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were fatigued by the laborious work of the
morning and afternoon sessions they showed
no signs of it at the evening session. II was
opened with the singing of the hymn ON
ward Christian Soldiers Devotional exer-
cises which were conducted by the Rev. T..
M. Anderson, the pastor OF the church, and
which lasted a quarter of an hour followed.
At the close of the exercises four boys recited
practice What You Preach" Mrs. Frome,
the State Superintendent OF Work among
Foreigners, who was to have delivered
an address was unable to be present
on account Of illness. Her place, however,
was filed in a most acceptable manner by
Mrs. M. A. Bickford, of the Jersey City
Heights Union. Mrs. Bickford said
ssThere is a big work before the Christian
temperance women of this glorious land.
The rum demon has forced its way to our
very hearthstones, and we must not rest
until we have crushed it. Dear friends, you
may be startled when | tell you that many
mothers and daughters lave learned to
cherish the poisonous cup. You ask, is it
possibleY Ny friends, l am sorry that l
must say yes. Two years G or New
Years Day I had occasion to visit a certain
friend of mine whom / always considered to
be an earnest Christian woman. She offered
me a glass in the presence of her two boys,
one Is and the other Is years old. OF course
l refused the wine, and she tried to force me
to lake it. Her sons were watching
her all the time, and the result is
that today, although but still boys,
they spend the greater part Of their
spare time in saloons. Their mother can't
understand why her boys should thus early
start on a downward career, but I can tell
her. It was her fondness for the wine cup
that did it. 1t wasn't the boys fault. She
alone was to blame. Because | refused the
wine she sized me up as a crank, and | lost
her friendship simply because ! said no.. My
friends, this little word is the keynote of sue
cess in temperance. Let us always be sure
to say no when alchol is offered us. Even If
your friends shun you, do not give in, stand
true to your cause and your God.
ssThe women of America must bring about
temperance reform. Notwithstanding the
many assertions to the contrary, the female
is the stronger sex. If you van a Chris
tian husband the wife must be a Christian.
If you want your children to be Christians
the mother must be a Christian. The
women of this land WELD a mighty power,
and can do much for temperance.
81 nave often seen a woman drink wine or
beer, and after emptying the glass laugh at
me because ! looked on the proceeding with
horror. We are never drunk say these
so why can't we take a glass Of beer
or wine when we feel like doing so?' say
that no girl, woman or child can drink q
glass of liquor without being that fractional
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ground among our women and young ladies,
and we should work harder than ever be-
fore. Now, in regard to selling rum, when
you ask the rum dealers why they are en-
gagged in that business they will tell you
there is profit in it. This is untrue. There
is no money in it. For a year the Detroit
Free Press had a standing reward of S40O to
any person who could prove that the profits
ever benefited the third generation. The re-
ward was never claimed and still 1t is said
there is money in the rum traffic"
A PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
After the singing of hymns by the con-
~gregation Mrs. Bourne, the State President
of the New Jersey W.C.T.U., was intro
duced. She said
Il am very anxious about the w. c. T. o..
work all over the State. I am exceedingly
anxious about Essex and Hudson
counties, the former because I live
in it, and thel after because it
is the largest in the State and yields a
powerful influence in State affairs. There
should be a powerful influence in temper
ance work in Hudson county. The popula-
ton is large, and if the Christian women
would band themselves together Hudson
county would be the banner county of the
State. There is not a county in the State
out has a stronger temperance senti-
ment than what can be found in Hudson
county. I am not finding fault with the
members Of the union. The only trouble is
the small membership. This temperance
question must be settled right. We need the
help of our young men, and our young ladies
who exercise an influence over them can
assist us. Iwant to arouse the young men
of the county.
81 desire to thank those women of Hudson
County who have so ably supported the bill
now before the Legislature, which provides
for the instruction of our children in tent
r,o1.ounn Tho woman nf Hudson County