The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-04
TEMPERANCE. WORKERS
The Norfolk District W. C. 7. U. Confer
encs Met IN Hampton Yesterday.
IMPRESSIVE RESOLUTIONS WERE PASSED
Address of welcome and Ringing
Response-RepOrts of Various Com.
mittecs-Extension of the Work
Abstract OF the virsinia Liquor
Laws, Prepared by Miss Lambert.

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Vention met in Hampton yesterday, be.
ing called to order promptly at 10 a. M
a1ter devotional exercises led by Mrs
THOMPSON. of Bramblcton. The address
or welcome was delivered by Mrs. 7. J
Cunningham as follows:
lust three years ago this month the
Norfolk District Convention met In this
building and at that time the w. c. Y.
w. was almost thing unknown In
HAMPTON. But to-day, my dear sisters.
In bidding you welcome represent
three branches of this organization.
done very little. 1 have learned from
Frances Wizards book, DO Every
thing" not to speak discourasing words
about the work or disparagng words
about the workers. BY your coming
among us we hope that those already
members of our union may get better
acquainted with the work and be in
soired with new zeal and that some
other women may be induced TO join u.s.
1T may well be said of Hampton in
regard to the temperance cause that
The harvest truly is plenteous. but the
laborers are few" and we would say to
YOU. the members of this convention, as
Jesus said to his Disciples. Pray we.
therefore. the Lord of the harvest, that
he will send forth laborers into his har-
vest" And now first in the name of the
w. c. T. u. of Hampton we bid you
give YOU a second welcome, and in ethe
| name of the children of the Loyal Tenn
| perancc Legion we bid you thrice well
come to our town."
To this the following response was
| made:
Comrades and Friends of the Temper
| "ance Cause:
1t Is indeed a great pleasure to be
allowed even In my imperfect way the
| Of
| dial welcome. Another quarter has
| passed away. earring with 1t our good
resolutions for more effectual work, and
| we alone know whether we have done
our best. To-day we have met once
more to discuss and plan for the furth-
| erance of our one great theme.
We have neither summers heat or
winters cold TO plead as our excuses for
not working with our might to forever
| erase not only from Old Virginia but
| from North Carolina and from East to
| West throughout the entire land the
awful blot of intemperance. When we
| think OF the many noble women enlist
ed in our ranks we cannot dream of
| failure. but ever and anon comes that
| soul despairing wall from the rum
cursed victims and we are forced to
cry. with the Psamist of old, How
long. oh God. how long will thy chill
dren in bondage be free We cannot
begin too early to swell the ranks who
work for God. Home and Native Land,
and while we may not all be Francis
| Willard or n Matilda Carse, we can
each and every one wear one tiny white
how and do with our might what our
hands find to do.
| I'VE again. dear friends, thank YOU
for YOUR kind welcome and assure YOU
OF the pleasure 1t gives us to be with
YOU and wish for you Gods richest
blessing
Mesdames Jones. Charles and Beall
were appointed a committee on resolu-
lions and shortly returned the follow
ing report. which was unanimously
adoDted:
Resolved, That inasmuch as the pre-.
sent convention closes the work of the
summer and starts us out on our fall
and winter campaign of work for Christ
and humanity, we will here soiemnly
determine to do our best this year fol-
the good of our fellows and the glory OF
God.
Resolved. That our thanks are sin.
cerelv given to the pastor and deacons
OF this church for its use, and to the
| Hamilton Union for its Invaluable ser.
vice in making us SO comfortable during
our STAY in Hampton"
Interesting reports of correspondents
secretary. treasurer and superintendent
were heard and received
! The committee on the extension OF
tsmperance work reported several pos.
sible places for organizing new unions
An abstract of the Virginia lioolu
laws prepared by Miss Carrie Lambert
was read and ordered spread upon the
minutes.
| The convention adjourned after trans.
acting some other routine business.
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