The record-union., 1894-10-13
TEMPERANCE CONVENTION ENDED.
The Debate on Uniform Liquor
License.
What the Prohibition Element Sue
ceeded in Having Done In
Sutter County.

Yesterday mornings session of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Convention opened with devotional ex-
ercises led by Mrs. Sadie Renowden
Bailey, the delegates singing Nearer,
My God, to Thee"
Mrs. Annie X. Bidwell spoke of the
little Indian village in Chico and the in
spiration she received there, and the way
in which those who attended the meet
ings sung freely whenever hymn was
called for. She said it was astonishing
morphine habit, having acquired it
through taking the prescriptions of their
physicians in serious illness.
Mrs. Phipps of Sutter County claimed
that county as the first to attain prohibi-
ton when the fight for it began and when
every crosS-road had its saloon.
The supervisors ignored petition for
it, and atterward petition Tor high Ii
cense was submitted by them to the peo-
pie and carried for $500 a quarter, despite
the bitter fight of the SaIoOn men, bat
finally reduced to Sl50. 1t closed up
nearly all the crossroads saloons, and so
encouraged the people that they voted
for 500.
a petition for prohibition was finally
granted by the board, and six men who
violated the law were arrested.
y debate on the question Resolved,
That the Uniform License Law Is Good,'
followed.
Mrs. i. NJ. Carver spoke in the mega
tive, arguing that If we must have Ii
cense, it should not be so low that everyone
can go into the business. License, high
or low, is an evil.
Mrs. ParvIs has before the people
''prohibitory cigarette law" which will
DO much to save the youth of our Ma
ton from worse evil, perhaps, than
drink.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Devotional exercises, led by Mrs Theis,
were followed by a season of prayer.
Mrs. Nj. Il. Barbour OF San Jose spoke
on BEST Methods OF Promoting Temper
ance in the Sunday y-schooI." II come to
you, sisters" said she, with plan that
has been the outcome Of earnest PRAYER
IL Is that the unions inaugurate real genu-
Inc revival meetings for the children.
Sunday-school Superintendents and
teachers all admit the lack of interest
among children. Temperance stories
should be in all our Sunday-school
papers, and every library should have It's
temperance books. Once every month
we should have at least a temperance
talk, and as often as possible a temper
ance sermon, and at least one sermon a
year especially for the children"
This was followed by a recitation, so
feelingly rendered as to bring tears to
many eyes.
Miss Dillas followed in an interesting
address, after which Mrs. jackson gave a
recitation i'll the most pleasing manner.
Mrs. Emily Webb Grisey gave an ac-
count OF her home mission work in
Salem, Oregon. There were five hundred
men confined there and only one woman.
Sometimes the w. &. T. L, is called
nothing but a woman's affair."" She
never lound many women confined in
the prisons, and was glad TO be carrying
on Woman'S mission. Some OF her in
cldents were most affecting.
The remainder of the afternoon was
taken up with answering questions left
over from the question-boX of yesterday.
ana IN the discussion. After singing
God Be With Thee Till We Meet
Again" the convention adjourned sine
d1e and the delegates filed through the
house 10 shake hands with the President.
Miss l. c. Dwelling of Springfield,
Mass; National Lecturer and Organizer
for the w. G. L. T., will preach at the
Ninth-street Baptist Church ON Sunday
evening, October I4th, at 1870. Mrs. Sadie
Renowden Bailey will sing at this serv-
ice. Miss Dwelling will also speak
Monday and Tuesday evenings, October
10Th and 10th, at the same time and place.
Every body is invited TO attend these meet
ings.
The celebrated vocalist, Mrs. E. G.
Greene of Santa Cruz, State Superintend-
ent iof Mothers Meetings of the CalIfor-
MIA W. G. L. L., will conduct mothers
meeting at the residence of Mrs. Schatt.
7Z74 K street, this afternoon at 2:30
O'Clock. The ladies of Sacramento are
cordially invited to attend