The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-28
Il ". c.. 4. U. RETIT4L.
lta Results rs shown I'm New Members and
Branches Secured by n Six Weeks Campaign.

Its Results ms shown In New Members and
branches Secured by n SIX Weeks Campaign.
The woman's Christian Temperance Union
In this county has q boom. 1t may be hard for
persons given over TO dining ont and similar d.
versions {" believe this. but 1t is go. The mem-
bers have Just finished a six weeks campaign
In this city that proved a fitting climax to their
winters work.
1t was n wonderful campaign in some re-
s2ects. In the first place. the members intend
cd that It should last only three weeks. but the
interest manifested from the outset was so
great that the period was doubled. Then the
scope Of tho campaign broadened to such an
extent that 1t was Le"essary to issue five edi-
lions OF the programme. All were exhausted.
These white ribbcners are nothing II not prac-
tical. They know the value Of advertising as
ell as do the patent medicine men. and they
meeting to get the ball IN motion. The little
leaflets were like magnets to the crowds. and
now ;e campaicn is over many OF the members
than the one which elected MI Mckinley
are Mrs. E.. Frances Lord. President: Mrs.
Emile d. Martin. vice-President Miss Julia
l.. Gates. Recording Seer tary: DR.. Phoebe J.
b. Wait. Treasurer. This city so overshadows
politician. forgels tina: there is any county.
The w. {. TT: women are no exceptions In
this respect. This big. thirsty city is as much
as they can manage without going bcvond II:
When asked what the w. G.. 7. L. women had
Leen doing all winter long and what they had
acco nplished. Miss Colman. the Corresponding
Secretary. who prosides ovsr the headquarters
at ~ Bible House. answered:
For long time the New York County Union
has been planuit e to invite Mrs. Helen L. Bull
lock TO conduct a campaign for us; Mrs. Bull
lock Is from E,mira. \: y. and Is one Of our
ganizers. Finally we fixed the last sunday in
January for the opening dav OF that cainpaign.
appointed. They issued an appeal to pastors.
sisters. and Chrlattan friends. This appenl
lies and friendly ministers OF the gospel, and
was sent or presented personally to many
pastors OF churches. city missionaries. and
"ihe air. at Hrst was to secure engage
ments. afternoon and evening. In a ctferent
response was SO cordial that the time was ex-
tended to six weeks with almost no difficulty.
THIS showed gratifying confidence in the TN
promise OF tho best RESULT. Tho ability and
w%insomeness OF Mrs. bullock attracted good
audiences. with few exceptions. and her pro-
sentation of the temperance cause and work
gained the attention OF the thoughtful and
hopeful. They soon BEGAN to ask for organtza-
| lions thas they might do similar work.
"Mrs. Bullo;k's method was to ask. after
s ssesnts would S' pass through sni the net Audience nst tax a
Ing names and pinntnE on the white ribbons.
no pledge 8 simple enough: i hereby SOL
EMMY promise. tod helping me, to abstain
from all distilled. fermented. and mali liquors.
including wine. beer. and cider. aud To employ
Sraoic in the Same. We'll. these signer. re.
NAMED after the denartt re of the rest OF tho
usually perfecting iheir organization Mt a sub
seauent meeting. Thirteen new unions have
thus been formed, ranging all tho way from
Woods ock. above tn" Harlem. The aggre.
gate OF NV %niembers is not yet known. but IL
will CertainlG not fall short OF 800. These
will all mud meeting places In t"eir own locali-
lies. mostly In the churches IN which the r or
ranizauon was effected; and from which their
from week to wrek. each union Will gather in
new members. 80 tho 800 are merely n nucleus
around which we hone hund eds and hundreds
OF other pledge signers Will gather. These
unions meet weekly. monthly, or s-mi-month-
ly. as they pleas. ont hey always send tn ir
President TO represent thcn at this monthly
me. Ing Of the County Executive Committee.
adding i've or more deieg ties TO the quar-.
lerly ard annual conventions. There are now
more thnn twenty unions In this CITY. auxilia! y
TO the State and county.
depends on their chOIce. which Is l0rc or ess
influenced by their surroundings. In some tho
preference Is for gospel tempe ance meetings.
rescue work, prison and ial work: In others.
for Juvenile work. mothers meet lngs. y rl0r
meellnes; or work amoag .canrn. speo,ally
such work. One lnral union holds II gospul
tempo ano, meeting for the women in tho
eral others is u visit the Island once u week Ia
cheer and comfort those desir'nR to reform.
and 10 win others. II II astonishing tho num-
Der vii" are thus rescued from their evil Ways
and won 10 a higher life.
Undoubtedly the most hopeful line OF work
that we are following is that for tho children.
IL IL far better TO keen them from the drink
hanit than To rescue them from T.. We ind
IL Impossible here In New York city, ard IN
deed in ,nrst other places, Ia Keen The t"mnta-
tiOn t. drink from them. 30 our main effort
Ia directed toward convincing them ihaL strong
drirG is a poison. his rake- form IN the tenn
perance schools known as LOYAL Temperance
Legions, Bande of Hone. SUNDAY : bonl-,
Junior En- eAVOrsr~. Epwnrth Leagues. and
other Young peoples sDcIrties. These have
an ample literature. adapte TO tho r prCiaI
needs. which II kapi here at headquarters with
other temperance sUOnli, 8, from spe. kers
down. and can bo had on arbitration any after
noon. except TUESDAY. Another ImuortAnl
division OF juvenile work f. that for scientific
trmp-rRnct iustrucIion 10 the puolic schools,
The County Union shared In the work OF get
ting The recent law passed. aud We expect &C
take further active measures in getting " oaE
risd cut"