, 1874-09-10
A Warlike Meeting Of This Peaoe-
ful Organization.
Gtrllc Between Those Who Arc For
and Against Prayer.
Il 10 Resolved to Have No Quarreling
Hereafter.
Election Of Offlccrs,' Etc.


tendance Of nou-mcmbers VIA especially largo
aud, o., motion OF OF Mrs 1lussoll, all woro nd
n,ittod to membership without their names bcing
takon.
nEroNTs.
Mrs. Spaulding, from tic Committee to aoclre
In Industrial Home, reported.
Mira. Leonard supplemented tho report by
reference to what was published In Till: In1nuHE
of buntlny last about tho donation Of Homo.
Tho Treasurer, 1fra. Tuttto, reported 3t3 III
lor hands, mud tho expenditure OF 418 during
tho woel.
The aIatron. Mrs. Wico1or, reported that
during tho week sho had received quito n quau,i-
" OF PROVISIONS from tl,o reAtnuranta Of tic
city, ono machine from tho now Wilson Sowing
Machino Company, coal from ". B. Nontl Il Co.,
furniture from Hotlges Il Co., and Btntlry othor
ARTICLES. an1 TINT tho Homo now had thirty
inmhtes.
coFFEE-nooM.
The Committee to establish cotro-room nenr
the Exposition, FOR tho boneilt Of tho Society,
reported tint no lrogross had been mndo. The
question Of having tho cotrco-room WAS put 10 r
vote and carricd Most of tho ,ncmbers Of tho
Society pledged ihon,.eycn to doyoto day
each to tho room. Tho old Committee was re-
taincd to mako tho necessary arrangements.
a CONTRIBUTION WANTED.
1lra. Loonard then statetl TINT 4 necessity OK
isted for constitution mud bylaws Of tho So
c1e.y, in view OF tho fact TINT tho Society would
soon become incorporated, Sho said tho Society
coutunod antagonist.e e!omens. but sllo hoped
all differences could bo settled, aud that tho So
ooty would work in perfect harmony.
A member stated that Q colrlmsttuo to draft
constitution al,d hy-lawa already existed, and Ill
CURED II 1t had reported.
Mrs. Russell moved that now committee bo
appointed, which, aftor several yotou, MAS car
a1rs. ns'Gga sata, II + vas in order and right.
rllE PRAYER QUESTION.
Mrs. Russell wus opposed to Mrs. Leonard
boing Chairman Of tho Committee for tile ren-
son that stlc was opposed to prayer az IL ncnns
OF rorlainng tho fallon.
Mrs. Spauldiug wanted to know Mrs. Rusaolla
authority for Tho statement that Mrs. Leonard
was opposed to prayer.
Mrs Dttggu was in favor Of tho utmost ro-
1gjous freedom iii the conduct pf tho Hoclety.
aid counaolod Cancellation.
AIRS. Russell snid tho praying women only
asked tho ,Wlsiiego Of visiting tho Home or
Shelter, aud praying when they wanted to. They
but wero not willing to bo cut on from tho right
Of prayer With thoso under tlle care OF tho 80
oiety. She thought Mrs. LeonnrdB opposition
to prayer WAS generally understood.
Mrs. Leonard was then called upon to state
her position upon tho praycr question. sho Baid
tho s0cloty hnd humanitarian work on it's
hanss, a1,tl Ind 10 deal with ali clasaes. In hor
opinion Christ never oyerdi.l tho praying busi-
ness. She proposed to follow Christ in that
particular, sle WIS not opposed to prayor, bnt
would neither dictate nor force prayer upon any
ono, II any one under tho caro- Of tho Society
slEn!tlatt mood of prayer, or q Willingness to
liatcn to it, sho had no objection, but would
woro demanded Slle confessed that sho
prayed herself sometimes, but not so loud rs
soma people. slo was homeopathic in medi-
osey a1 Will Il yers ie o asS ueoaaa Sh sa
Thought tho bittoruess OF many prayers WIS tho
sole qualification just na many patients attrih-
ntcd the virtue OF medicine to ts taste. She |
was OF tho opinion tllat whateyor Of antagouism
existed III society oamo from the nttosnpt OF cor
tan Indy nombely to foroo prayer agniust tho |
popular wiall.
