TEMPERANCE WORKERS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19009, 3 November 1923, Page 15

TEMPERANCE WORKERS.

A representative gathering of business men, ministers, and temperance workers assembled at the Y.M.C.A. Rooms on Thursday evening to meet Mr C. R. Edmond, dominion organiser, and Mx H. Grinatead, divisional’ secretary, from Palmerston North. Mr C. Todd, president of the United Temperance Reform Council, stated that to be successful in the coming fight, the temperance forces had to be organised and unined. To do this finance was necessary, and he made a strong appeal to those present to give thoir help. Ho said that 'they should take a lesson from America and by educating the people they would be able, when theabolition of the liquor trade is an accomplished fact, to enforce it also. Mr Waters said that they should take a lesson from men like Mr T. Taylor, the Rev. R. S-. Gray, and others, who not only gave their time and money, but also their lives. Examples such as these should stimulate all to do their best. The causa was worth it. Mr K. S. Adams, representative of the New Zealand Alliance when the question of corporate control was before the Parliamentary Committee, gave a very lucid address on the latest phase of the, liquor problem, and ho made it quite clear that the alliance would have nothing to do with it. It still left open the temptation for men to get drunk. Mr Todd having to leave, the chair was taken by the Rev. K. Raine. Mr C. ft. Edmond was then introduced, and he dealt with the need of organisation which, to bo effective, must be continuous, extensive and looked at from the national point of view. Ti-o idea, was a Temperance Committee in every Church • and county working for mo abolition of the liquor traffic, and if this was not work for the coming of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, was there anything else that was? He then went into details of what was required to be done in the electorates. The Rev. Mr Grinatead said that some folk seemed to be pessimistic, but everywhere he had been there was a note of optimism that the end was coming. A number of workers handed in their names and the meeting closed with the- benediction by the Rev. R. Raine.