The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-16
". C. I. J.. ANNIVERSARY
Lafayette Union Held It's
Yearly Rally Last Eve
ming in Dr. Kom-
mers Church.

The Lafayette w. c. T. u. last evening
held its anniversary in the Lafay-
cite Dutch Reformed Church. Scripture
was read by Mrs. Powell, and the ReV.
DR.. Kommers gave an Introductory ad-
dress, in the absence of the Rev. Dr.
Wilding. the speaker of the evening, VINO
had not yet arrived. There was also a
solo, HAS Father Been Here?' by MISS
Murphy. BY this time DR.. Wilding put IN
an appearance, and was introduced with
several pretty compliments by Mrs. Cum
ming. president of the Union, who pre-
sided.
1T is always a help to US, SAID Ut.
Wilding in introducing his speech, be
fore we speak to have all the nice things
said about us, or we might not have them
said at ALL" Then in continuing his
speech. First of all the only shameful
thing about a battle with wrong IS TO pc
on the wrong side. 1t is lonesome, though
to b. in a small company. 1t gives US the
blues. I nave often had this lonesome
feeling come over me in his Work.
From here the speaker went on to show
how in the old prophetic days all the
prophets and later the disciples and even
Christ himself had this lonesome feeling,
saying: But in spite of this lonesomeness
of spirit that comes to Gods people, II Is
the atmosphere in which many OF our
greatest men grow The people who go
with crowds become mer- driftwood. the
hardest thing anyone can 30 is to try TO
run the universe.
whenever a reformer abuses some
a. -1sA x1o+,,rr. 10 &c ont OF Mace.
1t is the great mistake of the temper-
ance workers to accus people of having
bad motives. 1t is much better to accuse
bad people of having good motives than
to accuse good people of having bad
motives.
There is a view that all good men and
women should take. and that is to see the
battle before them and see it with open
eyes. Then we should enter into a cove
nant never to be still. l believe we nave
reached that stage in the temperance
work where silence is criminal. This is
a world of fight, and / begin to believe
that God has put the fight in. us to an
tagonize wrong Then after speaking in
detail of the harm done by the army can
teen. DR.. Wilding spoke of the temper
dACS WOIh Z nc AOAAC ~
pulpit, saying, IF the pulpit keeps still
the drinking habit comes into the church..
There is more drinking in the Christian
Church today than there was fifteen
years ago. I am afraid we have lost
on the total abstinence question
III that time DR.. Wilding also spoke
of the ground being gained on the total
abstinence question in the business world.
In most large houses today, said ne,
head partners are total a~bstainers
on business principles. They wear the
white ribbon on the inside"
At the conclusion of this address DR..
Wilding was honored with the Chau-
tauqua salute, and as some OF the audi
ence began to leave. Mrs. Cumming an
nounced that the best was yet to come
and proceeded TO take up a collection,
after which. n a few words from Mrs.
Story, the county president, refreshments,
which probably constituted Mrs. Cum
ming's ambiguous best to come" were
served. During the evening a report of
the years work was rendered, including
the treasurer's report, which showed q
on hand of SIS. So.