, 1874-09-17
! Homo vaH not tho placo to tako paraons and

uci conai4eIahon "ofo oppressed ht tho 0fRnha.
zntion + tho nenso Of tho Consultation wss not
ndoptedi tho objeotora would havo to leave tho
Society, Tor thn roaHon Tint tho uomo was givon
on tho condition TINT tho Society keep aloof
Mira. Ragtcr Tor six months, with the condition
that Tho Society CONTINUE TO work IN tho future
Us in tho rast.
Mrs. KuaHo objected to being shut out Of tho
Home. and raid that AIrs Leonard, d at Tie incop-
tion Of tho Hooioty, agrooa that 1t should bo Off
CbrsAtlan character.
hIrs Leonard rejoinod with tho 70 mark that at
tho meeting alluded to the namo Of tho Lord
WIN not mentioned.
Mrs Frau|and said girlB had como to her
from tho sllotor dlugusied with affairs thero-
nboutH, eApec'ay the i,'strnotlon a !tl received
Mrs. Fra.lkland hnrborod such Girls and beloved
their atorles, sho could not DO mitch OF lady.
By mutual consent the prayor discussion waa
to % conador tho artiolos III dispute. In > momout
the nuddlo md confusion Of tongues was ro~
stunned.
AppEA1 TO THE DICTIONARY.
Mrs. Ynu Wlsfo aad slo did not know what
waa meaut by "prosoytHn," and called for d
dictionary.
Mrs. Leonard explained tho article by atattng
Its simple moaning to DO that no religious aor~
Mrs. Van Wiuklo concluded that prayer Wan to
10 bad at tho Homo only ut tho hoa.s!do' Of tho
! Mrs Loomis wanted to know II tho sick-bed
WIS not q good place for prayer.
airs. NnBaoll thought in'natcH would object to
being 10 cut on from their pastors. sho eer-
| tainly would.
| Finally voto was roachod on tho two articles,
| and both ware ndopled.
~, Tho other articles wero adopted With but
| little opposition.
we're then takea up and adopted. They provide
| TINT tile regular meetings Of the Socipty shall
hereafter DO hold OH the irst Wednesday, Of zach
month, and tic meetings of tho Executive Com
mitteo every intervening Wednesday. Boyon
members constitute quorum.
| THE SECRETARY RESIGNS.
Mrs. Chisholm. tho Secretary OF the Society,
than tbraw IN tho following are-braud, which OK
| plaius itself:
H. ne Society qf Good sansarttans:
dss!ee 70 tender my resignation ~ sn ofneer and
copied. Il win 10 proper At tbs limo that ahoaid
brlol'y explain why have concluded to do 30. Tia
Las tssa ,s Is ny S21Gp stnoss as
h had M not r sa, Tns ofsani5s sna goao
T las
Ing from tho frat ~ to the real work Good Bamar
s a1s s ss si e ss &
1sr1sss xt Exit, 9Itsia az shsl's5 e. saa employment
from sbe citizens. and the sheor and :hs Homo wero
hayo aetsd On Tho impression that the refotsion ot
fslen woinen w. Tic principal work to be a9ne. n
attend Sunday meetings At tho Shelter and, although
this e1npha.tcay uscountenanccd by resolution
paased nt one OF our meetings. sucA invitations woro
| lis msjortss. N " 4~S - '''' '~f'''''' "'"'' -
The Impression having then got abroad that this is
aretos1aatory institution for estng women and not
M Industrial Home our sphere Of usefulness bag been
PERSONS that the very cIass Of people wo had started
out to help arc afraid TO coma and aak for help.
It In now contemplated to establish in tho house do
mated by Ar, liaaa hospital Of huch description
would bo suggestive Of something very different from
. | p,,ka tl,fa .nrr utv{no frdvfd.
u reasons for Withdrawing from .lo Society au not
as expressing any opinion regarding tho proprioty OF
usefulness Of '"'h work. he'psSittpl!y S4nx c,nsno,x
Mrs. Russell moved to sccopt tho secrotary's
| resignation, aud knid that
EVERY onnlsT1AN LADY OUGHT TO FOLLOW.
