Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-16

Free Baptist church, in which the SER
vices of the day were held. gave brief
address. He stated that history of Chris
| tianity is a history of visions, and spoke
of the inspiration which comes from the
triumphs of Christianity. "All great
movements are born in prayer. the Young
Mems Christian Association, the Wo-
mems Christian Temperance Union. For
eign Missions and other movements
which have influenced the world. This
day may well go down into history. God
goes by our side and presents visions of
what may be accomplished. God answers
prayers as we ask Him.
Miss Gordon called for remarks from
men present, j. r. Libby and DR.. Pick
ard responding. while some of the wo-
men present spoke with interest on the
progress of the movement.
This afternoon Mrs. Gertrude Stevens
Leavitt presided at the first period. and
her mother, Mrs. L. NJ. n Stevens, at
the second. Brief addresses We're given
by Rev. Henry G. Clark and Mrs Susan
Graham Clark. Prayer was offered by
Rev. Frank o. Erb, FL. D. Vocal solos
were given by Miss Beatrice Orr and
Mrs. Mortimer Bremon.
The closing address was given by Mrs.
Stevens, who subject was why We Ex-
pect to Success" She spoke as follows:
Mrs. Stevens Address.
On the evening of Sept 10, 1911, at the
closing meeting of the greatest prohibi-
ton campaign the world has ever
known, it was borne upon me as never
before that prohibition is a question of
Nation wide and worldwide Importance,
and on that momentous evening my
faith led me to make the following pro-
clamation:
Whereas, modern science has definite
ly established for all time that alcohol
is toxin, the worst product of the fer
ment germ; poison to every living
tissue, destructive and degenerating to
the human organism, striking at the
health, character and life of the individ-
nal, blasting the lives of children un-
born and undermining the integrity of
the family;
Whereas, Wine is a mocker,' and the
maintenance of alcoholic beverages in
the channels of trade always causes their
widespread use among the people, entail
ing incalculable economic loss in pro-
effectiveness and heavy burden of taxa
ton; turning out multitudes of slaves
land solons of drink; lowering in an ap-
palling degree the average standard OF
! character of citizenship, upon which the
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rest; bringing about the untmely death
of many thousands of citizens, exceeding
in numbers all those destroyed by war,
pestilence, fire, flood and famine COM
! bned;
Whereas, this terrible disease has
been running for long centuries, and is
now gnawing at the vitals of the ma
lions and civilizations of today, gripping
the governments of the world, and IS
| interviewer into the political, commercial
and social life of the peoples, CONSTITUTE
ing thus the deepest seated, most
chronic organic disease known to the
body polite and body. social;
Whereas, such disease for perma-
nent cure requires of necessity deep
continued organic treatment for the
whole body, for which partial superficial
devices like legalization and local regu-
lation have always proved and from
their own nature must always prove
utterly inadequate; ,,,,s,.
"Therefore. in the name of the Worlds
ord National Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, we hereby make this
Proclamation for Great Crusade 10
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