Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-06-02
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reresting. Mrs. Hitchcock's report of
unions in the county where this de-
partment is worked. There had been
temperance sermons; teachers in pub
lie school had signed the pledge.
School exercises included essays and
contests. Mrs. Barney then gave an
interesting Bible reading. A mo-
ment's rest, while we sang "True
hearted, whole hearted" Round table
gave us pleasant half hour concern
ing work with children. The minutes |
of the last meeting were read and &C.
cepted.
EVENING
Music. led by Mrs. Lang. Prayer,
closing with the Lords prayer in uni
son. A song of welcome by the
school children was, followed by a fir e
rendering of recitations. songs ar
marches. among which was solo by
one of the older girls. We appreciated
the grand work the teachers had done
with those children. A fine solo was
rendered by Miss Stratton, and then
came the address Of the evening by
Mrs. Barney. She gave a description
of her trip around the world, carrying
as she said, Gospel Temperance. She
visited Honolulu, New Zealand, Tas-
mania and Australia. At the latter
place she remain ed for six months.
Mrs. Barney stopped at many other
places, spending ID months instead of
year as she had intended. At all
places she visited the prisons and
spoke to the inmates, besides organ
izing VIC. T.U.'s and holding Sab
bath services. Sometimes she spoke
through an interpreter and sometimes
to English speaking audiences. At
every place. till she reached Ceylon,
she found white ribbon women await
ing her. In Ceylon she felt homesick
for there had never been organized
W. G. T u. here. But not long was
this the case, for she soon had plenty
of white ribbon sisters. At Honolulu
she held a service for the prisoners
under an umbrella tree, and then she
held a service for the Jepers who were
to be sent to their place of separation.
She spoke to native Hawaiians through
an interpreter, but one evening she
had an audience of English speaking
people. She said at Auckland they told
her they wanted to send a missionary
to Rhode Island to help get suffrage
for women. because they knew how
they worked to get police matrons,
and failed till they had Suffrage, and
now they voted for them and had
them. She went to Vandieman's Land
Once when on the water she knew
they were to stop in the morning. so
she told the stewardess to let her rest
awhile and not call her just as soon as
the boat stopped, but the stewardess
f raped and said, "There are lot of
? women out here. with white strings,
] just like yours. and they want you.
j At one place where she asked for ar
opportunity to speak to the prisoners
the warden said it was not proper fel
her to speak to men. but she was sc
: persistent that he finally allowed it,
I and the next day he went for her to
come, saying she made the men better
The day she had first spoken was Sab.
bath, but this day the warden had the
0 work stopped while she, at his request
addressed them. She went to Cairo ir
: Egypt, and after other addresses she
spoke to Moslems, and then Mr.. Ian
i. key came in. What a wonderful sur
. prise and help that was to her. Once
= when, after completing her work. sh.
s again took ship, she thought she woule
rest, and not speak once to anyone
Z By and by the captain asked if shs
would hold services Sabbath day. Sh,
told him just how tired she was, an,
:. he said everyone was tired as soon al
:, on shipboard. If they had minister
s he was too tired, nothing was done fo
t sailors. He said they had bet tina
s she would not do anything. She sait
"You will lose your bet then. / will
y hold SERVICE" and she did have som
. religious exercises every day. Afte
they left Egypt. they were carried gu
of their way by storm and went t.
BEIRUT. When she was on shore agai
# one of the missionaries told her the
n had spent the night in prayer for her
is fearing the boat could not come on
Is safely. She went to Jerusalem, an
e while she was organizing w. e. 7
:, U. there Frances Willard died. O
her way home she stopped at Naples
rs Rome. England etc. She carried tn
Sta- Spangled Banner with her all tn
d way. A Union Jack was presented t
D. her ard she carried that also the re
ie mainder Ct the way. She concluded b
> saying that with those two flags an