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NOTICE OF A CONFERENCE OF OFFICERS OF THE WOMAN’S STATE HOME MISSIONARY ORGANIZATIONS.

The Woman’s State Home Missionary Organizations will hold an all-day meeting in the Congregational Church, Saratoga, Tuesday June 4, 1889, the day before the Annual Meeting of the American Home Missionary Society.

All State Organizations working through one or more of our six National Societies for Home-land Evangelization are cordially invited to participate in this meeting.  It is hoped that there will be a large and able representation from each organization.

There will be two sessions.  The morning session will begin promptly at 10:30, the afternoon at 2 o’clock.  The morning session is to be a private business conference of State officers only.  Questions of the greatest importance are to be freely and thoroughly discussed. State officers of every rank will be admitted to it.

To the afternoon session, all ladies interested in home-land work are most cordially invited.  A rich, spirited and helpful programme is to be presented.  Further information can be obtained by addressing

MRS. J.A.  BIDDLE,

South Norwalk, Conn.

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TEMPERANCE WORK IN TENNESSEE.

I have been working in this State for three years, giving mothers new ideas, making them think in their log cabins, and causing many to say, “You have done me good.”  I am now on the Cumberland Plateau with my husband, who is in the employ of the American Missionary Association.  A few weeks ago, I went with him to a mining town to assist him and Brother Pope in a series of meetings.  There were early indications of popular interest, the crowd was easily gathered and the good work began much sooner than the most sanguine anticipated.  The first week passed.  Sinners had risen for prayers, strong men bowed their heads, confessing their sins, and conversions were daily reported.  Then came a momentary lull, such as is often observed in revival seasons.  Mr. Pope’s experienced eye was quick to divine the cause.  He knew that crowd of eager listeners—­that there were many among them, old and young, who stood on the verge of the Kingdom with the fatal cup in their hands.  Said he to me, “The time has come for a temperance talk—­that is what they need!” and designated that very evening for me to present the subject.

At this I confess I was not a little embarrassed, for although accustomed to short, informal temperance talks in public, I had no idea, woman that I was, of taking his place at such a critical moment.  What added to my embarrassment was the disheartening fact to all of us that Mr. Pope was just then unexpectedly called away to another part of his extensive field and was gone two days.  So there was no help for