, 1879-01-11

CHICAGO Jan. 10.-Not long since NO had n
rather remarkable trial In our eli >, during which
1t was proven ttlut certain widow lady, who
was a snetnbcr Of the Mctho4,tat Church, hal
rented lot, Upon whtcl, it was proposed to erect
a building In which beer was to 10 sold. TAe
church became alarmed, ard proceeded to discl-
plino her, Is provided by tho tcneta al ttat
particular denomination. which probably was
all right aud proper fran tho Msthodst staEd-
pniit. l find nn particular fault With thu
church for inslsting upon adhering to Its written
law, even II ita vtttill, waA II wosliaiI.
But do !nstsl that what II sauce for tho
goost should also b. sauct for the Htttier.
Mr.. John a. Logan Is ,Ghlber OF the
Methodist. Church, or claims to be, aud
| ujl tho Methodist brethren, a. In tluty
lsounJ. are for him ior ullitcl etates stii-
a.or from lllInoi., aud arc using every cf-
Now, II tlloir church discipline woman antl
ccpsura her because she tcasct piece ut prop
criy upon which Hcr tlllEllt r euld, what should
6e 1n9 t ,, %,tl ons .f aa,, tue ost influential lEhts
| Springfield, With liquors Ut oil kinds on the
tao1o tn his rt1n, frec for Ill to parsaEe Of wlio
cnter, ns Inns been stated In thu correspondence
from tic capstali IL not tllls . clear caso for
| uiscipline, much clearer than that OF thu pour
| Wll0Wt JUSTICE.
| Tho Womnn's Natlonnt Christian Temper
| atlcs unlon Does Nut Ask tho Ballot fur
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~ 10 fhs Editor n5 Ths Tribune.
| NEW YonK. Jan. 1.-Fcartng tho public may
bc tnislcd by tho statctncnts nado In one Of the
llcv. Joseph Cooks late lectures, anil by :oa,-
n,untcations published In various puptrs In re-
| gar.l to tho temperance work OF women, ~ re-
| lalcd to political nnh WoInAn's suffrage move
mcnte, We deem It important that tho true POSI-
tton OF tho Wosnan's Nationut Christian Tcnl-
lcratlce unlon OIL these Qilgitfuns should be
| defined.
At Tho last ANIMAL meeting held At baltimore,
| Nov. 0-1f, utter a full and free disclisslun Of
wptnan's suffrage, o. It relates to the temper
| ante ilntailon, tho NAtional UAion refused to
adopt my plun of work involving tho ballot for
Wotcr, and pastcl the following resolution:
Rsofcea. Thut. while VIZ would not tramnel our
wo bclluye That ~ xocety wa can hest sut'seryc
tho interests Of God ami humanity hy snlng hefrs
t!s paos o With ono ~ l..uei therefore We esptcea!o
mend tbs presentation Of our cauaa from Gospel
stand. ,Ioint tnat will command tho sympathy aud
| corporation ot lhc cslnstian church.
| Besides thts maturity Of thinking temper
anec wutnch deem tho project u wotnen'a ynt-
| aIE on tic temperance question ttnpracttcablc,
for tho rras0n ttlat WOMEN may not vote Oh any
question until men .cntrancIlise them. Thu
lisen upholtltng tho liquor traffic Will not give
wonirn thu power to du alIsthlnG 10 whtc, they
| nTe upposcd. Tho appeal then would huys sorcu
| With temperance Incn nn!y, and they rsnmot
confer = ps,wcr which they do not a. yut ps's-
scas. THESE men could III easily make tho law
tl'cnselsrs. as to give women thu power to
u'aku IL. Maine unl soma other s.utcs l,aye 81.
| seally dong thlA without the political a!h u!
"onirH. III view OF a!i thcsa facts, 1t hccotlIca
evident that any movement which iHsatves
e'fort for r'lltlra power BY women ean.iot 10
vt tln lust kcs<tnM Of the SasloI'al tnjo1.
/ ANaIE WlTfEAAYnM1 lrestlcnt.