The Press., 1892-06-02


 cieties in Great Britain met in Memorial Hall, London, May 3d, to welcome home Lady Somerset.
 One of Americas leading journalists makes the following very sensible re- mark: Ut is 8 striking commentary on our conception of the meaning and privi- leges of life that we all fall to and marvel that Lady Henry Somerset who, if she choose, could simply dine and dance and make money, should deliberately choose to live spiritual rather than a mere physical life. Do we believe then that the higher happiness lies in mere material self indulgence ?"
 The 29th of April set up another mile- stone along woman's pilgrimage to the land of promise. On that day she beheld "the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen," as the Wo- mans Christian Temperance Union then entered into the long anticipated possess sion of the temple. The Worlds. the National, the Illinois, the state head quarters, the Chicago Central Union, the Woman's Temperance Publishing Associ- ation, the editorial rooms of The Union Signal, Oak and Ivy Leaf, and The Young Crusader, each in beautiful suites of apartments, occupy nearly the whole of the eleventh floor, and from their eyrie windows grasp the four corners of the globe-earth, deep blue lake, sky, and ''the humanity that beats it's life along the stony streets" Every place was blockaded with packages and furniture, for hundreds beside w. c. T. U's. were moving in; workmen and national off, cers, scrubbers and editors, errand boys and secretaries, -Four girls" and visitors elbowed each other in delightful hustle, and with an exaltation of countenance that spoke heart on fire. "What is done or left undone Pm going to that yer-meeting, said everybody. At ten d. m. there was steady tread of the throng eastward to the Illinois head quarters, where an almost tearfully joyous band of e-ribboners met to sing, with as deep fervor as echoed on the Red Sea shore.
 "Sound the loud timblel, exultingly sing, Jehovah has trinmphed, Messiah is King" Crusaders and maidens, the Central w. C. T. U., the stranger within the gates, recounted the victories of faith that had made the temple rise. Inexorable justice arranged that Mrs. Carse unexpectedly led the meeting; none knew so we'll as she how every brick in the walls had been watered by woman's tears and hoisted in. to it's place by woman's prayers. She said: Fear not, little flock; it is your Fathers good pleasure to give you the kingdom" Everybody came down from that meeting like Moses from the mount. The children of the faith shall point to this day as did St. Paul to Noah and Abraham and the walls of Jericho Itis involuntary to wonder if the liquor traffic had been up there with God and ''those women" if it would not have felt like the man who lost his wife, "kinde1 ! ISAoOoNAeSooO3 AOA Ao SOuAu HUI AOlP ACCOS5 nizing that this days event gives an i'm. petus to w. C.. T. U. work all over the world. and, with power like Lick's tele scope on Jupiter, brings doomsday fol rum within range.
 An inexplicit report comes from Per nambuco, Brazil, of the stoning of Mrs Mary Clement Leavitt in that city by Ro mish students. In company with her in terpreter, MT. Mind, she was driven iron the hall which had been engaged for hel lecture, and followed some distance by mob, whose lawless and cruel actions were not interfered with by the police Fortunately Mrs. Leavitt was not serious ly hurt, and will continue her journey intt other portions of Brazil with the sam, dauntless spirit that has characterized her wonderful eight years mission. Thi is the first time Mrs. Leavitt has bee, shown the slightest incivility, and w praise her Deliverer for sparing her pre- cious life this time.
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