we hay, home in brick and mortar fol the cru sade idea of gospel temperance. A build l ing is planned with temperance hall, res I taurant, reading rooms, and offices, bu comparatively small sums have as ye been subscribed for it's erection. w want training school for temperanc workers, whence they can go forth equip ped for service. N
 A temperance hospital has been starte, in Chicago, to demonstrate that alcoholic are not necessary in medicines
 i Who will help us in our missionar work by actual subscription, donatio