Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-11-03

Usage, Peace, National Temperance Hospital,
Evangelistc Work and Sabbath Observance. The
evening belonged to the US, who gave a fine en-
tertainment.
Many invitations had come for Sunday services
to be conducted by the women evangelists and
ministers. The annual convention sermon was
preached by Miss Elizabeth Greenwood of Brook
Ign, from the text, II am doing great work, and
cannot come down. on the building of charac-
ter, the building of home. E'The pulse of the
nation is only the sum of the pulse-beats of its
homes 'sWhat we need today is a revival of
home-life." ''The Bible opens with an account of
wedding, God Almighty performing the cere-
mony; it closes with the picture of the marriage
feast of the Lamb
In the afternoon meeting was heldin the opera
house, on Social Purity. Dr. Kate Bushnell, of
Chicago, speaking from the text, '"Truy We bear
witness that we allow the deeds of your fathers, for
they killed the prophets, but We build their sepul
chers;" DR.. Mary Allen, on Percentage; Mrs. G.
H. Harris, on Mothers Meetings; the Superin-
tendent from Ohio, on the Influences OF Heredity
and Miss Willard of the Rise and Progress Move
ment; of Mrs. Josephine Butler, its prophet; of
Mrs Ellice Hopkins, its teacher; of the interests
awakening in all parts of the world, and efforts
made for the legal protection of girlhood.
Rev. Bishop Sam'l Falows, of Chicago, preached
in the evening to large audience on "The Ecce-
siastica Emancipation of Women, !" from Gal. :28>
II have reached by prayer and study such conclu-
sions that shall be doing violence to my own con-
victions were | not to make them known, and thus
do what can to help these godly women who are
standing so vaiantly for the actual possession of
that liberty wherewith l believe Christ has made
f,n1n Of
Interpretation must guide us in the discussion of
this question: 1t was mastery sermon, ex-
planning every point with the clearness of profound
scholarship added to conviction of the truth.
The all-important matter of Monday morning was
the election of officers. Miss Willard received 260
votes out of 294, and the other general officers
were as unanimously chosen. We look from the
fifth gallery upon the scene as Miss Willard is in
troduced for the tenth time president of the Ma
tional W. G. T. U. The entire neutrality-suspicious.,
circle and galleries-packed, and the air sea OF
waving handkerchefs. Great enthusiasm prevailed,
the delight of the convention and the visitors eX-
pressed in wave after wave of applause. memo
rial service was held in the afternoon for four state
officers who had been called up higher during the
year. In the evening all Crusaders among the del
egates were seated upon the platform, and Mother
Thompson told the story of the Crusade days.
There were various brief addresses and the pre-
sentation of the national banner to the state hay
ing secured the largest per cent increase of men,
bership. This proved to be territory-Dakota.
Mrs. Buell. made the presentation address.
The resolutions passed on Tuesday related to fed
era aid in public schools in destitute portions of
the country the expectation of intoxicating liquors
to Africa and other uncivllized countries Internal
revenue Woman Suffrage, the Prohibition party,
and commentator of the work of various depart
ments, ETC. While the National w. IT. U. by a
large majority declares for its advance positions
upon suffrage and the Prohibition party, the minor
ity had time and attention to the consideration OF
the protest from Iowa, and careful discussion of
all resolutions. Iowa's minority also protested
against the non-partsan attitude of the state, in
memorials from seven different localities, and ILL