The morning times., 1895-10-16
BICYCLE 1 MORAL AGENT
Miss Willard Declares ii a Foe
to Evils of All Kind.
SOCIAL PURITY CONGRESS
Interesting Addresses Made by Think
ers in All Lines of Life ut the BaIti-
more COnvention-LegaIi Vice.
Education of the Sexes and Kindred
Topics Discussed.

Baltimore, Oct. 15.-The feature of the
afternoon sessi"n of the Social Purity
Congress was the appearance and address
OF Miss FranceS L. willard, the famous
leader of the Christian Temperance Union
OF America. She was received with ap-
plause and the Cbatauqua salute.
The order OF business was suspended and
she was invited to address the coner ress.
In the course OF her address, Miss Willard
said that she had read accounts Of last
nights meeting and thought of what good
and pure things the Purity Alliance was
spreading out for all to read.
We dare now 60 tell what We are think
inc. The bringing out of ideas and putting
them all in a common stock tnat VIII build
up q stalwart cause VIII win for your
society and movement uniTcrsa good viii.
We did not dare TO speak of these things
once- 10 Is Iust ten years since 1 first felt
! could mildly say something abput it,
The chivalry OF one man, William T. Stead.
OF England, did most toad US ii this work" ="
MISS WILLARD'S Address.
Miss willard then gave a brief history
OF the work accomplished by the W. c.
T. u, aud cited the fact that there are
today 7f1 colleges and universities
which admit, and only about forty which
exclude. women This WIS pointed out
as an indication OF the broadening of
views SO necessary for education and pUri-
ficaiion. The bicycle, u iss Willard said,
is one of the greatest allies Of social
purity; She rode one in England.
III Chicago, saloon keepers and theatrical
manager, are cursiny the bicycle. because
the young folk are riding cat into the
country and not pdtrOnizinE their resorts
sIrS- william Whitney, Of National - len
tific Family Culture Institute, of Boston,
read paper by Helen H GarGcucr. OF
the Hub, who was unable to attend the
congress. Hrs. Gardener. in Ler nfier-
esting paper cn Hcre,ii,y and Ethics y
dweIt upon the inlIossibinty OF u moral
nature being born of an immoral nature.
and of au intellectual person being Gre
ated from an idiot
EDUCATION OF THE YOUNG.
After reading Mrs. GardBer's paper Mrs.
Whitney made an addTessupon The relation
of the sexes" which she said began with
children. They should .shesaid. be educated
in proper way and taught the differences
between the sexes in school. and not Ge
stopped IN their study Of3EatOnly 1uStat that
point which is Of such vital Importance.
'.Legalized vice. was the subject of a
paper by Rev. Joseph F. Flint, of Harvey.
III.
Mrs. Josephine E. Butler, one OF the Purity
leaders of London, who was TO have read
u paper upon the Internal tional Federation
Oft Aboiitionof State eRegulationo OF Vice" ="
sent a letter of regret. She was detained
at her home by the death OF her sister
Mrs. Dora Webb superintendent ofthe Ohio
Social Purity Department, w c. T. o.,
read a paper on organized prostitution and
how to deal with it,
OTHER PAPERS READ.
In the absence of Samuel c. Blackw ell,
of New York, his wife, Rev. Antoinette
Brown Blackwell, read his paper on The
municipality and vice"
Anna Rice Powell, corresponding sec
rotary, read historical paper on The Al
lance and Its work"
Theodore Roosevelt, president of the
New York board of police commissioners.
sent a letter, " hich was read by President
Powell. He was sorry that lie would be
unable to address The congress.
"You are entirely at liberty" he says,
"to quote that / reaffirm in the most
hearty manner what l said before. i will
not have one law for men and another for
women, they shall be treated exactly
alike so far as / am concerned
Anthony Conlstock, secretary OF the New
York Society for the Suppression OF Vice,
W no was TO have read paper on demoral-
izing literature, also sent a letter of re-
gret.