The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-24
WOMEN AGAINST
LYuCHIuG.
w. c. I. (. SO RECORD THEM
SELVES IN CONVENTION.
4 Message Sent the Congress OF the
Episcopal Church Urging Use Ct
Only Cnfermented Wiae in the
Sacrament Of the Lords
supper.

3S States and territories, represent
ing nearly SOC, ,0Oj members Of the
Woman Christian Temperance Union,
congregate.l et Music HAL last week 10
atteri:l the 22nd annual convention Of
thar society, The hall was filled by
half bet eight o'clock. Preceding the
r.gnlar session Of the convention
PRAYER meeting conducted by Mrs. 7,
Fowler Willing, national evangelist,
was h>]d ia the annex hall. AS Miss
Frances j. Willard, national president
of the army cf women, entered the
main hall, sic was greeted with the
C:.a"tancua salute by an audience that
filled the auditorium 20 overiiowlnS.
Over 5000 persons had assembled to
welc..me the white ribbon delegates,
making total Of almost 1000 in the
hal. when the convention WAS called
to order.
Following the drop cf the ga:el &
crusade psalm was read rcsponsivelv,
ie,j by Mrs. E!izA Thompson of Hills,
horn, Ohio, who IS more faaailiarl:7
known IL temperance circles as
Mother Thompson Mrs. Thomp-
son IS in her eightieth year, bnt ler
powers seemed uni,npaircd as she led
the reading this morning.
Mrs. Henrietta L. Monroe. pres1-
dent Of tue Ohio y. c, T, T.. Offered
fcrrent iayocatioM Some routine
business was followed by the reading
OF thc presidents annual report.
IN the midst OF her address, while
recommending & con!inuace Of total
abstinence on the 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 rs well, arnse
while great enthusiasm prevailed in
every direction.
1t the conclusion Of her address 2
large white silk banner, studded with
fifty gilt Stars representing the States
and territories wherein the v. G. T..
=, have representation, WAS presented
to Miss Willard by Mrs. ": Jennings
Demorcst, chairman Of the executive
committee OF Sorosis, \. Y. 4 cable
cEam Of greeting from Lady Henry
Somerset of England was read. The
report OF the corresponding secretary
aul tne treasurer were then read.
I;ac}: showed the union to be flourish
Ing anl growing. Mrs. Laura Omis-
ton Chant, Of London. Eng'&Gd, who
became known throughout the world &
few mouths ago by her efforts to have
the music nails OF London closed. at3-
dressed the convention on temperance
work in England. .~~~
.it the afternoon session two reso-
:: lu:iols were presented and adopted.
Mrs. \. $. Eeriamin, OF Michigan,
Offered the following:
:'Ncsolycd, That the white ribbon
women vino wore the badge Of DE zee
ought to never he placed in the posi-
ton Of having 70 defend themselves
from tie charge tha: they favored the
;ynchiug cf any human being what
ever. AID We keeniy feel the false posi-
ton in which We have hecn placed and
rcpudiate any action Inconsistent with
tie law Of Christ which. Us every one
hnoNS, is totally at variance with the
torture or killing OF any human being
| without opportunity to have his case
fairly pleaded and TO have been tried
by jury. We do not multiply cpl
tlets on this subject. We leave that
70 tho&c who have misreprcsentcd our
position, but wc have never hesitatcd
unl 10 net :c place ourselves sqUarelv
On record IL regard to lyncling and
other lawless practices IN our own or
any other country. and VIC believe that
~hea women have share in making
the laws such atrocities will disappear
from the face 0: the Garth
The other resolution was presented
~ Mrs. Matte NcClelland Brown. It
required the sending OF greeting to the
congress OF thc Episcopal church in
session at Minneapolis requesting that
es the use Of fermcntel wines in the
sacrament OF The Lorl's Supper is OBJ
ject;onuhle to Large proportion Of fthe
most devoted membership of the
church, ard is 8 source Of danger to
any who may have come uudrr the
! power Of alcohol, that tae general con-
vcntion approve and sanction, if it may
rot cnioin, the Use CT unfermented
! wine 1T The communion sacrament
Music Hall was crowded at the night
session. In tie absence Of Go"ernor
Brown, Mayor Latrobe welcomed thc
! delegates t. tie city. Re-. john I.
Goucler, president Of the womans col
! lege, spoke in behal: Of the Methodist
E.:.is"opal church. In the absence
from the city OF Cardinal G.bboos,
i;cv. T.. Bartlett made the welcoming
address il behalf of the Catholic
clergy. lie read message OF cuconr-
i aSela:n and promise OF support from
his e:2;uencc.
At the second days session Mrs.
Winnie +. English Of Illinois. read an
interesting paper on work anon:
miners, the opening sentence OF which
Was: This department Of the Y. {.
L. t., is in the field to assist in mould
ing tae $50. 000, 600 Of miners in tie
United States into Christian citizens.
''RaiI7o&d employees was the text
Of paper read by Mrs. {. VI. Wood.
;; ward OF Nebraska. She impiored the
,.ravar. 1t +ha 1,ostorS for this class OF