Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-11
w. C. T.U. COLUMN.
AN OPEN LETTER.

To The Press Of Vermont:
Gentlemen: Your kind, and other
wise, suggestions concerning the Yer
mont State Anti Saloon League and
it's superintendent, have come so thick
and fast CT late that, having few
regular dutiesto perform in order to
earn my salary, / have been unable to
devote the necessary time to make
individual or separate acknowledge
ment, and / will therefore ask your
indulgence in punching the expression
of our appreciation.
The suggestions kind are always
appreciated by the superintendent
the League and the churches which
we try TO serve in the field of temper
ance and Anti-Saloon effort. OF the
suggest tons otherwise, / will make
little comment lest fall into the same
error with them. The temptation is
great confess. / dare say most OF
our editors will acknowledge that |
lave monopoly or corner on i'm
perfection.
am about the state of Vermont
perhaps as much as any other man.
/ go into every hamlet and town and
city. speak in all the churches, save
a half dozen only, of eight religious
denominations in the state, and thus
! have great opportunity for observa-
ton and TO hear what people are say
ing on certain important questions.
Among the questions frequently men
toned is the question of the editor
ship of the newspapers of the town
or city, and would be as poor stu
dent on editors as some of you would
make me out to be on the saloon
problem, if [ didn't learn at least
nough about editors SO that could
get off something about as genteei IS
the following ignition, which one of
your number fired about me. | am
sure he will be proud of his gems Tor
they are $50 rare you know |
therefore quote with credit: chow
long are the sensible temperance PEG
pie of the state going to allow their
cause to be damaged by the famboy-
ant foundering of fiub like Fer
guson? "-Brattleboro Reform r.
Again quote from same temperate
authority. In speaking of the Bap-
Baptist ate convention passing their
temperance resolutions, = ferguson
and his fiunkies triumphed." The
'flunkiesn referred to were Rev. W.
A. Dawson, D. D., Vermont Baptist
state convention superintendent CT
missions, Rev. F. D. Penney, D. D.,
Pastor of the First Baptist Church
Burlington, Rev. n. Thomas HAZE
Baptist state evangelist, Rev. I. A
Howard Of Whiting, and about fit.
other prominent Baptist clergy ant
laymen, who wanted to speak on the
same side and all but seven Of the res
, of the convention who did speak OF
the same side when they came t.
the vote. Of course they did i
'sWithout thought" Oh, We Baptis
''funkers" of Vermont, how ye hav
departed from the traditions Of tn
; fathers Of ye. The newspapers say y
; no longer "think for yourselves bu
: are being led astr4y by "blatan
hireling" Ye should join the "earth
1; ly" celestial company who are sing
I ing the songs of freedom from ia
bonds OF prohibition. Why are ye IS
!; blind that ye will not see?o
But We. can take some comfort
: the thought that Vermont Methods
and Vermont Universalists and In
tarians and Vermont Free Raptis
I: and Vermont Sunday schools OF 9
= religions are as thoughtless as ye ar
It's pretty good sized crowd you a
&c in who ssfail to think for themselves
q If all these would just think eIoug
and no more than to teach the chi
: dren in the Sunday and the week-os
- schools the evils of int mperanc
3, and fight for your lives on electlf
n. day to save your town from re :