Evening journal., 1888-10-12
learned of the .tntute anal stands n onr

| learned of the statute that stands In oui
! lav-s Of Delawara-wherein we find that r
little girl a. ga. age ~ seven has IA,
flghi i9 consent - fhe violation 81 he,
to@a nna. ,.erel purty We tid nui
I dream hal sueh a thought c0li6 havt
been conceived by any body OF men. A;
first we We're almost stunned but our
womanhood could not be true to itself ii
we did not demand the wiping out OF
such legislation, and at the last session
OF our Legislature some action was re.
quested of that body. but without avail
as we so truly know. Within the next
few months we shall have another OPP
portunity and we dare not be silent |
most devoutly hope that the words we
shall hear spoken by our co-worker. Mrs
Harris, in this convention, may SO burn
into our hearts. that we shall pledge our
selves with Gods help never to weary or
grow faint until this blot on all Chris
tian justice shall be taken off of our
statute books, and the childhood and
womanhood of Delaware freed from such
an evil
care not in these few words to express
to both those who have stood with me as
your leaders, and to YOU. the workers OF
our local unions how much your conf
dence and sympathy have been tome dur
ing this past year Ii was with much
shrinking that 1 accepted the result Of
the election a year ago. | have made
many mistakes, none are more conscious
Of this than l. yet you have borne with
them SO kindly and in SO much patience
that You have even failed to give me the
criticism which needed. | have been
very grateful though not deserving it.
and beg you will accept this sincere word
Of appreciation The greatest shadow
that has fallen upon us since we met. has
been in the illness and death Of one of our
vice presidents, Mrs. Emily d. Wilson Of
Dover. who was chosen by the Kent coun
ty delegation at Seaford to stand as their
leader for the coming year Ii is almost
the first break in our rank Of officers and
u was with a personal sense of loss that
heard Of her having been called home
and shall always be helped rs the recol
lection Of her face comes before me. AS
sister in this most blessed sisterhood. we
will in our memorial service cherish her
memory
DO we not realize. dear friends. that
to-day as never before, the power and
influence Of womans work, and specially
of Christian womanhood, is Of far
greater eXtent2 Within the past year
this has received such recognition from
both church and state, as we dreamed
not Of few years since We rejoice in
il, and yet while rejoicing in ii we would
eovet higher gifts and still purer ideals.
that we may not in the slightest degree
lower the standard given us.
As Christian women of Delaware let
MS always stimulate one another TO the
seeking to fulfil that to which we have
been called, so that when the Master
shall say i have need of thee, He may
find us ready 10 minister to Him in the
truest womanhood
These lines Of one Of the greatest OF
poets, Elizabeth Barrett Browning. have
80 often had a message for me when |
needed it, that | would leave them in
your thouglts o1av.
BE surc no earnest work
OF amy honest creature, howbcit weak.
imperfect III adopted fails SO much.
l. "a not gathered as q grain of sand
10 enlarge the sum of human astOnishment
For carrying out Gods plan"