Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-19
ONE W0MANLY PLEA.
The w. C. I. o. Asks the President to
BE Forbearing With Chile.
FLOWERS ENGAGED IN THE CAUSE.
A Strong Effort for Separate Building at
the Worlds Fair.
UNFERNENTED WINE AT COMMUNION

Boston, Nov. 1S.-The morning session
of the last day of the dual convention OF the
Worlds and the National w. c. 7. Q. was
opened this morning with the usual devo-
tional exercises. First came the report of the
Social Department under the charge of Mrs
Anna NJ Hammer, of Pennsylvania, the
subject being "What Are the Departments
of Parlor Meetings. Flower Missions, State
and County Fairs and Unfermented Wine
Doing for the Prevention of 1ntemper-
ance?"
The first report was given by Mrs. Ham,
mer. who said: ''This is the time of the
fulfllment OF prophesy, when the spirit is
poured out upon the daughters and the
women have gone into the vineyard to
grapple with the subject neglected by man.
This is our work. and for it we claim the
aid of the cultivated women of the land in
settling the question of temperance. This
is not an asthetical department, but one of
earnest effort"
Flowers as Silent Missionaries.
The Department of Flower Mission, under
the esnperintendence of Miss Jennie Casseday,
was reported by Mrs Hammer. "Flowers
and MANY a man has been led to think of
home and many more to see the errors of
their life bv these innocent and silent
workers" She paid glowing tribute to
Miss Casseday. Of st. Louis, the originator
of the idea.
Mrs Nichols. of the State and County
Fair Department, said that if you want to
reach people for the temperance cause go to
the fairs, and if YOU want to make money
go, also, TO the fairs, for there the people
congregate. In England they already do
great work in going to the fairs, both ma
tional and international. In speaking of
the Paris Exposition she said that President
Carnot expressed great delight in the Cor
ner devoted TO the work and in the nature
of the w c. T. L. of the United States.
After much trouble il is quite probable that
the Worlds w. c. T. Z. will have
separate building at the Columbian Exhibi-
ton A plan of the building was exhibited.
.'Unfermented Wine" had its testimony
at the hands of Mrs. p A. Esmond. The
Bible wine. she said, was unfermented, and
modern church wine should be like II.
Meetings and lectures are used to spread In
formation in this department.
Communion Wines in Pennsylvania.
In PENNSYLVANIA fully one-third of the
churches use fermented wine, but this pro-
portion is being GRADUALLY reuuceu ny tIie
local unions The people are being awak-
ened to their danger from the churches.
Mrs. Theresa A. jenkins reported for the
Legal Department. She made an earnest
plea for the unrestricted enfranchisement
of women. She said that every State had
reported progress. A free ballot for women
is only n question of time.
A poem dedicated to Miss Frances Will
ard, by Miss Ella g. Ives, and entitled
''God Save Our Queen" was read by Mrs
Purington.
Mrs Hannah J. Bailey spoke for the
Peace and international Arbitration De-
partment, and her remarks were full of
hopeful outlook for the future. standing
armies will exist so long as the world runs,
if people will continue to use alcoholic
drinks - 1t was voted that telegram be
-sent the Frcoident and Gnvarnmcnt of
the United States against any belligerent |
action on the part of the United States |
against Chile.
PRAYER and Bible reading followed. |
''Consecra'e me, o Lord, to Thy Service |
Now, was sung by request of Lady Somer-