Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-10-26
woman's Christian Temperance Union
had closed.
MRS. A. r. CoWLEs, Barton.


ported the following which were
unanimously adopted:
PREAMBLE. Recognizing that "God
is God" and that with him there is no
real defeat, let us allow no thought Of
encouragement to enter our minds,
but press on with firm determine
ton, knowing that no question is set
tied until 1t is settled right; therefore,
RESOLVED, That we continue our
efforts for prohibition with strong
hope that good prohibitory law will
be enacted at our next general assem-
bly,.
RESOLVED, That we deplore the
movement now being made in our
state to create sentiment in favor of
the state dispensary law, as the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
of Vermont stands strongly opposed
to this form of license.
WHEREAS, Almost all crime con-
tains the element of cruelty, and that
the systematic teaching of the law of
kindness to every living creature has
proved to be sure preventative of
crime, therefore,
RESOLVED, That we recognize the
fundamental need of such teaching
and earnestly recommend it to all
educators.
RESOLVED, That although the amount
per capita in the savings banks of our
state exceeds that of any other state
in the Union, there is still a vast
amount OF money spent by our boys
and girls in useless and hurtful ways,
therefore we will earnestly strive to
establish in our public schools at the
earliest possible date the School Saw
| ings Bank system recommended by
our national superintendent of this
department.
Resolved, That we stand com mitted
to the principle and practice of COM
pulsory scientific temperance instruc-
ton for all pupils in all public schools
of this country. We rejoice that this
study is now generally mandatory in
the United States, and in the good we
know that it is doing, and pledge our
selves to resist any attempt to repeal
or weaken the laws requiring it. We
urge the local Unions to secure the
adoption of well graded courses of
study showing what should be taught
on this subjebt each year; to work for
good, we'll graded text books on this
subject in the hands of pupils who use
books in other. subjects, and to oppose
books that fail to teach the reasons
for total abstinence as revealed by
modern science.
Resolved: That the future of the
W. @. T. U. depends to large degree
upon our training the children to
enter its ranks, therefore we recon.
mend that each Union adopt some
one of the many ways suggested TO,
maintaining a Loyal Temperance
Legion.
RESOLVED: That realizing the grow
ing tendency to Sabbath Dissertation
we as wives, mothers and sisters pu
ourselves on record as deplorine
, such tendency and by example ant
> precept will pross upon all tht
scriptural claims. #..
Resolued, That realizing the lax
!, ness in home discipline that allow
, boys and girls on the street late a
!, night, we will exert ourselves as ia
as possible to secure an ordinance il
every city, town and village of tn
state requiring a curfew bell to b.
rung at 500 o'clock p. m. fror
November to March inclusive and a
900 O'Clock p. m. the other month
of the year, all boys and girls foun
|; on the streets after such hours bein
liable to arrest and punishment.
Resolved, That we extend thank
to the New England Sanitarium c
), Melrose, Mass, for the excellen
- dietary dinner SO carefully prepare
and served at the convention.
> ResolUed, That as convention "
10 hereby express our thanks to tn
w. Q. T. U. and other citizens {
Woodstock who have so hospitabl
entertained us; to the churches fo
=, the use of. their commodious house
q of worship; to tine clergymen VIII
: have spoken to us words of encoul
agement, especially to Rev. H.
:, Garfield, who has given so much
;. his valuable time to this convention
!, TO the choir for the music deligh
fully rendered; to the efficient page
=, ushers, and mail carrier; to the jan
- tor, the press, to the off ;ials of tt
railroads for courtesies, and to a
- who have in any way assisted
making this convention success.
j Meeting of he taf..