The Monitor-register. [volume] (Woodstown, Salem Co., N.J.) 1892-1972, 1896-10-30

Ghese beloved faces are pictured far more
lndelibly-in clearest relief-upon all
that is best in life. We cannot turn its
pages. cannot rest our thoughts upon
even an abstract of the proceedings OF
those four days without reproducing in
realistic clearness, the faces, the figures,
the very soul of motion itself-of our
four general officers. 1t is thus love
plays upon the hearts, the lives of being.
! And God bless them all and every one.
Convention Notes.
1t was a great convention.
Bridgeton is. by truest proof. a CITY OF
homes and hospitality.
Every delegate of the convention can
testify to this.
Esther H. Elfreth, of Haddonfield,
recent Superintendent of Health and
Heredity, pleads for the non-use OF
coffee on the part Of some. She made
one convert at least.
Miss Elfreth was elected on the seventh
ballot to fill the vacancy in the Recording
Secretaryship.
Mrs. Isabella II. Demarest, who has
ust closed her fourth year in this posi-
ton, was elected by handsome majority
to I'LL the vacancy made by the positive
refusal of Mrs. M. B. Ellis to act again
in this capacity. after an untiring service
of fifteen years.
The manner in which Mrs. Demarest
accepted this mark of confidence on the
part of the New Jersey women, melted
the concenti0n's heart, and these hearts
are hers, to mould to truth and progress
even like unto-as has been this fine
privilege during these fifteen years in the
life.work of Margaret B. Ellis.
Mrs. Ellis will remain in New JERSEY,
and apart from her departmental work of
Superintendent of Legislation and
enforcement of Law in the National, is
still ready to continue her leoturing tou rs
among US.
The New Jersey W. G. T. U. is in a
most healthful condition. Beside it's gain
Of eIe0em hundred and fifteen member
this year-as shown on the treasurer
book-Mrs Bourne said in executive
session, that never in the history of the
Union had such ability, such talent been
brought to bear on the work as has been
displayed throughout the different county
Unions in their fall conventions this year.
This wonderful success she attributes
not to any "happen So" but as the out.
come of prayer and conscientious aoork
that these prayers should be lovingly
answered. Prayer without earnest work
to answer them is of little amount
We are glad we heard our English
sister, Agnes Slack. To be sure her
accent and mannerisms are "truly
English" but we liked her frankness and
business-like way of putting things. We
were glad because she was glad to be
with us. Altogether she impressed one
as being of the same mother country Cat
least as John Williams Graham, of the
Swarthmore Conferences. And we con.
clude that so like-yet the English are of
Englaod and the Americans of America,
Miss Slack spoke of the license system
as the ''guilty CUSTOM" And of the
saloon keeper-''the nation lifts him I'D
with the sacred arm of the law"
"For every pound gained from this
system in Great Britain, we spend five
pounds to undo its effects" - s.s q.
SIN America for every dollar spent to
educate the people, we spend seoen dollars
to uneducate them"
"With one hand we build up the
Epworth League. Christian Endeavor
and education-with the other, pull it
down."
''Seven out of every ten diseases is
caused by strong drink" =s
Finally 1--WE accept no temperance
reform that knocks prohibition on the
head, but We accept everything that leads
up to it,"
President Bourne's annual address was
a masterpiece. Its comprehensive intelli.
genoe relative to the States work,
showed her to be New Jerseys intensely
interested leader, in all that is best for
the individual, the home and the State.
Newark No. 1, was the first Union
organized in New Jersey.
Sixty thousand 100000 gallons of
fermented wine are used annually at the
communion tables.-Belle Kearney.
Miss Belle Kearney, of Mississippi, we
just listened to. no notes were taken
from her mastery addresses delivered
Fourth day evening. She is an American
of America. Fluent, rapid, convincing
in argument, an accomplishing Prohibi.
zionist, backing every argument with
cleanest common sense. Pity that more
of our Christian license (?!!D voters from
Woodstown could have partaken of her
BEAUTIFULLY served truths. But never
mind, they will listen to her, or her
equivolent-'some glad day"-and will
have the honesty to confess--w hat fools we
mortals haze been-to vote to tear down
all that we as Christians hav worked to
upbuild during all these "hard- time"
years.
Seventeen hundred people, by actual
count. managed to work their way in the
Central Methodist Church to hear John
G. Woolley, on Fifth day evening, 22d
inst, speak on "Christian Citizenship. /"
He said in part:
"Friends. 1 will frankly tell you that
L am here in the interest of temperance
and prohibition. 1 will cast my ballot
against the liquor traffic. Thus l will
testify to the sincerity Of my Christian
ity."
sit is difficult matter, with a clear
conscience, to 'straddle' two ISIS ues. The
majority of Christians to day are trying
to ride two horses-perdition and prohi.
bitiop.
There is such an animal as a geo.
graphical Christiap-one who is this
here, and that there. There is such a
thing as township prohibltion-that is,
voting for mo license for a town, and
voting that the liquor traffic shall con.
troll the nation. say this to you, men