The Monitor-register., 1897-08-06

mass meeting, presided over by Mrs. DR.
II. l.. Gilmour, President of the county
Union, and the addresses were of an
eloquent and enthusiastic character.
A song service of short duration opened
the exercises, aud at it's conclusion Mrs.
E b. Lilley, of Bridgeport, led the devo-
tional and Bible reading exercises.
DIR. HEwITT's WELCOME.
DIR. Edmund Hewitt on behalf Of the
association welcomed the women pres mt
in an address. He said among Other
things: my expressions of fellowship
and kindliness towards you are not tn,
sentiments of an individual, but of thi
association. welcome you because of
the things you have done in the past, il
the reformation OF men who have been
slaves to appetite and passion; you
have brought joy to many hearts for
years gone by, the home If sadness; you
have created wider and better senti-
ment in the public mind by agitating
this great question of temperance; you
have been instrumental in creating a
better attitude among men towards you
in your work; you have reached an age
Of advanced ideas. and predict that 10
the years to come your works will be
recorded In the annals Of Heaven with
pride aud joy by the Ruler of Rulers.
The time is surely coming when you will
not only be heard by your voices, but
Gnrough the ballot. Then we will have
y constituency that oanDot be controlled
by bosses. The ballot in your hands
meaus an upheaval in this land of ours.
1t means that it is unpurchaseable and is
not given in the interest of partisanship;
not given for aggrandlzement. lt will
be as pure as the leaves from these
stately old trees. Whom that time ar
rives new era of prosperity will burst
upon US. Debauchery and crime will be
on the wane; the gin mills will close
their doors and the bitterest curse of
curses will be driven from our land.'
President Gilmour responded to the
warm greeting from the association in a
few we'll chosen and appreciative re
marks, concluding by saying: "Such ut
teranees are an inspiration for US to re-
new our strength in the battle for right
and liberty against overw h elmirg Odds
THE w. C. T. U WORK.
Mrs. r. P. Patterson, President of the
Salem County Uniou. made strong
address on "Why Should All Christian
Women be Engaged in the Work of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union ?"
In answering this question she thought
her latitude was unlimited. She was
forcibly impressed with the need of an
awakening among the women OF
America to the performance of their
duty. Women Of to-day, she feared,
shirked the responsibility of coming out
"open and above board" against the
saloon.
Its your conscience bound moral
duty" said the speaker. "Home ties,
society, the Church aud God demand OF
you to assume position for justice and
right, and save the rising generation
from the vices of the world"
A. G. Heath, the "colored SAuksy."
sang a solo, and following the fiue ad.
dress on "Why Total Abstinence Should
Be Taught in Our Sabbath Schools, ~
by Mrs. 1. II. Demarest, New Jersey
State Secretary of the W. G, T. u. an
executive session was held to complete
arrangements for the annual session of
the coun9y union, it having been decided
to have Mrs. Demarest as speaker Of the
day at the Gloucester County Conven-
tion to be held in Mullioa Hill in Sep
tenn ber.
MRS DEMAREsT's s ADDRESS
State Secretary Mrs. 1. 81. Demarest
made a forcible address at the evening
service on the theme, "Why 1 Belong" :"
She said: I'VE are nation of people who
must belong to something, and, as the
liquor question stands as a menace to
the safety and morality of this fair
country, choose to belong to the army
that is interested in its downfall. AS
America stands for righteousness and
Christianity, 1 must identify myself
with the band of Christian women who
oppose anything that tends to degener-
ate citizenship.
''This is a practical age, and the ques
tion applied to all matters is, Does it
pay p and nothing pays SO poorly as the
liquor traffic This traffic demands with
bold effrontery the right to make our
laws, and this with the curse Of homes
made desolate by their nefarious voca-
ton. We women, constituting the larg
est, noblest and grandest body in the
world, stride across their pathway and
defy them 10 the name of God to meet
them fairly and squarely."
So ended the Ledger report, which was
much fuller than that contained in any
other of the Philadelphia dailies., But
even the Ledger did not begin to portray
the magnificent breadth and scope of
Mrs Demarest's evening address. Such
an address would have done credit to a
Willard, Shaw, or lamented Lathrap.
And in Isabella H. Demarest we predict
the future leader of the. White Ribbon
hosts of the American world, possessing
as she does, in marked degree, all the
great and minor qualifications that are
required of suoh leader. Sincerely.
S-5-1S97. RUTH.
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