St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-31
AS an Ardent Advocate Of the
Cause of Total Alb
Stinence.
Lady Somerset and Frances
Willard Talk at the Peo-
pies Church.
A Touching Picture Of the Mis-
cry Of Over Crowded
England.
Ideas Old, Newly Dressed and
More Effectively
Presented.

The audience at the Peoples church
last night was large one. Some of the
people there came because the name of
FRANCES Willard is power in the land !;
some OF them came to see the daughter
Oh an earl. and some came because the
| cause OF temperance was dear to them !:
but not one of them but went away
moved by the womanIy simplicity of
Lady Henry Somerset and impressed by
her earnestness. The chairs on the
platform were occupied by John G..
Woolley. who was once county attorney
In Minneapolis; Lady Henry Somerset,
DIR. s. 6. Smith, Miss Frances Willard
and Miss Anna Gordon. of Evanston.
John q. Woolley conducted the meet
ing, The opening Scripture lesson was
read by Miss Gordon. and then DR..
Smith prayed. The Masonic quartette
prayer, sang the gospel song. "Jesus
Waits to Save" Mr.. Woolley preceded
the Introduction of Miss Willard by an
nouDclng meeting at the First NJ. E..
church on Monday, at o'clock, at
which Lady Henry Somerset and Miss
Willard will speak in the interests of
the w. G. L. U. He asked that the
audience remember the 18th of July.
Which day is the commencement of the
second annual convention of the Rest
Island mission.
The Lady Apostle.
Miss Willard, as she rose and came to
the front of the platform, was greeted
with applause. She was dressed in soft
black satin brocade, with little let and
lace here and there. Her gray bonnet
above the simply parted and waved
nalr was trimmed with jet. Her placid
lace had not line of age, and OH her
breast was the tiny white badge of the
social purity movement. Miss Willard
protested that she had come merely as
travelling companion for Lady SOmer-
set, and said: II think it was a year
ago, IN July or August, that 1 stood
mere during the teachers convention.
Inc problem that evening was what
could be done along the lines of pre-
vention, so that the boys and girls
might be saved from forming evil
habits. Tonight we are here to
think OF those men fallen on life's
highway, who were not spared this evil
In their early life" Continuing, she
SAID, after referring to Mr.. Woolley's
work, However we may differ in the
details of the temperance work, the
hearts of both home and church people
must unite in helping Mr.. Woolley to es-
tablish rest island, place where the
gospel cure-the only cure-may be Of
fered for drunkenness" Miss Willard.
in concluding, spoke of their intention
to reach people on an equality-to saw
to them: You take the pledge and I
will, too.'' They hoped that they might
replace the flask by the testament.
Miss Wizards last words, as she gave
place to Lady Somerset, were: 1.-The
poor We have always with you, but Lady
Henry Somerset you have not always
with YOU"
The English Peeress.
| When the quartette had sung 'sSweet
and LOW" the titled English woman
left Der chair and advanced to the edge
of the rostrum. Her gown was of sim
pie black silk with short train, and
the white ribbon badge was on her
breast, and she wore tan gloves. Her