AlrB Tutto wnntod some Of The PRAYING ln(lieB |
TO recoan. thcir e1perielsoe in praylng in tho
EAo0lIs hnd with Htlcll women nH May Drown,
6ho wanted to know who had boon benefited.
allt5. NCI.EAN
said Ello Ind understood Airs. Leonard to state
Of previous meetings tint only tho Lords
ale Thought was too closo a limit. Slo was /
Methodist, but didn't want to pray MI tho timo
but, when hho felt like prayer site was opposed
to being eirculnscribed. she said sllo attended
Shelter whom alay brown WAS present, III COM
pnny with Boyorai Christinu Iadics. mud. aftor
laiening to AIR. Iillinga' speech upon tllo occn-
slon, she felt that sho was out Of her p]aco. Ilor
companions had declared tloy wonld never Mt
tend another meeting OF tho Society. bccaupo Of
lts want of religious character.
Airs, Leonard suggested that Mrs. NIcCleau
might consider lolHBif licensed to 70 to tic
Sholter p whenever shc eaw fit, md prny as hearth
Mrs. McClcan HRid Mrs. Loonard Was we'll
awaro that al.o visited tho pnlico.station ovory
day, md Ind done great deal OF work. Even
ut tlo stations, slo said. tho Society was growing
aays ago, TINT tho Society occupied lty ti1uo il,
q cursing and tlamning," and tho opinion woH
getting prevalent in society ut aygo that tho
iood hamartans wore NOT what they ought to
TO. slo knew Of several ladies' who folt leop
interest in fallen wonon, who would neither
contribute nor attend tho mootingu OF tho Souie-
w.. sho herself coull not work with tho 60
gay word. Prayer, Hlio said, had snatchcd her
lll'aband from the gutter, and driven him from
tue tue gsmmbl'nE ma hos God had hoard her prayers
aaa ttns sa tS5 sasad her # from o he thought ta OF o
e harry S'y's home' sso 81 ti.eusht i1s "ii {
tho ladies' prosont had ~ fully testotl tho efficacy
Of prayor as aho haa, to tlo curing OF husband
M ., dtanElag, gambling. aud tho use Of tobacco
expressed the wish that n1l might on1oy tho
graco OF God to I'LL Increased extent, a,,1 broke
down Ill tGarS. |
GENERAL. ODsEnyATtoSa
Mrs. futile Bail sllo mover praysI for orvho1v
except herself, for tho roaaou that she dI,l not
fool good enough. N'>@ NV
Mrs. Russell did not rant to DO limited to tho
Lords Prayer. W 'A'
Mrs. lsontly thought If prayer was such .
good and e!lectual thing That sl,ore wns no use
for tho meetings Of tho Society to fucuss wnva
aud means to te.cuo fallen wnn,on. II urayor
was tho bost mothod to accomplish tho object Of
Ete Society. q grcat daa! Of unnoceeaary work
Eas boing done and oxponso incurred.
Mrs. Deal aaid el.e Naa q praying woman, and
iad beon q Methodist. She, however, had given
lp formal prayer, alnce slo found 1t impossible
@ feel Thankful! Tor aliictlons. 6lo thought tho
most ferycut OF prayers waa tho .norest mockery
lnlohB tlloy came from tho heart.
B1la. Leonard thought tl,at for MI anti-prayos
md anti-CbrlBtinll society, Ill aono snwlt to Gull
ho Good sa1naritaas, great deal Of good lad
seen donc Willie n,o was not an anti -cLrIHtiau,
ho thought. 80 for, Tho socle1y had aeno1l-
!ratcd that great toal could DO dono without
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