Telegram-herald., 1888-04-27
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Ths morning session of the w. c. 7. U.
con ssnsd Al 80 o N, Thursday. with the
PrssiaenE Ars. BENJAMIN. Ia TIE chair.
Mrs. y. W. Sorshrap led the devotional
exercises.
The minutes Of Wednesdays proceedings
were read and approved The Presidsnt.
Mrr. Whitfield. made her annual report rs
did also the Treasurer. Mrs. Z. b. Whit
| field The Corresponding Secretary. Mrs.
Fannie schsrmsrhorn. made her report also.
all Of which we're accepted aud approved
| The report of the COMMITTEES On Rssolu-
| tons Was deferred until afternoon.
| Mrs- Boise led memorial services and was
| followed by several other ladies. when Mrs.
| UdeI sang a solo. After adjournment
| lunch Was partxken of by a number in
AItsndAnes, in the Club house pAriors-
Aftsrnoon session.
The convention came TO order with the
| President ia the Chair. Devotional exer-
cises were conducted by Miss Sarah Jen-
nings. of Lowell.
Mrs. Whitfield read a copy Of the Michi-
gan Sunday Laws. and responsive readings
followed. Miss Jennings. of Lowell. Super
intendsnt, presented the report on Sabbath
observance. Miss Jennings was reelected
Superintendent
Mrs. kellogg read the report of Superin-
tendenI OF Franchise. Ia which she said:
Eminent statesmen have said that wo-
mems advancement must be the result Of
their own efforts. meaning. probably, that
| they-the statesmen-have no time for
| such frivolity. The white slave trade must
be suppressed else no woman Is safe. The
abominable methods by which the victims
are entrapped are winked at oy officers of
the law. and the remedy is suffrage.
| Those who think that women can
be easily discouraged from following their
convictions do not know through what
,ri5ulaiions women have ssed, or by
what their character has been formed.
IL was decided TO continue the work with
Mrs. kellogg as Superintendent
Mrs. Elizabeth Eaglesiield presented pa
per on Suffrage. She was accorded much
applause, and q vote OF thanks was given
her tor her kindness in preparing and pre-
senting the paper.
The President ordered the distribution of
the badges. She stated that the color
orange-wss adopted as ii was the color of
the sunfower, the w. Q. L. US emblem.
The sunhower was chosen by the ladies At
the National Convention at Nashville be-
| cause it follows the sun (son). During the
distribution OF the badges Mrs. Udeil fsv-
| oTed the convention with a solo.
Mrs lamar w. More, of Allegan, Super
intsndent Of Scientific Instruction, gave an
exhaustive report OF the work in the
| District.
Mrs. III. NJ. Wilson. of Ionia. presented
| the report of the Flower Mission, ard il
was decided to carry on the work, and Mrs.
| Wilson was appointed 10 carry on the work
! of Superintendent.
Mrs. Wilson requested those who had
been kind in sending flowers from dis
tance TO send small contributions of money
instead. as it was scarcely practicable 70
send flowers so great distance. June 8 is
, | flower day.
Miss Newcomb, Superintendent present
ed the report of the White Cross and Shield.
Miss Newcomb is enthusiastic In the work,
and the report was listened to with marked
attention. The department was continued
with the lady as Superintendent. The
work of the Y w. &. T. u. was decided to
be continued with Miss Newcomb as Super
intendent.
.. II
on THE Social Evil" which, as being the
most important of the session, was ordered
printed. and it ID therefore reported in full
. as follows.
, As humanity evolve, from a lower to q
higher plane Of life and a corresponding in
crease of light iliuminates the dark places.
evils stand out more giaringly to view, and
distastefal as the taste may be, we must take
| hold ana wrestle with them TO their ex-
| finqfinn nj snhua1t n no ~ than
: The let-alone policy viii not keep them in
restraint, because of the very nature OF vice,
which Is 10 destroy that attribute in man
which alone makes him able 10 rise above
temptations that beset and sit enthroned as
master OF himself. Also because evil begets
evil and SO the contagion spreads. We
recognize this law when considering the
physical and act accordingly and so protect
the nation against physical danger. bat
when we touch the vices OF mankind We
hold back, fearing TO make bold strike lest
We make "sumptuary laws which vex the
people"
I Regulation will not do it, because reguIa-
ton has no Transforming power that can
make OF vice a virtue. Ii is vice still. how
ever we'll regulated, and there follows In its
wake the seeds of destruction to all that il
puress in life. Just the same as when moi
regulated. To say that humanity Is wes I
and count ourselves poweriess 10 cope with
, the evil, will not make rs victors, oecauss
we eau only gain strength TO overcome by
virtue Of the resistance we bring 70 bear
upon the thing 70 De overcome. By over
| coming temptation rather than in pro-
viding . way for indulgence do We be-
come strong to resist and thus abls
to, in the end. successfully beat back ths
forces Of evil that may be inherent in oul
} own natures, or forced upon us oy environ
ments that rise ike mountains OF difficulty
in our way.
: The social evil has beea q vexinE problem
, ever since the race began evolving from bar
bsrism into civilization. Moses wre.tled
with it IN his day, because be saw the deg
radiation which it brought 10 Israel, and
, standing in the place Of law givsr. interpret
|. ing Gods message TO humanity. in Language
not to Be misunderstood. be said. 'Thor
shalt not for in the day thou siaBest thou
saslt surely die. and is IL not true that IN
| dalzencs IN evil briazs the beginning Of TIE
end which is death. OF al THAI makes life
worth the living The penalty provided IN
, tee Mosaic dispensati0n for the violation o.
the iaw Of chastity wsS- ~He shall erln.
them both ont unto TIE gstee Of The city
and both the man and the womsn shall ~
. stoned % death. 80 shalt th00 D1t swsy
evil from Israel" Later . departure xs
: taken from this ruling 0f Moss "a is seer
/ N The inCldsat mentioned N the Bew tesla
ras8t. when they 0roarht only tie woman
e. Jesus asking tast fhe isr ee executes
/ uDoa ber slone JESUS seeing The ini iustics
, in this sod thet st0nsng sev % death uhis.
. ne nan Was EFT 10 perpetosts the evil
would IN no ssnse put away evil frem 20.
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