Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-22
A NUMBER OF RESOLUTIONS
Considered by the Woman Suffrage Associs
lonesome withdrawn and Some Adopted.

Considered by the Woman Suffrage Associs-
lonesome Withdrawn and Some Adopted.
The time Of the closing session of the National
American Womans Suffrage Association yester-
day was occupied mainly with the considers
ton and adoption Of a number Of resolutions
reported from tho committee. There was one
resolution which was not reported from the
committee. although it was stated that a ma
1ority OF the members approved it, but it was
not adopted, because it was not considered to
be good policy. This resolution was intro
duced by Mrs. Stanton, expressing the desire
OF the convention that the Columbian EXPOSE
ton should be kept open on Sunday. 1t was
opposed by Miss Laura Clay and other men,
bers on the ground of bad policy, and after
prolonged and rather warm debate the resolu-
tion was withdrawn by Mrs. Stanton. One of
the delegates based her opposition on the
ground that it would not be good policy to
ahtagonlze the evangelical people. Already,
sne said, they are afraid of US because We have
liberal views" motion to expungc all record
OF the debate from the minutes was not adopted.
resolution to petition that no liquor be sold
on the fair grounds was quickly defeated Oh
'he ground that II would not be good policy.
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The resolutions adopted urge upon state suf-
frage societies to petition the legislatures for
thorough revision of laws regulating the mar
riaSe relation. Legislatures now in session or
soon TO he Will be petitioned for privilege to
vote for presidential electors on such terms as
legislatures prescribe. The eleven legislatures
In session are to be petitioned for hearing and
speakers secured for them. The woman's
school suffrage rights notification in Illinois
was deplored and the Australian ballot
Endorsed. Revolutions in favor of ar
bitratlon rather than war in the
settlement OF the difficulty with Chile; in favor
OF the passage of an act by Congress to protect
women III the right to register and vote for
members of the House of Representatives.; in
favor OF making strenuous efforts in the terri
tories not yet admitted as states to secure full
woman suffrage by statute in advance of their
admission and i'll favor OF urging on all women's
organizations to make their influence felt
politically in tho incoming presidential cleo
tiOn
A plan OF work was adopted and a short ex-
ecutive committee meeting held in the after
noon, after which the convention finally ad-
journed.
THE RECEPTION.
The reception given to tho national by the
District Suffrage Association was a great sue
cess. Mrs. Marble, the president of the Dis
trict Suffrage Association. presented the guest
to Mrs Stanton. Miss Anthony and Lucy Stone.
Henry Blackwell and Rev. Anna Shaw were
also OF the party. The reception, like the con-
'ehtiou, WAS notaOie LOT the presence OF 0fflClal
people and young women. The parlors were
crowded until 1890, when speeches were called
for. Mrs Stanton said among other things.
that when she was girl it was the fashion for
church people to send to college worthy young
men who wished to prepare for the ministry.
The young women of the church took upon
themselves the work of clothing these men.
She said in one particular case that she
made pillow cases and shirts for one OF these
embryo divines, and all Of the young ladies of
the parish felt an especial interest in him. and,
upon his graduation. invited him to preach a
sermon for them. He did and took for his
text, Let women be silent in the churches"
She said that was the las. time she ever wasted
any stitches on clergymen.
The other speakers were DIR. Corey, Senator
Carey, Lucy Stone. Miss Anthony and Rev.
Anna Shaw. Miss Shaw gave some of her ex-
perlence when she was a theological student.
At ono time young man felt it his duty to
tax to her upon the nonsense of woman
studying for the ministry. 'Why. Miss Shaw"
he said, don't you know that a woman cannot
make proper exegesis of the Scripturef'
Miss Shaw replied: Perhaps woman cannot
make proper exegesis of Scripture, but some
where in the brain of women is to be found
large amount of gumption. and if woman
cannot make an exegesis of Scripture she has
gumption enough when she has preached her
church empty to get out OF the pulpit into the
ran