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WORLDS TEMPERANCE CONGRESS.

j. N. Stearns, of Now York Secretary Of
the National Temperance Society, has been
in. Chicago making final arrangements for
the Worlds Temperance Congress to con-
vene in that city during the week commend
ing June s. under the auspices of tho Worries
Congress Auxiliary. In submitting his re-
port Mr.. Stearns gives assurance that the
congress will be the largest Of the kind ever
convensd. He says that papers have been
invited from some Of the most eminent
writers Of the world. These papers embrace
the scientific. religious. social, political,
medical, legislative and economic aspects OF
the temperance question, together with
hours of work, cotfee.houses, tho alliance,
total abstinence and other phases OF the
question. Writers have been invited from
every great temperance organization on the
globe, and from every country q sketch OF
the temperance movement within It's Dor
ders The Department Of State was asked
to send out series OF questions relating to
the temperance cause and It's extent ana
progress to all American Consuls, aud cheer
fully responded to the request. The Ma
tional Tavern Association or Great Britain,
has appointed sixty delegates. who will ar
rive In Chicago, June !, and are booked to
stop at the Moody Institute. The National
Temperance Society has asked every church
in Chicago to set epart Sunday, June II, TO
be known rs Temperance Sunday, whsn q
large number Of the leading advocates OF
the cause will be in the city.
ANENGLIsH TEMPERANCE REFoahER'S PLAN.
! The Rev. Hugh Price Hughes recently
held the first OF series OF Sunday afternoon
conferences on licensing reform In st.
James'; Hall. London. He said the liquor
traffic was a very strong power. and 1t
would naturally in the coming conflict have
the support Of every betting man, every
scouudrel and every criminal. On the other
hand, the cause Of temperance would secure
the support OF the churches, which were
reused at last. he knew CT no subject which
met with such quick response as temper
Then, again, they had the women OF England
on their side, who, although they had no
votes at present, when they did get them
would u,e them on the side Of social reform.
He believed they were going to see great
insurrection Of women against this drink
monster. Then they had third method:
they could pray. That was their weapon
alone. He did not suppose the most vivid
imagination could picture man praying for
the success Of the drink traffic. he thought
that before they were twelve months older
they would give the liquor traffic such
blow as it has hever had before, and ono
from which it would never recover. Deal
ing with some proposed remedies, Mr..
Hughes advocated as beginning the iml-
tation Of one public house to every 1000 per-
SONS. This would close %, 900 out Of the l2O,- =
900 at present in existence. II the Govern
ment simply tinkered with the question the
LIQUOR interest would kick them out of office,
for they tthe temperance people, would not
be there to help them. After dealing with
various methods for the Limitation OF the
drink traffic, Mr.. Hughes said they would dis
cover, after trying all sorts OF methods s tnas
it of the face Of the earth altogether.