The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-04-24

1H~'ft'N lf ttiH tNfhfHn
our Motto. For God, Home. and
Every Land.
watenword. Agitate. Educate.
and Elevate.
nadges A knot ~ White Ribbon
our Union meets on Friday before
the 2ud ami itlt Sunday Ia each
month at 3 O'Clock u. M.
This local uaion has enrolled 81
members, Including associate and
honorary members We are proud
TO state thatlwc have seven honor
AIRY members, Wethlnk that means
more for a union than one can at
FIRST Imagine, Of Il certainly proves
TINT tho women arr not striving n
tlrely alone, that they have the ap-
proval % q portion OF the men while
nghtlng under a pure white banner
with the worst oiall evilsintemper-
ance.
AZ | stated before, that the tenn
perance work ala NOT advance as 1t
should, that certainly is true, but
can we imagine that there are 81
different countries which are working
In this noble cause. under the organ.
lied efforts OF the W. c. T. T.. name
~: United states. Great Britain,
New South Wales Canada, New Yea
land, Queensland. Victoria, South
Australia. Tasmania, Bulgaria, ia
pm China, Siam, strait settlements
Burma, India. Cape Colony. NADIA
gascar, France. Denmark, Chile, MAJ
tai. and many others toe numerous
to mention, which compose our
Worlds woman's Christian Temper
ance Union.
There IS at present nine Round the
Wo-ld Missionaries. one from Porte
Rico, England two, Australia two
5 and the United States four.
when one win consider the abov,
I items we nnd the temperance people
are not sleeping
Now bet as view this great move
+ ment nearer home. There are 81 or
b ganlzed counties in our state. Il
I this, the 22nd district. which include
fourcounties, Bates, Vernon, Bartoi
and Jasper. there are 26 organize,
: active local unions. Six Of these ar
in our own county. This gives us
vivid description OF the work don
Ia this state by our state and nation
al lecturers and organizers.
The meeting of April II eonvenel
at the home Of Airs. Barbra Horn
buckle. Of Prairie City.
The meeting Opened with presiden
Mrs. L. o. Seelinger. in the chair
i She read for scripture lesson Psalm
; 146, this being the crusade Psalm
She then made an appropriate ac
It dress on the crusade movement 70
flowed with prayer hy president
Roll cali and minutes OF pneviou
meeting read.
Z The Loyal Temperance Legion wa
discussed thoroughly.
The county president being wit
81 US, Invited our local To prepare "A p,
per TO be read at the county CONVEX
!. uou.
u Subject for discussion at next me,
: ing was then selected, being. "1l
Mothers Of the Bible. Adiourne
70 meet with Mrs. Hirni Of Papin
vile, April p.
The influence exerted by lntempe
u ance is far more widening than OF
lean image. There are but few hou.
ps holds IN this great land Of our tia
is, do not feel, dircctIy or indirectly, Il
fearful evils resulting from the use
nd alcoholic liquors. Within the la
ed one hundred years there has been
to terrible Increase Of crime within ol
limits. Diseases unknown 10 o.
a.. lorefathcrs have now a strong no
M on thousands 90 our citizens. al
they banie the skin % our toremo
=. pbysieians. one hundred years "A.
Insanity WIS almost unknown
y the United Suites. A modera
-" sized house would then have held e
cry INSANE person IN this eountr
-, Now think Of the Immense huildin.
merely for thrse u~niortunates. l.
Ms consider an this aud then ask o.
selves what ami doing for the Gel
perrnce cause.
SOPHIA kEMPEa,
Supt. Press Work, pro tenn.