The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-17
I'm TEMPERANCE WORK
Mrs. townships Lecture on "A Conviction
Financial" Wednesday Night.
THE DoINsS OF TEMPERANCE WoMEA.
The Efforts OF the Ladies' Not Appre.
ciated by whise-Ribboners or Their
Each Week-Notes of w. q. T. u.
Work I'm and About Norfolk.

Miss Frances Townsley, one Of the
National w. c. T. u. Evangelists. gave
an address I'm the Sunday school room
or Epworth Church on Wednesday even
Ing, her subject being "A Conviction
Financial" After mastery illustrations
OF the strength OF genuine convictions,
she proceeded to discuss the financial
question In relation to good works. Miss
Iownsley represents the Department of
Proportionate and Systematic Giving,
lately instituted by the National w. c.
II. u. The women of churches and phil
anthropic societies have learned by hard
experience the difficulty of raising funds.
"A year or two ago 1t occurred to "a
godly few" that there ought to be some
way provided whereby the funds for the
Lords work might be set aside with GER
tainty and without friction. They
vouchsafed that the tithing or tenth
ing system of the Bible was the right
one. and this is the plan advocated by
the department above referred to. This
Is the conviction financial of which
the lecturer spoke. In their study of the
various ways OF giving. the heads Of de-
partments find at least four classes OF
givers open to criticism:
i. THOSE who give thoughtleSSly,
throwing much or little into the bas-
ket as they feel the generous impulse.
or the desire to produce good impress
sioii upon Some one VINO may be looking
on.
q The sentimental givers. who listen
perhaps to some eloquent appeal for
charity, and give liberally, but regret
1t afterwards
3. The self denial givers ranging all
the way from the woman who wanted
sixteen plumes on her hat, but denies
herself' of two of the smallest. up to
the unselfish sister who denies herself
in, nr1n m ery,- t1,
charity. The spasmodic action of the
self-denial principle is its greatest fault
=. Then there are the individuals and
the churches which give In order to keep
up with some other man or some other
church.
The lecturer advocated the tithing plan
FOR many reasons, chiefly because II is
the righteous method the Bible always
saying. the 1.-THE is the Lords"
In most beautiful language she pre-
scented u picture OF Jacobs dream, and
repeated the VOW which followed 1t,
whereby he promised that he and his
seed forever would give tenth of their
income to the Lord. Coming on down
to the time OF Christ. she pointed out
instances in which He had distinctly
said. the 1.-THE is the Lords"
In arranging the course of daily
Bible readings and nightly lectures by
this Evangelist, the district officials of
the w. c. T. u. provided an opportunity
for instruction, which apparently has
not been appreciated by either white
ribboners or their friends. When peo-
pie are not willing to come out to hear
II is impossible Ia teach them.
AT their regular weekly meeting At
lantic City w. c. II. l.. decided to hold
one public meeting each week-Friday
eNening-whenever possible to secure a
speaker This evening Rev G.. L. Rut-
ledge, of the Freemason Street Church
of Christ. will speak upon The Rising
Generation" At this season of the wear
the rising generation is greatly In evil
dence I'm the suburbs, and the reverend
gentleman's selection of a subject is
apropos.
Most of the VS. of the district cele-
brated in some way on April IA the birth
day of Mrs. Earnes, the general secre
tary.
Hampton Y is preparing for scrap
book to be placed on board the new
steamer Hampton Roads.
The engagement of Mrs. Fessenden I'm
Norfolk. announced last week. has
been cancelled.
The big convention at ST. Louis I'm
November casts long shadows before
White ribboners are already beginning
to plan ways and means of getting there