New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09
dence. r. l.. and these words of the Psaimist
especially applicable to her:
"orhy gentleness hath made me great"

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especially applicable to her:
""Thy gentleness hath made me great
WORD FROM NEw-ZEALAND.
Miss Wizards tender interest In her colaborers
ia beautiful to see. Their Joys and woes are hers,
and she Is intimately associated In every work they
do The work OF Miss Powell the corresponding
secretary Of the W. c. T. L. In New-Zealand, has
given Miss Willard the greatest possible interest,
and in a recent letter to Miss Willard Miss Powell
says:
We are constantly receiving fresh light upon the
recent local option poll and. as time goes on are
more and more encourages as 10 our own posio, n
and more and more sorrowtu at the deceit and cor
r,iption which are brought 10 light. we ncVei
shall know the strength Of our vote. which wa
much greater than it appears though even ne
IS 372 no-lcense votes with which We are officially
for r' thankfulne:s TO have than doubled our
vote in two years and nine months Is surrey d
can add anothe- $1,000 the victory will be ours.
The votes in different districts seem to have been
but all the mistakes and bunders seem to have
favored the drink party have n1 nfa FOR oi
license though I'm numberless instances the reverse
has been true. The voting papers read as follows:
II vote that the present number OF licenses De
Il vote that the present number of licenses be
II vote that no license be granted
AS each eector can vote on two ISSUES we were
the top line when. II no-license failed to be car,
RED our votes would also stand for reduction and
at all our meetings up and down the country.
Hundreds voted thus only TO find subsequently
that in certain districts such votes either dis
carded as Informal or counted only for reduction.
one feature OF the struggle was the marked way
In which all temperance bodies throughout the
colony acted IN concert with the Prohibition
League We are highly favored in this land in our
grand LEADERS, the Is brothers to whom all are
arfectionately loyal We shall insist upon fresh
legislation whereby past mistakes may be rendered
impossible.
81 am much gratifed." continued Miss Willard. at
the recent action Of the Philadelphia Board of Public
Education. Through the efforts OF the Philadelphia
w. c. r. u, the Board OF Public Education of that
city has placed The School Physiology Journal on
the list Of textbooks to be used I'm the public
schools This Journal is edited by Mrs. Mary IL.
Hunt National Superintendent OF Scientific Tenn
peranoe Instruction.
What of Mrs. Hoffmans trip 10 the Pacific
Coast?"
1.-THE trip was more successful than was expected.
In twenty three days she held thirty-wo meetings
I'm Oregon and received nearly five hundred new
members. who we are informed understood ali
about the pledge and the dues and the member
ship. and will pay their dues II the local union'does
even 1.-THE OF It's duty.
Mrs NJ T.. Kirk general secretary OF the
Wonans Christian Temperance Union OF Victoria.
Australia, will be a delegate to the Worlds w. G..
T. L.. convention In Toronto next October. Mrs.
Kirk Is now In London where she viii attend the
annual meeting OF the British Women's Temper
ance Association Later. on her way to Canada.
she will visit America.