The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-05-31
The Women Folk Are Going to Convert
the World.
THEY WILL COMMENCE ON KINGS.
One Hundred women TO Travel the
Globe ana Present Temperance
Petitions 20 monarchs-P President
Cleveland 20 Be visited First.

thropic Massachusetts gentleman some
years ago expended 10000 in setting up
an elaborate, gold-elasped copy of the
bible, which he caused to be presented to
the heads Of nations by the society Each
and every recipient OF this beautiful bible
returned thanks for the gift.
Just now a somewhat similar but by
far more practical plan to interest the
rulers OF all nations in goodness and
virtue is being mapped out by the
Worlds Women's Christian Temperance
union. This scheme will be no less than
a crusade around the world OF 100 women
in the cause of temperance and virtue In
this country and Europe, The remarka.
BILE tour Of the two hemispheres will take
ninety days. Christian and heather
monarchs will be presented with a copy
OF the largest petition ever gotten up.
This petition against the traffic in alcohol,
opium and vice will bear the signature OF
5000, 900 people. After its presentation
the different rulers will be requested by
the 100 women to commence great cru
SADIE in their kingdoms against intemper-
snce and vice.
These women crusaders expect by
means of this remarkable expedition to
kindle the blaze OF reform until, as one Of
the promoters of the crusade puts it, ''the
angel Gabriel, looking down on the hosts
Of temperance and virtue arrsyed in gilt
tering uniforms, will think the world on
fire +"
Miss Frances L. Willard, the queen OF
American temperance women, and Lady
Henry omerest, England's great crusa-
der against alcohol. have been appointed
by the Women's Temperance unions of
the two hemispberes as deputation to
convey the monster petition to the diff
ferent governments. Miss willard is
now in England, arranging with Lady
Somerset for the organization of the ex-
petition. They will take with them
ninety-eight women who are foremost
among the workers in the good cause in
the United States and Europe. Miss Viii
lard sent to New York women temper
ance workers last week, according to the
New York Press, an outline OF what the
crusaders plans are.
They have already chartered one of the
finest ocean steamers sailing from this
port, the Kaiser Wilhelm Of the Medi-
terranean service.
President Cleveland will be the first
head of a nation honored with the petit
ton and a visit from the 100 women cru
saders. The crusade will really COM
mence at the annual convention of the
Women's Christian Temperance union
to be held in the United States in Octo-
Der next. After the convention has adj
journed the band of crusaders will charter
special train and go to Washington.
where President Cleveland will receive
| them.
The steamer will be in waiting for the
crusaders on their return from the ma
tionsl capital, and the date set for its de-
parture from New. York is October "a.
The trip across the Atlantic it is calcu-
lated will take seven days. On their ar
rival in England there will be demon
stration at Exeter hall, that famous
London auditorium that has been SO long
the battle ground of all religious move
mcnts and reform in Great Britain. In
this mammoth demonstration there will
be members of parliament, dignitaries OF
the church and women of society side by
side with the leaders OF the labor move
ment and the Salvation army. There
will be delegations present from the
Methodist church. the Baptist, the Con-
gregational, the Society of Friends, there
will be canons Of the Established church,
temperance leaders of the Catholic HER
archy, Jewish rabbis and scores OF total
abstinence, anti-drug, anti.tobacco, purity
missions and trades-union societies and
leagues.
After the London demonstration the
queen of England will be presented with
the petition, and then the president of
the French republic. The crusaders will
then take steamer on Saturday, Novem-
Der 3, and visit Spain. The ruler of
Spain will be presented with a petition,
and the steamer will be taken for Ma
Piles, where it is expected to arrive on
November Is.
There will be rally at Naples, and
then the crusaders will march on to
Rome, where it is expected that Pope
Leo and King Humbert will each receive
the delegation. The next capital to be
visited will be Athens, where the king of
Greece will be presented with the petit
ton. Egypt will be the next on the pro-
gram, and after the khedive has been
presented with a petition the crusaders
will make pilgrimage to Jerusalem and
the Holy Land. To visit the Holy Land
the crusaders will proceed from Alexan-
dria to Jafia and ancient Joppa.
After Jaffa has been visited and a meet
ing held the crusaders will proceed to
Jerusalem, which is about forty miles
southeast from Jaffa.
AS Bethlehem, the birthplace OF the
Blessed Saviour and that Of King David,
is only about five miles from Jerusalem,
and is easily walked in two hours, the
women crusaders will undoubtedly make
the pilgrimage. The Holy sepulcher,
the Garden of Gethsemane and the
Mount OF Olives will also be visited.
A petition will be presented to the pa
triarch Of Jerusalem, and the crusaders