The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-19
CONVENTION OF THE VIC. 7. U.
THE ANNUAL RALLY NOW IN PRO-
GREsS AT BALTIMORE.


over 500 Delegates Present, from -
states and Territories and Repre-
senting Nearly 100000 Members OF
the Order - President willard
Greeted with the Chautauqua sa-
lutte and Great EnthuSiasm-liiss
Willard Also Presented With a
white SILK Hammer studded With
stars.
Baltimore, oct. 1s.-Between 900 and GO
/ delegates from thirty-eight states and
| territories. representing nearly 10000
members of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union. congregated at Music
J hall this morning to attend the TWEEN
| ty-second annual convention Of that So
ciety.
As Miss Francis L. Willard. the ma
tional president of the army Of women,
entered the main hall, she was greeted
with the Chautauqua salute by an audi
ence that filled the auditorium to over
! flowing. over 5000 persons had assem-
bled to welcome the white ribbon dele
gates, making a total Of almost 4,00O
in the hall when the convention was
/ called to order.
of the stage carrying a huge bunch Of La
France roses. the audience simultaneously
| applauded her.
Following the drop of her gavel the
| crusade psalm was read responsiVely, led
/ by Mrs. Eliza Thompson OF HtllSoorO,
o., who is more familiarly known IN TEN
/ perance circles as "Motner Thompson.
Mrs Henrietta l.. Monroe the president
of the Ohio Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union, offered terVent lnvoca-
l ton.
Some routine business was followed by
the reading of the president annual re-
plause.
In the midst of her address, while rec
ommending a continuance OF total abstiS
nence on the part OF every delegate, MISS
| Willard requested every woman present to
arise and thereby indicate their willing
ness to renew the pledge. Every woman
in the house, delegates and visitors as
well. arose, while great enthusiasm pre-
vailed in every direction.
At the conclusion of her address large,
white silk banner, studded with fifty gilt
stars, representing the states and terri
tories wherein the Woman's Cnrisuan
Temperance Union have representation,
was presented to Miss Willard by Mrs.
w. Jennng Demorest, chairman of the
executive committee of the Sorosis Soc.-
| ETY. of New York.
This beautiful emblem was waved 10
and fro by Miss Willard and Mrs. Eliza
| Thompson, while Mrs. Katherine Willard
Baldwin of New York. niece of the
national president sang the recently COM
posed The White Ribbons Star Span
The enthusiasm was beyond descrip-
/ tion as the throng arose and sang tho
closing stanza of the hymn.
A cablegram of greeting from Lady
Henry Somerset of England was read.
The reports of the corresponding secre-
tary and the treasurer were then read
Each showed the union to be hourishing
and growing Each of these officers was
rendered rising vote of thanks and given
| the Chautauqua salute.
Mrs. Laura OrmistOn Chant of TondOn
England, who became known throughout
the world few months ago by her ef-
forts to have the music halls of London
closed, addressed the convention on tenn
perance work in England
| a number OF reports from other officers
OF the union occupied the time until the
At the afternoon session two resolu-
lions We're presented and adopted. Mrs.
a. ;. Benjamin of Michigan offered the
Resolved. that the white ribbon women
VINO wear the badge Of peace ought never
defend themselves from the Charge hat
they favor the lynching of any human
being whatever, and we keenly feel the
false position in which we have been
placed and repudiate any action inconsis-
tent with the law of Christ, which, as
everybody 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 been
epithets on this subject We leave that
to those who have fnisrepresented our
position, but we have never hesltated
squarely on record in regard 10 lynching,
and other lawless practices in our own or
any other country, and we believe that
when women have share n making the
laws such atrocities will disappear from
the face of the earth.
The other resolution was presented by
Mrs. Matte McLelland Brown 1t re-
quired the sending OF greeting to the trl-
ennial congress Of the Episcopal church,
estly requested that lin view of the fact
that the use of fermented wines in the
sacrament of the Lords supper is objec-
tfonable to a large proportion OF the most
active and devoted membership of tho
| church, and as 1t is also a source of dan
ger to any who may have come under the
power of alcohol, thus weakening the in
huence of the church in reform work,
that, therefore, the general convention ap-
prove and sanction. if it may not enjoin
the use of unfermented wine at the COM
munion sacrament as being more in ac-
cordance with the character of the master,
at whose table il is served; more in keep
ing with the Pauline doctrine of offending
not our neghbor.'
Papers were read and discussed upon
scientific temperance, physical culture.
work among foreigners, methods of pro-
noting temperance principles, narcotics,
work among the colOred people and frater-
nal delegates were introduced from the
various allied unions.
Music hall was crowded at the night ses-
sion. In the absence of Gov. Brown, May
or Latrobe welcomed the delegates to the
city Rev John F. Goucher. president of
the Women's College, spoke In behalf of
the Methodist Episcopal church
In the absence from the citys of Cardi-
nal Gibbons. Rev William e Bartlett
made the welcoming address in behalf of
the Catholic clergy. He read a message
from his eminence as follows:
The temperance cause is most vital
subject in our day as on it hangs social
order with domestic peace and comfort.
AS the greatest number Of crimes and
disorder can be traced TO intemperance
those who are laboring for the suppress
sion Of this vice are among the best bene-
factors to society and to the family We
will encourage and stimulate you with re-
newed ardor in the prosecution of the
good work in which you are engaged.
Faithfully yours in Christ.
Cardinal Gibbons