Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-08-07

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ance column.
STATE CONVENTION w. g. T. U. THIS
MEETING OF WOMEN ENGAGED IN
THE aRANDEsT REFORM OF h
AGE WAS HELD AT CAR
THAGE JUNE Is, 16
AND II.
An address of welcome in behalf of
the citizens of Carthage was delivered
by Nav Sonnet, by expressions OF pride
in bidding welcome to these represen-
tatiye women of Missouri, in this cause
of humanity. He referred back to the
first Washingtonian reform, the Good
Templars reform, all ephemeral ant
implanted by the present w. Z. /. u.
reform that includes the old and the
Young, and proposes the destruction OF
me- crime of intemperance and the pass
ing of law, saying you shall not make
ar sell this poison as a beverage. That
IL Why we welcome you. In all great
reforms women have had q voice,
which fact was substantiated by his
torical reference and illustrations; but
this il q reform of to-day and effects
our homes and firesides.
At the Wednesday evening session
the speaker was Miss Frances f.
Willard, national president OF b w.
C. T. U. The local press in referring
to her address says:
1--WE feel that no synopsis that we
can give of this grand, good address
will do it justice. For about two hours
she held that vast assembly, crowded
within the heated walls of the opera
house, spell bound, and in a silence
broken only by occasional peals of ap-
plause that showed the appreciation OF
her hearers. 1t is greatly to be re-
GREETED that her eloquent and impress
eiye voice should fail to be heard by
every friend of the accursed traffic she
denounces in such bitter, yet mild and
persuasive, effective tone."
A like attendance and a like absorb
inc interest we're present on Thursday
evening, as Mrs. Hoffman, the state
president, in an earnest and enthusiast
tic manner gave a review OF the year s
progress in our state, u country and
the world, a hopeful outlook for the
year now opening, and an exhortation
to uncompromising zeal in battling
against all that debases, and upholdlng
eli that elevates.
The report of the treasurer, given Oh
Friday morning, showed $500 ex'
pended in state work during the past
year, and more than 100000 by the 12C
local unions, and the finance committee
reported 81, 800 in money and pledges
already contributed for the state work
of the coming year.
During the week two new unions
were organized in Carthage; one a Y.
W. G. I. u, by Miss Anna Gordon.
national superintendent Of young
woman's work, and the other, compOs-
ed of colored people, by Mrs. Frances
E. w. Harper.
The convention formally adjourned
at the close Of the afternoon SEES
sion on Friday, but on Friday even
ing the opera house was crowded will
eager listeners to the eloquence of Mrs
Harper, national superintendent o
work among the colored people. From
the appointment of Mrs. E. P. John
son as superintendent this department
for the state, the Inauguration of yer,
important and timely work is expected
The election of officers for the comin'
yOd1 ICSu1tOu III III SuohiSo OASOPU 1 i
the case of recording secretary, tina
office falling to Mrs. L. II. Mills o
Lockwood, who had acted in tina
capacity during the convention. Tn
officers are as follows: president, Mrs
Clara Hoffman, Kansas City; cor. sec.
Miss Rose Phillips, Kansas City; rec
sec., Mrs. l.. Fl. Mills, of Lockwood
treasurer, Mrs. Ell. H. Wagner, o
st. Louis.
Among the many resolutions adopte'
were the following:
Resolved, We believe the principl
of total abstinence from all alcoholic
beverage to be the basis of all tru,
temperance work and once mor de,
clare our personal adherence to thi
teaching of science and scripture, bot
on the ground of expediency and O
absolute right. We will endeavor t
secure pledges from others, not onl.
those who drink moderately ESQ called)
but those who drink to drunkenness
and those who do not drink at all.
Resolved, That the w. G. L. o
rests alone upon the word of God, ant
that we give hearty thanks for all CO
operation extended to us by the differen
Christian churches and especially ap
preciate the formal action in our favo
by many of their deliberative bodies
We also urge upon this convention tn
necessity for increased zeal in III de
partment of Sabbath and evangelist
work.
Resolved, That we will make th
securing of a prohibition amendmen
to our constitution forever p%rohibitin
the manufacture and sale of all intox
eating liquors our one great object 70
the coming year. To this end we wi
circulate submission petitions, prohibi
ton literature, endeavor to secure sui
mission candidates through the priIns
rles of the democratic and republica
parties, and if we fail in that, will ru
independent submission candidates
every county and senatorial districts al
will do our best to secure the electiC
of such trusted submissionists |
securing votes for them IN electiO
day, and we will do all this in humb
trust in God and prayer for his guit
ance and for the delivery of our sta
from the control of the liquor traffic.
Whereas, The press OF Missouri
over the state has generously given
gratuitous space for temperance c.
umns under the control of the w.
T. U. and given liberal notices of o
meetings and published extended al
Giles, therefore be it resolved, that
return hearty thanks for the courtes
thus extended to the w. G. L. U.
Missouri.
FOURTH DISTRICT REPORT.
Miss Ella Morris, OF the 4th distr
reported six counties in her dist
with two unorganized. In the trial
twenty-eight whisky cases twenty
had been gained; three county COW
tons had been held; 1850 pages
temperance reading matter had b.
distributed; total amount of MOI
discussed in the cause $1,547 90; nj
ty-fve union signals taken; twel
seven speakers have been employed
The following table shows the Wis
supply of grain in the United St