The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-10

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battle of private ana personal nature.
There will be two main tontingents in
the expedition. The American crusaders,
led by Frances T.. Willard, will set sail. as
stated, on Oct, p next. They will DIN
the British contingent about a week
later and leave England on Saturday.
Nov. 3. From that date until Nor. l..
there will be perfected sort of temper
ance marine, and when Naples is reached
the party will make arrangements to
visit Rome. Thence, by water. except
where inland cities must be stopped at,
the expedition will make its way to
Athens, Jerusalem, Cairo. all the leading
municipalities of India, CeyloA, siam,
Australia, China ana Japan.
AT this point one of the main halts will
be made. The crusaders will make a for
NAL report of the progress attained up to
tins point, 10 be duly transmitted to the
2,O00000 petitioners represented in this
gigantic ethical movement This accom-
piished, the eastward circuit of the world
will be completed by a Journey over the
Pacific ocean. This is to be quite an ex-
tended voyage, and is TO be commemo-
rated By a series of devotional exercises
At sea. II is formally announced that DR..
Lunn has arranged with William Pipe,
the chairman's secretary Of the worlds
parliament of religions, to act as manag-
ing secretary to the entire expedition,
and he will accompany the party around
the world
OF course, this brief outline can include
no detailed mention of the temperance
and Christian propaganda which will
form an incidental portion of the Journey,
apart from the main OBJ, eet Of the presen-
tatlon of the petition. Every existing
government has already extended it's as
surance of tiattering reception to the
women crusaders, and the ovations
en- route will form an impressive
testimonial to the enterprise of It's pro
iectors.
Nearly every living reigning queen has
taken a more or less active interest in the
crusade The party Will as a movement
originating with women, address itself
particularly to the feminine element of
influence III all worldly governments.
Thus, the Empress of Germany will be
memorialized and her imperial ma csty
has arranged TO grant special audience
TO the hundred women. The presenta-
ton of the petition to the ruling powers
will be the occasion of an address in each
instance calculated to have weight with
the particular government
For instance, the point that will be
dwelt upon in petilionuing the European
promicrs is TO be suppression Of tine
alcohol trade. Germany, France Russia
and England will be the field of impOr-
lance in this respect. Chancellor
Caprivi, Lord Rosebelry, President Car
not and Senior Sagasta have already
given assurance of their intention to ac-
cord the petition consideration. Strong
pleas, in the addresses TO be made by
Lady Henry, will be made for social re
form from the Individual point Of view
and legislation will be asked calculated
to unity throughout the world the work
of women in temperance and moral re
formation. The methods of accomplish
ing this, in the words Of the Official motto
OF the expedition, are preventive, educa-
tional, evangelistic, social and legal.
a feature of the crusade will be the
nOontide prayer each day. This is one of
the requisites of membership in the
party, in fact and the intention is to al
| low nothing to interfere with its OBJ
servanCe. Hence whether the crusaders
are on the ocean or in Tort, their noon
| hour will be passed in prayer. The badge
of the women will consist of a single knot
of white ribbon. Their watchwords are
''Agitate: Organize" They have also
an Official motto: For God and Home
and Every Land
When the party reach Asia pains will
be taken 30 impress upon tie cffete poten-
| tates OF the east the necessity for limita-
ton Of the ira tic in opium. In this re
spect the women will have exceptional
advantages, as they may obviously go to
| lengths in denunciatiOn, which the Of
fetal heads of governments would not
dare attempt. 1t is in this respect that
the crusade is looked upon with no small
interest by Secretary Gresham. as he be-
lieves that it can be Instrumental in put
ting an end to trade which is known to
be causing the ruin of large numbers Of
men and women, physically and morally
The growth of the opium habit among
civilized people will be shown TO have at
tanned amazing proportions through the
petition, which is the first really interna-
tional protest ever made against 1t.
Vlceroy Ii Hung Chang, of China, has
faVOrably received request made to him
by the eminent Chinese diplomat, Sieh
pa-jen, that he accord the petitioners a
hearing in their denunciatiOn Of the opium
evil 1t is expected that when the cru
saders reach Japan there may be need of
some negotiation, as the new constitution
has brought into power there an element
which is not favorable to any restriction
of the opium trade. The japanese do not
seem TO care what becomes Of the opium
| consumers after they pay for their opium.
All the colonial governments of Austria
liza will be petitiOned on the return Jour
ney. The women Of that island continent
| have long taken a great1interest in the
| crusade, and arrangements are making
! Tor reception TO them IN the city hall ut
| Melbourne There viii also be welcome
! to New zealand from the women officials
! of that colony
AS for the persons who have aided
| either by their signatures or their in
! fluence in the organization of this
| crusade, they come from all over the
| world. In England the young Ducness
! of York, has written an article for a
I magazine requesting the cooperate of all
Christian women in the movement Mrs.
| Gladstone was one of the first to sign the
! petition which will be borne around the
| world This immense parchment or
rather compilation Of individual petitions
will be in the form OF huge cylinder
| roll
| The government of the United States
| will be the first TO wiIich the petition will
! so. Before the American contingent puts
/ to sea, trip will be made to Washington
| and every department OF the government,
| executive indicial and legislative, will be
| addressed Mr.. Cleveland is expected TO
maxi an official reply and committee OF
the Senate and one from the HOtss have
! arranged TO grant special audiences TO the
women. These ceremonies will occur i'm
| medately after the annual convention OF
the temperance union.
IL is hardly Overstating tho matter to
pronounce this entire crusade one Of the
most imposing and unique of the many
movements i'll which the women of the
nineteenth century have ever interested