The morning times., 1896-11-09
". c. T. U. NOTES.

-'iSS " HidIu mas the IulloWmS 10 81 y
of Miss Agnes Slack, who is expected to
! visit Washington early in December and
! speak for the W. c. 7. u:
Miss Agnes Slack is perhaps hest known
as speaker On temperance and political
platforms She has for years taken n
| vivid interest in all social movements,
hut her experience in the prisons anil " ork-
Houses III all parts of the United kingdom
has heircd / o make her an out and -uut tenn
pcrance rcTOrmer.
II lie religious aspect OF the white NIB
bon movement douIly cndcars the work
10 her, for She has all her life been closely
connec,ed with the Wesleyan branch OF
The Christian Church. For some years She
has been class leader and was one OF The
first women elected as a delegate TO 3,
Wesleyan Methodist district meeting and
represented the Ripley circuit at the Not
uhghan and Derby District synod in lsg5.
where she spoke with acceptance. As n
speaker Miss Slack is clear-yoicrd, clo
luen ana Il mistress Of pure grammatical
English.
When the Worlds W. C. r. U. held lis
Convention IN London in June, 1885, and
more than 2CO women We're speaking IN
various parts OF London, Miss 4 agnes Slack
preached in John Wesley's pulpit in CITY
Read Chapel, the Cathedral of Metho.listn
Her sermon was full OF terse SENTENCES,
forcefully delivered. The press comment ,,,
upon her address, charactcrizing il as
closely reasoned and powerful This was
believe, the first ana only time woman
has preached from that historic pulpit
The semi-monthly meeting of Chapin
Union was held at 80 F street northwest
wednesday, october IS, at O'Clock, Mrs
NJ +. Cohen, presiding. Mrs. j. II. Robin.
son gave an Interesting Bible reading nn
the SuhJnrt hy
worker The reasons We're all taken
from Gods word. which Mrs. Robinson
called Gods personal letter to each of
Ills children.
The word woman contains the first
reason; the message came to Mary, 1.-THE
Master is come and calleth for thee" and
when Christ arose from the deadthe women
were bsdden to ''go quickly and tell His
disciples Esther and Deborah Were.
mentioned as representative women of thu.
old dispensation, christian" Bear We
one another's burdens; be not a stumbling
block, use every opportunity for good
wear the white ribbon
Temperance, likened to a tree which must
bear fruit OF the Spirit, love, joy. peace,
union, that.they may all be one and work
together in united effort.
Mesdames Cohen, Knowles Goff, Platt.
Trotter, Hamlin, and Shelton, and Misses
kessler, Moore, and Weightnan, took part
in the discussion which followed as to how
each one was led into the W. c. T. U.
The membership OF Chaplin Union now
numbers 221.
At the annual meeting of First Congrc
gatonal Y, held at the residence OF Mrs.
Wood, the following officers were elected:
President, Mrs. Alfred Wood vice president,
Miss Ross: recording secretary, Miss Hughes;
corresponding secretary, Miss Stevens;
treasurer, Miss Cahill; After the business
Of the evening was disposed OF, a pleasant
program was rendered, followed by re-
rreshments, scrvedby the hospitable hostess.
The annual sermon at the national con-
vcntion in st. Louis is to be preached by
Mrs. Elizabeth Greenwood, world and ma
tional superintendent of Evangeiistic wurk,
Owing 10 the fact that the American mass
meeting will be held in Music Hall OH Sun
day evening the annual sermon will be
preached on Sunday morning in the Union
NJ. +. Church. All delegates and members
of the convention not themselves occupy
ing pulpiis at that time are expected to be
in attendance.
West L nd Union held q very interesting
meeting October 26 at the home of Mrs.
Clinton Smith. This union numbers thirty
three active members, is in nourishing
and is differed as follows:
President, Mrs. Clinton Smith; vice prcsi-
dent, Mrs. 8. NJ. Wescott; recording sccre-
tary, Mrs. Elizabeth McGlue; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. Susie Irwin; treas
urer, Mrs. NJ " Nocrr.
The Vermont Avenue is one of the
most fourishing OF the Y unions The
members intend to make an earnest ef-
fort to win the prize banner this year, and
are fully capable of doing so If every one
does his part. This Y is differed as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. NJ. E. Drown; vice
president. Miss Mary Robey; correspond.
Ing secretary, Miss NJ. Williams; record
ing secretary. Miss Mary Sperow; treas.
urer, Miss Florence Hazard
Temperance is The moderate use of all
things helpful and total abstinence from
all things harmful