The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-03-07
MISS wILLiEDs ADDREss cosTISrgp.
AtAe Tenth annual Meeting al Detroit
Mich, October SIstto NoremJer Eth, 1888.

ht Hte LeTttb Au1ttCdL Meeting at Detroit
Mich, October SIst to November Ith, 1883.
THE. WORLDS W. C. T.U.
Finally, dear sisters, may I submit
TO you plan which is tbe outgrowih Of
my special studies in this most eyentful
year. On the Pacific coast felt the
pulsation Of the newest America
which includes that true "Garden of the
Gods" California, with It's semi.tropic
climate, and invites not only Europe
but Asia TO seat in It's banqueting
bali / looked into the mystic face Of
the Orient, and rejoiced in the breezy
breath Of japan, the France, even as
China Is the England Of the East Paei-
&c coast. / learned the magic trans
formations in the civilization Of japan,
its readiness TO take up Western
customs and the consequent danger lest
our vices become domesticated there.
! visited the opium Iens Of San Fran
cisco aud was appalled, by the degrada-
ton resulting from a poison habit
which curses tho victim more, but bis
homo less, than does the frenzy Of the
alcohol dream. Meanwhile, missionaries
to the Orient assured me that "since
the Crusade a great temperance work
is going on in the cities Of India, China
and japan among the English-speakipg
population, and letters from our Con-
nscticut President, Mrs. Treadwell, now
travelling upon the Contineneof Europe,
assured me that leading pastors Of
Paris are anxious to have a w. G. T.
U. organized in that metropolis Of the
whole world. knew our British cou-
sins across the line and across the sea
would heartily cooperate in the move
ment and 30 resolved 10 urge my
sisters TO signalizs the epoch we rejoice
in by the formation Of an international
w. G. T. U. that shall belt the globe
and join the East and West in an
organized attack upon the poison habits
Of both hemispheres. We can do no
more at this convention than to auth
orize the initial steps Of such a move
ment. For a year or two the work
must be whSlly carried on by CORES
pondenee and through the press. Few
have as yet the international spirit. ]
found more Of this class on the other
cast than here. Those friends, better
informed than we, and not at presen;
30 enlisted in temperance work, viii
largely aid in this Eew and mos
Catholic endeavor. suggest little
more to. lay than that the prestige o
our great society be the fulcrum for 4
preliminary lift in this splendid enter
prise.
Beloved, we have given hostages, no
to fortune, but to humanity. We ar
building better than we know. w
stand not only for the cause Of temper
ance, bRt for the diviner womanhoo
that shall ere long bring in the era {
"sweeter manners, Purer laws" "
stand for the mighty forces which lev
up not down, and which shall dra
manhood up to woman's standard {
purity in the personal conduct of lif
We are the prophets of time whC
the present fashionable frivolities
women and money worship of me
shall find themselves confronted
Gods higher law of a complete humal
ity resulting from:
Two heads In counsel tEo beside the hearfl
J Two In the noisy business Of the world.
Two In the liberal Offices OF life;
Two plummees dropped
, To sound the abyss Of seienes aai the secrets
a / tAc miuds
For the world begins to see that
"Ns iasting nuFs to bind. two souls are wrougi
Where pa.'lon takes no deeper cast from though
In all this wondrous battle let o.
: mettO be womanliness first I; aftsrwa
what you will" Let us follow wi
unchanged devotion the cleaning Gre
Il
i of Him who is "holiest among I
l mighty aud mightiest among the holy
even that loving Christ whose gesp
| raises woman NJ, and with her Ii
. toward Heaven the World "T
d combat dsepens-on ye brave p I
! battle is not yours, but Gods.
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