The Press., 1893-04-27
w. C. T. U. DEPARTMENT.
Qmogene Anderson, in Union Signal.)
 COnyinced.

"But believe in personal work. I be- lieve that when the Lord Jesus Christ walked among men, that was the kind of work He did, and you and I can do no better than to follow His example,"
 The speaker, MT. lilly, was some what angular young English lawyer, hav- ing 8 smooth face, bright, intelligent eye, and set expression about his mouth, indicating that he had opinions of his own, which he, at least, was bound to re- spect. His dress was that of an ordinary business man, with the exception of his boots. These were decidedly English, made of cowhide, and sadly needed the backing brush. Whenever he became in earnest in his talk, he had peculiar hab- it of screwing himself around sidewise in his chair, crossing his legs, and looking for all the world like raw school-boy with this exception; the school-boy is al ways painfully aware of his awkward ness, and MT. lilly apparently was not. He had been in America several years, and had just hung out his sign in Chica- go. While waiting for clients financial ly he was in no need of them-he had been studying "How the Other Hali | Lives"
 The rest of the group, gathered in that cozy sitting-room of one of one of Chica- go's elegant west. side homes, were MT. Stanley, the owner, jolly little fellow little up and down, but wide out; Mrs. Stanley, tall, cultured, interesting, mem- Der of the Chicago Central w. c. T. U., and an active worker in their many phil anthropic enterprises; and their friend and guest, Mrs. Fitch, a sunny haired, sunny -natured little woman, and state officer in far-west w. 0. T. U.
 MT. lilly had met the Stanleys in some of their travels about two years before, and mutual appreciation had strength ened into friendship. He had dropped in for the evening. One of his first dues- tions-had been, "Where is Miss Mamie ?'
 And MT. Stanley, with twinkle in his feyes, had replied: "Oh, young Bosworth has taken her out for some lessons in physical culture. In other words, she has gone skating"
 Only keen observer could have de. tected the shade of momentary disap- pointment in Mr. Tilly's face, for he turn. ed at once to Mrs. Stanley, with the re- mark: "You are worth half dozen sil ly girls to help a fellow pass away the I II, :, evening think I will stay and enjoy my self" ."
 "Thank you, MT. Tilly, thank you No, we are not going out, and I think that my friend and can make it. rather lively for you and MT. Stanley.o
 "Yes," added that gentleman, 1T an glad you came to help me out We hac been getting on to pretty dangerous ground when you came in. Politics And you know what cranks these white ribboners are when they get on to poll tics. There is Mrs. Stanley, very sensi ble woman in most respects, but for some reason she can't or won't see that yo, cannot legislate men into the kingdom o heaven"
 'tAnd there is MT. Stanley, very sens ble man in most respects, but for some reason he cannot or will not see that the men in authority in our city, state ane nation are framing mischief by law anC by their legislation making the way to na tional corruption just as slippery as pos sible for the people,
 After a general laugh the conversation took turn, and an hour and half flew swiftly and pleasantly by. MT. lilly wal in one of his happiest moods, and kep his hearers in high humor by his descrip tion of his English home and boyhoot pranks. Finally something was saie which again started discussion on thu temperance question (for that question seems to have 8 faculty of bobbing uI very frequently where two or three white ribboners are gathered), and MT. Tilly made the remark quoted at the beginning of this narrative.
 So do believe in personal work, MT lilly" answered Mrs. Fitch, "but I dt not believe that you and have quite tht same idea of the meaning of those two worlds" -s.s
 "Well, Mrs. Fitch, what mean is hane to hand, heart to heart contact with hu manity. This is what is going to save it if it ever is saved. Only last night I wa. down at Colonel Clark's mission, and a. l heard the prayers and testimonies ant singing such singing as we have il our uptown churches-but chords anG discords right from the hearts of thos, besotted, fallen creatures, I felt that her, was the solving of the problem, how tt save the masses.'
 Il agree with you perfectly; your ideas are all right as far as they go; but dt you think that you have done all the per sonal work, if you wish to put it tha way. that you can for man when yo, get him in one of those mission meeting crying for forgiveness, and then turn hin loose with his old-time appetite and dis eased body, into street fairly reekin. with the fumes of the alcohol whicl brought him to his present condition Your own Gladstone said, It is the dut, of government to make it as easy as pos sible for men to do right, and as hard a possible for men to do wrong, and I d, not see how this can be done except b, your personal influence and personal vote for men who will put their personality in to the laws which they make. And I right here, want to refer to remarl MT. Stanley made in the early part of thu evening, in regard to legislating men int, heaven. Such thing is, of course, i'm possible, but believe, and so do you MT. Stanley, that if we could elect mel 1zhn sxnllld nass laws aholishino tha m a |.