Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-21
w. G. T. u. COLUMN.
THE VERMONT W. c. T. U.

tuesday afternoon was devoted 10
business meeting. In the evening,
words of welcome were extended by
Hon. j. A. Sheldon, mayor, pastors of
the churches, Sec. of Y. M. @. A, Mrs.
Case in behalf of I. o. G. T., Miss Still
in behalf of Somerset Y.
While from one and all came words
of praise for what has been accom-
plished in the past, also came the only
too WE'LL known fact, that as an Or
ganization, we are not yet in sight of
the contamination of the hope of the
overthrow of this greatest enemy of
civilization, the liquor traffic. Before
US are many long and weary cam
paigns. Some of the lines along which
these battles are to be fought were
emphasized, such as training the chill
| dreD in the home and school in tenn
| perance and purity. The bringing of
our daughters to take the stand where
they will not unite themselves with
| any man who uses, deals in, Or in any
way stands for the liquor traffic; also
the battle along the line of tobacco.
Beginning with the cigarette it is do
ing mighty work to undermine and
defame the moral man. With the
thoughts of the great work before
us came much of encouragement.
This organization, born of the prayers
of the noble band of Crusaders, is now
admitted to be the greatest reform Of
the age: We hold the scepter of pow
er-prayer.
The thought of emigration from
Vermont, brought out the startling
fact that the stand which Vermont
takes on the temperance question,
and the training which she gives her
children and young people effect the
land, and even the world at large.
Local unions, though weak by them
selves. together and unitedly stand
a tower of strength. These friends
seemed united in their desires and
prayers for the advancement of the
work and the Lords richest blessing
upon it. The responses were given
by the presidents of the various coun
ties
Wednesdays session opened with a
conservation service, led by Mrs. Id.
Dyer From Joshua 1, 1:18 the leader
drew the thought that as band of
workers we must be strong and of
good courage: In the strength of the
Lord we may be able to conquer, even
the walled cities before US. The work
of the w. @. T. U.in Vermont is grow
ing in Importance, 7as is shown by the
following extracts from the address
of the president, Mrs. Ida H. Read:
''Twenty years ago this very week,
a little band ofSwomen gathered in
the chapel of this Congregational
church of Rutland to hold their first
annual meeting of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union of Vermont. I
Thirty eight delegates were present; /
now 100; then IA unions were repre-
sented, now 125. The minutes of that I
meeting were printed on pages; the |
report of our goth convention covers +
119 pages. Since that day great things
have come to us as state and nation.
L
up the work; now, so states and !
territories are organized, and the |
white ribbon has gilded the globe.
We are asked by our national super
intendent to take up the department |
OF unfermented wine. By investiga-
ton, find there are over so evangel-
ical churches in Vermont using fer
mented wine at communion. Let us
add this to our work and do what we
can to prevent harm coming to the
weak tempted brother at our Lords
table. When the people Of God will
stand boldly and unitedly against this
evil, the temperance victory is near
at hand. The mercy department was
taken up last year. We hope to bring
it into our children's lines and by it's
gentle teachings, educate them to be
more tender hearted to the dumb an
imals that come under their care.
'tThe enlistment of our children in
the temperance work, under the ban
ner of L. T. l.. is the most hopeful
part of our work. Franchise is COM
ing to be more important part of
our work. When the mothers of our
land come to realize the Importance
of our scientific temperance instruc-
ton laws, that tend toward the pre-
vention of crime through education of
the individual, they will be ready to
come out from the conservatism of
the past and stand-not for the wo
man question, but for the great hu-
man question that spans the horizon"
Reports from the superintendent
of the various departments showed
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