Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-06

For l was an hungered and We gave me
meat: ] was thirsty ana ye gave ne
drink; was stranger ana We TOOK HE
Naked. and We clothed me; / was sick
a nj We visited me: ] was I'm prison. and
We came unto me. st. Matthew; 3-36-S.
The following letter was reGe, wed not moi
iouTning in Augusta for a brief time:
Dear Sister: While visiting in Augusta
for a little while. 1t was my. privilege 10
he the guest OF white ribboner, and
| through her learned more regarding the
grand organization of the w. G. 4. Z.
Than / had ever known before, especially
| the Jail and relief work.
verse with Mrs. NJ. Il. Haskell, the for
mer superintendent of jail work. and moi
withstanding she Is past three score years
and ten her heart is all aglow. and she
still retains her interest. and prefers this
tonic to any other. Her twenty years ana
more of faithful service has made her IN
valuable to the union, and she Is great
help with timely suggestions 70 her suc-
cessor. Tho now laid aside for awhile
she has the comfort of seeing the work
go on I'm His Name"
She related many interesting incidents.
one of which | wish to write you, be-
cause of the remarks / have heard in re-
gard to taking flowers to the jail, and /.
myself have sometimes doubted the adj
| Visibility OF doing this. but am now con-
WINGED that the temperance women know
what they are doing. as this little story
will show.
a rumseller who was an habtual in
mate of the Jail and who seemed TO pre-
| fer confinement TO fine. had been iaborea
with by the committee, for years, SEEM
ingly to no purpose, at last il seemed as
tho patience had almost ceased TO be a
virtue and the superintendent thought
Il will leave him alone for while" One
day going out from her home on her way
to the jail she unconsciously plucned a
flower, and on entering the corridor she
gave this man a passing nod, also the
flower. On her way out after having per-
formed her work. he said to her, Mad
am you do not speak to me nowadays
when you come in No" she said Il
must seek others who seem more inter-
ested But Ut you on, gave me o, ,he NJ, ow wsh
hold Gods flowers from any OF his chill
dren." Then with trembling lip and tear
uimmed eye he said, Perhaps you did
or Course, the mother heart was
touched at once. and talk to the pur-
pose followed. At length he said: Il
now how promise as never would before that
/ will never be in this place again This
was several years ago. and ne mas never
returned. Who can say it does not pay
public opinion?
the kindness, help and council given by
Judge Stevens during his administration
as sheriff and even after his retirement,
for ii was Of vast value 10 the Union as
we'll as help to lift up the fallen. She
also spoke of Mr.. Norton and his cour-
tesy to her, though she did not labor long
during his term of Office.
! realize that ! have already written a
long letter. but l was SO much interested
Union that l must write you about 1t:
wonder If the good citizens of our Capital
| city realize the stnpendousness OF the
dollar in the. treasury. supply clothes.
and keep in the day and Sunday schools
| more than twenty-five worthy poor chill
dren. Many hundreds Of garments are
| families are relieved and made happy.
was told that one OF the committee OF
this department Of work at Christmas
made more than twenty hearts merry.
not only with substantial presents. but
with toys and candy for the dear little
ones whom God loves, yet are not privi-
| are these dear women seeking out and
helping into brighter and more desir-
able life.
When thinking of the financial condi-
ton of this department. which must oft
| en- be an embarrassing one. l wondered
| if the good people whose names are often
seen in print as donors of liberal sums.
to that other grand organization; the
Howard Benevolent Union could not
spare at least small sum for thi; phil
anthrOpic enterprise. and thus feel that
| to carry out the design of their motto,
| 'For God and Home and Every Land"
| You will know by this letter that | did
not leave Augusta, and the home Of this
worker, where had received such an up
white ribbon, and my purpose is not to
settle down into my little corner. and
there hide the talent" believe God has
given me. but the knot of white as 1
Shall look upon it day by day will be an
inspiration to press onward and upward
until we shall have reached the cOnsum-
nation Of our desires, and we shall hear.
.Weli done good and faithful servant.
enter into the Joy Of thy Lord: thou has
been faithful over a few things. and
will make thee ruler over many"
! Yours for temperance and reform,
| L, r