The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-23
Rev. DR., Childs Delivers Charm
ing Lectures.
ABLE SERMON ON SUNDAY
LIBERTY TEA OR THE WOMEN
OF THE REVOLUTION"
SOME INSTANCES OF HEROISM
Women Are Remarkable For Their
Heroic Endurance They Make
Sacrifices For Liberty
With Heroism.

With Heroism.
Elon College, n. c., March 22.-(Spe-
cial.)-Rev. Frank S. Child, ID. d., of the
First Congregational church of Fairfield,
Conn, one of the Oldest, wealthiest and
largest of the New England churches.
arrived at Elon College Saturday even
ing DR.. Child is not only great
preacher, but a profound thinker, an au-
thor of several noted books and has
served much as literary critic for New
York papers.
The Doctor preached two able, elo-
quent and powerful sermons in the col
lege chapel yesterday. His text in the
morning was from Luke: ut seemed
good to write these things" At the even
ing service his text was from Proverbs:
''There is a lion in the way"
There was great intellectual power and
spiritual force manifest in the prepare
ton and delivery of these sermons. M
outline could do them justice. The dis
tinguished visitor is to lecture at the
college tonight and tomorrow before
going to Southern Pines, where he will
spend two weeks in quiet and rest before
returning to New FORK.
The lecture Saturday night was as
unique and happy as it was Ornate and
pathetic. The following are some of the
points in outline used by the speaker in
discussing the subject:
Liberty Tea or the Women of the
Revolution"
Tea has f1ourished in China for more
than 1000 years. 1t was sold in Boston
as early as 1890. In 174O an advertise
ment OF tea in the Colonies appeared and
in one generation tea had become the
popular drink, and one and one-half mil
lion pounds were consumed annually in
America. The people took to the detes-
tible weed, and the stronger it was the
better they liked it. In 1745 tea sold for
40 shillings. However, the use of tea did
not mitigate the use Of cider.
Thus when the tea tax passed the
Colonies took more than a passing inter-
est in it, because of their great love of
tea. Tea was the main thing at every
social gathering, and when the tax was
passed, everything else might be had.
yet the entertainment was not complete
without tea.
There was satisfaction to the hostess
in pouring the tea, and in asking how her
guests would take their tea. This ex.
panded fellowship and made new bonds
of friendship. Tea might be called the
keystone of Colonial society.
England now taxed tea and this struck
terror to the colonists, because they hated
taxation without representation. On
the 18th of December, 1863, taxed tea
arrived at Boston, and soon thirty men
disguised AIS Indians emptied it in the
harbor. How much happiness was blight
ed by this act.
The women said they would drink no
tea. Instead of complaining for tea, the
women made what they called Liberty
Tea from native herb, something like
flax. 1t was bitter, and could be made
as hot as you pleased. 1t cost 6 cents
per pound, and was more profitable to
Americans than tea. Englishmen now
ridiculed the women in poems. The tax
was only 3 cents per pound, yet it was a
principle they did not like. Many a
bouncing girl, as the tea f1oated past her
house. poured the tea in the ocean. Peo-
pie still used coffee.
Liberty tea" witnesses the spirit OF
self-sacrifce which the women had Me,,
rule, fight, make treaties, yet woman
has her place. The charms Of woman
carry the day. One woman sent her son
to the war with a pewter sword. 'Kath-
crime Greene loved her home, yet when
small box broke out in the American
army, she gave her house and furniture
as hospital. Faith Turnbull had fine
cloak given by Count Rochambeau, yet
when the collection was taken up for the
army, she gave it. People will give
up the necessities of life, yet they rebel
when it comes to luxuries. There is a
satisfaction in denying ourselves of ne
cessities, but none in denying ourselves
Of luxuries. This requires great determi-
nation.
The ladies of Philadelphia did much to
sustain the army, and one lady raised a
large amount of money for the Ameri-
cans. Women gave their work, their
hands and their feet Jane Thomas
ran 80 miles to inform the army that the
British were coming. When peace, ma
tional or personal is at stake, sacrifice is
rendered by the women with noble
enthusiasm.
Liberty tea witnesses the ingenuity
Of these women. When they said that
British goods were not to be imported
they made their own clothes. In ITO,
the graduating class Of Harvard College
were dressed in homespun. Henry Lloyd
had all his clothes made at home. June
Goth, 1910, lady went to an entertain
ment where 20 spinning wheels were go
ing. Many inventions came about in
these times. In the war women did all
kinds Of service.
Nancy Hart guarded a fort, and when
the enemy were seen she put on mans
clothes, and the other women did the
same. They fred a few cannons and
gained victory. This was oft repeated.
Women made bullets. Their pewter plates
were nodded into bullets, and they mold
ed the statue of George the III into bull
let's. The good women continued to keep