The Monitor-register., 1896-02-07
DEPARTMENT OF TEE ". c. 7. U.
OF WOODSTOWN. N. j,

DEPARTMENT OF TEE ". c. 7. U.
OF WOODSTOWN. N. j.
GLEANINGS.
FLowERs-sHowING PEACE GROWN OUT
OF wAR-aoD's METHODS FORA HIGHER
DEvELoPMENT-wAsH BIRTH.
DAY CELEBRATIoN-''THE, AMERICAN
LIQUOR PROBLEM" BY AARON M.
PoWELL-NOTES.
Flowers.
Flowers are the smiles of Gods good.
ness Wsl5erJorce.
Too bad, the flowers were not men,
toned last week in connection with the
notes of the celebration of our county's
tenth anniversary. For these tokens of
Gods love always add so much to the
beatitude Of our meetings, held from time
to time, and are always sweet messengers
of love, showing In their silent beauty and
fragrance, something of the spirit with
which we "wage our peaceful war;"
The pulpit, upon the occasion of
Elizabeth Upham Yates lecture, was a
perfect bower of beauty, with it's palms,
white carnations and smilax, together
with the graceful drapings of our
nations ensign and an aquarelle picture
of ''Our Chieftain.'
1t was not meant to neglect the mention
of these, but having them SO wildly
before my own minds eye-the fact was
lost sight of-that those who were so
unfortunate as to be absent, could not
read between the lines Of the beauty thus
fragrantly, patriotically, Loyalty dis
played.
Did l ever tell you, among the affecting
little things one is always seeing in these
battle-fields, how, on the ground upon
which the battle of Bull Run was fought,
saw pretty, pure, delicate flowers grow.
ing out of the empty ammunition boxes,
and wild rose thrusting up its graceful
head through the top of Union drum,
which doubtless sounded its last charge
in that battle, and a cunning scarlet
verbena peeping out of an exploded
shell, in which strange potit was planted9
Wasn't that peace growing out of war;
Even SO shall the beautiful and grace
full ever grow out of the horrid and
terrible things that transpire in this
changing, but ever-advancing world.
Nature covers even the battle fields with
verdure and bloom. Peace and plenty
spring up in the track of devouring
campaigns, and all things in nature and
society shall work out the progress of
mankind.- George A!fred Tosonsend.
Looking at 1t thus, we must conclude.
suppose, that all the ills against which
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union is battling, are after all, but Gods
methods for higher, development of the
human race.
This, believe, is true. For were it
not for these manifold ills against which
man alone has proven himself incom.
petent to combat successfully, woman
would never bave attain her full
development in mind and in State.
Which development has rounded out in
well-nigh proportions in the former, and
is coming with tremendous strides of
speed in the latter connection, Colorado,
Wyoming and Utah already having
reached that height of unselfishness
where woman's voice in government
counts for it's rightful worth.
The W. G. T. U. of Woodstown will
observe Washington's Birthday with
appropriate exercises in the Opera House.
on the 22d inst, to which the public are
cordially welcome. Careful arrange
ments are being made by the committee
in charge. "More anon" as Samantha
would say.
Following are short notes from Aaron
M. Powel's lecture delivered at Seven.
teenth and Giriard avenue, First month.
26th, 1896.
The American Liquor Problem
Has many aspects.
1. individual 1t concerns all who Use
or who abstain.
2. Municipal. Municipal misrule is
everywhere in our large cities. Search
ing out its causes-the liquor traffic is
at the bottom of it.
.. 1he State. But it is not these, but
rather the nation. We shat 7,euer get on
TIL zoe deal toith 1T in the national ASPECT.
There was paid last year into the
National Treasury, for fermented and
distilled liquors and tobacco, a total of
$141, 208, 151 for internal revenue, show
ing the relations of the National Govern
ment with this soul-destroying vice. A
co-partnership for consideration! The
total enriches the distillers and brewers.
but iDpoverishes the nation. S100, ,000,-
0OO of revenue, one billion dollars of
waste. From the effects of this legal
liquor system, Friend Powell gave an
illustration Of tenement house in New
York. where individuals were herded
together, the only partition a chalk line.
1t will not be possible to effect any
improvement until this partnership is
broken up. The National Government is
wrong; IL will be impossible to effect
much in the States.
We are governed by an oligarchy of
three or four hundred thousand distillers
and brewers as we were ia slavery days
with the shareholders, who controlled the
politics of the nation.
A difference was pointed out between
Maine and New York and other sections
of our nation. Having been shown
through some of the jails in that State,
though they contained few prisoners, yet
most who wore there were pointed out as
being confined for selling liquor, but had
they been in New York or Philadelphia
one might have been made Senator,
another councilman, etc., or if in
England, peess perhaps, but in Maine
he is criminal and put to work on
leather or some other goods accordingly
as he should be.
He gave an inStapca af HAVING haan ont