Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-08-16
being wholly acceptable. As finally
adopted they read as follows:

adopted they read as follows:
Whereas, In the wonderful increase of tenn.
pcrance sentiment throughout the world we rec
| ognze the power of God to aid all good en-
deavOrs; therefore,
Resoired, We will consecrate our lives anew
to the cause of total abstinence and prohibition,
knowing He has promised never to forsake
those that put their trust in Him.
Resolpcd That we believe the power, whether
judicial or legislative that by its act has thwart-
ed the will of the people by making the prohb-
itory law little better than license and so en-
couragcd the traffic in liquor Is unworthy the
confidence of the people.
Resolred That we believe those who engage in
the traffic of intoxicating liquors, whether in
hotels, saloons, or drug stores, should be fined
and imprisoned, and the ruling of sympathizing
judges should not shield them.
Resofred, That we condemn as unfaithful or
inefficient those officials who in violation of
law, permit the sale OF Intoxicating liquors.
HhereaS, We view with satisfaction the
grand results of the Kelley treatment for Inc
briatcs, therefore,
Reso'red, We recommend to all our unions to
encourage the work, but not to the neglect of
| our more definite departments of work.
Hhereds, We believe the use of tobacco and
cigarettes is destructive to health, injurious to
morals, and filthy in practice, therefore,
Resoired, We will DO all In our power to en-
force the law against the sale to minors, and
also appeal to the proper authorities to advise
an appropriation of money to purchase Mrs
Mary Hum text books ON physiology for our
public schools.
Resoired, That we believe the Norwc giAu bill
hut another name for license, and il adopted
will b. Injurious to the cause OF temperance;
and We regret exceedingly that any of our tenn
perance workers should have been induced to
give it their support, and we rejoice to know
that our National and state presidents are op
posed Ia IT,
Hesaire@. That license. high or low, Is wicked
in inception, destructive In its practice and da
hulical in it, results.
Whereas, Bishop Wattcrson of the Roman
Ca.halic Church of Ohio has refused absoluton
t. tloon keepers and suspended from it, work
and privileges every Roman catholic soecty
having liquor dealer among its officers ,
therefore,
Resafrsd, The thank ofevcry Christian, and
especially In m,mbyr- of the various Protest.
ant churches, and the temperance workers are
due Bishop Watttr-on for the uehe -tHad he
ha= taken, and we recommend the preteetant
churches ii the world to follow TIE Example at
tha Mother Church.
li-aesgaS, We have found IT Impossible for
our unions 10 do good work for the with
uut tlle ballot, therefore
Ee<ofred. We urge all members 10 Use their
influence to obtain 1t by presenting the subject
ON all =Itai5lq occasions.
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cla-s aud placing wo,nrn on a political plane
With IDIOTS and criminals ha- degraded them,
and
firm. w hc'inv, women in their present
condition est8Hot bear the u"Ble-t type of chil.
+ dren. theI- tore,
Resettef. We believe the acknowledgements OF
Women Viii be means for the moral and -pirit-
ual development of the world.
Res45ae3, That in the death If our beloved
friend and sister. Alice sumtn-by, we have
lost one, who, by her fidelity to the eau,e The
loved aud by her un-elh-h devotion To all
who needed her help has set u, an example we
/ may we'll cmulate and we would also express
oar scnze of the great loss we have sustained in
/ the death Of our faithful friend and sister Mrs.
Lewis higgins, of the Bar Iiarbor union, and
weekend most loving and tcuderest sympathy
to IN" friends ana families of our departed ST.
/ tiers.
Rrsofred, That the thinks of the Ellsworth
union i ,Iue Miss Mary Robinson for kindly
presiding at the piano during our conven-
ton, and we would also thank the First Uni
tartan society for the of their ve-try and
the press for kindly advertising our convention
| and all friends who have in any way contributed
to the success of our convention.
Belle c. Blake, county superintendent
of ~ work, reported that there was but
one ~" organization in the county-in
/ BROOKLYN This is in a hourishing con-
dtion, having twenty-four active ana
twelve honorary members, and all are
doing good work.