, 1883-07-05

caa.a- them. ana tla consistency with
winch such Iabogtrs compel the @li.Iira-
ton oi even opponents. Believing That
vs. have in you such q consistent "ld
able advocate, 1t givas us pleasure 10 bid
you welcome, thrice welcome.
Tie following is .le address OF wei
come by llrs. \. II. Todd. il behalf of
tie Port Townsend NJ. T. L.:
5fi-s WILLARD AND IE1-s Connect
i have Ge pleasure ana honor OF oz-
tending 10 you hearty welcome in be
Ill or Jbe Port Townsend "omau's
Christian Temperance Uuion, recently
organized b. Mrs. Lucy \. 5wi,zer,
Tice-prc-ileDt Of The Womm's National
Christian Temperance Uaion, for wash
iog,ou Territory. Though We are Few
in uuaaer, yet, around this nucleus We
hope viii gather raauy loyal hearts and
true. Not by my might, Ear hy power,
but by NY spirit, sa5jA the Lord OF
hosts.
We welcome you gladly to this North
west coast, in behalf OF thousands OF
pionoar Christian women, who. in the
early days, brayaly endured danger and
hardship, i'll isolated homes, tro&suHDg
MP thc sacred memories oa childhood,
Sustained and guided ~ tha Masters
hama, and doing what tley cou.d 20
spread scripturaI holiness in these ends
Of the earth. But here, rs elsewhere,
=. The cruel Mo!oclt, OF the cup,
Is pitilcss as fate,
/ Has swallowed many loved one up,
And left us desolate."
! The curse Of intempcrluce holds high
carnival all over our fair coast, and So,
realizing our peril, as never before, we
grasp your hand, ana pledge to you cur
prayers, and our cooperation, in tins
crusade for God, and Home, and Native
Land" And, by the grace OF God, we
hope, under your leadership, TO join in
thc refrain OF Aiiriams song OF giadness:
Sing We 10 the Lord, for lie hath
triumphed gloriousIy, the horse and bis
rider hath be thrown into the sea-
We have greeted with intense eager
ness, the heraIds OF your coming The
calIa lilies Of southern California
whispered to Us of yOurpurity and your
conservation, and the floral embiems
farther north, symbolicaHy assured us
of your love for humanity, and faith in
One, who is mighty to save"
d" What makes summer, summer?
Fruits and flowers;
And what makes woman, woman?
Faith and love
We lost sight of you for q time us the
Sierra Nevadas held you in their en-
brace, and told to you their secret of
Yosemite; beauty and magniiiCenCa. for
which the speech OF England has TO
name" and then we knew that mi5ciiay-
lous old ocean rocked you, rather unmcrci-
fully it Is true, IN the cradle of lhe deep
and snow clad Tit. Hood dared you to
climb heaVelWard; challenged thus, you
spoke words, glowing with inspiration,
which bore the hearts Of those who heard
them. far above the clouds of earth into
the giurio5 and triUmph5 Of heaven And
now We welcome you to the placid waters
of Puget Sound; our inland sea; to our
italian sky and genial air. and, i'll the
name OF the vast empire that IS soon to
he. we pledge lifelong devotion TO oUI
holy cause, ''i'or God and Home, and
Native Land We believe that, en-
couraccd and strengthened by youI
presence among Us, auimpctus Will be
given t0 the temperance cause, which
viii 90 very much towards hastening ;he
day OF emancipation for all those who
are now il bondage 10 this giant evil
May God speed the day!
Miss Willard was greeted with enthu-
siastic applause, and spoke with great
Iearnestuess and telling effect for about IN
hour. Her theme was The Protection
of Home" and the way she handled it
carried conviction 30 every heart. She
spoa..s with easy, graceful huency. and
exhibits superior ability. She paid a
high tribute to the Good Templars for
their aid and encouragement of the "
c. T. y. work on the Pacific coast. Her
discussion Of the weakness of our gov
ernmant in protecting everything exec pt
hone. was touching, aud her closing 2 p
peal for the ballot for women was HE
most conclusive in chat line we ever
heard. As this Journal is in perfect ac-
cord with the ideas advanced upon that
subject, We VIII reserve further comment
for the future