West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-02

appeal from woman's heart and
lips could never fail of response
where there were ears to hear and
hearts to feel. s3us'due gsI b.as
Following up the plan adopted in
the afternoon session, Of incorpora.
ting ana stocking the w. C. 7. IT,.
solicitors were sent through the au-
dienee, and in few minutes there
were subscribed , to the capital
stock of the Wonnan's Christian
Temperance Union of West Vir.
GINA eighty-six shares of IS each.
Thus was raised promptl;; and
cheerfully, s4So, to Ssrry On the
war in West virginia for 10 Home
against the Soon
Aver .ne Doxology and Benedic-
t::cn, many, delegates and friends
fingered and enjoyed h4 p -
sANINFoRMAL RECEPTION. t
In these pleasant exchanges of
congratulations and greetings, Miss
Willard and Mrs. Wells were the
central figures, but the occasion
was turned to much enjoyment and
profit by the many earnest women
of West Virginia getting better &C.
quainted with each other.
SECOND DAY-MoRNING sEssIoN-sU-
PERINTENDENTs' REPORTS.
Convention opened with devo-
tional exercises, led by Miss Jennie
Smith. After the reading of the
minutes, Mrs. Love, President OF
the Grafton Union, read her Report
on Evangelistic Work, which was
full of Gospel and good works.
Her account of the Grafton Un-
ion capturing a saloon for a house
of prayer, was much enjoyed, espe-
cial.y when she said, "We always
take alquornm with us when, on a
campaign" tuafs5gs wei lgaT
Next came q carefully prepared
report and paper on Y. W. C, T.
U. Work, by Miss Carrie Scofeld,
which was listened to with marked
interest and pleasure. .vy
Mrs. Chambers, Supt. Railroad
work, reported orally, in brief,
earnest talk. es...
In the absence of Mrs. Prot. D. B.
Purinton, Miss Fowler read her
excellently worded report on Juve
nile Work. We regret our failure
to get the Band of Hope statistics
from this report. Our readers shall
have them soon.
MISS JENNIE SMITHS ADDRESS.
The National Superintendent Of
Railroad Work, Miss Jennie Smith
of Maryland, was next listened to
in an address full of pathetic zeal
and earnestness in behalf of the
spiritual needs of railroad men, set.
ting up the Cross of Christ as their
only sure refuge from the curse Of
intemperance. The close, ciingine
faith and trust Of the speaker, al
ways draws her hearers close up
and within her wonderful power.
REPORT ON RESOLUTIONS.
Women are very like men-they
resolve, and by virtue of his having
been the first President of the W.
c. T. u, of Charleston, Rev, T, G.
johnson was made Chairman of the
Committee on Resolutions, and at
this point reported as follows:
WHEREAS, God in his providence
has called the women of the Nation
into this service for "God and Home
and Native Land" we the women
of West Virginia do most heartily
enter into this work as one especi-
ally womanly, in that it looks to
the protection of the home from
the ravages of the Liquor Traffic,
the greatest legalized home-destroy-
er the world has ever known
therefore,
RESOLVED, /. We will in all towns
do our utmost. to organize Bands of
Hope, believing that to. the chill
dren we must look for the purer
citizenship we are hoping for in
the future. .
2. That the Weman's Christian
Temperance Union of West Virgin
ia will give especial attention this
year to legislation, concerning scien-
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