The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-24
W. G. I. us BATTLE
They Find Intemperance a
Mighty and Almost
Invincib1e Foe.
NEW BRANCH ON THE HEIGHTS.
Pledges for Children 10 Sign
Leaders and Workers in ''The
Cause"-Ghurch Items.
NEW BRANCH ON THE HEIGHTS.

The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union has two branches in this city, on,
the older of the two. with headquarters
on Newark avenue. and the other. just
organized and going into the work with
all the energy aud thoroughness thai dis.
tinguishes new societies and new brooms,
with the Summit Avenue Baptist Church
as its central point. Jersey City is hardly
a promising field for the W. c I. U.-noi
that there is not work enough. quite the
reverse. The trouble is, there is enough
to utterly exhaust even such devoted
workers as make up the Two societies
Whenever they take their walks abroad
how many saloons they see n how
many gentlemen quite reckless as to the
bad effects OF intoxicating liquor on the
systeml The consequence is that the
members of the downtown organization
at least are not especially hopeful and
do not rush into the winters work as
briskly as they might.
The main work accomplished by the
downtown branch last yeAr was in the
Temperance School in humboldt Hall,
Newark avenue, where the campaign
against lntemperance was carried on in
us most hopeful field-among the chill
dren- liz has not yet been fully de.
cided 60 reopen the school this year;
the difficulty lies in obtaining q superin-
endent OF sufficient energy and executive
ability. The society met and Yeorganized
last Thursday at the residence OF Mrs.
William Vance. Barrow street. The meet
ing was announced for the preceding
Thursday, but postponed owing TO the
absence of members.
~TRI-CoLoRED PLEDGES.
A move line of work among children Is
that recently set in operation by the Ma
tlonal Council and conducted by the State
and county Superintendents of Sunday
school work. 1t is proposed 10 get the as
sistance of ali Sunday School Superin-
tendents in obtaining the signatures of
scholars to pledge cards. binding the
signefs to totally abstain from all intoxi-
eating drinks. These cards will be hand-
somely Autographed in he national
colors. red. white and blue, and used in
the decoration of the W. G. Il. U. temple
at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
1t is hoped that this novel decoration will
declare the sentiments of the rising
generation on the liquor question. Mrs.
NJ. A. Searles-formeriy an Influential
member of the w. Z. I. y. of this city.
now an official In the county organization
and Superintendent of Sunday school
work in Hudson couuty-is in charge Of
the work and on application will furnish
pledge cards at COST, thirty-ive cents per
hundred. Mrs. Hannah Cairnes of this
city is also especially interested In the
work, as are MRS. Banta and Mrs. George
w. Clerihew.
The new branch, under the leadership
of Mrs. Edward McMinn. wife of the pas
tor of the Summit Avenue Baptist
Church Is doing good work for 1.-The
Cause"-every Der of the Union
r~everently capitalizes these two words in
conversation.
This society will entertain the dele
UQfRa fn the Cnnnfu HanuanrSor ~ +ba
W. CT. o., which VIII be held in the
Summit Avenue Baptist Church, on
Thursday afternoon and evening, Sep
tember 90. Mrs. Boole will deliver an
address, and officers will be elected. The
folio owing week is set for the State Con-
vention.
There is also a fourishing. Young
Womau,s Christian Temperance Union
OF the Heights, which is composed of
young women from the district beyond
the Court House. This has begun oper-
atoms for the coming season, and met
last Tuesday at the residence of Miss
Edwards, on Webster avenue. although
the line of work for the winter has not
been definitely arranged.
A VAIL FROM LAFAYETTE.
Lafayette has had a little temDera nee
revival during the past week. For the
past ten years the German population of
The vicinity has supported a little church
~ UblCSh SeES0ti UPpoStOe Inc CQapet OF
the Lafayette M. e. Church. The society
has never been in a iourishing condition.
and the chapel has frequently served
as a meeting place for various
organizations such as temper
ance societies aud mission Sunday
schools. The Rev. DR.. Gottlieb. the pas
tor, has always been enthusiastic in the
temperance cause. Next door is a build
ing owned by q firm of grocers. who have
recently moved to Pacific avenue, renting
their store TO a person who proposes TO
use it AS a saloon. The rear door of the
building opens on the church-yard, and
the windows are close together. The
Rev. g. K. Little, pastor of the Methodist
Church. came to the aid of the Rev. Mr..
Gottlieb, and circulated a protest to be
submitted to the Common Council. The
protest was placed on a table with pen
and ink in the vestibule of the Lafayette
Chapel. and the pastor remained on guard
almost all day on Monday, relieved at
intervals by members of the congregation.
As soon as tine residents found out the
state of affairs signatures began to pour
IL, aud by ten O'Clock the lists were full.
The Revs. Little and Gottl1eb have their
own opinions about liquor saloons in any
locality, and very decided ones about
liquor saloons ext door TO Il chu CHI.
The application was denied at the last
meeting of the Board of Aldermen.
TpnlT ouTnuTY IniF.y,