The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-08

The Drummer Evangelist" Rev. w.
| II. Williams, has prepared the follow
| ing report of the work done by him in
| this district. as agent for the Anti
| Saloon league, during the last year.
| came to Scranton April e, one year ago, from
| Richmond, Va. Our former hone, to take charge
of the work Of the Anti.Saloon league for Che
Scranton district. The Scranton district em.
braces seven counties Lackawsnna, Luherne. pike,
| Wyoming, Wayne, Susduehanna and Bradford.
came here perfect stranger not knowing
person within the bounds of my district, and be-
gan work at once by speaking at llallstcad. The
tst Sabbath was on this ground and have kept
| 1t mp every sabbath but one during the entire
year. that one Sabbath being the one my wife
| lay so near deaths door.
| For the information Of the readers Of The
| Tribune, many of whom are my supporters,
| beg leave TO submit the following report, cover
! ing my first years work in this district: Tie
| AhtiSaloon league is d federation OF the Chris.
| tian church against the saloon. bipartisan and
! nndenominational, with 4 state organization in
thirty.Scven states OF the United states and "A
| national organization covering its work as a
whole. have three branches Of work, agita.
| icn. law enforcement and legislation. In
word the league stands for the enforcement OF
| the law as We now nave it and get better laws
a. fast as we eau.
On the line OF agitation l have Travelled most
| extensively within the bounds OF the district.
speaking wherever | have had cali could get
hearing in the largest church or the smallest
! St hool house. The people have heard me gladly
! and given me large congregations TO speak to.
FREE WILL OFFERING.
The terms upon which I have gone are that
free will offerings be given me for the work OF
! the league. Upon these terms | will gladly re-
spond TO any call for an address in any schoo!
house or church within the bounds OF my district.
During the past year lave delivered 30l text
| perance addresses TO at least average con.
| glegaion OF 300 persons and thus | have spoken
| 10 ut least $4,000 pcrso.s Oh the subject of tenn.
peTance in the Scranton district alone.
Besides the above addrcsstzs | have made eight
Temperance addresses outside OF the Scranton
| district, namely: One at Morrstown n j.;
| four at Philadelphia, and three at Wllianaport.
In connection with my Temperance work | have
conducted six special revival meetings, OF from
| one to two weeks duration in which 1"O per.
sons lave proiesscd conversion and joined the sew.
| c,al churches where the meetings were held.
IN company with the pastors during these
| meetings | have made 5OG pastoral visits to the
homes Of the people where we have prayed with
then and cxho,ted them personally 10 Il better
lite.
In some OF these homes found the father
son under the paw Of the tiger and addicted
| to the drink habit. and by the help Of the Mas
| ter have been able 10 lead few Of these to
the feet OF the Crcifcd One and today they
are rejoicing in sober life
Along the line OF agitation several thousand
! copies of the keystone Citizen have been dis
ttibute'. 1t is an eglt-pagc monthly tern-
perance paper printed and sent out by our CEN
| trail committee from our home Office in Harris.
burg. This paper comes every month to those
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our work and will continue to come. filled full
Of rcd hot Temperance matter as relating TO our
work in the old Keystone state.
STOOD NoElY Bv HIM
wish to say for the press Of my district that
it has stood noby by me in all my work and il
] have been able to accomplish any good in
defense OF the home, church and state, the press
has been Il very great factor in the work for
they way they have helped me in reporting my
work and keeping the meetings before the people
In all the public eetines held have passed
an enrolment card against the saloon and have
thus far enrolled between six and seven thou
sand people against the saloon in the Scranton
district. We hope TO continue this enrolment
until we have the last man, woman and child
pledged against the saloon.
In All the public meetings held we have also
circulated a subscription card asking for year
~ subscriptions to the work Of the league The
date of the subscription begins with the date Of
the meeting held. This money goes for the sup
port OF The work of the league.
From such pledges already taken we have col.
lecied or had collected 81 t3O n; which, has hceu
osiJ ont ss follows. I forwarded 10 H,rrisburs,
10 the bom. office S,i. ~ Ia assist in noyipc. ,e
cyncnse NJ nr;ot ;nr and srnJ;np out i,c Key
stone citizcn and oilcr rriuted nott,r whic, wa
arc continually sending to ,,,c nco,lc in di,rer
emf no,ts of th, state Som, NJ This money
n,s ,s,1 nv ,he central committ.n in ;ts wo,i,
hefmn tbe present Icpislut,u, oi uarrismra.
! cxncnd.d s,io ss within tbn hounds n, Tho
Sor,n,on district ,or doiociire sc,,;os and nv,
,.nsos connectod viii tho nrosocrtior NJ NOR.
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its WORK save ny hs pupic meetings anu 'lh'
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u 'he lfithus VI Id" al" o'ue, "c''c " s"PP'''
h'ent inc 'l'''e salary 'ece''eu ana ne'p me III
"oaiu DE very lhahk,ni 'or any c'h'iipnt'o"s