The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-18

land to close up the saloons and billiard
halls, but [ want to say you may close
them up, but if you don't give the
young men some place to go to to
spend their evenings, they will go in
little groups to club rooms where they
will be drinking and gambling. You
may close up the saloons and billiard
| halls, but you have got to give the
young men something in their place.
was in Kansas a few years ago. They
were rejoicing that they had closed up
all of the saloons. At the hotel / went
| to, some young men were on one side
of me and some on the other. drinking
and gambling. Now, the young men
| have no place to spend their evenings.
| The churches are closed every night
in The week except the Sabbath and
| possibly Wednesday; the saloons are
open every day in the week, day and
night, and are running the young men
| all over the land If one
man is saved in this city by means Of
| this association, it will pay you well
for all the money you have expended. -
| The newly formed Mems Association
of Union Church has adopted the fol-
| lowing constitution:
Article Name: The name of this
organization shall be THE Mems AS
sooiation of Union Church"
Article II-Object The object of the
association shall be the promotion of
the intellectual and social interests of
the members, and the general interests
| of Union Church and congregation.
Article III-Officers: The officers of
the associat ton shall be a president,
e-president, secretary and treasurer,
| who shall be nominated by nominat-
ing committee appointed at the meet
ing next preceding the annual meeting
and who shall be elected by ballot at
the annual meeting, and whose duties
shall be those which usually pertain
to these officers. In addition to the
above, there shall be an executive COM
rnittee consisting of the officers, presir
dent president. secretary, treas
urer and three members who shall be
elected by ballot. 1t shall be the duty
of the executive committee to arrange
the general program for the year and
confer with and advise the chairman
of special committees respecting their
! specific work.
Article Membership: All adult
male members of our church and CON
gregation shall be eligible to member
ship in the association and shall be-
come members by signing the consti-
tuition and paying membership fee OF
80 cents.
Article V-Meetings Meetings shall
Ne uelQ nlOHIuly lIOiIl OCLOlEI 10 MAY
on the second Tuesday, or. for especial
reasons upon such dates as the execu-
tive committee shall recommend. The
last meeting, in May, shall be the an
nual meeting. Special meetings may
be held at the call of the president.
The Searchlight, issued by the Church
of Christ, makes the following com
ment on the recent vote for license:
ha oit
voted in favor of the licensed saloon by
a plurality of 1860 votes The plurality
one year ago was 2015, so we see an
education of public sentiment that is
telling for the temperance cause. Well
we need to be educated. We should
be made to realize that we have some
thing more to do than go to the polls
and vote. With some more temper
ance, education, coupled with organ
lied personal hard work, Worcester we
believe, can be carried for no-license
another year"
Drs Conrad, futile, Scott and Lewis,
in conference together a week or more
since agreed that the highest interests
of all churches would be best sub
served if music programs were not pub
lished in the daily papers in advance.
Accordingly, it will be their policy not
to permit such publication, nor will
they give any notices of services an
nouncing special subjects except those
that appear in the regular column of
church notices. 1t is their purpose to
announce their sermon themes in the
regular church notice. This, however,
er, when full programs will be given to
the press.
Elaborate programs of Christmas
music will be given in the churches of
the city generally next Sunday.
: The annual "Forefathers' supper of
Grace Church will be given in the
church vestry, Thursday evening.
The cadets of Grace Church will give
an entertainment in the vestry, Tues
day evening.
There will be a supper and social for
the members of the parish of Union
Church, over 10 years of age, Tuesday
evening. An illustrated magazine will
furnish the entertainment of the even
ing.
The standing committee of Union
Church meets in the vestry Wednesday
evening at 8.45.
The Christmas festival of the Bible
school of Union Church win be held
Tuesday evening, December 26.
The beautiful year book of Union
Church. which was printed in an edi-
ton of 500 COPIES, has met with the
heartiest approval. Already the supply
is exhausted and there is talk of an
other edition
The semi annual business meeting OF
the Y. p. S. c. f. of Piedmont Church
will be held Monday evening. A
monthly social will follow it and re-
freshments will be served.
Piedmont Church meets in the parlors
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock Mrs
A. H. Coolidge will speak on Island
Missions
The Piedmont Literary and Social
Union will meet with Mr. and Mrs
James e. Orr, 1923 Main street, Tues
day evening, at 7.45.
The annual meeting of the Sunday
school of Piedmont Church will be held
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