Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-18

Close OF the Convention and the
REGULATIONS Adopted,

Resolutions Adopted,
The woman's Christian Temperance
Union convention at Middletown closed
Friday evening. Next years convention will
be held at Milford, the date to be fixed by
the executive committee. The convention
adopted preamble and series OF resolu-
tons, OF which the following Ia synopsis:
WHEREAS, The liquor traffic Is entrenched
behind our State and national lawB as never
before, defending its criminal business
against the growing public sentiment that
demands prohibition, we, the W. o. i. u.
Of the State Of Delaware, in ninth annual
convention assembled, recognizing that the
cause, and with earnest gratitude to God,
do hereby resolve:
First-To dedicate ourselves anew to the
work Of utterly destroying the greatest
enemy TO domestic peace and national pros
perity.
lief that, as the principle OF license is fun
damentally wrong, no amount Of money
paid TO the government for the privilege to
do wrong can make that wrong right.
Third--That under the false system Of at
tempting to regulate criminal traffic, that
traffic has steadily grown during the long
suffering of q century OF experiment;
therefore, our convention Is now uDani-
nous that the only effective remedy from
prohibition, both by state and national legis-
lation. of the importation, manufacture and
sale OF alcoholic beverages.
Fourth-That the history OF our govern
ment shows eonclusively that reform In
government may ultimately be obtained
through the action OF apolittcal party, and,
as the attitude OF both the old political
| parties is openly hostile or practically un-
| friendly TO the policy Of prohibition, as
shown by the spirit and platforms OF their
national conventions, and as we find the
| Prohibition party Is the only party embrac-
| ing our principles on this and other import
ant policies OF government conceived and
created in the interest OF this great reform
and prayerfully conseerated to this holy
cause, we cannot consistently do less than
heartily approve and give our undivided
sympathy and aid to the Prohibition party.
Fifth-Urges the drafting Of bill. for
| the submission to the next legislature, 10
| increase the efficiency of the laws for the
protection Of the girls OF Delaware.
Sixth--Commends the work Of the
national social purity department.
| Territory decision DISTINGUISHING women
and calls on the Supreme Court to revoke
| the came.
Eighth-Thanks the M. z. Church Gen.
| eral Conference for submitting to the
church the question OF admitting women to
| its highest councils and hopes the whole
Christian church will follow this example
Ninth-Deplores the course OF Miss Kate
Field, In agreeing to lecture under pay Of
| California wine growers, and urges the
National W. O. T. U. to place speaker In
the field to reply to her.
Tenth-Commends the work OF the Ma.
tional Temperance Hospital of Chicago.
acknowledgements the use Of tobacco
Twelfth-Invites the cooperation Of the
school teachers OF Delaware and reminds
them OF their responsibility under the
scientific instruction act.
acknowledgements tho wider cir.
culation OF temperance publications.
Fourteenth Urges increased efforts fol
stricter observance of Sunday and dc
ounces Sunday newspapers and excursions
Fifteenth-Hails with pleasure the growth
Of temperance work among the young.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS among the eolored
people.
Seventeenth Returns thanks to the PEG
pie, pastors, church trustees and sections o
Middletown, to the railway company, I,
the choir and to Mrs. Bellah, for hand
some banner.