Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-01-25

WOTk were StieCleu as IQlIONes E.Nou-
gelistic secretary, Mrs. Mary ].
Aldrich, Iowa; educational secre-
tary, Mrs. Mary Joseph d. Weeks,
Pennsylvania; legislative secretary,
Mrs. Lydia II. Tilton, District of
Columbia; literary work, Mrs. Flor
ence Porter. OldtOwn, Maine; young
women's work, Mrs. J. II. Webster,
Illinois.
At the request Of Mrs. Aldrich of
Iowa and Mrs. Core Of Pennsylvania,
circulars will be issued showing the
difference between the old and
THE NEW ORGANISATIONS,
At the afternoon session Mrs. J.
Ellen Foster made an appeal for
funds, and in less than half an hour
$500 was pledged by the ladies
present. This Is one. fourth Of the
estimated amount required for the
ensuing year. The report of the
committee on resolutions was read.
The report says:
"NO movement Of the century
promised more for Christian civil
zation than the Woman's Christian
Temperance Uuioh Tor several
years following its Inauguration.
For ten years it justified the hopes
and fulfilled its promises. Since
that time dazzling political theories,
mistaken ideas Of individual and or
ganiEation rights, misguided zeal
and CONSTITUENCIES Of power, have
brought the confusion OF n partisan
alliance and disastrous party limita-
tons. Defects in organisation work,
result Of the same conditions
which produced the party alliance,
have brought other complications.
Coming together Mt this time and
under conditions that have made
this meeting and a new organization
necessary, We deeply fed the re-
sponsibility and duty laid upon us,
and we desire in humble depend
enee upon the God OF our iaith to re-
cord that only the love Of Christ
constraineth US 10 this action that
We may continue cur temp rance
work for the promotion vi total alb
stinence and prohibition principles
in such a manner aud by such ineih-
DDS as seem 10 us surest and best.
awe thankfully recognize the
wOndTous work that our Heavenly
Father has enabled the Christian
women of the country to accom-
plish. We fully and freely recOg-
MIC the right Of every member Of
this organization TO individual
religious and political opinions and
preferences and TO their exercise
| .oo,r.Ff,r- q, sI,a Itafafa1 nf fl,nfr in
dividual consciences, and declare
that no majority in such organiza-
ton should ever in any manner
interfere with these individual
rights. We gladly recognize the
fact that the nOn-psrtisan principles
OF Christian temperance work are
rapidly gaining adherence through
out the nation. We want all the
strength of the united lShristian
women Of the Union to lc brought
against the combined power of the
liquor traffic. We cordially invite
auxiliary and local organizations
under our broad banner Of political
| freedom, where every woman,
whatever her party preferences or
individual party work, may unite
with US in our efforts against the
common enemy Of the home, state
and nation.
1--WE recognize, believe in and
are individually related TO any
moral and political reforms Of the
age which are the outgrowth Of the
gospel of Christ. These reforms are
directly, indirectly or remotely re-
| lated 10 temperance reform, and
their success win hasten the triumph
of tie principles to which we are
devoted. Nevertheless, we believe
our work in the national orgauiza-
ton will be more effective IL wholly
free from any alliance with those
movements upon which our men,
bers
| WIDELY DIFFER IN OPINION.
ave note with gratitude the
growth oftemperance conviction, rs
shown in the number of States in
which the liquor traffic is under the
ban Of constitutional and statutory
prohibition and the increased area
from which the saloon has been
banished by local statutes"
The resolutions approve the ef-
forts TO induce Congress to amend
the interstate commerce law, to
prohibit the importation of liquor
into prohibition States, to submit
the sale of revenue stamps in such
States to State law, and the pro-
posed appointment of a COMPRESSION
al commission TO Investigate the
liquor traffic.
1--WE declare the fundamental
need of temperance reform to be a
broader education Of the educational
mind and conscience in religious,
scientific and economic truths re-
lating to the effects of alcohol"
The resolutions pledge the best
efforts of the association to secure a
thorough enforcement, both in the
letter and in the spirit, Of the laws
requiring a scientl6 temperance
instruction in puWe schools in
States where such laws have been
enacted, and to work to make such
instruction compulsory in all other
States where no such legal propo-
sition exists. A careful preparation
and prompt distribution Of non
partisan literature is urged. The
resolutions wee adopted without
discussion.
The location Of the next conven-
ton was referred to the executive
committee, and the meeting adj