, 1875-05-15

| o'Gu teokotuAy morning III UulLy tnutG0, n
audience Of good stzo bong present. : larR
proportion boing ladies.
| MORNING SESSION.
Devotional exercises wore bcgnn as O'Clock
undcr the conduct OF tho Rev. ". H. Cole, O
Mount Pleasant, Ia At quarter Of 10 tll
| regular bnsincBs of tho Conference wan take,
up. Tbs ilrst thing In order waa tho delivery q
| An eHshy on
"JEsus As CRITIC OF TIE oIn TEsrAMEST,"
by tho Roy. Chartea Noycs. Tho essay Was
thonGhtfnl production, discussing tho theory o
special and uni1uc inspiration for the Oil
Testament III tho light Afforded by tho saylor'a
owu acts eMd utsorances and determining
| agaiuat 1t.
soo1AL nEFonMa.
Tho next essay Wns on " 1hd Promotion ot
Hoctat Refotsns." :" by tho Rev, ]. T. Etlingar. ol
1T. lau'. Minn. The esaa1ist spoke OF the many
evils Affecting all degrees Of sucisty. o1trava.
gauoo OF living, intomporancc, scnAualIsn,, otc,
10 spoke Of tho various remedies advocated.
Tho woman.suflFago adyoeates presented
that na the moaus to mako everything
Iovcly,-as tho influence wlieh would
ahate intemporaneo aud vice. that wou1d laiso
woman to higher plano OF oxisteucc. abovo tho
ifipperes Of dreas aud fashion. md Tho rirn1rics
q potty social lifo. Tho temperance man lad
,evivaList marched along. rolling hfa drums and
beatlng up rer1u1ta FOR the kingdom Of Heaven,
at'l advocated Ills agencioa ~ the ucaus Of SAL
vatso1l for society.
Paying high tribute to tl,o gcnulno zeal and
iho cs'ayiBs proceeded to inquire whether their
molhods could bo commended by
Judgment anu experience. Ho spoke
Or ihe rtahte and prlviloxcs of wonlon. The two
Of women thsy Inflicted injury upon themselves.
Any reform that had for ita OBJ out 10 remove mr.
que restrictions from and open tho avenues to 4
Mgher intellectual lito for woman Should
aUaEon tho enthusiasm Of every thoughtful snan,
ior tito elevation Of woiunn WAS the elevation OF
humanity. 4 woman desired tho ballot sho
Should ltave 1t, but, from consideration Of the
exercise OF suffrage by meft It could hardly bo OK
pecsed TINT dignity, purity, aud independence Of
mcns. Ilo PLEDGE aysten, llad proven to 10
fallnro.' Tathor Mathew. who pledged sotns
2ooo ooo Or ooo. 600 III Ireland, sctl to 500 tho
ia.!ure p Of hts plans, aud dFoopoa and diod
soon died Of their oun inauity. That unique
social phenomenon, tho woman Crusade,
psoduetd but evancacGnt effects, md along
its track tho. liquor traffic was even
could only bo enforced IN rare Instances and In
places whero they wcre Of tho lcaht importance.
We nero, therefore, Obliged to admit Tint oil
tbese SarlonB a8encies wcrc not sufficiently radl-
q: cai to copo With tho eyil. They had accomp-
mnrhera scun goua anu sao enofts o. those
their failure to lossen tho ttalo and consump-
''In nut - TX 1auuae rae,ssi,.. WIZ unuoniao9.
,natna, ~ ."sa!sat sa; came alons and 1aia pts
sivo AMI II tu,o.ins sneis .no Motla vas a,t'inclu-
nar;o,,i."i I nupeI'os "s.s % anx osnef' = theto
exortou the moral inauencon claimed for tAen.
tho atnv.tni " vi saetn lnanllsstca ~
s .uo ~. u Iohe ot tne community but
nrn,nttn trta nsisnes hnoMeu tnas tho larger
sud Tho La ~ stste o" eoaysr.s @ aoon
: asr,ons 1so e. "c.H "aceoa.hely smaa1 ana u Was
IT, ssstu1a it Haossto'i "netoer INC conGomttAns
1..a oss - oYctoataago Ine eooa. When tho
sd ~ y y ara haa paas tnoso wto noat-
m. ~ 'no ns1ng Waiets thst flowed perpstunlY
-oi.s ,ast.n. uzs'.Jeus e Maa on!y phtens ftady-
~. aaat ~ wnicn IaIiea s!soseloot 20 fGhcn
nroaaaSAJ ~ .a,! a!ssase lne essayset then
pnly VA To n.Sa rad1asi ai'u1 .t,,al moans ane
tsv Gs .nrn 70 1.rlao a. te Sonscss from whci
.nuy .., opsans. Eisnolatlhg thls idea, ha raid
Athn,os'in. ~ ~ sne e.nt'eno1 OF me ohicago
Tho ua.t a. e,sny U .ta1n'u'"a'' wasan o' sooo'
hv H., H.. ETot8Ii9S y 2 o. @ II @nrL1ato5,
Thn. c,a"y;.t. .,I tttopusn, o. cleveland, ..
1ata ~ ,nd. eau .,, .nas eFoMtlon mAs tho koy
tjnn ha. hcon arnia, ~ -, ho ~. e'uoo or ovoln-
t,rs uns a oua s appeo tn tho processes or nd
md Il no,,1u e tart 70 se nto ana Thought OF man,
davni,nwant ~ .aGsIou. ,. l1e'uae tho gnnesss And
tf.t ~ IsI... S sgnS1Ga; u csohos 20 ehown
Giving IT aIomptian srom 'atoLal natrsa' Ia oFsln
1,rnfnsso,. ~ - rnii..,ass 49," u.sasat NV. nlodt
Ptuls'no!s - lcAEloua creed accounted Tor
vi ~ grounas os claimed
TX .r'.nn.,ts os. stE. Ut .uer o"1. ncSle"inR
To- sn 9 ssi1yet .a. conGnaod that there
Il, tt;s snnai. - sna. tno universal aaw fai!cu
He then nrocsadai ~ .e,,. " numan i s1iassnce
rous ba,ief IT. ..v,aa ~ tno o1gn Of re,
hHan Inntin,, snd eh,.g hsasagg mohmea shat 10 lad
istnn., ~ nnu Tpsaueu m iaoa o. uual *
-oonm. os.,,,a suu,pobsun' l Mnn tl1a belief the
tnsa rn,.eed ~. uesAh. ln!s ied 10 love TOR
n,,d Sssr fo. ti. s oonasotenee Mas believed.
..nr.,,a - ~ snuoe atsauea. HGnca came tho
t,ihoa ~ " n aseossoIs saat ptosal!ea With some
snd ogs!nss tp appeaeo the hostility of
fnTr ~ pt,,re upse' ano vsas and inekplleable
lolets y! HakHIe "olo deemed supernatural
E5ans ., sna aatnfe-Nosstip had ts geneais
"osap 81 material oo1ecth roilgion
ar;ai sat ",uoo ~ ano 1oisnP OF tho SOUL OF us
sst.a. onJeoss: Inc Worship OF tho tree was
st,t.,t 9 . TO INC "ofhnip o. tho dryad, OF
XIII -! tHo Hao tno "o1ehfp or tho ocean Was
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