Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-01
MISS HENRIETTA q. MOORE.

The lecture last evening was very we'll
attended. The exercises were COM
menced by singing in the Gospel Hymns.
Mrs. @. X. Jenner read from the Scrip
lures. Mrs. Conway lead in an earnest
prayer. Mrs. w. +. Thomas, President
of the Territorial w. @. L. T., then in.
troduoed the speaker of the evening,
who very gracefully and naturally 40
queinted herself with the audience.
Among other good things, she said that
the W. G. I. U. numbered 10000 Of the
women of America, and their work was
not confined to the United States alone,
but extended into Canada and British
America. They have crossed the At
lantio, and are planting Unions in
Great Britain, Norway, Sweden. Ger.
many, France, China, Japan and the
islands of the seas. The Queen of Mad
agasoar has decreed that no liquor shall
be sold on that island, and she has APP
pointed police to see that the decree is
enforced. A worker is being sent TO
the Sandwich Islands in the interest of
this cause. Before the winter is over
the w. O. L. u. will represent band of
women unitei the whole world over
upon the question of temperance. They
say that we are out of our sphere. but |
say that woman has always been the
greater sufferer from thia evil. She has
been more often dragged down. and she
loves her home more than all else on
earth, consequently she must assert her
self againsl traffic and practice so
damaging aud communicating to that
home and its surroundings"
She described plant in India which
grows TO certain hight, when it hats.
aud the terminal leaf forms a sort of
cup which catches the water from the
clouds. Then there are little rontIets
which spring from the stem and find
their way to the little cup, from which
IL gathers strength with which the
plant elevates itself again. She then
likened the prohibition movement 10
this vine, which had grown nicely until
asout ten years ago. when il received a
decided halt. The women then came
and formed themselves into the cup
which modestly hung 40 the side of the
main stem. by this increase of power
the plant has become so vigorous that
its luscious fruit is found in every
cline. She depicted the awful orimes
committed so often by young men under
twenty one years OF age. If the evils
OF intemperauee were confined TO old
men the solution of the problem would
consist in simply waiting bat the
youne are in danger, and TO save them
IL the chief aim Of the Temperance
hosts. She arened that supply created
demand, and that il the supply of
liquor were cut of the demand would
be reduced. The Union In endeavorinc
through various and numerous depart.
ments TO suppress all evils, for the good
OF humanity.
All ewes are turned toward the ladies
of Washington Territory. and In a step
IL taken backward IL will retard the
progress of woman suffrage all over the
land. The best women will not shrink
fron voting IL they recognize the fact
that that act Is now their duty. Let
as love and let us work"
Miss Moore closed her lecture by
Offering a fervent prayer To the Capt ain
of their Army.
Friday At 2;S0 .. M. will be held a
meeting of the Seattle W. C. I. u,
which meeting Miss Moore will attend