The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-05
MRS. BARNEY ADDRESSES
THE PROVIDENCE W. C. 7. U.

| The regular meeting OF the Providence
woman's Christian Temperance Union
was held i'm the small hall Of the Y. NJ.
| c. a., yesterday afternoon, with Mrs.
Frederick H. Jackson, the president in
the chair.
There was very large attendance,
which entirely filed the hall owing to
the fact that Mrs. j. X. Barney had
| been scheduled TO speak on her recent
journey and work in the cause OF tenn
perance in England, Scotland and Ire
land
Prefacing her story by mentioning the
fact that she had been seven times across
the ocean In the pursuit OF her work
i'm temperance reform among the prs-
ons. jails and reformatory institutions,
Mrs. Barney said she had witnessed
greater depths of depreciation among wo-
men because of the drink evil than ever
before.
she told OF the increase OF drunkenness
among women especially in England and
Scotland where in few years IL has
increased 70 per cent. She told also or
the apathy of the churches in regard to
the cause OF temperance and cited an in
stance of a church I'm England where
the minister owned shares In a great
brewery. and the deacons and trustees
Of the church were Incorporate. Upon
inqury she said she was informed that
there were 81 reverends in England who
had shares in five big breweries. and
among these men three or four were
bishops.
In dwelling upon the laxity OF tenn
perance. sentiment I'm England Mrs. Bar
ney told Of the great numbers OF intox-
icated women seen upon certain streets
freuuented by the lower classes OF Lon
don. "In England" she said from 1880
TO 2:2O on Sunday the public houses are
all open, and then again at o'clock.
"In Scotland. everywhere, these places
are closed all day sunday, while In Ire
land the saloons in all but five cities are
closed all day sunday
"In tho lower end OF London one sun
day" she said. 'tVn. men stood before
certain saloon for No hours and counted
$40 who entered. Among these were mon
and women with children In certain
persons were seen 10 enter saloons i'm the
space OF one hour and half. In i've
years she saidii araa drgnk nn,e,, ,nness apd nsS
what docs this mcun for the home! NO
one can realize "a unless they have been
I'm touch with 20 as { have and can give
YOU no idea OF the drunk ~ women In
London one old looking woman In Lon
don was taken 10 the Rescue home.
there 60 die. and they said TO her: You
must 4. I'D wears old No she saiu.
I'm only a.. but I'm leo years old in sin
and tn laat words OF tho poor creature
were. save the children.
Mrs. Barncys narrative embraced her
experiences On Dublin. Belfast and Cork
in ir land. Glasgow, Edinburg, Dunbar
ton and other cities In Scotland and Lon
don ~ England
The talk. which was or an informal and
intort sting character. was intCrSpcrsed
throughCIt with pathetic instances or
ruin wrought by intempcrancc.
the SARAH 4. DOYLE CLUB.
Tn. April meeting OF the Sarah r. Doyle
club was held in the MatheWson street
church assembly rooms this afternoon.
The meeting was presided over by tho
president. Miss Helen Brown. and the
interest OF the same centred tn lecture
given especially for the teachers by Dr.
George ". Field OF the Massachusetts,
Institute OF Technology.
The loctarc was on the general subltct