Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-07-06
THE TEMPERANCE TEMPLE.
Plan to Help the Enterprise In Chicago
Bow 1t MAY 10 Done.

Mrs. Matilda B. Carsc, president of the
chicago Central Womens Christian Tenn
perance union, was the founder of the
Temple The building occupies one Of the
llpest sites in Chicago, is l3 stories high,
cost N,265, 900 and is said to be the finest
of it's kind in the world.
The object of the building was to afford
eadquarters for the National and Worlds
| w. c. r. T., to furnish hall that should
nc as attractive as the Gilded saloon, where
religious services should he hold daily
and the tempted be led to "A higher ana
peter place of living, and by the rental
| of the balance of such a vast building Sc
cure funds with which to carry on the
Temperance work.
A board Of temple trustees of which Mrs
Carse was, and is. the president were
legally Incorporated under the laws Of She
state of Illinois. stock company was
formed and the building erected from
money secured by the sale Of stocks and
bonds. It was occupied May 1872. The
Ten lie trustees had the option Of the
building for twelve years. When paid for
1t was to be decided to the National Wo-
mems Christian Temperance union. Tn
til paid for it was to them an affiliated in
terest.
/ They endorsed it, secured money for it
and encouraged others to contribute and
invest in bonds The financial crisis of
the past few years which has wrecked
hindcred the plans of its founder.
/ Some became discouraged and at The
/ asst national convention held in st. Paul
/ was lropTsd by the ". c. r. i. as an
f'iiatcd interest. ard the impression has
gone out that the temple has been aban-
doned. Such Is not the case. The Tenn
pie trustees. The Young Peoples Chris
tian Temperance union, hosts of white
ribhoners, and all that wish To sec the
building made a memorial of Frances T..
willard. VINO gave her lii, for the cause
are still putting forth heroic efforts to
save II. What does this building mean
/ US? Miss Willard sld 1t means more
! han might at first appear 1t stands for
purity and sobrety. for truth and
righteousness. 1t is woman's protest
against the greatest evil of the 18th CEN
fury.
/ In its archives are the flags. banners, re-
cords and other valuable documents be-
longing to our organization. There are
$500 saloons in Chicago voicing the senti-
ment of the liquor traffic and but one
building in the wide world voicing the
sentiment AMI prayers of the organized
womdnhood of America against tha traffic
hat curses and degrades the home. Wo-
men of limited means invested money in
bonds thinking it safe and that IL would
help a good caise.
At the Buffalo convention, the last Miss
Willard ever attended. she said We
arc in debt. not legally, but morally. to
the bondh1lders. l shall never rest what
time | have to live till that debt Is paid"
Ninety thousand dollars will finish pay
ing the bonds. To meet this, Willard
Memorial Circles are heing formed. Any
one man or woman may become member
by paying 800
Eight hundred thousand dollars moro
will free tho entire building from debt
$1,000 shares Of 5000 each Will raise the
S0060 needed.
\ large chart containing $1,000 squares
has been pl1 ,cd in the Temple People
are asked to pledge one or more shares on
condition that the whole amount Is raised
Many would he glad to help the Temple
enterprise if they knew their money
would not be lost. If sure It could all he
raised. This plan seems perfectly safe.
for no ona pays A cent until the whole is
pledged, Miss willard said what oight
TO be done oan be done. We ought to own
the Tomplc.'
Any ono Wishing to help In this matter
by paying $50 to redeem the bonds or
Ivy pledging one or more shares may send
the same to the State superintendent,
MRS. 4. F.SMITH
Manchester Centre. Vt.