The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-08
strong.uiDded Motherhood.


Strong Minded Motherhood.
Among the letters received at the recent
Woman Suffrage Convention at Washington
was one from Mrs. Anna Gsrlin Spencer say
ing: II should gladly go to Washington, for
the movement for Constitutional Amend
ment looks more and more important TO me
each year. Bat this winter 1 must see that
my little new equal rights claimant has her
first demand OF exclusive cara from her
mother. Another the l may be able to
help. hope all good things from your work
this winter and watch with growing instead
of diminishing interest from my nursery, all
that goes on In the worldwide struggle be.
tween right and wrong"
From this nursery and from the fullness
| of her Joy she sends to the Woman's
| Journal "The Mothers Song," which will
| find response in the hearts OF a host OF wo-
men who are claiming equal rights that
| motherhood and childhood may be better
| guided and guarded:
sweetest ny babyl so helpless and vice.
| o list while tell all my wishes for thee
dearest, my baby my own little child
| May love make thee tender and patient and
mild.
May truth make thee steadisst and fearless and
And right win thee ever away from all wrong
May thought make thee humble, just.hesrIed
and wise,
And ledge unfold thee her stories of sur
prise.
| May faith paint thee pictures OF glories to be.
And hopes stars iightever earth's darkness for
| May life mystic voices tell clearly thy way.
And duty's glad service make useful each day.
| May health set thy pulses to dancing delights,
And shy Nature charm thee with all her fair
| sights:
And oh, when these riches have all become
May motherhood bring thee baby like minel
These prayer-wingea wishes fly up towar l the
In yesrning that blessings upon thee may rest
| But precious. my baby so helpless are we,
Well trust the Life-Giver Tor YOU and for me,
| Work of the Womans Christian Temper
| ance Union.
| The eleventh anniversary OF the Central
| w. c. T. T., OF Indianapolis was held on
last Sunday evening. Mrs. Josephine Il.
Nichols read the report of work during the
| past year. Superintendent have been ap-
pointed for seventeen departments. includ-
ing gospel temperance work, Jail and prison
work, juvenile and Sanday-school work, wo.
mans work for woman, the circulation OF
temperance literature and the Union Signal,
scientific instruction, influencing influential
bodies. psrlor meetings and flower missions
heredity and hygiene. State and county
fairs. colored people, soldiers and sailors. the
Suppression of improper literature. ana homes
for orphans and pauper children.
The superintendent OF gospel temperance
work reported seven gospel meetings held.
twenty-nine temperance meetings, forty
eight visits, fifteen special services I'D four.
| teen pledges during the year. The Mission
Tsbernscie Sundayschool has al average
attendance of l50, and the Industrial School
sn attendance OF forty eight. The removal
OF lncuTaole insane women from the Poor
House to the Asy lum for the Insane has been
accomplished. The literature department
has distributed 81, lbs pages. Two industrial
schools have been started among the coIored
peol lie, while 500 of them have signed the
pledge. There is strong appeal for more
homes for crphsns. The treasursr's report
showed the receipts for the year amounted
to SIS 900. and of this about one hundred
dollars remained on hands.
dent of the M'cn1gaa w W. G. I.
u, addressed the audience, making a
strorg srgumens for prohibition. Miss
Lathiop Is noted in evangelistic work and
had Just concluded six weeks revival at
Cleveland, Ohio.
At the snnual meeting of the Central w.
G. r. o., on Thursday last, the following
| officers were elected: President. Mrs. DR..
Harvey; Vice President Mrs. William Pray
Corresponding Secretary, Miss Lode K.
| Reed Recording Secretary, Miss Mollie g.
| Hay; Treasurer, Mrs. S. X. Lotion; Finance
| Committee, Mrs. NJ. n. Holloway, Chair
man; Mrs r. Parrot and Mrs. Stonemsn.
The Union has greatly enlarged its head
quarters. The lunch room has been
removed two doors below to
6S y. Penn. ST., and the old
room has been psrtitioned and fitted up
with parlor IN front and the kitchen in
the rear. The parlor will afford ample &C.
commodations for meetings and the recep-
ton of guests.
DR.. Rachel Swain read paper at the meet
ing Of the Young Peaple's Union last Tues
day evening on The Physical effects OF Al
cohcl."
The State Union will be represented by
Its Presicent Mrs. Wells, at the New Orlea rs
meeting on March Il. 10.
The Greencastle. w. c. T. o.. have offered
prize OF So for the best essay written by q
student OF the Asbury college of Liberal A rts
upon THE best method of securing the
hearty cooperation on the part of tbs ten.
perance people for the suppression OF the
liQuor traffic"