The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-10-17
w. G. T. q, Convention.


ance Union for North Dakota was
held in Jamestown September 26th
to Goth inclusive. Sunday the 28th
the delegates attended church and
Sabbath schools in the forenoon
and visited the insane asylum in
the afternoon, visiting patients
and listening to an address by Miss
Susan B. Anthony. 1t was both
a sad and pleasant privilege; oyer
two hundred and twenty-five pa.
tients are confined there; the major.
ity are young men. No one could
doubt the testimony of the kind
and able physician in charge,
when he said many were brought
there through the vice of their par.
ents. Temperance and Christian
workers should visit such places
every opportunity, and study and
enquire into the cause of so much
insanity. The kindness of all the
attendants in the asylum was re.
markable.
On Sunday evening the largest
church in town was filed to over.
flowing to again listen to Miss An
thony, on ''Petition of Women to
Moral Reforms" proving that wo.
men. with the ballot, would con-
quer for truth and Righteousness.
We were panied and shamed as
she reviewed her own personal his.
tory, for over forty years in the
struggle for the rights of her sex;
as she pictured to us the opposition
of the churches and ministry. The
bitterest persecution she got was
from them and the courts. She is
grand and courageous woman,
and deserves the gratitude and re.
spect Of every true woman. To
show the iberality of a Jamestown
audience the Sabbath evening col.
lection was over thirty dollars, and
an a previous evening twenty -four
dollars.
The finest speech of the conven.
ton, to my mind, was made by
Mrs. Barker, president of South
Dakota, on Saturday evening to a
large audience, subject, "Enforc'
| ing the Prohibition Law" An ut.
tempt to outline it would fail to dc
justice; it was a grand address al
through, and some of the officers
and business men of jamestown
who quietly endorse the violation
| of the law by allowing eight So
looms run openly without hind,
rance, felt just a little small and
uncomfortable, as volley after vol
ley of sound sense and logic wal
poured into them. But there are
some noble men and grand women
| in Jamestown, and this convention
cheered their hearts, and will hell
educate public sentiment to de
mand the enforcement of the pro
hibition law. The authorities a
present are on the side of the liquor
dealers.
There were over ninety delegates
present. Each meeting was q bus.
one and very harmonious. The re
ports of state officials showed goot
and efficient work done. Miss T
Einnear is a host in herself ant
had the loyal support of all tn,
members Of the state and count!
committees. The superintendent
of departments showed faithful
work done in their respective field
of labor. All complained that 10
|cal unions, with few exceptions
are not as prompt as they shoul,
be in replying to letters sent out
at great expense and labor byistat
union and superintendent. Thi
lis a great fault with our local un
ions. Be prompt in replying to al
letters, and fill promptly and accu
rately all blanks sent you.
The reports of county PRESIDENT
were condensed, and some of then
very interesting-all better thai
my own. But few of them hav
had as much opposition to conten'
with as We have had in Pembin
county. ! am sorry to say it bu
lit is true, Pembina county 10 mucl
behind most of the counties report
ed, in temperance, prohibition an,
moral public sentiment. Tire
counties reported no saloons. T
the local unions of Pembina coun
ty I would say, sisters, is this th
time to desert the field? to turl
your backs and fee when victor,
is near.
As I listened to the state treas
urer call the names of our union
and no delegates, save from Drsy
ton, and but few and small contri
buttons from any but Drsyton
whose state dues were eightee
dollar, the last yaer, l felt sad. an
do to my vineyard that ! have nc
done p" Dear sisters of Pembins
st. Thomas, Hamilton, Bathgat
and Neche, will you not consecrat
yourselves anew to this work
Twin you not come up to the hel
lof the Lord against the mighty