The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-11-15
Annual Report
OF skowhegan y. r W. c. 7. Union.

wish, neither can we report A large an
amount Of work. accomplished as we
could desire, still we havc elrnst. deVot
ed. christian womru. who are striving To
work for cod aud home aul every land.
We hold regular meetings IN our
Temperance parlnrs; occas lonally have
public meetings, inviting the ministers,
members OF the Good Hemplars "A for
mcr -ocicty.) the kccley League, last
but not least, the old WaShingtonians,
few good staunch members of the
brotherhood still survive. and sometimes
mike our organization donation from
their reserved fund.
The Woman's Temperance Convention,
has come and gone, but the Temperance
work has been. still is aud will be, until
our greatest foe l. conquered and ex-
terminated from the land. Our enemies
are strong aad daring; but women are
persistent and equally courageous when
they know, thry are in Il righteous
cause. They stand hundreds of thous-
ahds strong III our l"t"'' III ''i''s'
lands, In missiouar, fields. in the isles
of the ocean. heart 10 heart battling for
the right. for Cod aud home and every
NV
land' against the Il" '"i e"iS' VI 't''''''
perence, which leaves lis bli2ht Whrre-
eyer it touches As the workers fall out
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the soldiers of the cross devoted women.
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subject inns year Tue c,''i',oh ia tne
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or papers Tor the younger. Anu we "i''
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pli'd wall pnFh'tS III P"pac PideeS anu
gwen 10 ih1'V'tuii' IN winter W. "',se
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ana READ ny the men, o"u ohis NioW'oS
the influence ana results accoIhpi'She,''
we nav" Tor hummer VI Years suppl
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the Leading papers III 'h' 20, winch nus
kindly pech gwen US ny we generous
hnilofs' whose sy'hp"'h''s are w'tn us
IN our great movement by 'heir Co
operation we nave pe'h s'Shaiiy "'a'u
inns coiuihh ~ sun s"pPi''u y, we s",,l'
two ladies rs heretofore. MIS- l.. W.
weston anu MIS-. i - ~ NOUNS.
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go INTO thousands III ,'o','eS' 'nty are
taken ms authority, hnhureos VINO i've IN
remote loch'''i'1' are goVefet'a III 'he"
op'"n'"nS largely, many "hoi'S ny the
tone ana i'aehlngs OF tIie weekly papers
Wh!ci co'l' 10 ''ie'h' iarg' h"''oc'N are
entirely "i,iSi o, our influence eNeep,