The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-08-29
THOSE RESOLUTIONS AGAIN.
Some Facts in the Case, Reviewed
by a Member of the Parkers.
burg Union.

| fARKER5BURG, Aug. 10, 90.
EDITOR FREEMAN, ANDDEAR WHITE
RIBBON SISTERS:
In view of misrepresentation
that have gone abroad, and especi-
ally because Of the Resolutions
lately put forth by the Wellsburg
Union, and ublish ed in last FREE
MAN, in reference to our State Presi-
dents course az the Prohibition
Convention, we desire to correct
some errors and review some
facts in the case.
The preamble to the Wellsburg
Resolutions, begins'with an express
ion of "sorrow" on account Of the
false position" in which our Presi.
dent has placed portion of the
members of the w. c. T. U. It
says further, "The Wellsburg I'm
ion protests against being consider
cd IN any other light than an Or
ganization of Christian women
banded together to redeem the
homes of our State" &c.
Our Christian sisters would have
done well to have refreshed their
minds concerning the spirit Of
Christianity, by reading these
words, written for our guidance by
the beloved disciple, John: "Be-
loved, believe not every spirit, but
try the spirits whether they are of
God: because manv false prophets
have gone out in the world"
Instead OF following the Gospel
plan, they credited the report of a
partisan organ, which for political
ends has falsely represented. both
in word and spirit, what was said
by our President at the Prohibition
Convention. We know whereof
we speak; for, knowing that on
former occasions prohibition speak
ers had been grossly misrepresent-
ed, we, with number of our W. C.
T. U. members, attended the con-
vention. One purpose in attend.
ing was that we might know of
the truth or the falsity of the state
ments that would be published.
The sorrow" expressed in the
preamble of the Wellsburg Union
is more than duplicated in the
hearts of our sisters here, by seeing
the efforts, and in the case of the
Wellsburg Union, seeing the results
of those efforts to create dissension
in our ranks.
The resolutions further speak OF
"being assured that our Presidents
coarse will lnjure our work for the
ratification of the Constitutional
Amendment"
Now let US "try the Spirits" and
see which is the more likely to in
jure our work for the ratification of
the Amendment, the Presidents
course, or the course Of those VINO
misrepresent and try to bring dis
credit upon her and our work in the
State.
The political opinions of the
President have been we'll known
for these years past, and yet she
has gone right on pressing the
work along all W. G. T. U. lines,
heartily cooperating with all, with
out intruding her political opinions
or raising any party questions in
the work for the Amendment.
Since the general Mass Meeting
held in Parkersburg in March 1887
to plan ways and means of carry
ing on the Amendment campaign,
in which it was decided that funds
should be raised and speakers kept
in the field from thai time until
Nov. 49,, the VIC. T. U. has done
more campaign work, arranged
more meetings, sent out more
speakers-both men and women
organized more societies, Amend
ment Leagues, Children's bands,
scattered more Amendment litera,
ture, than all other organizations,
parties or individuals com bined.
10 the informed public this does
not admit of successful contradic.
ton.
This work has been largely plan.
ned and directed by our President,
To White Ribboners, and in