Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-05-16
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MONDAY. MAY 16. 1883.
Meeting of Delegates to a Worlds Tenn
perance Convention.

Meeting of Delegates to Worlds Tenn
perance Convention.
On Wednesday last, agreeable a call previous
~ published, number of friends OF temperance met
in the brick Chapel, Nassau street, New York with
view to adopt The necessary preliminares to hold
a grand Worlds Convention in the city of New
York, some time during the continuance Of the
Worlds Fair.
The meeting called order by Mr.. jackson,
of Penn, who moved the Hon. A. C. Rarstow,
Mayor Of Providence, to the Chair, which was car
ried mem. con-, upon which the Rev. George Daft
field, Ir, of Philadelphia, and Rev. R. s. Champion,
of Rochester N. Y, were appointed to act as Sec
retaries. After prayer bv Rev. DR.. Hewctt,a COM
mittee of three appointed to nominate members
from each State, TO form the grand national COM
mittee 20 make arrangements for holding the Con-
Sveution.
The Committee retired and shortly reported list
Of candidates for the committee, when Rev. T. w
Higginson, Of Worcester, moved that Mrs. Susan
b. Anthony, Of Roch' ster, he admitted member Of
the above named committee
The introduction OF the Womans Rights ques-
ton early into the proceedings, seemed to ope-
fU'S uP"" thS NOHNCh'ioh hNS d YEA spoonful OF
pearl ash in a tumber Of vinegar, producing consid-
cradle effervescence.
DIR. Hewett made flaming speech, IN opposition
to Mr.. Higginson's motion, in which he said 1t was
contrary TO established usage to have Women take
part in Temperance meetings.
Mr.. Hgginson stood his ground and defended his
motion, and Colonel Snow came also to his support.
I'D he IL, ba, III b,di II their
do for the cause they should be allowed to do with
out hndrance.
Rev j. B. Wakey and others also spoke in favor
of the ladies being represented on the committee,
but the motion not to admit women prevailed.
Mr.. Thompson Of Massachusetts tried to get a re.
consideration of the vote, but did not succeed, and
Mrs. Abby Kelly Foster, Of Worcester, claimed the
floor, but the noise and confusion became so great
that she was obliged TO desst.
Mr.. ]. A. Dugdae then and denounced the
proceedings of the Convention with much indigna-
ton lie requested that his name should be ex-
plunged, as they had excluded the from the
Convention.
Mr.. Thompson (Mass.) hereupon made separate
notion he moved that the name of Mrs. Lucy
Stone be added to the committee.
number Of speeches followed IRON Messrs. Hew-
ett Of Mass. jackson, Dulied aud Chambers, Of
Penn, Oliver and Wood, of New York, and others.
These gentlemen all defended the action of the Con-
veniion.
Dr. Hewett quoted from Paul and other Scrip
tural authorities, which he claimed TO be against
women speaking in the Church, aud in favor of
her asking her husband ct home, &c. He would
have nothing to do with the women
Rev. Mr.. Chambers was particularly severe upon
one of the excluded ladies, abby Kelley Foster)
ho 70 ,rf,ra
with outraging the prophecies of her sex, tram
ping the very Son of God under her blasphemous
feet. For his part, he was glad these women
were gone-they had thus cotton rid of the scum
of the Convention.
Much feeling prevailed at this stage of the pro-
ceedings, followed by confusion
Rev. E. W. Jackson of Pa. formerly Of Chel-
sea, delivered himself in similar strain.
Finally, as it was found impossible to unite
such incongruous elements in harmonious action,
the Woman's Rights portion of the meeting with
drew to another hall, and the regulars shortly af-
ter adjourned, but in quite beligerent mood, as
we should judge from the following, which we
find in the Tribune:
We have to report a scene not in the programme
of this Convention, which occurred after its ad-
journment, in the open street, at the entrance of
the Hall When we descended the stairs we
found one OF the Doctors of Divinity from dis
lance, ami Doctor of Medicine in this city, who
had been a listener TO the discussions within. en-
gagged in an outright quarrel about one of the al
dies, who seemed to be the special mark for the
shafts of denunciations above reported. The
dialogue d1abodque cannot pretend to report
But we heard the d. ID. told by the NJ D that
''that noble woman would be in Heaven when he
was roasting in He'll, as he deserved Preacher Of
the Gospel though he pretended to be-" Shouts
OF laughter followed, and attracted a considerable
collection of newsboys and others to The scene
Some charge was made, by another of the party,
against the D. D.. which we did not hear but we
heard the response, sit is lie sir, given with an
emphasis which indicated that resentment with
force would have been met with no such Christian
meekness as turning the otner cheek. People
anticipated regular trial at fisticuffs, between
D. d. and NJ D.; but fortunately, the difficulty
here ended, and the belligerents dispersed
The seceders carried on their business quite
tremendously when left to themselves, appointed
their committee, consisting of men and women
both, and after voting to hold meeting en- Sat-
uiday evening, in order to define woman's posi-
ton in the temperance reform, adjourned.