= Mrs. Buffum was in favor OF the Christian
ladies' rosguug, aud thought they could find
, moro congonial WORK in another society.
J Mrs. Ddges again Informed the Society that
she was SirituRlist, and the reporters Tint ahf
di0 not have tue ktndost feeling Tor them.
a1rs Chishom's resignation VAS then accepted,
wlen, on motion, GT1s. DR.. Sherwood WAS elected
i. to fill her place.
+ rotary, aud Mr. Dr. Buthardt, Mrs. Raster, and
Airs. briggs Vice Presidents.
= Mrs. Leonard then volunteered aomo informn-
tion about
THE WORKINGS OF THE SHELTER.
Il Il She aaid it did not Interfere with the work OF
4 any othor society, but was rather feeder for
It the various charitable institutions Of tho city.
], She digresyod to express hope that tho Society
G would work paacefully, and thought that IT an
, clement waB found that would not work peace
. fully she waR In favor Of physfc to eject the
y same. Sho said that now they bad constitu-
Se Gs g sVGs s sosey 70 ouet S't u bs essna
some diseussion % hore eta onsuea in referenoo to
% the private hospital at tho Homo, In which Mrs.
Jones expressed the idea thatit was easier to de-
: naoraiize ten inmates than 1t Was to reform ono
% Of the fallen Ouoa.
r Mrs. Leonard said that no inmate Of the Home
q would bo allowed to COW corruption tloro. and
i she did not think because q girl had fallon,
= through force Of circumstances. that sho should
II be allowed to continue to eink when tho Society
= could lolp ler.
house who would not 60 to tile Shelter for foar
i Of tho associations there.
y A long discussion followed az to
y TILE OBJECT OF Ti1H 8oulE1T,
the nature OF its work, and its rotation to fallen
y women. It was finally ngreed that the wor|sora
10 Of tile Society should continue their Visits to
= houses Of i-fame. and to prevail upon such in
~ mates AZ were dissatisfied with their mode Of
;, life to accept tue hospitality Of tho eocoty'a
~ =. Home. .
&, Mrs. McLaue wished to say word. sho said
that. when the Society agreed by resolution not
y, to visit such ptacea. Mrs. Leonard gave nor
Mrs. Loonarls }otser IN Sundays TalnuSE, 40
" ousing her OF boing paid for praylng sho 1ala
/ !. sho Lad been praying for eight years, but
at novor Tor money. Tho spoa1er g9vo way e 70
IN tehra, AND Clpaed by uAnoih6 TIT 1eese@ast w
T. cents Bho had collected for tho Society. aud ten-
dered her resignation.
l. aIrs. Leonard made some corrections in Mira
h1cLana'a statement, denying that she ever said
that Hho was bonR paid TOR praying.
it MORE urs1aHATIoSe.
The following named ladies' then tendosed
ut their resgnations n.enbefs OF tho Society," for
tho reaaona substantially stated IL lrs: Chls-
Id holms lottor: Mrs. Van Winkle, Mrs. George
Rounds, Mrs Writ, Mrs. Mary Graham, HRS. ..
I'd L. springer, Mrs. i. 3. Russell, aIra Eraukaad
Mrs. pc1tihoue Mrs. A. Garrison. Mrs. G. L.
* McLain, Mra. McAllister, Mrs. s. 3, Johnson,
or Mru, Duncan, Mrs A. P. Pitt, Matron Indus
- trial Homo, Mrs. Fo!lansboe, Miss Notcalf, aud
H. Mrs. Fernando Jones.
in Tho resignations wore promptly accepted.
Id rhen tbs rostguora we're Invited to quit tho
room. They adjourned At onos to = room on tho
lo uoxt floor for consultation.