The morning times., 1895-10-15

baltimore, Oct. 14.-With the exception
| OF an International gathering in Chicago
while the Worlds Fair was in progress
the first National Assembly in America for
tiie discussion OF purity and moral questions
| opened here tonight
some of the men and women who arc tn
take part In the congress have national
regulations. Mr.. Aaron Macy Pow eli.
VINO has been reformer all his life c, He'd
the meeting to order.
The American Purity Alliance In its pres-
eht form was Incorporated under tile la wa
oi new YORK state few months ago, for
the purpose OF fighting a bill to rerula ts
vice winch was before the Albany legis-
Iature. Observation-Disclosures the member
snip was Increased and no W includes persons
activeiy interested in purity questions in
OBJECTS OF THE ALLIANCE.
The specific objects of the alliance. are
stated 10 be the repression of vice, the
prevention OF Its regulation by the State.
the better protection of the YOUNG the
Iescue OF the fallen, the extension OF the
WIiiie cross among men, and to mainta ain
tne law or purify as equally binding upon
men and women. S
Between two hundred and three hundred
utefatcs gathered in the Friends Meeting
House on Park avenue tonight 10 take
part IN The congress, which will continue
tomorrow and Wednesday
Conspicuous anlcng the early arrivals
at to-nights meeting were the Rev An
toinette Brow Blackwell, the first woman
IN me World to be ordained as "a minister
OF thc gospel, Mis-. Charlton Edholm of
the Florence Crlttenden Homes for the
rescue of erring girls: Mrs Mary Clement
aeavitt, around thew orld missionary; DR..
Mary Wood Allen, National Purity st,uer-
intendent of Michigan; Mrs Dora webb.
or Ohio, and Mrs. Isabel Wing Lake, of
Chicago.
Miss Frances E; willard, Mrs Mary A.
Liverrnore, Mrs Ormiston Chant, Anthony
Conlstock, Elbri0ge T. Gerry, and Tbeo-
dore Roosevelt are expected TO appear to-
morrow.
PREsIDENTPoWELL ADDRESS.
AFTER devotional exercises the congress
was formally opened By President Aaron
Powell said:
Purity is fundamental in its importance.
ihere can be no true manhood. no true wo-
MANHOOD except as based upon its law
Inere can be no security for the home: no
nome life in its best sense, except as it is
based upon the law OF purity. Or the need
OF such a congress, the prevalence OF purity
everywhere, so conspicuous in our large
centers OF population, abundaDtIy testiries
Another work which this CONGRESS, 1T is
hoped, Will DO much to aid, is the greatly
needed rescue work among the victims of
vice; rescue work among fallen men well
as fallen women. But even more important
is preventive educational parity work
among the young, which shall, ultimately,
ma ke rescue work no longer n necessity"
He praised the White Cross movement
was Keep myself pure and hoped that
the outcome OF this congress would be an
upon the necessity for one moral
standard for both sexes.
WELCOMED THE DELEGATES.
Mr.. Joshua Levering. president of the
Baltimore Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation and gubernatoriaI nominee on the
Prohibition ticket, welcomed the dele |
behalf OF the Y. ii. c. A. Mrs.Alice |
Z. Robinson. president or the local Wou.an's |
Christian Temperance Union, in welcum- |
ing the delegates said that the congress |
wasgreat in the reform IL conteinpIateS, and
predicted far preaching results for the work |
that was to be performed in quiet way.
Rev DR.. w. T. Sabine, of New York, re-
sponded to the addresses of welcome by |
saying: We are not here for a mere |
matter OF entertainment, but for sober |
work. We are here to right a |
great wrong, to fight a great evil which is |
threatening our country. our homes, our |
hurches- We hear n cry for a lest brother |
hood, a lost sisterhood-lost to all save |
God and charity. We mean that the nation |
hail hear us, and that the States shall /
take, viii take, steps to aid u.s."
Rev. Antonietta Brown Blat kwell also |
responded to the hearty welcome given by
he BaltimoreaDs.
The congress at 10 O'Clock adjourned |
Until tomorrow morning.