Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-03

Ocean Grove as a Summer resort is n 0ted
for lis opportunity for spiritual and intel
lectual nplift. Two days nearly following
the Assembly, July rs and rs, were de-
voted to the consideration OF the moral
reforms undertaken by the WOman's Chris
tian Temperance Union. This was the
annual School of Methods of the State
Society.
The best Of music was furnished by
Professor Weeden, the lady e0rnetest, a
Prohibition male quartet of Elizabeth, and
Mrs. NJ Werner, Of Haddonfeld.
Women from seven States delivered adj
dresses, spoke briefly, read papers or con-
Quoted the devotional exercises Some of
the subjects considered, we're Peace and
ArbItratIon,n I" Young Women's Work, I"
" The Means of Training Foreigners in
Total Abstinence and the Pracucability
of Substitutes for Alcoholics in Medicine1
Mrs Teaks,an experienced Evangelist from
California, gave helpful Bible reading,
and spoke on social purity.
Why / am a Re'ormer,n was the sub
ject thoughifully and ably presented by
the Cor. Sec'y, Mrs. |. II. Demarest, of
Closter
With the knowledge that no one liveth
to himself, and no one dieth to himself
she said that we must all feel a RESPONSE
biIity for all those whose lives in any Way
touch our own. 1t is useless to say with
Uriah Heap humility my actions are un-
Influential Her reasons, as summarized,
for being a temperance reformer, were
because of the dangers threatening home
lite, because she is her brothers. keeper"
because she is patriot, because science
demonstrates the evil effects of liquor, and
because her religion demands all possible
effort for The uplIft of humanity.
Dr. Lowrie, leader of the Young Peoples
meetings, Dr. HanlOn, and the Association
President, Bishop Fitzgerald, gave hearty
greeting. The latter said that he votes
for the aDnihilati0n of the liquor traffic
and that OF all the beuefcient institutions
in the world he places the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union second only to the
Christian church He added all your
work is planned in accordance with the
directions of Gods word aud an institu-
tuition that stands for piinciple will abide.
1t is mOekery for people aud church assem-
Dlies TO say that the liquor traffic is the
greatest evil in the world, and cannotb g
legaized without sin, when they turn aud
vote for its continuance. God has con
roversary to-day with His church for this
inconsistency.
Oae of the evening addesses was given
by Miss Jessie A. AckeTman, who has spent
nine years in cIrceing the globe for the
purpose of organizing and Strengthening
Women's Christian Temperance Unions, so
that now all the nations of the world are
united under the White Ribbon Banner.
Miss Ackerman told of her observations OF
the results of British expansion. When
ever this nation has colonized she has intro
duced the evils OF liquor, gambling, opium
and impuTity. These vices with the fire.
quent unjust treatment of the natives have
greatly Murdered the progress of the Cos
pei among them. II is painful to realize
that we can see similar state of affairs
following our governments control of Cuba
and the Philippines
1.-THE New European Temperance Move
mentn was the sui ject of MIS- NJ G Stuck
enburg, of Mass. She had lived fourteen
years in Berlin while her husband was
pastor of the American church. She gave
bright picture of the outlook in several
counties, emitting England. Scientists are
or have been carefully investigating the eff
fects of alcoholics on the body, and the
results of the drinking customs on politi-
cal and social life. The publications OF
these men are widely read, and total alb
stinence societies are becoming more and
more common. Many labor agIlators are
temperance workers also.
The subject of the relation of our organi-
zation to wage earners in all countries was
also considered by Mrs. Stuckenburg at
another time. She urged Co operation with
the Consumers League which is working
against the sweat shop system.
Many other good thoughts both new and
old came before this inspiring School of
Methods.