The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-10-06

$4.7s. For public speakers, 500.
For rent and expenses, S59.o3. Num-
Der Of signatures to pledge since last
report, "a. Members wear the white
ribbon. Have held five literary meet
ings. No saloons in town, but two
so near that we can smell their breath
Circulated two petitions. Have three
L. +. Is. one at Millville. Pine
Grove and lola. Also have Y. w.
c. r. U. Have taken up ten depart
ments of work. The majority Of mem
bers are active earnest workers. Mill
vile Y. has a paying membership Of
nine, and five honoraries. Increase
of two active, and two honoraries. De-
crease of three active and one honor
ary. Total amount of money receiv.
ed $o687. Amount sent to State
and County, $500. Paid for litera
ture, Si.aI. For public speakers,
Sso.7o. Rent and expenses, S3o.S2.
Five signatures to pledge since last
report. Have literary meeting once
month. Two petitions circulated.
Have an l.. r. l.. Seven departments
of work taken up. The members are
enthusiastic and not given to petty
discouragements.
Miflinville Y. was organized by
Miss Crawford, July aIst, 1893 Let
us pray that this union may meet with
success.
Orangeville w. did not report the
number of paying members, nor hon
oraries but an increase of II active.
Amount of money received, S4I.43.
Sent to State and County, $500.
Spent for literature, $I.oo. Number
of signatures to pledge since last re-
port ID women and three children.
Have had one parlor meeting. Seven
collections have been taken. One
petition circulated. Have an l.. z.
l.. and also Y. w. c. T. U. Have
taken up six departments of work.
Have a small loan library, and the
books are read. Orangeville Y. was
organized July 10Th, 1893, by Miss
Crawford, with Io members. Nine
teen girls in one village banded to-
gether, and pledged against King AL
cohol. They with the County Super
intendent in their midst, who has done
such efficient work in the County,
who Can estimate the good they may
do in the next six months.
Saltwater union has paying mem.
bership of fifty, and I3 honoraries
an increase of I6 actives and six hon.
oraries. Have had three Bible read.
ings. Total amount Of money re.
ceived, $3S.63. Sent to State and
County, $4,000. Paid for literature,
$Io.ao. For public speakers, $5.9S.
For expenses, $a.S5. Have received
aa signatures to pledge. Have an L.
T. L., also Y. but lately organized.
Have taken up seven departments Of
work. The members are generally
wide-awake and interested in the work
Our honoraries doing excellent work
in aiding us to carry out what we
undertake. Indeed, we could not
we'll do without them. This union
surely is wide-awake. Has the lar.
gest increase In tine County, in Their
own union, and its officers have organ,
lied the Brandon w., also the Asbury
Y. is under their care. Since las,
convention I22 letters and SO postals
have been written. And now in clos
ing my report, let me say, as I was
going over the different reports, noting
the different work done in the W's.
the Y.'s. and the l.. T. LIS. thl:
thought came to me: We are some
what like the different lights in the
world, from the electric light down tc
the tallow candle. Each is doing its
very best to give light to all around
and not more is the richly decorated
wax candle or the electric light ap
precia.ed by the rich in our cities
than is the tallow candle i'll the lowly
cottage. Each and all have theil
mission, one as great as the other
only differently situated. So with us
my dear christian workers. There i:
not one of us, who, if we cannot be
an electric light, we can be a tallow
candle, and shed our light however
small, to brighten some lone heart
"Not by might, nor by power, but by
my spirit, saith the Lord" Let this
be inscribed on our banner at the
close Of another short year.