, 1875-06-01

tton&l Association.
preliminary MEETING,
An EsTliustAsTlo GATHERING.
Lower Farwoll Hall was filed perspirinRly ful1
Of enthusiastic temperance workers last cycuinp
a. meeting preliminary to tho grand gathering
to-day.
Tho Rev. J. II. Lozier, Of Iowa, counop,v
callod Chaplain Lozicr, occupied the chair. mi
.ho e1oEclsoa wero opened with prayer BY tue
Hey. Dr.. uuntoE, Of Pennsylvania, followed by
singing led by 4 1nembsr OF the Hutchinson
Family.
Following thia wero short remsrka by differ.
ent delegates, who succeeded esch othos yefy
sapidIy.
Among tllose who tool, part in tho exercise.
vas Mr. saster1ee, of Minnesota, who csye a
short sketch OF tho organizations working for
the temperance cause In his State. I1o spoks
very fayorat1y Of tho oGorts OF tho Father
Mathew Society among tito Irish population.
Az an encouragement to tic continued work Of
tho ladies' tho speaker mentioned ylIa1o
which had at ono ttne four thriving rnmBullera,
VIC ma a!l bson de!Yon into bankruptcy by the
enorta OF tho cruaade1a.
Mtl. THOMPSON.
OF "eHt Virginia. Bald tllat III Wheeling aouo Of
tho most holpiul workers uaro in1deIy. and
some who did bellego in tho Bible. Tile speaker
tauperatce everybody. whcshor no waa . mon1-
Dor Ut church or not. lilo believed TINT theY
had no right to limit their societies to auY ciaaa.
T., pr. N'ploy, OF the Western New Conference,
t, nelieYed that the temperance element in hIs
state was growing stronger ovosy day, Al
ciassos seemed to hcc scttliog. down into mora
ti1od purpose to work until the enemy waa ooa-
quered.
Tho Chairman called attention to tho pressnos
nrsftop HAVEN
OF tho Methodist Episcopal Church,
Inc B1ahop Said that III 4 loYo feast tho class.
laader had no authority to call out npy ono, ia
was ~ tue aatno position in refescnco TO temper-
nilce shat uarrinon was in reference to slavery.
!to didn't entirely kuow what to do, and thors-
lore kept calling ont for unconditional emaur-
patton. In tlte sasnc way tho spoakor wanted
everybody to Aeop calling out prohibition until
Mra: Mailoy, Of Indiana, know \ woman With
fatntly OF nine children who crusadeu e7esy
Day for nine months. and took caro- Of her FAM
i!y during that timo. In her sparo moments
unfanX this teino 6lo mado CARPET. Till VI
thtoudod TO encourage the crusaders.
MIS-. DoGicksoa, OF Michigan said thst the
women of her State were not discouraged by
TIC their "a"t of ,auccesa in tho osusadlng cause.
! dlo women Who bad boon csllcd to light Tho
fight bad not su1orod lack Of faith, and thor
hoped for hotter pucccYa In the future,
MA8. WATSON.
Of London, Eng. . yonorablo lady aud interest,"
ing spoakef, rotated her experience among tho
tho Cabmon'. Frienl also among tho chimney
aTeops. blo had boon much encouraged By tho
ssuccesB Of hor friends and herHolf ii Nottlug-
ham. where they had prevented tho licensing, Of
s!xtcen gan palaeoa; ln closing, tho speaker
hcr utmost. efforts to tho. temperance cause,
which stood next to God in hsr hoAss. 8hs Wi
an old !ady, aEo satd, and eyon grandmother.
but slnoe she lad boon in this country slo had
mar n R1t1 nf At..A
might renew her offorts.
Another speaker gsye Ills experience 10 tso-
totalor Tor ssxty yoara. lie had nsyos, he said,
faated wine except at the communion table.
part Of tho State whoto sls crusade had prevail
cd. and he thought tho people were gradually
working up to tho idots Developed by tho lAdes
ln their movement.
y. Mi4a doodell, Of Wisconsin, said that In her
state tho women proposed to go ahead, whether
tho men followed or not. Hho gavo some 40
count Of tho movement going. on among tho
ladlea In 1anssytlls, md throughout tho State.
Of Ohio, wished to asv ssy word for tho children
md to call out tho sYmpathlea OF the audience
IN favor OF teaching thom the principles Of tosA
abstinence. Bhs hoped aome plan would bs IN
by which the children could bs unI-
ssrsally trained up IN tha nlne'ples Of tompe.-
when they CANA TO be Votora.
MISS EVANS,
q NeN York, said that slo felt like representing
Wales IN the meettng. inasmuch III England,
only failure thet prohibition had over had, was
through ths failure OF pubic sentiment, and
he need Of tho future was tho education Of Tue
TO- To- oatyoto ts H. TIC druokards when thsy
Interesting sccount Of tho Banda Of Iops u
IYAlcs, and thu work thoy h1d dono.
MRs. uENnx
y Noo4ford, Hpoke OF tho work which had beeu
commenced 10 hsr city among tho cbldten-
3omo nfty boys began the movement by ainiug
70 pledeo to abatato from liauor aud tobacco.
[h!a company had grown to three companies
:, u. and O, oftho Cold Water Army. and tkelf
ppoAfance on recent public occasion had beon
'eey remarkable. The girls also wess forming
nto organizations, auxiliary to she Cold Wst&
Emy, aud much good WAS done BY both.
MRS. wlrTEYh1loEH.
i philadelphia, President Of tho LAdles' Na"
/ tho xort Of hsr Organization, % nd ID lid othas
he ladlea woro already doing tue work which
he men we're only talkipg about. Their work
'aa to be done on three lines: hrst 10 taks
q the a%t of Tn9Sa ~
fhtch they hoped 70 cut on the supply Of the
runkasds' army. ehs hoped to see the tins
'hon the moderate lHnker would not bo suafezsd
hod pGSsoa oa1 " sosa{ Or tse Church
oclety OF Friends, asld TINT tn Cleveland thu
apers had gone back on tho ladlea' movement.
be thought the pEoapeots Of tho lAdles wore full
8 good ~ aver. The trusst work Of ths ladio ioa
10 ohildron. This naa really thstf element. and
,ore good would como from thorough per.
'nnanos Of thls duty than svan from vostny.
Il Mr: Las.on, i; ~. OF til. r1aoutar. oomm!ss.. .n
TuR hnas1oss Or ru1 AasoclA71ox
oald DO prefscsd BY N hour'a psayst in Lower
.t*ell nsli from Q to 1os n. At 10 o'clock