Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-06-06
W. c. T. U. COLUMN.


w. c. T. U. COLUMN.
Conducted by the members Of the ". C. 7.
U.l
There will be a called meeting OF the
w. G. T. u. Saturday at 8 o'clock in
the Baptist church. to complete ar
rangements for the county meeting on
June IL and Is.
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According to II. II. Hadley. an ex-
cellent authority of New York, More
than ten millions Of the people in the
United States drink intoxicating Ii
quors habitually."
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A New York brewer said: 1.-THE
church people can drive US when they
try. and we know It. Our hope is
working after they grow tired. and
continuing to work 365 days in the
year."
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1t is sad commentary on the sobriety
and intelligence of tho American peo-
pie that lone in every seven persons
drinks, and not more than one In every
seven thinks; the other FIVE are indif-
ferent."
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The discussion of Judge Hook, of
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friends of decent law and order.
There Is rebound to elastic materials
and it will but call to the front slum.
bering antagonism. There never was a
brighter day for Kansas and her God.
sent prohibition of the DEVILS own
imp. We turn from this dark back
ground to the decision of Judge Bur.
ford, of Guthrie, Ok. Oh, the glad and
happy mothers and wives; o, the glad
and happy children. You have q friend
that sticketh closer than q brother;
your prayers and tears have assembled
to the All. Wise. His mill grinds slow.
ly but fine. We can look up and see
redemption drawing nigh. All our
boot-leggers, dyes, and illicit drug
dram shops are not as degrading as one
licensed saloon. We do not. neither
| can not. prevent murder, but for that
reason we do not license it; neither do
we feel dependent for revenue from
that source. but we spend our means
to bring him to light and then put him
| where he will not murder any one else.
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The county meeting will be held in
this city next TUESDAY, and Wednes.
day, June IL and Is. We invite every
body to come. The program:
TUESDAY MORNING.
1000 Devotional Exercises by Ministers
present
10:15 Organization Of Institute by County
President and appointing committees. etc.
10:15 1.-THE Call for Women to the Front, -
Mrs. Keller, of Medicine Lodge.
1880 Goods Fear Notes." Miss Minnie
Johnson.
10:45 Sabbath Observance" by Mrs. Sherk,
of Sharon.
lilo Drill in Methods. Mrs. E. P. Hutch
inson, state president.
11:30 NOOntide Prayer.
Adjournment.
AFTERNOON.
200 Devotional Exercise, conducted by
Kiowa W.C.T.U.
2:15 Introduction Of delegates and visitors
2:30 Plans and Suggestions for work by
| President Kiowa w. G. T. u.
| 800 christian Citizenship" What is iti
How Shall we Attain it, What will be the
| Result? Led by Rev. Irwin, Medicine Lodge
| $3.50 'The Value of the Printed Page" Mrs
Lockard, Sharon.
3:45 What the Rummies Think of U.s." BY
Rev. Smith, Of Attica.
400 Paper by Mrs. Charles Rumsey, o.
Kiowa.
| AIS "Other Means" c. Q. Chandler.
4:45 "The danger to Kansas from the non
enforcement of the Prohibitory Law" by
| Rev. Atwell.
500 Reports of delegates, superintendent
and miscellaneous.
Prayer. Adjournment.
EvENING-First Day.
| 1880 Devotional Exercises, conducted By
Messrs. Kerr, Adams and Lytle of Med. Lodge
500 Lecture. by Miss Minnie johnson
Subject, franchise"
Prayer. Adjournment.
MORNING-Second Day.
800 Devotional Exercise, by President OF
| medicine Lodge w. y. L. U.
9:15 Clergymen's Parliament. 'Does the
Prosperity of the Church demand that Tenn.
perance work shall have Prominent plact
in its Agencies for Progress?'
9:45 Prohibition Law" Mr.. Chas. Rumsey
of Kiowa.
1000 "How to Increase the Membership
Mrs. E. P. Hutchinson.
1918 Can the Church Danish the Saloon7'
Open Parliament.
10:4 Rise up Ye Women that are at cas-,
in Zion." Ministers from Kiowa.
Hoo Marching ORDERS" Mrs. Goss, OF
Crystal Springs.
11:15 What we Need in our Work." Mrs
E. G. Davis, of Sharon.
11:30 Conservation Prayer. Adjournment
AFTERNoON-SecondD Day.
1850 Devotional Exercise.
The Prohibition workers. will hold thei
Annual County Convention to discuss way
and means Of Progress and select delegate
to the State Convention at Topeka.
$3.50 Scientific Temperance Instruction