St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-02
Closing Exercises Last Even
ing--The Convention a
Success.
Gen. Terry's Health--A Retir-
ing Board to Be Con-
vened Soon.
Miller May Act as Chief JUS
tice Until After the
Election.

+ WASHINGTON, April 1.-The Sunday
afternoon session of the international
council of women was opened with an
invocation by Mrs. John P. Newman
and the singing of hymn, after which
Matilda j. Gage spoke OF women In the
early church, and Rev. Antoinette
Brown Blackwell discOursed on science
and religious truth. Addresses were
also made by Elizabeth BOyntOn Her
bert: Isabella Beecher Hooker, sister of
Henry Ward Beecher, who stated her
faith as that of Christian splritualist.
E. q. Stuart, the next speaker, an
nounced herself as humanitarian and
her text as the power of thought in its
relation to the body. She was sue
ceeded by Edna III. Cheney and Miss
Frances Willard.
THE CLOSING SESSION
of the council was opened with prayer
this evening by Mary II. Hunt, of Bos-
ton, and a hymn set to the tune OF
"Beulah Land" Nine. Bogelet, the
French delegate, read a brief letter eX
pressing her pleasure at having at
tended the council. Nine. Bogelet said
that it was the first time she had ever
spoken English. Her paper before the
council was read in French. She was
succeeded by Miss Allie Trigg. of
Finland, the companion of the Bar
oness Grippenberg, and Mrs. Groth, OF
Norway, who made their adieux to the
audience. Miss Anthony then an
nounced that Mrs. olivia Briggs had
given a square of ground, known as
Maple square, for the foundation of an
institution for the highest spiritual,
moral, industrial and political education
of girls. Mrs. Zerelda Wallace, the
mother of Gen. Lew Wallace, made an
address. She said: Humanity is king.
Woman is one-half the great whole, and
she lies at the base of all human prog
reSS. We are to-day the richest nation
by many hundreds of thousands of dol
lars" Mrs. Wallace argued that if God
is fOrgotten,a nation is sure to die. Mrs.
Stanton made
THE CLOSING. ADDRESS.
She said, that the council had been a
success and had proven that women are
ready for concerted action. She COM
Dlimented the speakers, and said she
siaS always looked forward to going to
the Kingdom of heaven enfranchised
and Introducing herself to st. Peter at
the gate as q citizen OF America. Women
have had to force their way into every
avenue of work now open to them. A
letter was received this morning from
Russian nihilist, which completes the
countries sending greeting to the cOun-
Gil. The letters sent by different coun-
tries show the universal interest in the
council all over the world. For the
first convention held forty years
ago days preparation was suf-
ficient. For the international council a
years preparation was made. She con-
trasted the difference between the man
ner in which the press received the con-
ventiOn of forty years ago and the re-
ceptiOn of the present international
council. The result of the latter must
be of lasting effect. She contrasted the
queen of England's jubilee with this
jubilee of the women. The queen did
not do a single good thing to carry down
and connect her name with her jubilee,
but in this the women of the world had
brought the best thoughts and efforts OF
heart and brain. We have done much
to make
OUR COUNTRY PROUD OF US,
and we ask of her just and equabie
laws to govern and make her equal to
man and protect her purity. For the
men of the nation we ask them to cOun-
sci with wise women. In proportion
as the circle of women extends itself,
she will inspire man with broader views
as to national and international ques-
tions. We ask you to celebrate this
woman's jubilee by placing in woman's
hand the ballot. When woman has no
care to take part in government it
proves that she has not ripened mind.
Woman is hedged about with old
prejudices and sustained in these
preiudices by men of common sense.
We are sculptors. and our life work is
not to build up creeds and codes, but to
roll off the loads of superstition and set
the imprisoned angel free. Tomorrow
at 8 O'Clock the final meeting of the
delegates will be held at the Riggs
house. On Tuesday and Wednesday
morning and evening the National Wo-
mans Suffrage association will hold its
twentieth annual convention at the
Universalist church. A plan of action
is to be devised for suffrage work in
the Southern states, which have as yet
had neither conventions nor lectures.