The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-12-11
TmE NATIONAL wOmAN's CHRISTIAN
TEMPERANeK UNION.


Temperance Union held lis twelfth
annual meeting in Philadelphia, com-
mencing October 80 and continuing ill
the evening of. November 8. The meet
ings were held in the hall Of the Young
Mems Christian Association, which
was elaborately and beautifully decor
ated for the occasion. Miss Frances Il.
Willard, President Of the Uuion, pre-
sided. Delegates were In attendance
representing forty States and Terrific
riea aud the District Of Columbia.
Fraternal delegates were also present
from Canada, also many visitors from
various portions Of the country.
Miss Wizards address as President,
delivered At the opening session, was
an abe, comprehensive review Of the
events OF the year, and dealt with many
practical topics. II occupies in type
thirty-nins large sixed pamphlet pages.
She outlined plan for "World's
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
and paid q we'll deserved tribute 10
Mrs. Leavitt, the Unicn's "around-the.
world missionary" now in Australia.
She reviewed the work Of the various
departments for the year, and made
sundry suggestions concerning new
fields OF special effort. She commend
ed the "White.Croas League" and
urged the Importance OF increased effort
for the suppresAion Of social vice, the
twln-evil Of intemperanee. Much space
Is devoted TO consideration Of The re.
lation of the National Woman's Christ
ian Temperance Union TO politics.
Mrs. Caroline b. Buell., Correspond
ing Secretary, submitted her annua
report, which showed large amount
Of work acc mpliahed through the var
iOus departments during tho past year
and an encouraging and prosperous out
look for the future.
| Miss Esther Pagk of Ohio, Treasurer
reported. ..he total receipts for tho year
lSl0.s7545 ; expenditures, ss,ls9.2s
balance, s2,6s6.17.
The Superintendent Of all the various
departments, presented reports.
Miss COlman'reported receipts 10 her
department for the year, from all
sources, $6.546 /; expenditures, $1,000.
During the past year Missi CoIman
sent out an aggregate Of 5,5i3,000
pages Of temperance literature, and re-
spondsd by letter or postal 10 nearly
5000 orders.
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, of love-, a.
chairman Of the comMitteeto revise the
constitution Of the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Uaiop, reported
sundry amendments, which were adopt
ed.
After an earnest debate IL was voted,
l76 to 42, to remove the n. w. G. T.
U. headquarters from New York to
Chicago, and to appoint supervising
committee to examine and revise the
literature hereafter published under the
auspices Of the Union. Miss Colman,
who continues in New York and as
Superintendent OF the Department Of
Literature, was, by vote Of the Union,
made q member Of the Supervising
COMMITTEES.
Among The topics Of the resolutions
reported by the COMMITTEES on Rssolu-
tions, AIrs. Annie Witsenmyer, chairman.
and unanimously adopted, were Evan
gelistic work, heredity, Sabbath School
work, franchise, organization, literature,
scientific temperance instruction, the
social evil ; also the following
believing that tho use Of alcoholic
wine at tho holy communion furnishes
a moral support to the liquor trafic,and
is not, in our judgment, a proper type
of the cleansing blood Of Christ there
fore,
"IfesoIved, That We earnestly recon-
mend prayerful and judicious effort to
secure the use Of the pure, ,uafermented
Juice of the grape at the table of our
Lord"
The st. Louis resolution was adopted
after a prolonged and earnest debate,
large majority voting in favor Of it.
Mrs. j. Ellen Foster, of Iowa, pre-
sented a protest against the action of
the Union, signed by twenty-four mem
bers. The protest was ordered to be
placed on the minutes, and MIRA. Wood
ridge, Mrs. Hoffman and Mrs. Lathrap
were appointed committee to make
written reply to it, to be also put on
record. The reply Of the committee
answers the protest, point by point, at
length.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
Prssident-Miss Frances e. Willard.
Evanston, Iii.
Cor. sac.--Miss Caroline b. Buell.,
East Hampton, Conn.
Rec. sec.-Mra. NJ. A. Woodbridge,
Ohio.
Assistant Rec. Sec. Mrs. L. M. N. |
Gkavaeo Gk~ord.w .wo41. NJ.