Work Of The W. C. T. U.

As the Woman s Chrlstlan , anee Cnion of Aun Artaor, is about to i eater upon the dutles of another year, a renewed sensê o! gratltude for past blessings, and a great deslre for increased ueefulness in the future, aeema to preae upon the hearta of all its members. The outlook is lu'l of eneouragement. Twen t y (ive m-w inexbers have been received during the past few months, fcwo of whom, Mrs. Vorhees and Mrs. Morehousei have been district presidenta for many years, aad oihers have had rlch expsrl;nce in dirieivnt Held , which make them valuable acqulsitlone. Tlie monthly reporta of officers and superintenilents of departments, have slKiwn unflïugging interest and ziv.l. All wre re-electëd for the ensuing year. wlth the nddition of tliree new sv.p'.'iinten1.; n B. The National W. C. T. D. is the largest soc ety ever comí o el ■ ly of womín, ni conducted by them. ] It has been org alz ! ín every state and territory oi the nation, also in Canada, Great Britain, India, -Inpan, África, Australia and New Zeeland. Tlie number of local unions i:i the Onited State-: alone, is estitnajte:l at ten thousin!, vi li a membejrshlp of aboui two huadred and Elfty thoueand. lts objecl W the formig of a botter public sentiment ; purier i education oí the young; reformation of the drinking cïaeeee; translormation by Divine Grace oí the slaves of alcohol : and securing omire alfolition oí the liquor trafile lts work has been broad and iar-reaching. It has united the hea-rts and Interests of the womea ol nearly all eivilized oountiiea, In work for God and humanity. More than one-hall ol al the school children of America ave taught the eííecta oï alcohol and other narcotice. In other branches of educational. and also in evangellstlc work for all classes it has been most zealous, and lts Influence upon public sentiment ttiröugh temperance. puMlcatlons, lectures, an;l conventiouí, has beihi great, and Increasing each yéar since its organizatlon. li the past ten years has seen the aceomplishment of so imich, in this one branch of temperance work, what may we not hope from the next decade ? AVe, as a local unión, ave pvond to belomg to mis noble army. The fielil of labor in Aun Arbor appeals taost strongly to every worker, on account of the thousanils of young people gathereel here, who are fov the time beiag, deprived of accustomod lionie inüueni-es and safe-guards, and eurrounded by temptatioii'i on every hand. We need the prayers and heartiest co-operation of every Chr'stian woman in the city, and any who are not members of our union, vvill be cordlally welcomed any Thursday afternoon at three o'dock, at MoMillan Hall, where regalar meetlnga ave h Ladlee who hiave been workers in the W. C. T. U. in other ïields, are urgently inviteil to identify themselves with the work here, at their earliest cónvenlenee. Miss WUlard has said, that "the most we romen can do is to help ereate a aiew ntmospliere in whk-Ii all pu:-e, reason ü le, ii Uiteous thiivss connuer." The State Convent ion which meets in tK.e city, the third week in May, is anticlpated with special interest, as a grand stimulant in this dlrection.