The Princeton union., 1900-04-26

;. through the courtesy of the UNION this space
intendent assumes all responsibility tor the
sentlments and statements contained herein.
1,sMd'1 our Motto: For God and Home and Native
Our Badge: A knot of white ribbon.
Our Aims: Home protection, prohibition Of
tne liquor traffic, equal suffrage, one standard
OF % morals, and the bringing about Of q better
public sentiment.
Mrs. EEFIE 4; BuRGAN, President,
Mrs. j JENNIE WooDCoCK, Secretary,
MRS. ADA FARNHAM, Treasurer.
We appreciate the article from
the Alexandria Post-Nears in last
weeks UNION, since it touches on
one of the lines of work carried on
by the w. G. T. u.
There is perhaps no department
of work more thoroughly practi-
cal than the mothers meetings.
The Neac Crusade, a monthly
magazine, published by DR.. Mary
Wood Allen, Ann Arbor, Mich,
should be in every home.
Since the great crusade of 1884
one of the greatest works has been
to educate young women to. a
higher sense of duty and respon-
sibility, that they may become bet
ter mothers, and to help young
mothers too know how to care for
their God given treasures. Hun
dreds of mothers have testified to
the great good done and yet we
know of cases in and around our
own little town where troublesome
children are kept drunk through
downright ignorance.
Excellent reports of WORK done
show an ever increasing interest
and while we cannot reach all
mothers we know that many homes
are blessed with wives and mothers
who have gained help in these
meetings and live with an ambition
to make home the most attractive
place, to cook every article of food
in the best possible way, to use no
remedies in sickness that contain
alcohol and choose the best litera-
ture for young and old, in fact to
live and be just what we would
have our children when they be-
come men and women. Again we
are trying to instill into the very
lives OF young women that no mat
ter how pure and good they may
be If they choose a life partner
who is below their level of }1qrity,
the sin of the father may be repro
duced in his child.
| Yes America needs a new cru.
SADIE. Since DR.. Dio Lewis
touched the key note and
"Mother'' Thompson and Stewart
ehampioned the cause, the mothers
have never ceased to pray and helr
answer their own prayers.
Now if the new crusade shall
arouse the fathers to a sense od
their great responsibility till in
every nook and corner shall be
found Fathers Christian Temper.
ance Unions we shall begin TO be-
lieve Gods kingdom has come on
earth. Then we shall not hea,
boys say II guess 1 ann no namby
pamby girl; / can smoke and
drink if l choose my father does,
and l can and will. What can
mother say!"
A boy who has for years been 4
drunkard told me he had the best
mother that ever lived and when
he grew to be a man his purpose
was to honor her, but his father
took him into a saloon and gave
him his first glass and since that
day he has never had decent re.
spect for his father or himself. ]
said your pity for your deal
mother should help you to reform.
He turned away with a sadness be-
yond description in his face and
said, too late! She died with q
broken heart and / never knew OF
it for months.
| Start up the crusade oh fathers.
And help to quell the foe
That rules to ruin homes and state.