The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-05
The W. G. T. U,


CHICAGO, June 3.-In the national
convention to-day Hoa. w. G. Donnan
of Iowa presented a memorial and Pc
tition Of the National Christian Temper
ance Union. 1t bears the signatures of
the officers OF the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union in forty. eight states
and territories and reads as follows:
To the National Convention Of the Re-
publican party We, members of the
w. G. T. u. OF the states herein repre-
sented by the signatures OF our officers;
believe that while Tie pers 0nal habits of
= nation can be largely restrained by an
appeal to intellect through argument, To
the heart through sympathy, and to the
conscience through the motives of relig-
ion, traffic in those poisOns will be best
controlled by prohibition law. We
believe the teachings of science, expert
ence and the golden rule combine to tes-
tify against the traffic in alcoholic liquor
as drinks, and the homes of Americans,
which are citadels of patriotism, purity
and happiness. have NO enemy so relent-
less as an American saloon. Therefore,
as citizens of the United States, ire
spcclive OF sect or section, but having
deeply at heart the protection of our
homes, We do hereby respectfully and
earnestly petition you to advocate and
to adopt such measures as are req
Gisite to the end that prohibition of
importation, expectation, manufacture
and sale of alcoholic beverages may be-
come an integral part of the national
constitution, and that your party candi-
date shall ba by character and public
pledge committed to a national prohIbi-
ton constitutional amendment (Signed)
Francis E. Willard, president; Caroline
B. Buell., corresponding secretary; Mary
A. Woodbridge, recording secretary and
assistant secretary; Esther Pugh
treasurer. The petition was real and re-
ferred to the committee on rules.
W. Bissell, of New York, presented
the following which was referred
to the committee on resolutions:
Resolved, That the committee on res
olutIons be and they are hereby directed
to give hearing TO a committee appoint
ed by the Irish League of America to
present a memorial to this convention on
the subject of the ownership Of realty in
the United States by foreigners.
Division in the o. P. Church.
ST.. LOUIS, June 4.-The discussion on
the subject of using musical instrupents
in United Presbyterian churches, which
came up again in the assembly yester-
day on presentation of the majority
and minority reports by the committee
on bills and overtures was continued all
dav and resulted in the defeat of the mi
nority report and the adoption of the
majority report, which simply
provided that no further
action on the subject should be
taken by the assembly. Notice of pro-
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q meeting of that faction that was
was adopted providing for another con-
venlion to be held at Xenia, o., next fall
at which the question of seeding from
the present organization will be cODsid-
cred. The next general assembly will
be held at Topeka, Kansas, on the fourth
Wednesday of next M6Y, and Garnet,
Kansas, was selected for the MEETING of
the general committee of missions.
At the session to-day g request from
the WOman's Christian Temperance
Union was referred 70 committee
10 prepare q program for a week
of prayer, to be devoted to the sub.
iect of temperance
The majority of the members of the
committee on bills and overture of the
board of home missions and judiciary
who reported on the subject of musical
instruments appointed committee to
answer the protest of the anti Organists
referred to above.
Rev. James Bruce was added To the
board of home missions. Revs. J. A.
Collins, W. G. Williamson, and Mr.. j. S.
McCaughan, were appointed a
committee on divorce reform
The regulation concerning the tenure of
church property by congregations and
securing aid from the board of home
missions was referred to special CON-
mittee consisting of Revs. R. Arm
strong, ]. A. Collins and D. G. Wilson.