The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-10-25
STATE W. q. annua, convention.

| October Is. of three hundred lady dele
gates. wearing the white ribbon insignia
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, was an event extraordinary for this
quiet season of the year.
The State of New Jersey, with its Union
organization in every county, and county
organizations subdivided into local Unions
all well managed, was grandly represented
in the above gathering, and a grade of in
teIligence, tact and business activity far
above the average distinguished the con-
vention which crowded ST. Pauls church
on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
part of Friday of last week.
AT the first public gathering on Tues
day evening. St. Paul's presented an in
spring spectacle. Decorations were pro-
fuse and tasteful around the pulpit chan
eel and choir gallery. Tn national col
ors were conspicuous. with banners on all
the pillars and bannerets marking the
seating locality of different county dele
cations.
On the spacious pulpit platform, with
the grave and dignified State president,
Mrs. Sarah j. G. Downs, sat Pastor Belt
ing, State Secretary Mrs. J. T. Ellis, Mrs.
Horribly and Mrs. Hammer, who led the
opening devotions. The orator of the
evening, Mr.. Anthony Comstock, was also
seated near the president, and in tie chan
Gel, almos. hidden by plants and blooming
flowers, were Mrs. Cramer, editor of the
White Ribbon Herald, and Mrs. Helen NJ.
Crane, of the press department. Several
of the younger ladies, designated as pages.
occupied the aisles and fitted gracefully
here and there with messages to the Off
GERS, and seating late arrivals.
The convention having come to order,
a tender memorial service in reference to
the deceased members of the year was
first in order. Scripture lessons were read
and appropriate hymns sung with prayer
by Mrs. Ellis, when a list of fifty-four
members. six honorary members, and
seventeen of the Loyal Legion" were
read by the State secretary. followed by
touching remarks from Mis-. President
Downs. Mrs. Hammer, Mrs. Ellis and
others, in which particular workers were
named for their zeal and devotion in the
cause. One of the finest among all the
tributes we have heard paid to the MEM
DRY of the late Joseph II. Thornley, was
that of Mrs. ]. T. Ellis.
After a beautifully written and well read
paper OF the topic of ~sImpure Literature"
by Mrs. Sarah Horribly, Of Keyport, the
valiant Anthony Comstock was introduce
ed, and held the unclaimed attention Of the
audience for about an hour on the snp-
preston of vice and immortality among the
people. lie paid high Difference to the
numerous and effective agencies of the
W. {. I. t., quoted Scripture with great
force and freedom, and showed the urgent
tiousness, by watchful care over the
young, and the unmasking of villainy
which poisons the purity of home and de-
moralizes the whole land by the reading
of Sunday papers
For some time after he closed his adj
dress he was questioned by persons in the
audience in reference to particular topics,
and gave his answers so readily and clearly
as to elicit frequent outjursts Of applause.
The elimination of the evenings SER
vices was reached under the eloquent and
vehement address Of DIR. Stokes, who with
heart and soul avowed himself in sympathy
with the temperance movement.
The routine work OF the convention COM
menced in earnest on Wednesday morning.
After the prayer service. led by Mrs. S.
j.. blanchard, the roll was called, minutes
of executive meetings read, committees on
credentials, resolutions, constitution and
courtesy appointed. and Mrs. Betting de-
livered a hearty address Of welcome.
There was also an address by the pastor of
St. Paul's, and an eloquent p by
Mrs. Patterson, OF Salem.
Then followed the annual address of the
President, Mrs. Downs, in which she adj
vocated equal suffrage, and took strong
ground in favor of scientific instruction in
the public schools on the effect of alcohol
and narcotics on the human system. She
also Stated that it was proposed to raise
$500 for Il memorial window in honor of
the late .'Mother'' Hill, of Newark, first
president of the New Jersey State Union.
Mrs. Downs declared in conclusion that
''tile complete overthrow of the liquor
traffic has been and is the objective point
of all our work"
Mrs. J. T. Ellis, Corresponding Secre-
tary, read her annual report and showed
that there were PIT Unions in the State
with 6436 active ard 14G1 honorary mem
beers. Nearly $34, 600 has been raised dur
ing the past year for local temperance
work.
The Treasurer, Mrs. E. a. Mickle, of
Millyille, reported that over $40, 900 had
been contributed for State work. The
county presidents handed in their annual
reports, all showing a healthy and steady
growth of the order. Mrs. Augusta G..
Bristol, Of Nineland, closed the afternoon
session with an address on ''The Relations
Of Capital and Labor to Temperance"
The evening session opened with a devo-
tional meeting, led by Miss Alice Rice, Of
Trenton. Mrs. Fannie Muiford of Niil