New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-12
NoN-PARTIsAN WORK FOR TEMPERANCE.

ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE NATIONAL UNION
OPENED.
The second annual convention OF the NOn-PartiSan
National Christian Temperance Union was opened
yesterday In the hall of the Young Mems Christian
Association. Miss Lavinia Chase. of Washington, led
the opening devotional exercises. MIS- Ellen d.
Pbinney presided. Miss Mary E. Ingersoll presented
The general secreary's report. 1t referred tc what
had been done since the division in the ranks of the
union due TO partisan action. Brief addresses were
made by DR.. Grey, of Chicago, and the
Rev. DIR. James 5. Chadwick, of Brooklyn, expressing
sympathy with the work. Dr. Mary A. Seymour sent
a letter OF cordial sympathy.
Miss Mary F. LatmOp reported the work she had
done in the West and Southwest The report OF the
financial secretary and presented by Mrs
C. Cornella Afford. Mrs. Afford also welcomed the
delegates TO Brooklyn and Mrs. Howard NJ. lngham'
of Cleveland. Ohio, made brief response .
Mrs Phinney made the presidents address and IL
was followed by the reports of the Educational secre
tary. Mrs Joseph Dane Weeks, of Pittsburg. PENN
10 the Eyancelstc secretary Mrs. Mary jane Aldrch
Of Cedar Rapids Iowa. and the report of the Literature
Secretary Mrs Florence Porter, Of winthrop, Me-
sneecbes were made by John N Stearns Of the National
Temperance society, B. F. Denison and others.
Al the evening session, DR.. Lyman Abbott conducted
S.votiopal exercises Mrs Harriet q. Walker, OF
NinneanoIs Mimi read paper upon Women in the
Charitable institutions of the Northwest" MIS- D.
Ellen Foster Of Washington, ID. C., made an ADDRESS
upon "The Work and Aims Of the Organization ana
What it had Accomplished" This resolution was
adopted and forwarded to the Worid's Ohioh' WHICH
met in Boston yesterday:
Inasmucb as the temperance OF the world is Of
deeest interest to u.s. and the work Of the Worlds W.
T. L. is and must necessarily be nonpartsah anu non
secaan we earnestly hope that the constitution ana oy
Iavs for the Worlds Union to be adopted at elr con-
ycption in Boston Mass, November H. 1891. may be
such as VIII not interfere with becoming auxiliary
thereto.
The convention will continue in session to-day ana
tomorrow.
MR. sCHENCK's RESIGNATION NOT ACCEPTED
About sixty members of the Grace Presbyterian
Church gathered in the building, at stuyvesant ana
Jefferson aves last evening TO act upon the resignation
of the pastor the Rev Isaac Van Wart SchencR under
whom the church was founded. The financial OUTLOOK
has not been as satisfactory is desired and com
mittee of the PIcsbytery advised with the church
officers on Tuesday night
Last night DR.. A. II. Moment, OF the westminster
Church, presided After he had explained the Votlhs
rights of members and contributors Mr. Schenck MADE
a speech lie detailed the struggles of the infancy OF
the organization and told of the faith with whlcli
financial burdens had been taken up and borne. lie
also referred to the work he had done outside OF his
regular pastoral abOrs and the need OF respite from
H. He then rendered his resignation TO go into ehect
on January 10 three years from the time he began his
work i'm the church. lie urged the church to accept
va
the trustees and elders said that Mr. Schenck had not
been asked to resign. The result of the ballot was
81 votes against the acceptance of the resignation
and 2G in favor OF IL. . , - ,,,s
DR. Moment said that Mr.. Schenck was determined
To leave the Church would present the matter u
the Presbytery at the December meeting
BECAUSE HIS MOTHER EVENT BACK ON HIM.
william Edward Bauvelt found unconscious
I'm the picnic ground in Prospect Park yesterday morn
ing where he had shot himself in the right breast
He was taken to the Methodist Episcopal Hospia
and while his condition is ser:oS, 1t is likely that he
will recover Blsuvelt is twenty-five years Old and
IS employed in a book bndery in Newlork He had
boarded with the family of II. f. Wilson, at No. 13D
President-st for the last four months, his mother
having given up housekeeping in the summer. she
and his sister live at No. 213 Grand-ave.
Young Blauvelt subject to fits of dependency
and had been melancholy since saturday, when his
aunt TO whom re owed $50. attached his wages. He
said that he had given his mother the money 10 pay
the debt and she had II herself. On Tuesday he
fsaid There isn't much Of fellows living when
his mother goes back on him." lie spent the evening
NJ the 18Th Regiment Armory and was promoted from
corporal 10 sergeant, but this did not cheer him up
and after going nome ne went OUT dpouI ~ oo D. i'll
and did not return
GIVING S2sOOOO FOR a BATTERY SITE.
The sum of S280,O00 has been awarded to the
Dyker Meadow Land Improvement Company for its