Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-22

"The call to meat some need comes
IN an hour when we think not. The
door of opportunity opens suddenly
unexpectedly; anu unless one is ready
OH the instant 10 enter il closes. -
The Christian Endeavor World.
The Union Signal of September 9Th.
contains the following earnest appeal
for the observance of Children's
Harvest Home and Membership
Crusnde Day: September 2Sth mas
heen for years sacred day In white,
ribbon annals. Upon that day 80 years
ago our great leader first saw the light
ana entered upon her life mission OF
light. giving. THIS year the day will
have n new and yet more sacred mean
ing. 1t will be her first birthday on
the othos side What that will mean
to her who of ua can dream? But what
the day ought to msan to us We already
know. How can We better observe it.
how can wefmore truly hallow it, than
by following out the line of work in
dictated In the very name by which
she herself baptized it, Children
Harvest Hnme and Membership CRU
sade Day?' We can build no nopler
monument to FrGnues Willard than by
extending the nrinciples to the pro-
mitigation. Of which she gave her
precious life We can do nothing more
fully in harmony with her radiant
spirit than to bring others into the
radius of the influences which go out
from our great organization. And
surely We can not build upon surer
Foundation than upnn the childhood nf
our land. Will not each local union the
country over obHerve this day as she
would have had it observed? Let US
work carefully, eonscien tiously, prac-
tically. in businesslike manner for
new members. Let US use all ths old
methods that have for years been used
and as many new amos as the combined
ingenuity OF each local union can del
wise: let US utilize our children, our
young people, our young mens ind
maidens, and those upon whose bfnw !
rest the crown Of gray hairs; let us
| together with long pull and n strong
pull and determined consecraied
effort seek to increase our membership
this year as nerer before. II We would
come up to the convention at st. Paul
numbering thousands in addition ia
those who we're with us last year,
would we not feel that her birthday
had been, fittingly observed, anu her
memorial in human hearts built upon
still securer foundations. :"
The Union Signal 'alao thus tells OF
"a New Reform - 1.-THE Leagus tqr
social service has 6esn incorporated,
with Josiah String DIS presidsut and
headquarters at 2S7s Fourth avenue,
New York City. Mrs. Mary Lowe
Dickinson and Mrs. Margaret SanasteI
are on the board Of directors and the
list OF members comprising the advi.
sury council includes the names Of
N iss Jano Adams of Huh House, Chi.
cage; Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer.
Bishops Hurst. Potter and Vincent,
Mr.. Richard Watson Glider and tht
Reys. Charles II. Parkhurst and Ed
ward Ererett Halls. The object Of the
Leagus is to educate public opinion
Eud this popular conscience, from thu
enlightening and quickening of which
must come every needed reform,
whether moral, political, industrial ol
social. The method includes az the
preparation and systematic distribution
of literature; ~ bureau of informa
tion, and t3) lecture bureau. The
literature which will be unseutariar
anu non-partisan, will discuss needed
reforms and deal with the many sub
jects related to social bettermsnt.
will be adapted to all classes and trans
lated into as many languages as may b,
necessary to reach our polyglot popula
tion. 1t is expected that the variou
Young peoples societies in thu
churches will co operate in the eyste
matte distribution of the leaflets, 30 a
to reach the million. The bureau o
information will indicate the lates
sources of information regarding ptsa
ent-day problems, whether religious
moral, philanthropic, industrial, socia
or civic. The lecture bureau will nr
range lecture courses and secure lee
turera on social problems.
A recent number of The Christian
Endeavor World contains the following
Message" to itH readers by Mrs
Mary II. Hunt. w. G. L. U. superin
,endsnt of scientific temperance educa
tion: GAN history shows that an erro
entertained and acted on will brin
calamity in proportion TO the GREATNESS
of the error. The popular notion tina
little alcohol. especially in the lighte
liquors, as wine, beer and cider, j
, harmless has been acted upon for gen
erations by the human family. Th
harvest of this popular error is th
drink tragedy which is darkening live
J of high and low, hlighting homes Of b
grades, weakening the moral fibre I
society and thereby imperiling gov
ernment Of ths people. All publ
schools hut four in the UnitBd State
are under the temperance educatio
laws. TO see to 1t TINT every child /
your public schools is getting the war;
ing knowiegs concerning the danger q
beginning the use of these charaete:
destroying, death dealing substances
u knowledge which is his legal right
is your duty, citizen. III you thus aci
MS surely as truth will dispel error an
it's consequences. the near coming Ger
tury will see the end of the drip
, curse. - Mrs Hunts ''Msseage
merits wide publication, and We will !
glad to have editors throughout th
I State help us pass il on. -
DIR. SAMUEL ELIOT DEAD.
+. Was President of TRINITY College From ISG