Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-19
AOGOslA MANE SATURDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 49, 1885,
THE W. C. T. u.
Hundreds Of Delegates at Opening Of
Convention at Baltimore.
Two Resolutions Of Vital Import to All White
Ribboners Adopted.

AeAiiiOiS, wv 1O.-OEIWeGn DUU ALL
QUO delegates from 80 states and territories
representing nearly 800, 900 members o.
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, congregated at Music hall, thi:
morning, to attend the 22nd annual con
vention of that society.
AS Miss Frances f. Willard, nationa
president of the army of women. entered
the main hall she was greeted with the
Chautauqua salute by an audience that
fllled the auditorium to overlooking. Ovel
5000 persons had assembled to welcome
the white ribbon delegates, making total
OF almost 1000 in the hall when the CON
vention was called to order. As Miss
Willard stepped to the front of the stage,
carrying large bunch of La France roses,
the audience tumultuously applauded her.
Following the drop of her gaVel a
crusade psalm was read responsibility, led
by Mrs. Eliza Thompson of Hillsboro,
Ohio, who is more Familiarity known in
temperance circles as mother Thorn p
son." She began the crusade inaugurated
in her home 2l years ago and from which
arose the present w. G. T. o.
Mrs Thompson is in her SOth year. but
her powers seemed unnimpaired as she led
VIC IetiuluSJ tHlS uOrDlnR.
Mrs. Henrietta L. Monroe, president of
the Ohio W c. y. u, offered an invoca-
ton. Some routine business was followed
by the reading of the presidents annual
report.
At the conclusion of Miss Willard's ad
dress, a large silk banner, studded with so
gilt stars, representing the states and ter
ritories wherein the W G. L. u has repre-
sentation, was presented to Miss Willard
by Miss W. Jennings Demorest, chairman
of the executive committee of the Sorosis
of New York.
This emblem was waved by Miss Willard
and Mrs. Eliza Thompson, while Mrs
Katharine Willard Baldwin of New York,
"A niece of the national president, sang a
recently composed song The White Rib
bon Star Spangled Banner" The en-
thusiasm was beyond description as the
throng arose and sang the closing stanza
Of the hymn.
Mrs. Stevenson and Mrs Barker were
rendered rising votes of thanks and were
given the Chautauqua salute in apprecia-
tion of their faithful labors during the
past year.
Mrs. Laura Ormiston Chant of London,
addressed the convention on temperance
work in England. Mrs. Chant expressed
a desire to take the American White Rib
bon leader to Europe and keep her there.
which was met by storms of mo, ;" NO, :"
from all over the house.
AT the afternoon session, Mrs A. S
Benjam of Michigan, offered the follow
ing:
Resolved, that the White Ribbon
women who wear the badge of peace ought
never to have been placed in the position
of having to defend themselv from the
charge that they favored the lynching of
any human being anywhere, under any
circumstances.
"We keenly feel the false position in
which we have been placed, and repudiate
any imputation inconsistent with the law
of Christ, which is totally at variance
with the torture or killing Of any human
being without an opportunity to have had
his case fairly presented and have been
tried by jury. We do not multiply
epithets on this subject because it is not
necessary.
1--WE leave that to those who misrepre-
seoted our position. We never hesitated,
and do not now, to place ourselves squarely
on record in regard To lynching, and other
iawlcss proceedings, in our own or any
other country now and always. We be-
lieve when women have a share in making
laws such atrocities will disappear from
the face of the earth"
The resolution was adopted. Another
resolution was presented by Mrs. Matte
Mcclellan Brown. 1t required the send
ing of greetings to the triennal conven-
tiion of the Episcopal church at Mime
apolis, and earnestly requested
Sin view of the fact that the use of the
fcrmcnted wines in the Sacrament of the
Lord IS Supper is Objectionable to large
proportion of the most active and devoted
of the church, and as it is q
Sorce of danger to any who may have come
under the power of alcohol, thus weaken
ing the influence of the church in reform
work. that the general convention approve
and sanction, il it may not enjoin the use
Of unfermented wine at the communion
as being more in accordance
with the character of the Master at whose
table the wine is served; more in keeping
with the Pauline doctrine of offending not
our neighbour
This resolution was adopted.
A letter was read from Gen Neal Dow,
in which he expressed his regrets that
he could not be present at the meeting,
today, but hoped to drop in before the
finally adjourned
Postmaster Ossiap W. Gilbert OF King
field was arraigncd before L. S Commits
sioner Bradley, at Portland, Friday,
charged with embczzlemcLt He pleaded
not guilty. Inspector White was the only
against him and the hea1ino was