The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-23
AT PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
Temperance Women Held Plat
form Meeting.

Special services were held by the
district Of the Women's Christian
Temperance union, embracing Ramsey
Washington and Hennepin counties, at
the Plymouth Congregational church.
Summit avenue and Wabasha street
last evening, in Observance of Temper
ance Sunday. The service was in the
nature of platform meeting, at which
the speakers were Mrs. Alice Y. Bord-
well, Of Saltwater, district president Of
the w. G. t. u; Mrs. Leonard, secre-
tary of the st. Paul W. G. T. u, and
Rev. Watson B. Willard. Mrs. Weber
of the local union, presided at the
meeting.
Following the opening prayer by Mrs.
l. P. Wright, a recitation was rendered
on the subject Of temperance, after
which Mrs. Bordwel spoke upon the
relation of the w. c. T. U. to the
church. To ascertain this relation. the
speaker said it was necessary to in
quire what was the work of the church
and what was the work of the Wom-
ans Christian Temperance union.
Church work was defined as the work
of Christ. God had said that the name
Of His Son should be called Jesus be-
their sins. This, too, was the object
of the w. G. T. u, and as it carried
out the work of the Master, so was
it not only a part of the church, but
was, in fact, the church itself. The
object and purposes of both the church
and the temperance society were
identical Christ was a reformer as
we'll as Savior, and those who sought
to strike blow at reform movements
by asserting that Christ had been ONLY
Savior were fighting without weap-
ons, as it were. The life of Christ and
its influence to the present day had all
been in the interest of reform. The
records of the w. c. T. U. showed fully
that 1T was carrying on the work of
Christ, and that work was, indeed. a
work of reform. The temperance So
ciety realized the need of humanity to
know God, but it realized also that
to this end that which worked abom-
ination must be taken away, and it's
efforts were directed in this direction
The w. G. T. u. organizat ton was an
ally Of the church, without which, in
the opinion of the speaker, efficient
work could not be accomplished.
Rev. w. B. Willard Endorsed the re-
marks of the speaker preceding him
and declared that he fully believed the
temperance society to be a part of the
church. It's existence and develop
ment were evidences Of the providence
of God, and hundreds of thousands of
ministers Of the Gospel joined the
speaker in welcoming the w G.. T. U.
as an adjunct of the church Rev.
Millard commended the women in
terested in the temperance movement
upon the great progress made in the
work which they had undertaken, but
deprecated the lack of place in ST.
Paul filled by the Young Mems Chris
tan association in other cities, where
the work Of saving the boys and young
men could be aided and carried for
ward. This was part of the work of
the temperance society, and the es-
tablishment Of rooms where strangers
could be made welcome instead Of hay
ing to seek the saloon for congenial So
ciety would be a potent factor in aid
ing the success of the w. c. T. U.
movement. Young women were urged
by the speaker to exert their influence
with the men of their acquaintance in
the cause Of temperance. Much good
could in this way be accomplished
which was impossible by other
methods.
Mrs. Leonard briefly outlined the
work of the local w. c. T. U. Much
had already been done, she said, but
there was still wide field open to
those engaged in the temperance cause.
The temperance unions were strong in
that there was a great deal to be done,
and weak by reason of the fewness of
the laborers. Mrs. Leonard, on behalf
Of the cause, asked the assistance of
those who had hitherto been inactive,
though in sympathy with the organi-
ZatiOn.