Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1895-05-23

In MemOriam- Mr.. DemUrest
Editors Union Signal ALI classes of
temperance workers in the world sim
cerely mourn the recent death of one of
their leaders, w. Jennings Demorest, OF
New York city. Nothing has ever made
SO profound an impression upon the
young people of the Old Bay State, as no
one loved him more than they. His
name is Il household word. Over five
thousand of our brightest youth have en-
gagged in contests for the various grades
OF medals he so generously gave them.
These youthful, but dead in earnest, pro-
hibition orators have appealed to audi
ences aggregating over two million citi-
zens of Massachusetts. Mr.. Demorest
was always welcome and the center OF
all attraction when present at contests for
the higher grades OF medals held in
Massachusetts,.
His last visit was at the Diamond
Medal Contest for all New England, held
at the Northeast Chautauqua Sunday
School Assembly, South birmingham,
Mass, July Is, 1894. No one present on
that occasion will soon forget the great
interest he manifested in the representa-
tive5 OF The various states, as they so
earnestly expressed his sentiment in their
splendid and almost pathetic appeals to
the large audience to ''lcnd hand" in
this great work. With voice broken bv
deep emotion, he presented the diamond
medal to Miss Elizabeth Randall, Of
Attleboro, the successful contestant in
the best contest ne had ever attended"
lie was proud OF The young people OF
Massachusetts and expressed himself
personally many times to me, as greatly
pleased with their splendid work and
assistance given him in medal contests.
He has gone from US; his work is done
but oh, what grand record he has left,
in trying "to make the world better"
through this one agency alone
Over forty-two thousand medals award
ed; over two hundred and fifty thousand
oil the flower OF the youth OF the world
engaging in this grand reform, and they
in turn appealing to audiences aggregat-
ing over fifteen million people OF the best
class OF citizens. Who can estimate the
influence Of this grand feature OF temper
ancc work?
am confident no person in the world
has ever reached so many young people,
individual hearts, lives and homes. or
helped so many to decide once for all
their position of fright against wrong"
thus establishing them in the principle
OF truth and righteousness, as w. Jen-
nings Demorest, by these same medal
contests, and eternity alone will reveal
his good work.
All natonalites have been included in
his benefaction, no one excluded on
account OF creed, sect, sex or color; his
work and ambition were to lend hand
to the weak and oppressed, and help lift
up humanity nearer to God. His hand
was outstretched, his purse open and his
heart overlooking with love to all the
of all nations, from the drink
curse.
His work accomplished is the best
monument he possibly can have. 1t will
stand longer than a shaft Of marble, for
"though dead he yet speaketh."
"What next?" is the question asked
me by the young people of Massachu
sets. "Who will take his place ?" lis
the good work to cease?"
Most assuredly | must say, No, this
grand work must and shall 90 on. He
has done what he could and his message
with that OF John B. Cough to every
young man OF Massachusetts is, "Keop
your record clcan,' and with Lucy
Stone to all the Young people, "Make |
the world BETTER Take L firm and I'M
yielding, uncompromising stand aIainst
the legalized liquor traffic, and having
done all, stand, with influence, example,
voice, prayer, work, and at the ballot
boX-for prohibition. 1
oh, young men and young women Of
not only Massachusetts, but OF the whole
world, send out in reply with loud voice,
that everybody may hear, 81 am but one
and cannot do everything, but can do
something, What ! can do, | ought TO
do, and what ought to do, with the help
of God, will do-ior prohibition. Here
| stand, | can do no other, God helping
me. Amen"
L. w. CLARK.
In The Union Signal
The twelfth annual convention OF the
Western Washington w. G. T. L. will
be held in Olympia, June 4th to eth. The
convention is composed of the general
officer, state superintendent OF depart
ments, county presidents, one delegate
from each organized county, one delegate
at large from each local union and one
for every twenty members and fraction
thereof.