The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-09-17
Woman's Christian Temperance I'm
TBy Mrs. J. L. Minis.


will close this (Tuesday) evening.
The present convention lis one of the
best if not the best, in the history OF
the work. There are present SO DEL
egates and a number Of visitors.
Bamberg is a splendid town and the
hospitality and kindness Of the hosts
and hostesses to their guests has
made the occasion delightful one
from that standpoint.
Sunday afternoon Prof. j. e..
Guilds, of the Carlisle Fitting School
of Wofford College, delivered very
inspiring address to the mass meet
ing of young people, dealing with the
temperance question in its all around
broad sense.
Sunday evening Mrs. Emma Graves
Dietrich, of New York, delivered an
address, and a collection amounting
to s157 in cash and pledges was
taken. Pledge cards were distributed
by Mrs. J. NJ Jennings, president of
the local union, and number of
names were secured.
Monday morning, the convention
proper was called to order. The re-
port of Miss Alice Shieder, OF st.
George, corresponding secretary, was
read by Mrs. Dietrich, Miss Shieder
having left the State recently for the
Home Mission Training School IN
Nashville, Tenn. Mrs. T. r. Denny,
of Johnston, made report as record
ing secretary and Mrs. Chas. P. Rob-
inson, of Chaplin, State treasurer, al
so made her report, very encour-
aging one, showing advance In the
financial condition of the organlza-
ton. More than $500 was reported
as being in the treasury, all OF which
is to be used to create sentiment,
spread literature and bring in speak
ers who will help give up State wide
prohibition at an early date. Four
teen hundred dollars have. passed
through the treasurer's hands this
year. .
The following superintendent of
departments made reports: Mrs. 4.
B. Cannon, Scranton, Medical Tenn
perance; Mrs. Lena Smith, Leesvllle'
Medal Contests; Mrs. j. l.. Minis,
Edgefield, Press; Miss Riley, OF Pax
Vile, for Miss Jessie Curtis, OF Pax
Vile, Home Missions; Miss Anna
Fiunstrom, Columbia, Purity and
Rescue; Mrs. G.. D. Stanley, Colum-
bia, Unfermented Wine at the Lord 8
Supper; Miss Jennie Pattison, OF
Edgefeld, for Mrs. J. H. Tillman, of
Edgefeld, Temperance Literature;
Mrs. W. B. Cogburn, Edgefeld, Penal
and Reformatory; Mrs. NJ. A. Car
Isle, Newberry, was represented by
recording secretary for department
of Sunday-schools; Miss Cleo Alta
way, of Columbia, for Miss Hattie
Rushton of that city, State and Coun-
ty Fairs; Mrs. L. G. Rice, OF Den
mark, Social and Red Letter Days.
The feature of the afternoon ses-
sion was most beautiful and inspir-
ing address by the State president,
Mrs. Joseph Sprott, of Manning.
Among other things that Mrs. Sprott
said was that the organization had
been attacked by some as Woman g
Suffrage Association. She said this
was not 80, and that there was moth
ing in the constitution of the State
or national organization in reference
to this idea. The one requisite to be-
come @ member of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union is to
sign the total abstinence pledge and
pay the dues. There has been a
large increase in the number OF local
organizations throughout the State
since the last convention, and a large
number of new members have been
secured.
Another feature of the afternoon
session was the question box, con-
Quoted by Mrs. Sarah L. Waite, OF
Conway. Mrs. Waite was the for
mer corresponding secretary for the
state of West Virginia, and by her
intelligence and affection for the
cause, has already won place in the
hearts of South Carolina White Rib
boners.
Monday evening there were brief
presentations of the following de-
partments of work: a paper on the
Press and Literature by Mrs. j. l..
Minis, of Edge6eld; an address on
alcohol as Medicine by Mrs. K.
B. Cannon, of Scranton. This was
one of the brightest and most at
LraCC1VG CdlkS Ol tuc COufSuLiOu'
Scientific Temperance Instruction In
our schools and colleges, written by
Mrs. Julia S. Nuttall, of Eddy Lake,
Horny county, was read by Mrs. Sa-
rah Waite. There are now In the
hands of 25,000,O00 school children
United States text books on physi-
ology containing latest scientific facts
in relation to effects of alcohol and
narcotics on the human system
through the direct instrumentality OF
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union. Every state in the union now
has a law requiring this teaching.
The department of "alcoholic wine
at the Lords supper was presented
by Mrs. Dietrich who said that ma
jority of the protestant churches of
the United States to-day are using
the unfermented grape juice, through
the influence of this organization.
The State president, Mrs. Joseph
Sprott, announced that the $500 Of
fered for the best essay on "the VAL
ue of Total Abstinence to Life" had
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