TEMPERANCE.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXII, Issue 42793, 19 October 1905, Page 1

TEMPERANCE.

(By RsformzbO : TEMPERANCE WORK! IN THE ROYAL , : Two or three points are esaential to ensure succefHn working a Home of sailors. Ist. It should be in a good situation. Thisismostim* poytanfc: a. few yards round - a corner, jor on the; srdng side of the street, make th©' greatest difference w»y* 2nd. It should be managed, if possible, by one of themselres : a sailor knows the habits and ways of a sailor, as no one else ; ; can.' iiflj . 3rd. A portion of the building should be thrown open 1 hot only < to the Blue Jackets, but alio to the Blue Jacket’s tfife and friends; this, under efficient, firm and kind , government, introduces sociability, and makes a man feel at home — and yet any licence can he checked. 4th. There must be an absence of stiffness. u ’ "" sth, Women servants judiciously chosen for the purpose, of a suitable age, are very desirable, . especially for serving in the bar; the manager being of course responsible fer their stood, and found to work very well at the Sailor’s Rest. 6th. There should be a monthly Balance sheet struck by the Secretary or , who should keep the books in proper business order '; The Manager should bank all the receipts "daily / and pay all bills (drawn out in . cheques by the Secretary) monthly. A clear idea of the pecuniary state of affairs .is thus arrived 7 at at once, before “matters have gone too far ” for alteration. 7th. The religion and temperance carried on in the Home should be kept distinct and yet united, conveniently near and yet not interfering with .each other. At the “ Sailors’ Rest ” the two are working in perfect harmony; the result is, the religious work in the Hall and the business and more practical work in the Institute, instead of hindering, have ; helped each other. The two departments are linked indissolubly together, and yet each has its own time and place; men Are not scared away from the : Home by having spiritual subjects forced upon them at untimely seasbns andunsuitable occasions, and yet the Hall close by, with its bright meetings and plenty of music, acts as a powerful magnet, and the spiritual and temperance work (done among the men has been very satisfactory, A small gallery which the men can enter and leave without being seen is a great addition : many Nicodemuses are thus got hold of, who would never attend a meeting in a more conspicuous wayf^|