Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-09

union that The Advertiser will
cooperate with them in every
possible way, and will very cheer
fully publish any article that will
promote their cause.
Account of the Annual State Com
veation of The W. G. T. o. Held
atNewberry Last Week.
The twenty fourth annual Con-
yentien ofsthe Woman's Christian
Temperance Union for this State
has come and gone. That this con-
vention was the most successful
ever hsld in this state is conceded
by those who know the organiza-
tion's history. The success Of the
convention may be attributed to
many causes, but the most potent
were:
1st. The hospitality and big
heartedness of the people of the
town Of Newberry.
2nd. The elegant addresses of
learned men and women.
3rd. The experience of twenty
four years of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union in this
state supplemented by the expert
euce and practical results of the
Woman's Christian Union In the
state of Georgia.
4th. The realization that prac-
tical results of The temperance.
workers evidenced by prohibition
IN many of the counties of the
Palmetto State, and the patent
proof that the weak wave of pro-
hibition created some years ago,
and spurned, scorned, aud belit-
tied, has now overwhelmed aud
washed sway the alcoholic spirits
from hundreds OF the counties in
the United States. and even from
whole states, and reduced greatly
the number of places at which al
cohelic spirits are dispep sad in
our own beloved state.
The best way to control alcUhol-
ic spirits perhaps, has come near
er taxing to their utmost the
greatest powers of every govern
ment known to the world: Some
governments and some people
have reached one conclusion, and
some another relative to its use
and sale, but the Woman's Chris.
tian Temperance Union has acted
OIL that part OF the Lords prayer,
"Lead US not into temptation,'
and have endeavored, and are now
endeavoring to remove the temp.
tation az far as possible, and the
fact is indisputable that men
drink less when the stimulant if
farthest away, and hardest to get
The convention met at 8 o. M
on Saturday, September 2Sth, al
Newberry, S. G. A synopsis of the
most important features of the
proceedings were as follows: Sep
tember 18th, 8 p. m. Address By
Mrs. Harris Armour, president Of
the Wornan's Christian Temper.
ance Union Of Georgia, and one
of the greatest factors in securing
prohibition in Georgia. Her sub
ject was "How Georgia went dry
Among her reasons she stated
the boys taught years ago by the
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Georgia are now voters
This organization early after
the members of the General AS
sembly had been elected. kept
them rell supplied with temper
ance literature they had fast days
for prayer. and prayed that Geor.
gla might 20 dry. They went tc
Atlanta and pressed their cause
on the General Assembly with all
their might and enthusiasm, and
based their arguments on reason
and truth, and before the session
of the General Assembly each day
the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union would meet in the
galleries of the halls of the Senate
and House, and sing songs o.
praise to God, and display theil
banners. They made fight which
required the members of the
General Assembly to take either
the one side or the other; she
spoke of the manhood, honesty
and high standard of editor Graves
of Atlanta, Georgia, who refused
to ssll his conservation to prohi
bition for thousands of dollars
the Womsn's Christian Temper
ance Union made q fight before
the people for prohibition candl
dates. This noble woman urgeG
the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union of this state to take s
similar course i'll South Carolina
and assured them that their labor
would be rewarded.
On Sunday, September 2sth, e
II o'clock 8. m. DR.. Cromer
gave a most excellent address. HI
said that twenty years ago he hac
delivered an address of welcome
to the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, in the opera house
in Newberry. That address he
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