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Show THE W.CT.r. EXCHANGE. The Annual Kcport of the Work -It lias in all Hepects licen successful. The following is the annual report of the . C. T. U. exchange in this city: "The W. d T. U. exchange has been or-ani.cd or-ani.cd and carrying 4iu its various branches of work, for a little more than six mouths. As a business enterprise these six months have not been replete with the degree of success suc-cess we so earnestly hoped for, in order that we might thereby increase our facilities for work, and thus be able to cover more ground of a so sadly needed work in this city. Then' are reasons for this result, The work was started with a debt of about 1000. This debt has been largely liquidated, hut in doing this, the running expenses were necessarily neglected, witli the expectation that they would be met without dillleulty as tile income increased. Hut business of every sort has felt the deprcseien of the money market, and we are in a large company of fhoae whose business has not prospered as hoped for. ' "The board of managers has also been peculiarly unfortunate in losing some of its most active workers, two being taken to California Cal-ifornia because of serious illness, the treasurer called to Pennsylvania to the death-bed of her mother and sister, while" several others have been incapacitated for the active labors through illness, leaving the working force overwhelmingly over-whelmingly small when the vastness of the work to be done is considered. But the handful left have been persistent, and through many discouraging l'eatures and embarrassments have held on, trusting that for a work so greatly needed helpers will he raised up. And much, very much, grand, work has been accomplished. There having been no written account kept of the benevolent distributees tile report can be only partial, Tip-work Tip-work has gone on qiTjtly, and many in the city know but little of what has been accomplished. Almost daily nn als have been given to unfortunate poor, with. out work, to be paid for by such work as could he given them. Others out of employment, em-ployment, and without, home, friends, or money, have been tided over by means of meals to be paid for when employment should be, obtained, and almost invariably the trusted have proved trustworthy. A number of families when the provider has been laid low on the sick-bed have been cared for with food, clothing, fuel and other necessaries. "Into the sickroom of worthy but friendless friend-less and destitute ones has been carried the nourishing delicacies so necessary to recovery, recov-ery, and so Impossible to the poor. Little children have been protected from the winter's win-ter's cold by the warm clothing collected and distributed by these ladies. Good sul-stantial sul-stantial dinners were given to fifteen families fami-lies on Christmas day who otherwise would have been destitute of that element of Christmas cheer. Through this agency many have been furnished work and daily broken food has bcen'triven to the needy. Since the first of the organization gospel temperance meetings have been held each fa"ohath evening, where men and women, bound by the chains Dreed by the demon drink, whom Christ died to save just as surely as He did the puresi saint who ever lived, have been gathered In, receiving earnest appeals to break the chains and by the help and power of Christ come out of bondage, and lice, imp true men and women; and who is able to estimate the boundless good accomplished accom-plished by thi! helping hand extended to tbe.-e reclaimed men and women. "Of the large number whu have taken the pledge to abstain fronsf intoxicating drink some, perhaps, have fallen, surround ed a they were by tcmntations on every side in this rum cursed city, but many have atood tirm, and only he who said, "The harvest truly la plenteous, but the laborers are few;" and also commanded, '"(io ye into by vineyard," knows the good the otiorls in this line have acconiplNhcd. "To two of our noble Christian ministers is due the highest commendation that wordi can frame. Rev. Dr. McN'ieee of the Kirsl Presbyterian church has never faltered in unwavering loyalty to this cause, attending both sympathetic and encouraging words and also helpful deed and tinaipial HJd, and when the request was made by the W. C. T. f. that tin; mlnla-for mlnla-for of the city present the temperance work'tfrom their pulpits, iiis response was such as'to cau-e his name to be spread from shore to shore wherever tin' w hite ribbon is worn. BV. Dr. HUT of the Methodist church lias also given his usual devotion and enthusiasm, and what has been undertaken in this city or territory for the uplifting of humanity that ha- no; fait the ennpbliug influence in-fluence of his soul-inspii iiiL' words 'The ladies expect to open a coffee house at once, to offset a- far a- may be the saloon inllucnce, also i food kitchen for the poor. In order to lift the debt hanging over us which has caused the board great anxiety, the committee in Charge has decided to give a erics of mu-.ii til and elocutionary enter, taiiitncnts, the Hi st of which will be given in the Metropolitan parlors, Friday evening. February K After the exercises arc over refreshments will lie served, and the ludic.-, hope for very liberal patronage, for of whatever what-ever creed, or of no creed at all, If the love of t lirist has entered the heart, that love inust tiring a desire to lift the fallen, c heek the dis i raged and strengthen the weak ones. If you cannot enter actively into the work, you can do your part by contributing of your up aus, that the work may go on mid those w ho arc carrying It may be less ham-pcrcd. ham-pcrcd. Respectfully submitted, M .1 . li. How 1 1 1. k. Secretary Hoard of Managers. Salt Lake City, Feb. 11, Isnj. |