The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-05
EVENING SESSION.
Addresses OF Welcome by the Mayor
and Prominent Pastors.

The evening session opened with de-
votional exercises by Mrs. Ruth Baker,
the former corresponding secretary of
the Massachusetts w. C. T. u. This
was followed with a selection by Plym-
outh Church quartet, in whose charge
was the evening music.
His Honor Mayor Dodge was intro
duced and said:
Tt was with considerable trepidation
that l accepted the invitation to be
present on this occasion. l had a fear
that l was to be used as some sort of
horrible example; but when l found
that it was merely a desire to see the
mayor of one of the purest cities in the
commonwealth, | felt it my duty to
come. Worcester is the cleanest city Of
its size in the commonwealth or in New
England. 1t is hardly possible to real
iZe until you go to the other side and
comprehend the extensive charitable
work which is being done. We lose
sight of 1t and are prone to believe that
selfishness is on the incline. But when
we step aside from the hurrying cur
rent of business and see the organiza-
, tons that are devoting their time and
labor to this work, we come to the con-
clusion that the good in the human
heart is on the increase and not on the
decline. Today, ! suppose the world
has never seen a day when charity of
such magnitude has been so prominent.
We have done exactly in this branch of
our existenc what we have done in the
business world. We have syste1natized.
you belong to an organization that
possesses these attributes, and yourworlx
is good. We are glad to welcome you
to this city of ours. We hope your
stay will be pleasant, and that you will
depart from our city with the best of
wishes for the heart of the common
wealth"
Next were introduced the Future
temperance hosts" Charlie Newton of
Worcester being the first. He deliv-
cred an excellent speech and was fol-
lowed by Miss Sarah Watson of Lei
cester, who welcomed the delegates in
behalf of Worcester county SOUTH tell
ing what children could do for temper
ance.
Rev. DR.. Archibald McCullagh was
the next speaker He said in part:
Il think our honored mayor paid you
one of the greatest compliments pos
sible when he spoke of the good morale
OF the city for it is due to the women
rather than to the able politicians that
this is true. 1 have. as pastor Of this
church, to welcome you to this church
Your work is distinct; you are a band
Of women bonded together to put down
drink traffic and all the evils that go
with it.
When we calmly contemplate upright
men, the men. creating laws and en-
forcing laws to foster the manufacture
of that which paralyzes industry and
produces more miseries in the country
than all other evils combined, it seems
extraordinary. The w C. T. u does
not believe that the circling of the
globe with a zone of intemperance is
the proper work of man, and with God s
help 1t must stop. God and one always
constitutes majority. and God and
the w. c. T. II. are stronger than all
the evil In this country. / welcome
you to the city. hope your delibera-
lions here will not only add more
strength in the local union, but when
the city once more grapples With the
no-license question you may make a
record for yourself
Rev. George w King, Phi. D.. smoke
in behalf of the Methodists in Worces-
ter and the state.
I'VE welcome you. We are glad to see
you. am pleased to welcome you in be-
half Of the ten Methodist churches in