The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-29
w. C.. T. T.U.COLUMN,
CONDUCTED BY MRS. M. L. HOBBS.
Address OF President Edith Hills AT State
Convention of Senior l.. I. l..

Convention of Senior l.. l. l..
Dear Fellow Legioners - am
very happy, indeed, to meet you this
morning in the ninth annual conven-
lion Of the Indiana Senior Loyal
Temperance Legion, and want, il
/ can, to make my talk OF very
particular nature; 20 practical tina,
It will be OF benefit to us all.
Only recently heard minister
.ay. II can't understand why it Is
that we can't learn from the expert
ence OF Others, without having to CO
YER the same ground for ourselves, "
but it seems to me it is easily ex-
plained. No two of US are Just alike
in our dispositions and our make
ups and as children we recognize
this fact and are are not satisfied
that the experience OF some one else
will be ours.
We learn only in part from the
experience Of others. The boy can
learn from the apperence and the
sta ggering steps OF the drunkard the
the result OF the excessive use OF al
coholic liquors. but he does not
learn from this poor wretch the re-
suit of an occasional glass. Nor
does he have a revolving picture In
moderate drinker as we see him
every day so he only learns in part
from the experience OF others
Experience is the best teacher; "
not always in the sense that 1t
teaches the best in life, but in the
sense that it is the surest teacher.
SO | trust that the experience ol
the past two years in the State LIT.
L. work has proven a good teacher
to US who have been so closely iden'
lifted with it, and that We may i'm
part to you part Of the lessons we
have learned; and if you can not
profit by our experience, perhaps
we can give you an inspiration tc
get your own experience.
In the first place, we have bet
ter idea OF what is needed in the
way OF report blanks. Heretofore
while recognizing the fact that W.
did not have just what was needed
we felt so new to the work that W.
did not feel like trying to MAKE any
changes. However, we are SURE
that the Senior and Junior wori
must be kept separated in the re
ports. We have never been able tC
get satisfactory reports from th'
Senior Legions. Their reports have
ALWAYS been so mixed with the Jun
Iiors. This is accounted for iron
the fact that nearly all our Senio
and Junior Legions hold their meet
lings together and give their reports
together. We hope this year to giv'
YOU a blank that will call for th'
work done by the Seniors and tha
done by the Juniors. This vii
lnecessitate the local secretaries tax
ing a double report each month, bu
the result will repay you for the ex
ira trouble.
want to bring to our minds ou
departments. Had you thought o
our pledges? OF course we all thinl
of the triple pledge which we sigr
to become what is known a. pledge
members, but do we think OF ou
other pledges? Let US review then
a little while. Perhaps some on'
does not know we have any othe
pledge. Here is one every Leglor
should use if they do rot II prom
ise to be quiet and orderly, attentiv
to the instruction Of our leaders, an'
thoughtful upon thegrest subjects o
temperance, and purity" and w
always add, "self control. " Thi
is known as our company's rule
and is most excellent to call to ou
minds at each meeting.
And how about this oneY
hereby solemnly promise, God help
ing me, to abstain from gambling Il
all its forms, including games Q
chance for money or other valuabl
consideration" Do we ever thinl
of this? Have we circulated thl
pledge in our Legion for signers
And | wonder if it would not be
good plan to give these pledges t
the children and have a crusade Q
pledge signing along the lines OF on
departments? As prevalent as To
gambling habit is, aud the way It ]
growing upon all our young people
: would il not be well to endesvor I
get signers to this pledge? | nc
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