Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-11
APEACEFUL MEETING.
The Swift Union Did Not Withdraw
From the W. c. 7. o., as Expected.
MRS. CAMPBELL is STILLA MEMBER
Reports Commended the Good Order at the
Chicago Meeting.
OFFICERS SELECTED WITHOUT A JAR


legheny County W. c. 7. q. in the Cen
trsi Presbyterian Church, Allegheny, yes
terday afternoon, did not occur. The meet
ing was attended by nearly 100 mem
bers, and as one lady put it, everything
twas perfectly lovely" 1t was somewhat
perplexing to see Mrs. n. C. Campbell, the
ex-President, ,Mrs.Jos. D. Weeks, the ex-State
Secretary, and some four or five other women
who are known to belong to the nOn-partisan
faction of the Union present, and to hear
them take part in the proceedings.
The most important business transacted
was the election Of officers to fill the vacan-
cies made by the resignation Of the County
President, Mrs. Campbell, Vice President
at Large Mrs. j. R. Harrison, and County
Secretary Miss Erta L. Clark. Miss S. E.
Gemmel presided. 1t has been reported
ever since the meeting of the National Con-
vention that the Swift q nion, of Allegheny,
of which Mrs. J. NJ. Porter is the President,
was ready to retire from the County Union
in body at any time, and it was somewhat
of surprise when the result of the first in
formal ballot was announced, and it became
known that Mrs. Porter had received the
second highest number of votes.
WITHDREW HER NAME.
She refused to allow her name to go before
the convention on the second ballot, and
Mrs. Agnes Spencer was elected Mrs.
Campbell's successor. It was very evident,
however, that the ex-President had some
friends left in the county union, as four
votes were cast for her on the first ballot.
Miss, S. E. Gemmel was elected Vice
President at Large, and Miss Mary Steven
son Recording Secretary. The reports of
the delegates to the National Convention
Mrs. Kate Devore and Miss Martha Nc
ConnelI, were submitted, and were very in
teresting in themselves. Miss Mcconnell
laid particular stress on the invitation
Of the Chicago people to visit their city
again in 1892, on the occasion of the Worlds
Fair. Mrs. Devore pronounced Miss Will
lard's address an abler production than any
Presidents message she had ever read. One
striking feature of the reports was the man.
ner in which the National Convention was
referred to for the harmony and good feel
ing that prevailed during the entire session.
As a support for the statement that the
newspaper accounts of the convention were
very much exaggerated, reference was made
to one of the W. c. T. U. organs, which pub
lished daily accounts.
This did not seem to be satisfactory to
everybody. however, as one lady was heard
to remark after the meeting: II read the
Chicago Tribune and Inter Ocean, and 1
received letters from people whose word can
not be questioned, and my information
differs very much from the report"
THE ORDINARY WORK.
The routine business of yesterdays session
consisted in the reading of the treasurer's
report showing an overdravn account of
S12; the receipt and acceptance of the res
ignations OF Vice President Mrs. /. r.
Harrison, Secretary Eta L. Clark, and
Superintendent ofEvangelical Work Mrs.J.
6. Mcknight. It was recommended that each
union donate 81 to a fund for the purchase
of birthday present for Miss Willard. 1t
was decided to celebrate the anniversary of
the crusade by holding meetings in the
Smithfeld Street NJ. E. church on Saturday
and Sunday, December 81 and p. A paper
was read by Mrs. Kate Martin rthe 'Pian
of Work" She recommended that an effort
be made 70 induce physicians to stop pre-
scribing alcohol.
Mrs. Porter, President of the Swift Union,
said after the meeting adjourned that her
union did not intend to withdraw from the
county organization. She said the only
member who had withdrawn from her union
was Mrs. E. Holden, and she resigned be-
cause she thought the W. c. 7. q. was not
doing the work it ought to do.
MRS. CAMPBELL EXPLAINS.
Mrs. Campbell was asked for statement
as to why she attended the meeting, as the
question had been asked by several members
in the general conversations after the con-
vention adjourned. She said: "I went to
the meeting to-day because l wanted to see
the minutes of the last meeting, over which
I presided, properly disposed of, and because
I have as good a right to attend
as any other member of the union.
/ am still q member of the Sterrett Union,
and will remain a member until 1 resign,
am expelled or the time in which my dues
should be paid expires, and am conse-
quently member of the County Union.
Mrs. Weeks attended the meeting in the
interest of her scientific department, over
which she is the State Superintendent Mrs.
A. T. Bryce, who was reported as one of
the seceders, said the rumor was false. She
still clings to the organization.
THE EVENING SESSION.
The evening session last night concluded
the W. c. 7. q. Convention in the Central
Presbyterian Church, Allegheny. Mrs.
Agnes Spencer, the newly elected President,
conducted the meeting. The Rev. Charles
Locke delivered an address on women as a
factor In Christian work. He showed their |
influence for good, and what faith and |
energy they possessed and how much they |
could accomplish in the Christian work.
The Rev. DR.. d. S. Littell also gave a |
short address on national reform. He
touched on the evils of the liquor traffic and |
also the Sabbath movement. In regard to |
the latter he said that some of the CORPORA |
tions who claim that their operations are too |
ponderous to be stopped for the Sabbath |
think they are too big for Jehovah to |
govern. Mentioning railroads he said that |
they compel their conductors and others to |
break one commandment by making them |
work on Sunday, and then the men find it |
easy to break another on their own hook |
and steal. In conclusion he urged the W. |
G. 7. o. to continue TO do what it can in the |
way of national reform.
The meeting concluded with an address
by Prof. McCIelland. To preserve both in
dividual and nation he advocated four
things: A stringent and better divorce law
to preserve the sanctity of the home. Then
follow the boy from his home to the public
schools and have the Bible in the school to
supply his SOULS needs. From the school
to bis work in the world and keep him from
being compelled to break the Sabbath BIZ
having laws passed preventing work being
required on that day, and save him from his
employers. Next put awav the temptation
that exists in the saloon and draes him to
ruin. In conclusion, he praised the w. c.
7. q. as public workers, working as true
missionaries for the souls of men.
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