The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-12-07

The League Journal, of Glasgow, Scotland,
In a recent issue publishes the following:
"Mr. ID. l.. Moody, In addressing the noon
day prayer-meeting in the Christian lnsti-
tute, Glasgow, on Monday week, referred to
the miracle performed by Christ at Cana Of
Galilee in turning water into wine. He said
some people had a difficulty about this sub
ject in regard TO what kind of wine Christ
made. They were somewhat afraid to deal
with the dificulty, but he was quite certain
Christ never made alcoholic wine. He never
made alcohol in nature. 1t was only when
men took the good grain and destroyed it
that alcohol was produced. Mr.. Moody said
ne was in Jerusalem lately, and he asked a
Jewish rabbi there what kind of wine they
used at their feasts. The RABBI replied:
I'VE use the pure juice OF the grape, we do
not use leaven in our bread, and, Of course,
we would have nothing to do with alcohol
in our wine When the pure juice Of the
grape could not be got, they poured hot
water on the raisins an drank it. Those
people in this country who nave some
scruples about the use Of the untermente1
wine at the communion need have no diff
Guilty in this matter, as it is quite clear Christ
never made or used alcoholic wine"
rae NATIONAL W. c. t. o..
Trinity Methodist Church, in Denver.
Col, was crowded recently with delegates
TO the nineteenth annual convention of
the Woman's Christian temperance
Union. The building was handsomely
decorated with bunting and flags, among
which were banners bearing appropriate
notices the most prominent of which was
hung over the stage and bore the words:
mo sex in citizenship" Around the
speaker desk and back of it were seated the
State Presidents Members of the Executive
Committees and Superintendent, while in
the body OF the house were about 500 dele
gates. An overflow meeting was held at the
Unity Church, where Lady Henry Somerset
would speak. A second overflow meeting
assembled at the Central Christian Church.
where speeches were made by Mrs. Mary
~. Hunt and Mrs. 5. E. V. Emory. Miss
Frances Z. Willard. the President, called
the convention to order, and after a brief
prayer by Lady Somerset the regular routine
convention work began, which included
reading of minutes ard reports and the ap-
pointment of committees. Miss Willard read
her annual report. The report reviewe1 the
work OF the union for the year and spoke of
its plans for the future.
Miss Willard said in part: There is nc
object that we White Ribboners so much
desire TO photograph upon the brain Of
every voter as the American saloon. It is
an institution the character of which be-
comes each year more clearly defined, and
one that because of our form of govern
ment, exposes us more than any other peo-
pie to political corruption. Because these
things are true, the temperance women of
America have gone into politics, and nave
taken sides with the men who first, last and all
times cast their ballots against candidates
Tor offices who are pledged to the saloon.
while l am heart and soul in sympathy
with every movement for the uplifting of
labor, 1t remains true that three-fourths of
the whole labor question is summed up in
the following; 'Where are our carriagesy
said an Anarchist as some capitalists drove
by. Why replied a red-nosod follower,
~ fnII UDn the fNTrfh a gnlAan IaaNna
der is riding there in mine
w expect to convene the Worlds w.
9. I. U. the first week in June at the Co.
lumbar Exposition, and we hope that the
National Association will be held at the
same time. The only new department of
which l give notice this year, is for the
building up of the local auxiiiaries. II we
could put a capable woman at the head of
the department OF work for the local W. {.
Il. u, and this could be carried out into all
our borders, we should find that this con-
vention had not assembled in vain.n
The report of the National Secretary, Mrs,
Caroline b. Buel, shows that the union is in
q most houIishing condition. The total
number of auxiliary and including "Y's' is
1851; total membership, l42, 563; number OF
"H" unions, 756; total membership, 12, 1888;
number OF coffee houses. restaurants. etc,
2s2; money raised by local unions, $780,
24. II raised by State unions, 1923, 79J.49;
paid National Union in dues, Sl2, S72. 03; for
other purposes, Sll, 57Z3?.
In Colorado. North Dakota, Idaho, nli-
nois, Kansas Maine, Maryland, Massachu-
sets, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont
and Washington there is school suffrage,
and in Wyoming there is full suffrage.
The report of the Treasurer, Miss Esther
Pugh, shows that the total amount OF money
raised by local unions in the last year for
temperance work is 1866, pa. II. There has
been paid into the National Treasury for
State dues, SIS, 500. 10; tor other purposes,
81, SIS. PC, and for the temple, S23, 500. 81
New York paid dues on a membership of
22,OOj; Illinois on more than IL. 900, Penn
sylvania on more than Is, O1O, anI Onio ON
upward of 10, 900 members.