The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-01
AFTER THE BIBLE.
Liberals" Want 1t Taken From
the Public Schools.
They Want the Worlds Fair Kept Open on
sundavs-oficers Elected-Addie Bal
lou Says That She Loves Men.

Samuel P. Putnam welded the gavel over
Yesterdays meeting Of the State Liberal
Convention.
During recess the leader and congregation
Of Spiritualist church entered and took
seats in the gallery.
Addresses breathing q spirit Of hostility
to the union Of church and state were made
Several speakers, mostly females, spoke
against the Sunday-schools as places in
which child rem are given erroneous ideas.
Resolutions e0ndemning the imprisOn-
ment Of Moses Rarman and Ezra Haywood
for exercising their right Of free speech,
and calling upon all liberal and free think
ers to use their powers during elections
agailst amy political party using public
institutions 90 aid religious fanaticism,"
were adopted.
Another resolution demanded the en-
forced reading Of the Bible in public schools
at Sacramento and other places, and re-
Quested the next Legislature 10 abolish
Chapiainctes.
The proposition to close the Columbian
Fair on Sunday was vigorously cOmOated.
The Ladies' Relief Protective Society was
censured for refusing to give Mrs. Watson
the adoption Of a child on the ground that
she would not promise to send it regu-
larry to q Christian Protestant Church and
Sunday-schOOl.
The evening session was rather gloomy.
It was raining outside and Addie L. Baliou
was ia king within. She was the principal
speaker and took the platform after Chair
man Putnam had read the following dis
patch from fTee-thinkeT in Montreal:
Canada fTee-thinkeTs greet California
convention. May you hasten the day when
tile rights Of men and the age Of reason shall
control the continent from the ST. Law
renee to the Golden Gate"
Miss BallOu's address was characteristic.
She told Of her far-away childhood and how
the longing 70 become public speaker took
root in her fertile bosom She spoke Of
abolition, free thought and WOmen's rights
especially wOmen's Tignts-and sent ripple
of laughter through the audience by saying
that she was an old woman.
"Oh. mol Oh, mol" exclaimed a score Of
=" Well, now, let me tell you" she said,
" that I really am an old woman. / believe
in women's rights. l don't believe that
women are angels and / don't believe that
men are demons. III think men are
pretty good. l love them very much-this
is eao-year, and have a right to say it.
Next year the men may love me.
AHong other interesting things the
speaker said that while In Australia she
met a brother Of Senator Stanford, who
had been there twenty-eight years. He
told her that he did not want 10 come home
until the name Of God is taken of the $50
piece. She herself thought that the motto
on that highly esteemed production Of the
mint should be changed so that it will read
In Gold We Trust"
Vocal and instrumental music filed out
the closing hours of the convention. The
following officers and committees were
elected:
s, p. Putnam, President; Z. S. Lemme, Seere-
tary; w. Ii. Eastman, Treasurer Mrs. A.
Bailou. Corresponding Secretary. Executive
Committee - RanfoTd WOrthing, San Diego;
Phillip Cowen, Petauma; w. >. Rodgers, Boulder
CrePk: S. LItlefcld, Anaheim; w. Z. Freeman,
stockton; C. f. Burgman. San Francisco; John
RobIpefr, Nip0mO; j. T.. CLARK, Los Anglers;
n. r. Schwartz San Jose. Hce-Presldents-N.
ID GoodelI, Sacramento; II. G. Haekle. Oaklandi
Jobu Riggln, Los Angeles; Z. A. Clark, san
Jaeiuto; b. F. Grgsby Napa; Thomas DC.
Cowen, q ian; c. T. Davis, Brighton; robert
GunteT Eureka; j. i. Jones. Round valley; b.
B. Rockford, san Pasquai; W. A. Chess'Em 9nIo-
via; James BeaZeIl, LtYermore; hobeIl Ian IA
more Fresno Flats; a. b. Coward NorWhIk,
CHARLES Hass Stockton; L. Il. Titus, San jose
E. T. Wegner. SonOma; 5 Palmer, LlHeIn0Iei
Mrs Scott Briggs Way. San Franciscoi ". NJ. Bur
Eess, san francisco; E.A. Deneke, Sat FrsnciScoj
John Dibble, Santa Cara; l. w. BlncFol!, hof-
ntos; j. Il. Horsley j., Oakdale; I. q. CohleY'