Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-21
THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE CONvEy.
TlON.
The Sessions az the Untversaltss Church
-lkesOIu1iOns PrOpOsed.

At the opening session OF the annual convention
OF the woman suffrage association in the Church OF
Our Father yesterday afternoon. in addition 10 the
proceedings reported In The STAR resolutions were
read requesting Congress pass the bill providing
for a constitutional amendment prohibiting the
states from dlsfranchising citizens on account OF
sex, declaring IL the duty OF the United states 70
protect the women OF the several states when rob
bed by tyranncai custom or unjust le -isation of
their fundamental rights, 10y extending 10 Them
the rights OF suffrage: that In the death OF the hon.
Henry Fawcett. Wendell Phillips s. Senator AntIony.
Madam Mathiide Anneke, Frances ID. Gage, Sarah
Pugh. Elizabeth i. Schenck, Katherine Newell Dog
gett, Laura GiddiRgs Julien, Judge Folger Risusp
simpson aud VIM. Henry Claiming, the year 1854
has been one OF rreparable losses 10 the movements
and that the association notes with great satisae-
tion the growth or sentiment favorable 10 woman
suffrage in the W. C. T. L., and thanks that organi-
Zation for their recent memorial 10 Congress IN be-
half OF the sixteenth amendment
The evening session was largely attended. The
Being IN iasI Sy sIxs xsrs
Gage, Mrs Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Mrs Laura
de Force Gordon
RESOLUTIONS
were presented at the session last evening setting
forth that as "the dogmas held in religious creeds
derived from Judaism. teaching that woman was
an afterthought In creation, her sex a misfortune
marriage condition OF subordnatfon and MATER
yeaIed in nature and the nrecSnts n Chrisr.n and
as " these dogmas are insdious poison, sappng tie
vitality OF our civilization, blighting woinanhood
that We denounce these dogmas wherever they are
annunclated, and we VIII withdraw our personal
support from any organization or person so hold
ing and teaching, and =" that We call upon the
Christian ministry, as leaders or tAought 10 teach
and enforce the fundamental idea or creation that
man was made in the image OF G9d. male and fe-
male, and given equal dominion over the earth but
none over each other" and, further, "we invite
their cooperation In securing the recognition of
the cardinal point OF our creed, that in true re-
glon there Is neither male nor female, neither
bond nor free, but all are one"
AT AN EXECUTIVE SESSION
or the association held at the Riggs house to-day,
the following ladies were present: Mrs Gage, n.
Y; Miss ANTHONY, n. Y; Mrs Sporord, ID. C.; Mrs-
Shartuck, Mass; Mrs Blake, y. Y; Mrs Colby,
Neb; Mrs. Fray. Ohio; Mrs. Hailock, n. Y; Sarah
Caroline Joy Mann. ID. c.: Miss Hall, n. Y; Miss
White, KY; Mrs Love, ID. c.; Miss Hurdman, Pa:
Ellen Il sheldon; d. G; MT: Edward n. Davis, Pa:
Mrs. Z. A. 5. Hall. ID. G.; MIS- e. q. Rogers n. Y;
Mrs DeForce Gordon. Gala; Miss Ward, ID. C.;
Mrs; johnson, D. c; Mr.. Ward, D. c; Mrs Dennis,
". Best Md; Mrs Perkins, Ohio DR. Chaplin,
New York; Misses Wilson, d. c.; Miss
Burr. Connecticut; Miss o'connor. .. c.
At the executive session Mary Wright Sewall.
Chairman OF the executive committee, submitted a
number OF recommendations and suggestions. In
cluding proposition for the establishment OF
national headquarters and paper 10 be the organ
OF the association: and also the holding Of conyen
tons In the different states
Mrs. II. r. Shattuck, OF Massachusetts, reported
plan Tor q basis OF delegate representation
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Ofhcers for the association were elected as fol-
lows: President, Mrs Elizabeth Cady Stanton; vice
observation-disclosures. Susan b. Anthony, Matilda
Joslyn Gage, Rev. olympia Brown, Phebe W.
Cousins, Abigail Scott Duniway; chairman OF the
executive committee, Mary Wright sewell; record
Ing secretaries, Ellen H. Sheldon, Washington;
Eliza 7. Ward, Washington: Pearl Adams, Illinois.
corresponding secretary, Rachel q. Foster. Phila-
delphia; foreign corresponding secretaries, Eng
land, Caroline A. Page, londor.; LYDIA T. Becker,
Manchester; France, Mime. marguerite Berry,
stanton; Mile Hubertine Anclert, and Charlotte Il
Wilbur, Paris; Germany, Clara Neyman, Berlin;
treasurer, Jane II. Spoford. Washington; auditors,
Ruth C. Dennison and Julia A. wilbur. OF this city.
In addition 10 these vice presidents and members
or the executive committee were chosen TO repre-
sent the different states and territories
The convention Will have no legislative work be
fore IL at this session. as the 10th amendment bill
has already been reported 10 Congress. Tho ladies'
expect that II will be reached In the senate in \
few days, when Senator Palmer and others viii
speak upon IL
THIS AFTERNooN's SESSION.
AT the regular session, which began at half-past
two O'Clock this afternoon, Sara M. Perkins OF
Ohio: Caroline Gilkey Rodgers, Frances Ellen
and Edward NJ. Davis made addresses.
The program for to-nights session embraces nd
dresses by Matilda Hindman, Rev. Olympia Brown
and Lille Devereux Blake.