District

Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 January 1914, Page 2

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—* —. — ( EVENTS ' (Chronicled by our Resident ' jgfl| Representative):"'The Good Templars held. their usual meeting 011 Monday even-, ing. The Rev. .J. Urawford pre- ~ sided. The special feature of '' the eyeniiig was the reading oi \-f' contributions to the "Journal." The Chief Templar contributed nil able paper on "The Year of Our Emancipation." Sister Slater f sent a poetical contribution, writ-" vten by Mr Hensman. It was en- -.y'_ titled "The- Good Templar's De- ' - cline," and treated in a humorous way tlie best cure for the reluctance to work ill the cause which afflicted so many members of the v' order. Another poem, by the v same author, was entitled f"The v : W Temperance. Army." "Life's >■— Music'' (anonymous), and "The.-.; Devil's Stalking Horse" (by the. 7 present Archbishop of York} two other poems passed in by Sister WicklifEe. The Rev. J. A. McKenzie sent a contribution' oh "In Memoriam,"-in which he criticised adversely the publication A of memorial notices in the newspapers. The "poetry" that us- * ually accompanied such "In Mernoiiam" notices came in for some . scathing remarks. Sister Annie Butt sent in some humorous^'terns which elicited much laughter. "Somebody' Else" was the name' of another item sent in by somebody else who did. not send -his nanie. Bro. Laurvig contributed • several items on reasons for not drinking, and a,lso extracts from recent publications bearing on the ' ; dangers and evil of indulgence in •/,". s'vong liquors, especially some remarks by the Chief Justice which / " showed that, much crime was' traqenble to the use of a 1 cob oil*! liquors. - His Honour considered that half the cases in the Auckland district at the particular time referred to . were directly traceable to alcoholic drink. ' Bro. Exall sent in a short article on teetotal is in in the Scriptures in , wiiich lie referred to the various instances of total abstinence recorded by the sacred writers. In the discussion which followed it was pointed out by Bro. Laurvig, C T., and others how groundless were many of the statements as to the easiness of obtaining liquor in no-license districts. Bros. Petterson, Gibson and Laurvig spoke on various aspects of the temperance question. The -C.T, in conclusion said he was very proud of the various contributions to the Journal. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the editor and contributors of the journal and the lodge was closed with the usual ceremony. ' . ; , . Big- Sale in Shannon. —On Saturday, January 17tn, Fargher and Co., Drapers, will commence a great sale of drapery, millinery, clothing and boots. Customers will be sure of securing some, ■ genuine bargains, as all prices have been greatly reduced. An early visit is advised.—Advt.