TEMPERANCE.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXII, Issue 42783, 26 September 1905, Page 1

TEMPERANCE.

vtv .v<- >• - ! TEMPERANCE WORK '3N THE m&Mp NAVN. - "liF MB v

TEb ■> same in the te -9pa¥3s*eause has gone on oiri board-the 5 St. Vicent at Portsmouth and the Ganges at Eal-! mouth. In the dormer ship especially a great work has been done, v thanl^. ; toj .pf one of the Sbciety’s most valuabjc who. has had thb . good fortune—not enjoyed by many hard workers in the Service of being stationed on board one ship...for some .years.. He has induced, by his ; example and personal, influence 1682 boys to becotne inembersi of the- Society, most of whom are remaining true to their promise, and as a matter of course, getting on well in the Service. In, his report he says: “I meet many of,my boys now—-men who are. keeping firm to their ; pledge. . One, after four years’ absence, is now Honorary. Agent of H.M.S. Hecla, another, lately returned from 'foreign service, is an A. 8., who is doing good service as jwell as afloat* ” -.All this speaks well for the work which is being done on board, our training ships., As these young lads are the future v hearts ,of oak ” whom England wiU f expect to do their duty, this thowork is most -important andfln-y foresting. Truely is better than cure ’’ and at these boys, our great desire is that they may be an honour to the Service and to their country. Few, in reading these pages,have any idea of the vast amount of personal labour involvedin carrying out the League’s Naval work the sacks of packets which are «':i! to shins all over the world, ;• • ~ v- a, cards, books, etc, which go forth,, and the enormous correspondence which falls on Miss Weston’s shoulders One of the rooms at the Sailors’ Rest is set apart as lau office for this a workshop^ iroin tv.riy tii.jniing to late at. night indeed! Men are constantly /y coming to see Miss Weston for 4 advice, help and encouragement and are either stirred up to fresh efforts or established more firmly in their total abstinence principles. A considerable of thej work is afloat. Weston personally visits a large number of ships, address the ships’ com-; ' pahies—in most instances having the personal presence and supporting of , the. captain himself, These meetings |ire always useful and interesting, and result in a considerable number of pledges being taken, and much good being done.