Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-29

Seattle. June 10. 1883.
WgsrEgv WASHINGTON fEMPE9.
ANCE CONVENTION.
Tho opening Of the session on Thurs-.
day. at nins O'Clock. vas begun in q de-
votional servic led by Rev. Mr.. John
0lsnn. :.
; Minutes Of earlier session were read
and approved.
Rev. ID. j. Piercs read the temperance
plank Of the Iowa Republican platform
4 found in the disp stchss Of tho morn
Imong the items Of business acted
upon hy the Convention, IL WAS ordered
that the proceedings be publhshed and
circulsted in psmphlet form.
Rev. ID. q. LsSsurd, Judge Greene,
and Mrs. Armstrong were appointed
committee 30 confsr with similar com-
mittee 10 be appointed by an = sstsrn
Washington Convention to cAll gen
sral Territorial Convention OF temper
ance workers, to be held NJ Olympia at
or about the time Of the coming session
Of the legislature.
A com nittee Of three. consisting Of
Nrs. Hartsock, Mrs. Ssnderson. and
Nrs. Todd. WAS formed to circulate
petition for prohibition In the District
Of Columbia.
Tho Committee on Permanent Organ
ixation reported recommending = con-
stitution. rules. etc., Tor western
Washington W. G. I. D., and also .
similar constitution for . Citizen's
n and nA thA
following individuals ~ ofhuere for the
rssnsctiye organic .tious: Western
Washinutou w. @. r. u. - President,
Mrs. To Sourd, Olympia; viOe- Presi-
dsnt. Tor second judicial District. Mrs.
MI. CAmpbsli. Of Olympia; vioe. Prss.
ident for Third judicial District. Mrs.
Reeves Of Seattle; also Vice Presidents
FOR each Of the counties Of Western
Washiuatou; Corresponding Secretary,
Mrs, A. r. Burusil. Seattle; Recording
Secretary, Mrs. Z. q. johnson, Seattle;
Treasurer, Mrs. Grace w. Greene, Seat
tle.
Western Washington Christian We
tars League - President, George N.
Johuson, Seattle; vice. President, SEQ
0ud judicial District, Rev. John Il
Thomson, OF Olympia; Woe President
Third Judicial DISTRICT, George HARa-
dorm, OF AnAoortes; Corresponding SEQ
rstsry, Rev. l.. @. Oakley, Of New Ia
coma: Recording Secret sry. A. w.
Young, of Seattle; Treasurer. Dexter
Horton. of Seattle.
Miss Gordon, 0f Boston, was intro
duoed, and brie fly responded.
Question Box was opened again, and
various pertinent questions were pre-.
ssntsd from its unknown depths and
answered.
Convention then took q recess until 2
,. n.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Devotional service VAS opened bv Rev
Samuel Greene who, after announoina
the singing Of the hymn He Lsadsth
Me-" read and briefly commented upon
the h6th chsptsr Of Isaiah.
Mss willard, upon taking the chais
at half past 2 o'clock. proceeded at once
10 take mp the program of she ousinesa
Of the convention.
Rsuorts of committses being then In
order, the committee on resolutions 70
ported ~ follows:
Rsvereutly recognizing God the Faith
Or, Son and Holy spirit ~ the River oi
ali power, truth and ersoe, Invoking
divine aid aud blessing On all Christisn
temperance work aud workers; bailey
ine that intemperaRce 10 one Of the
peeils Of our day, and shat this rum
Ssafic should be entirely abolished. We
make the following declaration OF prin'
|. Gratefully acknowledging the
power and value OF the prsss, 80 recon
nend 70 all temperance societies anc
votners, chufcaes ana caooxso-sooo.s
aber dist1ousaon OF semPssanc'
periodicals., traots and oooka
a. early fmprsesioos ere toc o1cp
- ana most lasting, ana % !" ~ n'su's
mpnsssnt shas sce yootn os sne a:ue
eoooid b pruperly insstucseo - - s1s
nAsure and eoccts OF Aic0ooi, We Oessov,
t.as tsxt books on ehe naSorc. %. hne
e9eees OF alcohol should % lnsto0uoos
mso she public schools OF oor Hcltis0s!
eno ccunsry, and snes Our Ae0Is:s.us'
mould b petitioued 70 sAko aceaon =
se,s end.
1s0svin9 that it y wtonS - ~ ~.
s eooo may o0mes Soas VIC Ilus1..al ~
g saloons does more % protect sn'
uaoos srAinc than 70 resstsan =. .eao -.
ooee % make - respecsAoae tntn oas
mpatabls, and that therefore the Isesns :
asu v wholly wrong. W oeAuo y y
aoor potpoes TO work earnesuy ~
49, AL license OF tne rum sks10o
"a " low. 49,,
~ Prohibition ts eAu9nt N the Iuo'
soAlt noes' OF the Holy Scripsores. ~
eea 1ted and 5000 sos sess IN w.
oAsee o. Maine ana hanssA ~ soe vus'
1sood Of certainly, euscsoA,y sns u
uAuy oxtoemiuaflUQ the oftu8 oomOo