Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-26
Closing Session of The Woman
Christian Temperance Union.

Closing Session of The Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.
aWe have learned that if pro-
hibitlon does not always prohibit,
neither does civilization always
civillza, nor education educate,
nor christianity christianize.'
Frances E. Willard.
Ouly a partial report of the
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union was given in last weeks
issue. There were so many good
things So ID aud done, that enthu-
siam became epidemic, and the
cause of prohibition hes never
been more stimulated than by The
exercises otlast week in the Metho-
dist church.
One good Methodist brother, an
Ihonored member of the local Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Un-
ion said, 81 thought wc would
have a good time but bad no idea
of such time as this"
A very intelligent young
brother said of Mrs. Burger,
"She did me more good IN the ad-
dress of Monday evening than all
the sermons I have listened to in
year" One Of the ministers
said, felt as if all the men ought
to slip off and rot talk or preach
any until people had somewhat
forgotten the eloquence of Mrs
Burger, and had dropped back to
the ordinary. 1t was to this degree
that Mrs. Burgers charms capti-
vated the people of Edgefeld.
The ministers of our town are
great and good, and equal to all
occasions. The local Woman's
| Christian Temperance Union will
never be able to express all they
feel in reference to the kindness
and sympathy and good fellow
ship which they manifested to
their distinguished guest.
Tuesday afternoon from 2:3O to
to 4 o'clock, the business of the
convention was resumed. The
time and place of the next meet
ing was left to the decision Of the
executive board, with Invitations
from Manning, Newberry, Chaplin,
st. Georges, Edgt field and John
ston.
Mrs. Harris of Charlottesville,
Ca, made a pertinent and sug-
gestive talk on Sabbath obser-
vance, as the superintendent OF
that department of the Georgia
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union.
Mrs. Burger at O'Clock began
her address on Excuses. Sand
they all straightway began to ma ke
excuse" This address was for the
most part a convincing argument
for prohibition, not founded upon
sentiment, or personal opinion,
but upon facts. It is said that
knowledge of ones subject is the
secret of eloquence. While this IS
true of Mrs. Burger, it is not all
the secret. Her gifts are legion.
FShe admonished The church of
Christ to Danish the liquor traffic,
the great obstacle in the pathway
to progress in spiritual things.
She gave some striking facts in
regard to the state of Maine. In
South Carolina a large majority of
the newspapers invite the public
to partake of intoxicapts in their
advertising columns. In the pro-
hibition state of Maine there are
only seven newspapers which will
advertise whiskey. 1t looks as if
sentiment against the sale of
liquors is become more crystal
lied in Maine than in South Caro-
lima. There are numbers of men
and women in the United States
who refuse to subscribe for mag
azines or newspapers which carry
whiskey advertisements. All honor
to them. Our instruction as white
ribboners is>to repudiate all ad-
vertisers of spirituous liquors.
Mrs. Burger stated that she had
recently visited the state prison of
Maine, and there found in this
much berated prohibition state
only 1872 pris soners. How does that
compare with the dispensary state
of South Carolina? Mrs. Burger
confessed her lack of knowledge
of the dispensary but avowed that
while prohibition does got always
prohibit, neither does high license
or the dispensary prohibit. The
state of Maine, she said, had more
comfortable homes and more COM
forts in the homes, than those
found in any state of the union,
although fifty years ago the poor
est state and with the least natu-
raj advantages.
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock
the largest audience ct the con-
vention gathered to hear the gold
medal contest. In this seven young
ladies participated, as follows;
Glass Motto "We Contest for
Truth Miss Bessie Corbett, Pax
vile, THE Rum Maniac;" Miss
Jenet Etheredge, Leesville, "The
Stray sunbeam;" Miss Allie Nc
Cualough, Scranton, "Tom;;" Miss
Ruth Tnmpkins, sEdgefeld, "Tha
Fathers Prayer" Miss Annie Lee
Williamson, Leesville, "Tbe Re-
.,bno;eeionist.n Miss Cora Whit