New-York tribune., 1875-07-14
GATHERING or TEMPERANCE WORKERS

orENING or TIE NATIONAL TEMPERANCE CoNvFN-
IION At sEA CIITF-IARGE NUMBERS OF FEMALt
DELEGA ArEs--oCiEuEs Observation-Disclosures
TNoE Of THE NATIONAL PR0uIBUIOS SOCIETY.
rrRoM 4 SPECIAL oHElsPoNDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
SEA CLIFF. July 13.-Ihe National Temper
an,e Convention whicn began lis sessions mere tins
morning marked by feature not usually seen III pun
lie MEETINGS The majority Of the delegates to the Con
vent ION are women women appointed as members
~ 4 fel,nf committees and woman served 10 one of
the presiding officers the afternoon ana evening This
honor paid To the On account 0f the CONSPICUOUS
efforts of women the Oi tenn during Tho
crlis..sos ia the West.
The preliminary meeting Of the Co.mttce ot Arrangc-
mcnts Was held thi- morning II O'Clock in the chapel
OF the -ra Gin Ass0cItiou The Rev. llam II. BOoe
.f Meriden. Conn, acted a. temporary Chairman The
Lyimn need Thee Nv. ry Hour sung an's devo-
tIOI exercises were conducted by the Rev Israel Lice
OF Portland NJ The Rey. Mr. BOOc then read the sixth
chapter OF isaiah AMI commented upon H. Among other
things he said ;hai Nc believed the words Of John Wes-
ley: God can't do without good men, any more than
thev could DO without Hin" The temperance work was
Gods work. and the failures The pas had been failures
only in that the work not entirely coIsumnated
The endowment which was Needed wiS the touch from
tue live, coal from o the altar every lip A. to the
wav IN Which the Convention T. be conducted hc
knew no more than any other delegate who present
lie did not mink necessary for temperance speakers To
prepare addresses did he desire anything that should
SAVIOR of the sensational. tie would wait till speakers
came No one been invited 10 speak bHt there would
be- time and opportunity for all who wished to say some
thing
Mr. johnson Of Brook cn and Miss Frances +. Willard
were then chosen Secretaries meeting, and the
names of the delegates were called. The following were
present: Francis Murphy and the Rev. Israel Lace o'
Maine from the National Temperance Camp Meeting
Association the Rev. Dr. c. X True and John Fhc"ner
from the National Temperance Publication society the
Hon. " H. Van COtt ~ NeW-York from the Grand
Lodge OF Good TEN lars of the state Of Ncwfork C. C.
Leigh Of Brooklyn. The Rev. Thomas j. bssc OF Phelps
y Y and t. CImlcy Of Poughkecpse, from the state
Prohibition Society of New-York Mrs. Annie Wtten-
never and Miss Frances L. willard. from the WOman's
National Christian Temperance Union; Mrs VI :" John'
son Of Brooklyn. from the Womans state Christian Tenn
perance Cni0n Il New York Mrs IL. NJ Wells OF Ashley,
from the Womans State Christian Temperance Ion oI
Pennsylvania Mrs Mary L. Denmanof Newark, and Miss
Julia A. Barker Of Halfway, rom the Woman's state
Christian TEMPERANCE Union OF Ncw-lersey Mrs Helen
f. Brown ana Mrs T.. C. Ioole, from the Wonans Christian
Temperance Cnon OF the City Of New-York; Miss NJ l.
uartt and Miss f. W. Greenwood. from The Woman
II ri,au Tenn eance Union Of Boo kyu. ana Ms : y
,,i,nrd nf Worcester from the Nomtns Christian Tenn
pertncr Ulun Of AiSsa"nur'tiS. Ine following were
a-o admitted a. dri'gatts Ia me convention MISS
Ellen C. Barrett. from the Ladies' Connecticut STATE
Tenn erancc Union; Mrs. Eliza Townsend, nom tle
Wumal's Christian Temperance u"n &" ttDu,l' = i
and Mrs. \ H. iran,iage from the Christian MOiAen-
Temperance Un.on of Newark. y. J.
conducting the meetings OF the Convention Nae de
cdrd thd "A committee. consisting of three ladies ana
gentlemen. should he appoined who should select
di, "A iAdg ,utstlan To act presiding oio'i7
tn. comm II. is composed " Ms Aune Ntoamey er,
Mrs. W. 4. JOhusun, Mrs. Helen T.. Brown. G. G. Leigh
" H. Van Cotl, and Francis Murphy. Tie foioMiu-
we're appointed a business committee The Rev f. &
Ealrr'k William Dlnir, j. Herman, Mr Han, Ms. VI.
T. Hart Mrs N. K. d nman, Mr.. Eliza Townsend
Mrs. :. 4. Clifford. Miss Frances l.. Willard, and the
KEY ". H. BuOe.
l. lac first public meeting of the Convention was held
this afternoon ut ociOcg in the tabernacle. The
sa.uy officers the Rev. ". ii. H0ole and Miss
FIuncee T.. Willard. After prayer by the Rev W. G.
sieel aud MIS-. NJ G. johnson Mr.. Boole spoAe ot the
peculiar phases OF the temperance work. Miss Willard
then said lad anticipated much pleasure from
tie temperance gatherings -hc expected to visit during
the summer and cOntrasteI item with tie vacat.Ous
formerly spent when she Was engaged IN teaching
school -hr d,NOLiug herself 10 Lis Nulk when the
crusade found hes. Inc bruuty NJ the temperance
work SAID she. In that Christ the central
figure Here know acct. no section mo- church. /
prtg that this meeting may brng the best blessing
that life give and that is clearer perception OF
what life May be guided by Christ and trust
in Him. May that feeling Dc the key note of this meet
ing and central Thought and purpose ol souls.
Several o those preseut alsO spoke aud prayed,
exercises being frrut varied wirh gng I'm tile
evening another meeting wis held. Tomorrow William