Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-06-05
W.C.T.U. COLUMN !.
REPORT OF THE W. C. T. u. CON-
VENTlON HELD At NEWPORT
MAY rs AND 20.

Woman's Christian Temperance Union
was held in the Baptist church at
Newport, May 25 and 26. The morn
ing session opened with small at
tendance, SO the real work of the
cow ention commenced at the noon
hour, where after having done ample
Justice to the bountiful dinner fur
nished by Newport ladies in the COM
modious parlors of the church, the
greetings by Mrs. Cummings, Presi-
ent of Newport Union were followed
by toasts and responses by Rev. Mr..
Dutton of the Congregational church
and Rev. Mr.. Hamilton of the M. e.
church and others. Mr.. Ranney rep
resented the Anti Saloon Lea que; he
said it was a union of the business
men to enforce the law and to have a
cleaner and more law abiding COM
munity, therefore it went hand in
hand with the Woman's Temperance
Union.
Business of the afternoon session
was taken up and carried out in order
of program. Rev. Mr.. Granger of
Irasburgh being obliged to leave was
asked to address the convention. He
gave very interesting account of
the changes in social customs since
his remembrance in the practice of
selling and giving away liquors, of
the amount of cider thought to be
needed. One farmer put in 90 barrels
of cider and thought he had a scant
supply. He signed the pledge when
mere boy and thought it a great
safeguard to him. One great obstacle
to reform work is the lax observance
of the Sabbath. There is a Goddess,
unholy influence going out from Sun
day gatherings. In the home a more
careful remembrance of the Sabbath
should be insisted upon by parents.
Mrs. Paddock, the County President,
gave in her address brief outline of
the origin and growth of our work.
The great need to agitate, to keep our
literature and principles before the
public. The need gilmore subscribers
to our temperance papers; especial
ly the Union Signal should be in every
Union, in every home.
The PASTORS Hour was one of in
terest. Rev. Mr.. DutGon said he
signed the pledge after listening to a
temperance address by Rev. M.
Granger, when he was too young to
write his own name, and spoke of
the change in temperance usages since
then. Increase of temperance litera-
ture, Temperance libraries, and of
J total abstainers; gain in public SEN
timent in regard to the habits of en-
ployees in all departments of labor;
gain in our large legislative bodies,
in scientific temperance institutions.
1t is a question of education, practice,
principle, and a spirit of faith and
love, union of all combined forces
and organizations is necessary in this
great work.
Rev. Mr.. Hamilton sal d that he, too,
signed the pledge at the first temper
ance lecture he ever heard. He spoke
of the work done by the Woman's
Christian Union, and of the enlarged
opportunities for women that have
come TO her from it's many sided work.
No organization on the face of the
| earth was ever SO laid in sacrifice and
prayer as this, and it's work is bene
diction to all with whom it is connect
ed. The last organization, the Anti
Saloon League bids fair to be an eff
Gent co helper. The two are work
ing side by side. The fathers and
mothers, the boys and girls should
work in harmony SO long as there is
one to save from the drunkard,s fate.
The parties of this country should
be a unit in all that forwards the
cause of temp erance, the cause of
| humanity.
Rev. Mr.. Bole spoke of the pleas
ure he has in coming from Maine to
Vermont to find the same spirit of
unity in temperance sentiment. The
church stands today more than ever
before for all that makes men a nd
women what they ought to be; in ell
evating the home and all that makes
for a higher life.
Rev. Mr.. Small of Derby said: ssIrise
to say I have been converted within
| the last two years to be a prohibition
ist. stand for the protection of the
home, the destruc ton of the saloons.
We need enthusiasm to give strength
and support to all our church work"
Mrs. K. L. Stevenson of sBoston,
President of Massachusetts, W. @. T.U.