The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-15
GOLD WATER WORK
DEPARTMENT REPORTS SUBMITTED
TO THE ANNUAL w. C. It. U.
CONVENTION.
TEMPERANCE AND THE PRESS.
SPECIAL COLUMNS IN ALL DAILY
PAPERS AN OBJECT IN
VIEW.
EVENING GIVEN TO YOUNG PEOPLE.
Today All the Pulpits of ST. Louis
Will Be Occupied by COnven-
ton Delegates.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 14.-Delegates to
the National W. c. T. U. were out early
today. At s o'clock they attended
prayer meeting in Schuyler Memorial
house, led by Mrs Trego, of Ohio, ma
tional evangelist. When the second
days session was called to order at
O'Clock by Miss Willard, many of the
delegates were not in their seats They
came in later, however, and soon filled
the body of the hall
Mrs. Mary Wood Allen, of Michigan.
led in prayer, after which the minutes
of yesterdays three sessions were read
and approved. kilograms of greetings
were read from Margaret Bottome, Of
New York; Hon. G. w. Baine. of Paul
ding, O., and Mrs. j. K. Barney, of
Providence, r. 1. The reports of de-
partment superintendent, which fol-
lowed, took up the greater part of the
morning session.
Mrs. Winnie F. English, of Illinois,
reported on the work of her department
among miners. 1t showed great prog
ress in the gold and silver regions Of
Colorado. Washington, Utah, Idaho,
California and other western states. as
we'll as in the coal and mining districts
of Illinois, Ohio, Indiana and Pennsyl-
Vania. The miners she stated, showed
great interest in the work being done
Tor them, and received with eagerness
such white ribbon literature as could
be furnished them.
me press was Represented by Mrs.
Katherine Lente Stevenson, of Mas
sachusetts, who said it was the power
oehlnd the throne. Where the pulpit
ana lecture forum reached thousands,
the press reached its millions daily
For this reason, she said the work of
the daily papers should be carried on
in channels Of purity, righteousness
and truth. She spoke Of the work done
IN the circulation of w. c. T. u. news
among the newspapers by the press
associations, and in other ways, and
hoped that the time would come when
each secular paper had its own w. c.
q. U. department editor. In the future,
MRS. NJ. B. Herring, of Chicago, who has
been Mrs. SteVenson's associate, will
have charge Of the press department
Miss Ella M. Thatcher of New Jer-
sey, spoke of the work among soldiers
and sailors. Her department, she said,
was a new one, but during the past
year, eleven state superintendent had
been appointed, and the work was be-
ing carried on with much encourage
ment among g, class of people who, the
speaker thought, badly needed it. She
criticized the selling of LIQUOR at
soldiers homes, and hoped that the
canteen law would be repealed.
Mrs. Caroline M. Woodward, of Ne
braska, superintendent of the work
among railroad men, reported at the
w. G. T. U. congress that Sunday
traffic was regarded by the department
as serious infringement upon the
rights Of employees. Local freight and
passenger trains had been generally
discontinued on Sunday, but extra"
stock trains were now sent out. An
effort was making to reach conscien-
tious Christian men in the stockraising
business. and induce them to refrain
IRON, loading stock or having it in
trantit on Sunday. Patronage of Sun
day mail and passenger trains had
beSn uniformly deprecated, and each
year deepened the cOnViStiOn that the
ministry and membership Of the Chris
tian church were responsible for many
Of the burdens imposed upon the
worlds rest day" International CO.
operation in railway work was essen
tial to further development.
Her report was supplemented by
some remarks Of Miss Jennie Smith, Of
Maryland, the noted railway evange-
list
In addition the following superin-
tendents reported:
almshouSes.
Mrs Jane NJ. Kinney, Michigan, penal and
reform work.
Miss E. Greenwood, New York, evangelistic
work
Mrs H Ingalls,, st. Louis. on narcotics
message Of fraternal greeting was sent
to Mary Lowe Dickinson, president Of the
National Council Of Women.
The announcement that Mrs. English, Of
Kansas, had secured the prize offered by
Mrs. Hoffman, for the best superintendent =
report, closed the morning session.
Miss Lillian Wood of Missouri, led the de-
votional exercises at the afternoon session.
the remainder Of the time being taken up
with the introduction of fraternal delegates
and distinguished guests.
Among them were Mrs. Gwyneth Vaughan,
of Wales: Miss Rebecca Kirkorian, of Ar
menia; Miss Mary Blood, of the Columbia
school of oratory, Chicago; Rev. F. D. Greene,
of New York, secretary of the American Re-
lief association; Miss Sarah Farmer, of Penn
sylvania, noted for her Green Acre Con-
gress," held yearly; Miss Kate Lunden, the
young Swedish speaker, and Anthony Com
stock, of New York. Mrs. Maud Ballington-
Booth, of the American Volunteers, who was
expected. but was unable to be present, was
represented by Col. P. Watkins. Others who
were expected to attend the convention will
not come until this evening. Among them is
Miss Agnes Slack of England, secretary Of
was very pretty, consisting Of the Chautauque
salute-the convention rising and waving
handkerchiefs
The session this evening given up to
the young people. Tomorrow all the pull
pits of the city will be occupied by dele
gates to the convention.