The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-26

The W. c. I. L. to Inaugurate the obser'-
ancc in this City

ancc in this City
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union Of this district has issued the ioi-
lowing in the interest of establishing
"rremporance Sunday" IN Richmond:
"Christian Temperance people are SEEK
ing 10 establish an annual ltnl M
sunday 10 be universally oDacl ~. g.,
movement originated i'm the London Suu-
dav-School Union. and has been tahth ug
nv leading Sunday-scnOol WoIhei9 y"
America. IL has the ehuoIsyllel ~, ~
bishops and clergymen on usIa.g ~
denomination. Through the enofts OF 1ili
Sunday-schOOl workers oil the M - ,y,'.,'
Woman's Christian Temperance Ohloi,
favorable action was taken ny inc Ng' No., ~
Assembly OF the Presbyterian ,nu -,
OSlJ). the General Assembly oi ''i NSotinnai
Presbyterian Church dsJbl the -Nat iie,,oi
Tricnnial Council of congregational
Churches 0s9O. the General ConieIvile{
of the NJ. y. Church loiN)' INC 1870
Conference of the Protestant Mttuoui.'
Church Qs9G). and the Natlohal co"' cue
ton of the Christian Church ln'D. ,,....
"Bv action OF the Executive committee
of the international SundaN-Sc hool ~
ventiOn held at Boston oIh1"s - 80
workers everywhere are called upoH ~
observe the fourth Sunday OF NoEelhDel
of each year as Temperance SUNDAY, ID,
accordance with the plan LOT a UNIV ~. -'
temperance Sunday proposed ny ~. -
dom Suudav-SchOOl Union. me inter ll.t-
tional Lesson Committee has placed tiie
fourth quarterly temperance lesson on tile
international lesson series ON the u"tr vi
universal Temperance SUNDAY
The programme FOR Universal IempeI-
ance Sunday suggests a Temperance Sgl
mon 10y each pastor. am appear IoI .o'i.
abstinence as the religious duly ol @NDiS
Christian. and for the uniting OF NilIle-
.ian forces against the liquor ttailc. Spe,
cial temperance work in the sunday schuol
As recommended. An excellent prosramlne
for the SundaY-school houi Is SUI ou'
by the national superintendent or Sunuay-
school department Of w. {. T. L. III III
reduces such features as will make the
hour significant for temperance;
"The temperance lesson lcanet' Nhlch
appears as q supplement 10 lht "uHb
Crusader" is also prepared by me ma
tional superinteudent of w. &. II. 1. sun
day-scho0l department, and contains hints
and helps FOR teachers ion the primary,
junior and senior grades WIN supple
mental work for the Bible class ana 9uh-
gestion for temperance work in the nome
department.
dSundav-school rallies I'm which al
schools participate, and mass-meetinE5
with good speakers and music are recon-
mcnded FOR the afternoon OF Temperance
Sunday. For the evening the programme
suggests that union temperance prayer
meetings be held, calling together all
young peoples societies and making the
great cause Of temperance the subject Oh
earnest PRAYER. Union church services,
addressed by leading clergymen, CHRIS
tian citizenship meetings. calling out
prominent laymcn and pastors are other
valuable suggestions.
lone object in securing a universal tenn
perance Sunday is 10 bring about concert
ed EFFORT on the part OF all churches ana
religious organizations. 20 the end that a
mighty wave OF Christian temperance SEN
timont sweep over the land and the peo-
pie be aroused 40 see the evil OF the liquor
traffic The plan cOmmends itself 10 an
earnest workers for TEMPERANCE