The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-11-17
TContinued from last weet
Address Of Mrs.
Frances BGalClan1.
CIRCULATING LIBRARY

The grateful appreciation at
Ing matter, together with tacf- IN
learned OF such an absolute -
reading matter as to make ednft'"n
a donbtfull blessing, led to III I low
ing Recommendation. That u l-ibrtr'
Committee be appointed by 'h'' con-
ven,ion; that we call upon all Unions
that are able to contribute q library of
twelve or fifteen volumes and neat
case bearing name OF the Union. This
case shah be sent free OF cost to any
Union, Church or Missionary Society
d. string ii on following Conditions
the receiver shall pay express from
last point, shall Oh receipt OF tn" 'o's-
nv send two postal cards, one 20 the
Union ow ming library and one chair
man vi Library Committee Ihey
shall then have free use OF The "o'' 8
for such lime as Tho committee shall
deem wi4", at expiration OF wh,ch
time they SHALL forward it I" a"o her
Union. AT time of forwarding no.
tice shall be sent to Library Commit
TEE. ami express receipts seht 10 The
Ufbion to which the library belongs
T think such an outfit could be pro-
cnred for twelve or fifteen dollars, and
there ia no estimating the good we
could accomplish.
No organization has such scope a.
the w. C. T. U. 1t is christian, ana
No chr;s,i,n if sees a field of useful
ness w herever there is need OF relief
Under our compulsory law there Is
need of some one in every community
to look up the children that do not 9"
IN school and see that they comply
with The law. Each child, white ana
black, has so much expended by thr
State for It's education, and we should
see that it receives the benefit. Is u
gent from school for want of clothing
Then let the Union make call Tor
second-hand clothing and see that II
ia comfortably clad. This will open
,he wav tn the hearts IF the teachers
and give v GU such influence that yo"
will be greatly aided in securing be
ter enforcement of the scie itltc TEN
nerapce instruction law. If this wo'B
of clothing the poor childreh Is sN1'
,ema,iealry undertaken. you will find
the great majority OF them wan
clothing because the wages OF fathe'
and mother go TO tie saloon. In Ch
cago we found that in one distrlc
there were five hundred and seven
teen destitute families. "The head
or "natural protector" of three hun
dred of these were habitual drunk
arde. and of 200 they were regula
drinkers, leaving only seventeen on
the Ell families that were not brongh
10 wan, directly by strong drunk
You will Also in this way yoursel
better learn The needs OF Temperance
teaching, both in the day school, 10
Souda> School aud the Loyal Legion
lam greatly grieved because so man
Of our Unions are without a Lpys
Temperance Legion. This must
remedied in some war. nope Una
we may keep Mrs. Field, who Is a
expert in childrens work, In III
State for some time, and wish tina
every Union represented at this col
ventiou would. while here, arrang
With Mrs. Rivers, State Superinlent
ant of the L. r.. L.. to have Mr.. flel
visit them, spend several days al
start the work. Then we could al
ought to reach the children MOI
effactualiy through the Sands
School. Bible temperance Is II
strongest temperance teaching.
gives no uncertain sound; its con
mand does not stop with drink nc
but Gays siook not" and that cor
mand was given when the light VIII
Asd not more than 5 or per cent.
.,sehcl, not fortified as they are t
dsy with distilled spirits. A man
that day had to be glutton beio O.
could be a glutton; how much mo
ia il IN force then to-day? "My pc
ple die for lack of knowledge shou
be embossed over every saloon doc
engraved on every drunkird'a tom
stone and emblaz med on every col
munion table, where lermen'
wine, the emblem of disease, dea
and decay, is substituted for the fri
OF the vine, the emblem of life.
Many aud deep have been the
grets expressed TO me, as ha
moved about the State, over the 81
pension OF tho State organ. II twe'