Band of Hope

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:26 pm

Now Audrey

We should all be shocked

ps dont smoke but never having a wee glass well perhaps not

Never mind. As one tee- hee totaller to another

Aw ra best for Ne'er Day when it comes.

Russell (hic)

Post by **Jean Jeanie** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:28 pm

Audrey

Here is a photo of "The Pledge"

You can just about make out the words

http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/ ... ndard/2/en

Jean

Post by **emanday** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:05 pm

That's the Pledge certificate that we signed, or similar to it, but we also had a sort of chant that we had to recite at the start of every meeting. Something about promising not to take strong drink, etc... I remember it was quite rythmic and easy to recite by heart. As I said, not that long ago I could have reeled it off easily. Ah Well, guess those particular brain cells are in hibernation now

ASGROOMBRIDGE · Post by **ASGROOMBRIDGE** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:06 pm

Thank you so much Jean,

Funny thing is it sounds just like my grandmother, as a child I remember not being alowed to read anything except the bible (no books no comics) and to this day if I am cleaning up on a Sunday I can hear her voice telling me off. I remember my eighty year old mother dusting one Sunday and telling me her mother would turn in her grave if she saw her.

Audrey

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:28 pm

Hi all,
I've a United Free Church Temperance Union certificate for my 1C1R Agnes Mills (born 9 Jun 1907).
In the middle of the cert. is an oblong rectangle with the words.
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BAND of HOPE
Bond of Union
Abstinence from all INTOXICATING LIQUORS as beverages
Agnes Scott Mills
was admitted as a MEMBER on 28 January 1915
A. Brown, Secy.
--
But as you'll notice Agnes was only 7 years old....! Catch 'em young!
--
Agnes was a lovely lady who was devoted to her family (and church).
She never married, was a thread pattern designer with Coats', and died aged 87.
Because Agnes worked with very fine threads she was never allowed to do the dishes or housework...!
Imagine! someone who dearly wanted to do the washing up!
But happily, after retirement, Agnes did eventually get her wish.

Jack

Post by **Jean Jeanie** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 12:40 am

Hi All

OMG just when you think your memory has gone.

I remember The Band of Hope!!

We went every Monday night to Mrs Robertson's house. We sang songs. We were made to feel welcome. Mrs Robertson made Tablet. We were each given 10 pieces of Tablet to sell in the village at 3d a piece. 10 pieces made half a crown!!!! When we took the half crown or equivalent in pennies, three penny pieces, sixpenses, shillings etc to Mrs Robertson we were given a piece of tablet for ourslelves!!!

Presume the half crown went to the church or The Band of Hope.

Mrs Robertson was a staunch church goer.

Jean

StewL · Post by **StewL** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:27 am

Hi all

I recall going to the Band of Hope in Dalmuir as a wain, if my memory serves me correctly we (my sister/cousin and I) went with three older lassies who were sisters and lived around the corner from us. It was mentioned they got them young, Oh yes I must have been about 3-4 at the time, then we moved up to the Faifley. Not sure where we went but it was nearby in Dalmuir I was a bit young to remember exactly where though.
I think we even had the odd meeting at their home too. If they saw me in later years they would certainly have said I broke the pledge if I actually signed it

blueladybird · Post by **blueladybird** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 4:06 pm

Any one remember the old hymns, like RUNNING OVER, RUNNING OVER MY CUPS FULL AND RUNNING OVER. those were the ones with actions!

Post by **joette** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 5:03 pm

Yep my hands are tumbling over one another & the tune is running through my head.

I was one who would appear at various Sunday schools in the summer months-before any outing took place- then I would be absent until the next year.

So I knew all the tunes well.

I remember my Granny talking about the Band of Hope-you got a cup of tea & a biscuit & they showed slide shows showing the evils of Drink.
Little plays about Mothers & children cast out into the snow because the Father drank his wages& young girls lured into sin under the effects of cigs & alcohol.

She very happilly signed the Pledge but her Father a man of some principle made her "take it back" as she was too young to decide.

I guess he was right as she & her sisters used to hang out the bathroom window to have a wee smoke even after they were married in case he found out.Luckily she gave them up but would have a wee refreshment every A.M. along with her oatcakes & cheese.

daisymaisy · Post by **daisymaisy** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:33 am

Iam sitting here singing all the words to "running over " after reading the previous posts ..lol
If you were a band of hope membner you may recall singing a great old hymn "when the roll is called up yonder" ..i wont type all the words but part of the hymns is "when the saints on earth are gathered over on the other shore,when the roll is called up yonder I'll be there"..This hymn was written by a minister who worked in a deprived area .every week without fail there was a young girl attended sunday school,one week she didn't turn up ,and the minister was concerened,after church he went to where she lived,the wee lassie was heeped in a corner coughing,she was seriously ill with TB and close to death.The minister explained that he had did the roll call and noticed she wasn;t there,the wee lassie ,whispered as she pointed up to heaven "when the roll is called up yonder I'll be there" she then slipped away....this prompted the minister to write the words of that hymn,although its an old hymn and not sung in many of the main stream churches of today it will always be one of my favourites.

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