The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-25
v. c. 7. !, SUNDAY
SCHOOL SOCIAL A
DECIDED SUCCESS

The program of the w. G. 7. T..
Social held last night at the First
Methodist church annex, was carried
cut with exception of the opening
prayer, which was led by Rev. Pat
terson. DR.. Nowlin being few min
utes late. Rev. Jenkins not being
able to be present on account or an
other engagement, sent a message
which was read by the w. c. T. U.
President. 1t was full of good cheer
for the w. c. T. U. and assured us
Of his hearty cooperation in all our
efforts to spread the temperance
gospel.
Miss Sarah Polk gave the object OF
the coming together and emphasized
the importance of teaching temper
ance in the Sunday School, declaring
that next to missions, the teaching
tcf temperance was the most impor-
/ tant. We can make the world tenn
perance without Christianizing 1t,
but we cannot Christianize 1t with
out first removing intemperance. The
PAPER on Temperance Teaching con-
tanned some helpful suggestions to
teachers and superintendent, for
in,pressing the subject On the minds
of the Sunday School pupils. Mrs.
Mayes very ably demonstrated her
method of teaching the temperance
lesson, or rather one method. using
the octopus, or as the little folks
more aptly named 1t, the devil fish.
She told them we had these devi.
fishes all over the country. One ia
ten miles of us which was reachinss
out its long arms an dtaking in some
OF our men and boys in Lakeland.
Several of them Immediately said
Plant City," At this point in the
program others were asked for err
marks. Mr.. higgins emphasized the
fact, whereas, formerly the temper
aEce work was entirely along /
line of reformation, trying to re-
claim the drunkard, now it is alon,,
the line OF education trying to save
the boy from becoming a drunkard.
Ii we can stop the supply Of material,
the saloons will have to 60 out y.
business.
DR.. Nowlin gave us great encoul-
agement, assuring us of his hearty
cooperation. In the words Of TIE
cCuntryman. who was found beating
the snakes in the show, end being
loprimanded for it, said, he was
agin EN- and he hit EN- Wheneyel
he had chance" DR.. NoWlin ais1
gave us a plan which we will pass
on, to stop liquor men sendin3 Q d,
the advertising matter to people,
who feel insulted on getting il,
Pace each paper they send in a sep
aratc blank envelope, drop it in the
office without stmps. The postollice
notifies the liquor man he has SOM
mail here without sufficient pOsta &C..
He sends postage thinking, perha IS,
he has an order If he had to Pa,
postage on the return of his ObnoA-
ious letters, he will probably be more
careful to whom he sends it.
Rev. Patterson gave us some start
ling facts concerning parties in our
own dry Lakeland Among them
was his knowledge of young boy
sent to Plant City to get whiskey for
Il dislike to lower our standard OF
manhood by calling him a man, ana
| can t insult the lower animal king
dom by calling him a brute-hc l.,
simply unnamabie; no name is too
mean for one who would subject a
young boy to such as that. Rev
Rcd9rave also made some splendid
remarks and declared he expected to
fight with us to the finish. Rev
Shealy gave us the same assurance
The pastors all declared themselves
in favor of the Sunday School Tenn
Eerance rally. Every person present
voted for it. 1t was decided to have
each superintendent take a vote OF
bis Sunday school in regard to it.
The time and plans will be arranged
tor later. Mrs. Turner, in well chos-
en- words thanked the Methodist peo-
rle for the use of the Sunday School
room and all present for their words
CT encouragement.
Now, separately, we wish to ex-
press cur thanks and appreciation
for the music on the program. Beau
tiful and appropriate solos, by Mrs.
Thos. Cason and Miss Frances Rig
gins, lovely violin solo by Miss
Esther Gill accompanied by Mrs.
Gill, and well rendered duet by
Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Gill, with Mrs.
Webb accompanist. We thank them
al for thei rapproprite selections