Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-07-03
w. C. T. u. COLUMN.

Methodist church recently. The
church was beautifully decorated with
flowers, potted plants, evergreens,
etc., as it was Childrens' Day. Mrs.
Paddock presided, and the choir IS
sisted with good old hymns in which
the congregation joined.
Mrs. N. III. Kinney gave an interest
ing report of the County convention
lately held at Newport. She report
ed the convention to have been ZONE
of our BEST" After mentioning many
interesting speakers and superintend-
ents' reports, and speaking of our
beloved Mrs. Read and Mrs. Steven
son at some length, she came to
Judge Thompson's address. Mr..
Thompson's address at Newport was
considered one of his best. He spoke
of the evils caused by intemperance-
not only by the offenders, who were
the victims of drink and were sunk in
sin and poverty, but of the broadcloth
offenders who carried on their unholy
traffic under the guise of public bene-
factors, the druggists. He said in
| temperance was the cause of most of
the divorces, was the cause of most of
the poverty, fills our jails and aims
houses, and brides the {offcers of the
law. What man, having found good
business man to manage a large
property would DE going the rounds
changing from one to another be-
cause it was their turn to have good
position, but this is what our people
are doing, passing Offices around to
without any regard to their fitness or
unfitness.
When Judge Thompson cameto the
SupremeIbench the temperance judges
were in the minority. Now they were
all temperance men. He said no
| honest Judge would have an unfaith-
full officer of the law receive payment
for his services. IF officers knew they
would not be paid unless they were
faithful to their trusts they would be
more careful in regard to carrying
out the law. When Judge Thompson
first began the practice of law he had
occasion to attend court in Lamoille
county. He had not been there long
when during recess he saw long
line of men going to certain room in
the building and returning like
funeral procession, wiping their
mouths and looking solemn. Today
this has become thing of the past, so
there is some gain, and he hoped our
mothers in the W. @. T. U. would
keep Eon sowing good seed in the
hearts of our children and youth, for in
them issthe hope of our country.
These are only few thoughts from
his straightforward, plain, unvarnish-
ed statement of facts. Rev. Mr.. Dut
ton added few words at the close of
the evenings exercises. He said in
old times when Judge Thompson and
he were in school together, at lyceums
it was foregone conclusion if Judge
Thompson had the affirmative he
would ibe on the negative, and vice
versa, but tonight he was on the same
side with the Judge.
She was followed by the Rev. Mr..
Morse, pastor of the Gong. church,
who spoke on Christian Citizenship.
Mr.. Morse said: "The grand aim of
our fOrefathers was to form Chris
tian Estate. Washington taught that
religion and education were the safe
guards of our country. The carrying
ont IF Hhricfio,, o;,~lo ~,
day life is Christian citizenship. 1t is
to be Christian in politics as well as
religion. To vote as you pray. There
will always be parties in our politics
and always christian men in every
party. The bosses know that great
many of these men vote straight
ticket without taking pains to ascer-
tain about the character of the men
for whom they are voting. If all good
men would vote for good men only,
the 'bosses' would stop putting up
disreputable men on the tickets. Six
and half million of voters in our
country are professed Christians
Christian meD own over half the
wealth of our country. Three fourths
of our colleges are under Christian
management. If these forces should
combine do you think our laws would
remain unenforced and the saloon
still be running full blast?'
This was followed by a paper on
"Peace and Arbitration" by Mr.. A.
@. Cole, principal of the academy.
We here give few thoughts from it:
''This subject is especially appro-