Temperance a Part of Missions
Mrs. Ellen M. Watson, corresponding secretary of the Women's Synodical Temperance Association of Pennsylvania, writes that their association of the Presbyterian Church has made temperance a branch of missions. The letters sent out by the association state that "the Women's Temperance Association of our synod, believing that the liquor traffic and its results constitute one of the greatest obstacles in the way of the Gospel, earnestly request every missionary society to elect a temperance secretary whose duty it will be to advance the cause of total abstinence by the use of pledges and suitable literature." This the general assembly's permanent committee on temperance has cordially endorsed. A vital part of Christianity is temperance; and surely it ought to be a vital part of its mission work, to save by every means possible those who have fallen. Any one who wishes to learn more concerning the work that is being done by this association, can correspond with Mrs. Ellen M. Watson or Dr. J. F. Hill, Canonsburg, Pa.