Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-09-23

acknowledge their Indebtedness to the Ma
tional officers of the Womans Christian fem
perance Union. Miss F E willard. Miss ANN
Gordon. and Mrs Sallie Chaplin for incl
words of sympathy, wisdom, and encourage
ment, and that the prayers of this body be OF
fered to Almighty God for His blessing upol
them and their labors.
That the thanks of the convention be AM
are hereby rendered to the families OF Inc GU.
of Stauntcn for the entertainment and hospl
tality so kindly extended the members OF III
body during its sessions in this place,
That we tender our thanks to the Pastors an'
members of the Lutheran, Baptist, and fres
byterian churches of this city for the use o
their house of worship, SO kindly offered th'
convention.
That the thanks of this body be and are here
by extended to the CHESAPEAKE and Ohio hall
way Company and the Baltimore and ono
Railroad Company for the reduction OF 1are u
the members of this body.
RUMSEY SMITHSON. President
MRS. j. w. NEWTON, Secretary.
MISS ANNIE GORDON ADDRESSES TIE YOUNG
LADIES.
At about o'clock on Wednesday afternoon
Miss Annie Gordon delivered quite an inter
esting address to the young ladies in the SEES
sion room of the FIRST Presbyterian church, III
which she gave history OF the origin of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union. show
ing how 1t was the result of the Women's Cru
SADIE, and how that crusade originated IN Onlo
and showed how the young ladies could oe
good service to society by uniting with tnt
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Some names were obtained. ION the mex
afternoon, at the same place, the young ladie!
were addressed In fercble manner by Mrs
Sallie Chaplin, when additional names were
Cbtained
EvENITG SESSIoN-ADDREsS BY MISS FRANCES
L. WILLARD.
At7% o'clock, the Opera House was filled Il
hear the address that Miss Willard was an
nounced to deliver on that occasion.
After devotional exercises, consisting o
singing and the reading OF a psalm. and al
earnest prayer by Rev. ]. C. Dice, and the col
lection from the audience to defray the cost o
the use of the Opera Eouse, Miss Willard de
livered her address, which for more than al
hour held the audience spell bound.
Her address was delivered in graceful man
ner, and it was such as would do honor to any
tongue or pen. The matter was good and Thu
manner exquisite The thoughts were SOUND
anu were clCLUou III DeautIiut lhldSclys LIN
illustrations she used were very striking, ant
they were classic and historic. Portions o
this address contain word pictures which will
long chang on memory's Wall,' and which
are as beautiful as any ever drawn by the pen
ell of the greatest artist. or that has found &
place in the gallery of the Vatican at Rome Oh
the Louvre in Paris.
This will sound like exaggeration to all who
did not have the pleasure of hearing this ad
dress; but those who heard it will acquit us O
the charge of magnifying its merits. 1t is 6
finished address, and to be appreciated fully, il
should be read with care, and not simply
heard as delivered from the rostrum, not Civ
ing the auditor time to estimate the merits o
each sentence as the jewels are passed too rap
idly through the scales of his judgment tt
weigh them properly.