Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-06-10
G. ". MORROW
Sends a Lengthy CON-
munication Today
TO. THE TELEGRAM
Makes a Report From 1h|
Anti-Sa|oon League

The Rev. George W. MOrrOW OIbul-
lington president Of the Anti-Saloon
League OF Vermont and editor OF the
Vermont Issue sends the following |
communication to the TELEGRAM to-
day:
Burlington, VT, June 7, 1901.
Editor,
Kind Sir:-The Anti.Saloon Lea
que of Vermont is becoming factor
| in Vermont's morals to an extent that
will make few words, in its behalf,
of interest doubtless to your read
ers. rhe Anti-Saloon League was or
gained in Vermont in October OF '9o
and the superintendent assumed char
ge in February of 80. In the two
wears of it's active work nearly half
million leaflets have been published
for tree distribution, many speakers
have helped in the agitation and an
era of law enforcement has been ex-
perienced unknown before in the
state.
We are crowding our agitation work
especially, very much to the satlslac'
tion of jealous and burdened paStorS
over the state. Our work has been
enlarged since the first Of the year
and we have been using some OF the
best speakers in our public addresses.
Mr.. G. j. Furgeson, Christion law
yer of this city, has been doing some
excellent work on the platform for US
in many parts Of the state. !.
We mean to put just such men out
in the field as regularly as we can with
the funds at our command. Among
our speakers in the past few months
are j. M. Barker, ID. D., of Boston:
= H.J Chidley, G. j. Ferguson, H. A.
3 Durfee, D. D., and the superintend-
| ent all of Burlington Rev. G. G. Cady
2 of Benson, Rev. E N. Fuller OF Barre,
3 Rev. F. j. Franklyn Of Mechanics.
. vile, Hon. Michael J. Tanning and
0 Rev. j. H. Dobbins, the latter two OF
y Concord. N. H.
5 But we are doing other things. We
are now publishing paper for oul
: Vermont work which / am sure you
will say is a credit to our work. We
now have stereopticon and we be
lieve the stereopticon has large tielt
of usefulness in our work. A machine
has been placed in our office to dupli
cate our reports to our collectors.
Since the first Of January we hav
used from time to time ten differen
speakers in our work, have held lS
n public meetings and distributed l0o,
r 600 copies of leaflets, together witt
y 300, 900 columns Of reading matte
through the Amer can Truth, Vel
mont Issue and the state press. W
are now contributing much matter
A the state press for which we have I
Is pay cost Of composition and some ac
vertising rates.
g The League has just paid for an
distributed two good temperan(
story books to every public library
the state, looking to the moulding
temperance sentiment among tf
readers, especially the children OF tf
er, state, This latter expenditure
,e+ money has been at the suggestion
nv Hon. Frank Plumley Of Northhe
and commended by many Of our su
porters. Among the first respons
received from the librarians was d
following: "Underhill, VT, May 2
Rev. &. w. Morrow, Dear Sir-T
books are received cards posted al
books in hands Of readers. You
mi truly, A. c.. Humphrey, Librarian.
Jill Our work for the legislature Ii
fall won for the churches and temp
ance people Of the state a victory tt
. commended the League and It's me-
ods aud showed the need and power
concentrated action. A telephone
been added to help in planning out
town work and expedite business m
the ters. Our increasing office work
the necessitated stenographer, SO tn
fine are now two Of US giving our en-
-, time to the work together witt
% y. stenographer giving quite little
nave her time. Many good men OF
liver. state are contributing articles,
Yoods bodying their best thought in t
perance reading matter.
We are expecting now to have
National Superintendent, Rev. Il
ard Il. Russell, D. D., Of Ohio,
us in our Vermont work through
ling mcnth Of July. We are contribu
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