The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-10-25
WOMEN AGAINST
LYNCHlNG.
". e. Z. T.. SO RECORD THEM,
SELVES IN CONVENTION.
Episcopal Church Urging Use OF
Only Unfcrmcnt"d Winc in Ia.
Sacrament Or ,hn Lords
SrpiC Cr.
.w.cn 300 enl coo ael,n-...s fro:

States nr- t'Y Y'itu.;"s, cvpycscnt-
Ill. nearly 100000 members Of tho
| Woman thy,"t;Aa Temperance Union,
! CcngrcGa.cI AZ Music Halt last weca to
| attend the 22nl annual convention Of
that society. The hall was filled by
half past eight o'clock. Preceding the
regular session OF tho convention a.
, prayer meeting conducted by Mrs. J.
Fowler Willing, national evangelist,
vas held in the annex hall. As Miss
ranr"S +. willard, national president
pt the army of women, entered tho
."G.a hall, she WAS greeted with the
thNutuuJua salute by an audience thnt
l-i'l the auditorium to overlooking.
Gy,r h,O00 persons had assembled 20
wclc0m" tho whito ribbon delegates,
making total Of almost 4 200 III the
hall, wEcn tho convention was called
TO order.
Following tho drop of The gavcl !.
crusade psalm was read responsiycly
led by Mrs. Lila Thompson Of Hills
horo, hiu, who is more fnmi,iarly
known IN temperance circles rs
Mother Thompson" Mrs. Thonp-
son is II her ci"htieth year, hUt her
powers seemed uninpaircd as sLo ."l
the reading this morning.
Mrs Henrietta l.. Monroe, pres
dent OF the Ohio ". G. Y. U, ri,t~ed
" '"rycnt iuvocation, Some ra":ino
hT-in"ss was followed by The reading
u Il. presidents annual report.
In the midst Of her address, While
recommending Con,inuaco OF total
abstinence on tho part Of every dele
gate, Miss Willard requested every
woman present to arise and thereby
indicate their Willingness to renew the
pledge. Every woman in the house,
delegates and visitors as well, arose
While great cn,tusiHem prevailed ~
e,vrJ direction.
AZ tho conclusion of Lcr address q
largo white silk banner, studded with
fifty gilt stars, representing the States
and territories wherein the w &. y.
U, have representation, wn5 pres ut2d
to Miss Willard ly Mrs. w. Jennings
Dtu.or"st, chairman Of the CNccvt;vn
committee Of Sorosis, N Y. y cable
gram Of greeting from Lndy Horny
Somerset Of England was read. The
report Of the corresponding secretary
aud the treasurer were then read
Each showed tho union to be flourish
ing and growing. Mrs. Laura Omis-
ton Chant, OF London, England, Who
became known throughout tho world Il
few months ago by her efforts II have
the music halls Of London closed. al
dressed the convention on te,nreYarra
work IN England.
AZ tho afternoon session tw. ~c,g-
lltiocs were presented and adopted.
Mrs. A. :. Benjamin, oi Nic;igau,
offered the following:
"hcsulycd, That tho vhito Ribbon
women who wore the badge OF potcc
3ugnt to never be placed in The posi-
ton Of having 20 defend themselves
from the charge that they ia, oryI the
ly0ching of any human being whnt-
ever, and we llc"nly feel the sa!sr posi-
Zion IN which we have been placed url
Tepudiatc any action Inconsistent with
the law Of Christ which, IS cr,.y one
knows, is totally at variance with the
torture or killing of any human being
without opportunity to have his case
fairly pleaded and to have boon tried
iv jury. We % not multiply "n.-
,h,ts on this suhJcct. We leave .hat
u those who have misrnpr"scut.i orr
| position, bat We have never A..itatcl
/ and do not to place ourselves sGuGrcly
on record i'll regard to lynchin- aud
| other lawlcSH practices in or own or
any other country, and We hriicy e that
when women haze u share in making
| the laWs such utrJaitics will di.aprcar
| from The Ince q .hc earth.
The Other rGacEfon uAe ,rcscntcl
by Mrs. Matte idcClcI'and Brown. It