Superintendents Letters.

White Ribbon, Volume 20, Issue 235, 18 January 1915, Page 13

Superintendents Letters.

L.T.L. AM) HAM) OF HOPE. Dear Fellow-Workers, — The World’s Superintendent of the Mercy Department lias sent to oar President .1 package ct leaflets dealing with the work of this department. Mrs Don is greatly interested in tins, and has asked me to appeal to those ot you who work among the >oung people to try to form Hands of Mei y in connection with LT.L.’s and bands of Hope. In America it is u-ual to have a Hand of Mercy in connection with each L.T.L. (see L.T.L. Handbook, page 35), which reads thus: “Make one of the bo> - or girls a superintendent of the Hand of Mercy. * I'hc Young Crusader’ and ‘Our Dumb Animals’ will supply them with main incidents about pets and animals generally, and give them lessons in kindness to animals.’’ The following are extracts from the World's Report of the Mercy Department : “Africa.- In the Wesleyan Sunday School, Mercy literature i> taken in rotation with other selections in the half-hour preceding the regular exercise*, and has had a most beneficial 1 nil uerue.’ ! “Canada. In S* Thomas fountains and watering tn ghs have been erected, and 1000 children have signed the Mercy pledge. Sev* n medals we re awarded for humane essays. 51.0 children competing. Five addresses were given in Sunday Schools, and five prizes given for the highest number of Scripture passages showing Cod's care for animals.” Mercy contests were also held in Japan, the prizes bring “Humane books.” The police arc helpful in enforcing the laws against cruelty, but the Supeiintendent says: “Teaching mercy in the schools and giving instruction through the newspapers aie more* effective than police wc rk.” She

has offered prizes throughout the Empire for essays on Mercy. ‘ln the Philippines there is an immense Htind of Mercy. A law has been enacted prohibiting the docking of horses’ tails, and the importation ot horses so treated.” I < ould quote more, such as w here superintendents have worked to get children and animals into homes, have protested against and helped tc aboli h bull fights, worked to get legislation passed protecting birds, etc., but have striven to point out how the Mercy Department may be worked among the children of the L.T.L.’s, Hand- of Hope, and the Sunday Schools. Will superintendents kindly write to me for Mercy leaflets, also for L.T.L. Handbook, and sample copy (if “The Young Crusader.” These 1 will forward post free. Tru-ting that many Unions will decide to form a Hand of Mercy, and to adopt the -ugge-tion- given.—Yours for Ctod, Home, and Humanity, CLARA M. NEAL, Dominion Supt. L.T.L. “Trocadero,” Pahiatua. EDUCATIONAL BUREAU. Dear Sister-, —Kindly make a note of the fact that all papers belonging to above department should be returned without delay, not to me, but to Mrs Young, No. 4 Line, Fitzherbert West, Manawatu, who ha- kindly taken over the work until the Convention. All reports not already forwarded should be sent tome promptly at addres- given below.—Yours in the work, M. S. POWELL, Supt. Educational Bureau. St. ('lair, Dunedin. TAKE NOTICE. Will N. 7.. Superintendents of Department- please remember that their reports niu-t r\ich “White Ribbon” office not later than Januarv 31st, in order th.'t they may be printed in time .or Convention,