The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-09-26
". GU. COLUMN.
A Glimpse of Temperance Work Through
out the World.

out the World.
The annual report Of the Cleveland
wOrkhouse says: "AbOut sixty percent
Of the commitments were on the charge
of intOxicatiOn."
The National Catholic Total Absti-
nence convention at st. Paul recently
appointed three Cleveland Catholic ladies
fraternal delegates to the national
W. C. I. q. convention.
The W. c. 7. T., Of Fremont Neb.,
has built and paid for temperance
temple costing. $4,000.
A prominent English physician OF
long experience with drunkards can re-
call hundreds Of recOveries among men,
but only five among wOmen.-0hiO W. c.
T. U. Messenger.
The conflict between the temperance
party and the liquor interests is an ire
pressible conflict which is being waged
with increasing vigor and fierceness on
both sides Throughout anglO-saxOndon.
Not only throughout English speaking
communities is this war raging, but in
many others. In Scandinavia, Switzer-
land, Holland, Belgium, Germany and
even in Russia the struggle has began
and continues with more or less energy
and determination year in and year out.
In fact the movement for restricting or
abOlishing the drink trade, is one Of the
most widespread Of all the movements
which are specially characteristic Of the
present age.-Jas Whyte, secretary Of the
United Kingdom alliance.
The women Of Norway now vote upon
the liquor question. All the temperance
unions of Norway have agreed to make
the third Sunday in June each year
demonstration day. This year more
than fifty thousand gathered in process
siOns and in Christiana the Countess
Jarlesberg and member of the StOrthing
gave addresses.
The Wesleyan MethOdists, of Australia
met in general conference in Adelaide in
May. For the first time this august
body received deputatiOn of women
from the W. c. I. U. and gave then
warm welcome. The Methodist papers
in the various colonies commented glow
ingly on their addresses, giving the palm
for good speaking to these ladies and the
conference expunged the Oldrule against
woman's exercising her gifts in any
sphere to which she is called of God.
The W. G. 7. u, Of Winnipeg, bore al
most the entire expense Of the dominion
and provincial conventions this summer.
They have done great deal of what is
known as fair work this year in provid.
ing entertainment and cOnveniences fol-
public comfort, preventing beer being
sold on the ground, and distributing
good temperance literature.
In Queensland the W. C. 7. U. hold en-
thusiastic and well-attended conventions
and the South Sea Islanders sent mes
sages through their representative that
they would be praying for the success of
the convention all the time.
InHilo, Hawaii. ayillage Of 1000 Oinhabi-
tants the eloquent pastor Of fOurishing
church is Rev. Stephen Desha, a half
cast Hawaiian, whose paternity is Of the
bluest blood Of Kentucky. The W. C. T.
L., under the superintendent Of daugh-
ters Of missionaries and with mixture
Of natiOnalities, whites, Hawaiians, jap
anese and Portuguese, tourists and
strangers from other lands, join in gos-
pei temperance meeting one Sunday each
month.
In a recent DemOrest medal contest in
Brazil under the auspices Of the W. c. T.
o., the president-elect Of the republic,
was chairman of the committee Of judges
He is thus being instructed as to his
duties as a chief magistrate and is much
interested in the account of the work in
the United States and England.
The ladies Of the W. c. T. U., Of Kan
sas City, distributed 100 copies of the
New York Voice where they would do the
must good, of the number containing
the results Of their investigation of the
fake lotteries of Kansas City. Promi-
nent politicians, business men and even
church members were implicated.
Every one Of the Chicago anarchists
pardoned out Of the penitentiary by Gov,
Altgeld has since gone into the saloon
business, and it is said is becoming
wealthy.
The annual meeting Of the Wellington
W. c. 7. U. was held September 4, re-
electing the officers Of the past year. A
resolution relating to the death Of DR..
Warren, and q memorial sketch Of her
were among the exercises. Mrs. W. B,
FOllansbee was chosen as the district
delegate to the next national meeting.
NJ. H. H.
Tired. Weak, Nervous