The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-12-18

Offering the GOSpel cure lot luLemper-
.ance; going through the audience to get
persons to come forward and sign it, to
the tune of "Jesus, lover Of my SOUL"
aud investing the act with all the So
lemuity and enthusiasm of religious
service.
FOUNTAINS. rt
We urge Unions everywhere to sig
naliZe the coming hundredth birthday
of America by erecting in every village,
town and city, fountains of water, in
scribed with such notices as shall show
what sort of drink the women of Amer
lea believe in, and as shall be n sermon
in their persuasiveness to our fathers,
brothers and sons.
THE sINEwS OF WAR.
Our cause cannot forego the sinews Of
all war, be it peaceful or otherwise. We
must have money. Our financial plan
asks each member to give cent week
toward the temperance cause, and we
urge this feature as ont of great import
ance. Let us say that all needed infor-
nation under any or all of the preceding
heads will be gladly furnished on appli-
cation, with stamps to our correspond
ents and Secretary.
TRUSTING TINE WITH GOD.
Our work came forth to us from God.
The miracle of the crusade was wrought
by prayer. Let US, women of America,
and of all lands, dedicate the evening
twilight hour to prayerful thoughts
about this greatest Of reforms wherever
we are. Let us lift our hearts, whether
alone or in company, in the closet or in
the street, and ask Gods blessing on the
Temperance work, and on those whom it
vrDt,lI baIp OF mo form the habif Of
keeping sacredly at heart some moments
of this hour as our trysting time with
God.
RESOLUTIONS.
To this was added a series of detached
resolutions presented on Thursday, and
debated with great ability and vOlubil-
| ity for the better part of that day and
| Friday The following are the resOlu-
tions formally adopted, having been
read by Miss Willard, of Chicago:
! WHEREAS, Disfranchisement is rec
ognized by all the States rs 4 punish
ment for crime, from larceny to bur
glary, and as the man who transgresses
the law by selling intoxicating liquors
is, in the opinion of this Convention,
doing more to injure society than either
of the classes above referred to; there
fore, be it
Resolred, That the legislatures of the
several States be appealed to for law tC
disfranchise any person who has beer
convicted of selling Intoxicating drink
within one year OF the pending election
and the certificate of any Justice o.
Court shall be conclusive evidence OF th'
fact of conviction.
Resolved, That the ministers ant
members of all Christian denomination:
] 4. F,,II - rannaGfaf
to pray nightly to our God for more
powerful outpouring of the Holy Ghost
upon the members, and q spread of re-
vival influence throughout the land
and that they labor in accordance will
their prayers.
r WHEREAS, Much evil by which thi:
, country is cursed comes from the fac
) that the men in power, whose duty it i
to make and administer the laws, ar,
| either themselves intempeTate, or con
i trolled largely by the liquor power
A therefore,
ResolUed, That the women of tn
: United States, in this Convention repre-
: sented, do hereby express their unquali
fled disapprobation of the custom s,
n prevalent in political parties of placing
r intemperate men in office.
ResoIUed, That we respectfully asl
the President of the United states, Sen
ators, Representatives in Congress
u Governors of States, and all public mer
II with their wives and daughters, to Civ
o the temperance cause the strength
ID their conspicuous example by banlshln
e all wines and other Intoxicating liquor
from their banquets and their priyai
tables.
~ ResoLred, That this Convention uttel
!. solemn protest against physician
IF prescribing the use of intOxicatin
IS liquors for the prevention of disease, b.
n lieving it to be infinitely better, th'
n our friends die prematurely, if need b
= from natural causes, rather than tin
,e their lives be prolonged to go ultimate
to drunkards grave, UnhonOred al
unsaved.
Resolpcd, That we appeal to Il
House of Representatives by petition f
y their concurrence with the Senate bi
~ providing q Commission of Inquiry in
II the effects and results of the liqu
: traffic in this country.
u ReSoLpcd, That all good temperan
IT women, without regard to sect or n
;, tionality, are cordially invited to uni
u with us in our great battle against u
n ! Wrong and for the Right.
1r CONSIDERING TIE REPORT.
~ On motion of Mrs. Steele, of Wisco
sin, it was ordered that the report of Il
Committee be taken up and consider
- by sections. The resolutions were l
NJ committed to the Committee for s
. rangement, and pending their retu
- another item of business was taken U
Yesterday the greater part of t
forenoon was spent in general debate
THE CONSTITUTION,
NJ Upon which the proposed ASSOCIATE
Nc was to be based. 1t was finally adopt
n i'm almost the same shape rs present
by the Committee. The full text is
follows:
PREAMBLE.
~ We, the women of the nation, &C
nj scious of the increasing evils, and
.b palled at the tendencies and dangers
q intemperance, believe it has become
,;r duty under the providence of God
-. unite our efforts for its eXtincelI
~ That we may the more suecessIlil
III prosecute work, we adopt the ioIlo"i
Constitution:
Ii ARTICLE /. This association shail
We known as the Women's NatiOnal Chr
al tian Temperance Union.
re OFFICERS.
70 ART. . The officers of the Union sh'
he be n President, one Wee iresldeht iIo iIo
II each state, a Corresponding SecretaI
rs a Recording Secretary and Treasur'
d said officers shall constitute Board
iic Managers to control and provide for t
general interests of the work.
AUXILIARY ASSOCIATIONS.
1k ART. 3. Each State organization m
tie become auxiliary to the Union by
a dorsing its constitution.