Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-16

pukeu-th AnterrOghtor informed That
HIS Question Was Not German to tho
Subject Under Consideration.
Miss Frances Willard, president of
the National Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union, delivered an address
before large audience in Grace
Church Tuesday afternoon. The Rev.
W, Il. S Murray, d. d., presided.
OTHERS on the platform wero tho Rev.
J. E. Amos, Miss Madgo IIiles, Mrs.
II Il. Bringhurst and Miss Anne
Senple.
Miss Willard was introduced by DR..
Murray. In the course of her address
she expressed as her opinion that tho
temperance reform is the most aristo-
cratic, in a good sense, of any reforms
that may be spoken about. She was
glad that the whito ribbon society had
so succeeded in every State except
Georgia and Arkansas. In every school
1T IL shown that nature favors the leav-
ing OF alcohol alone. She was sorry
that the Bible was not in the school
80 much as it was when she was
younger, but she was consoed by the
fact that when mon put the Bible out
at the door, the bible of nature came
ligion in the world than some of us
have thought, and it is growing better.
The speaker was pleased to think
that science is the strongest ally Of
temperance reform and next to il is
the bright star Of invention. Nothing
hds blessed the temperance cause more
than inventions that have caused cor
porations 10 say that they must have
sober men. The star of sociology, with
brotherhood and good will. making the
home feel closer is a shining light for
temperance.
She referred to the temperance move
ment 23 years ago when it spoke in a
rather weak voice; while to day there
is wide and beautiful chorus OF in
spiratlon and aspiration. She said that
the pastors had done more to help than
anybody else. The campaign of edu-
cation in being carried on throughout
this country and in other lands with
lne same watchwords, the same hopes
and aspirations. She advocated keep
ing at the work and working together.
She spoke of the work of women in the
church and said that the church moved
slowly. 1t is not for tho church to go
out to the picket lines. In former
times tho temperance conventions were
attended only by men. She did not
wish to deride tho work of the church
and she said that every roformer was
nurturad in the church.
Speaking OF the progress Of the tenn
perance propaganda she said that four
wives of Presidents were individually
teetotallers and in their personal hos
pitalities used no wine. Coleridge
Bryce and Irving when asked concern
in characteristics of this country had
spoken of "the wineless table of the
well o-do'' Whilo not society
woman Miss Willard was glad to know
that it was not good form to offer wine
any more.
She paid great tribute to Dr. Parkhurst
aud police Commissioner Theodore
Roosevelt for their labors in New Yorl.
City. Mr.. Roosevelt had shown that
prohibition does prohibit.
She expressed the conviction that
the touchstone of any institution that
shall abide shall be it's welcome of the
presence of women. The home she said
Is founded on religion and affection
but there is third strand which is in
tellectual sympathy than which there
is no more enduring bond. She re-
ferred to the fact that in England
Nbultb iholt III Out-
of-door sports and they are said to be
growing tailor.
With reference to the fear of some
good men that the new movement will
make women less attached to tho home
she took tho position that there was
no danger Of this but rather that tho
women would be more earnest. She
spoke tenderly of her parents and her
brother. Her mother was the best
woman that ever lived Except your
mother. 1t was one of her mothers
ideas that woman should have the
ability to stand alone before giving her
hand to a man and thus their home
would be built on high plane And
so Miss Willard gave it as advice to
her young women hearers that when
they came TO the altar of marriage i.
would be as priest and priestess, total
abstinence for total abstinence, honor
for honor and purity for purity.
In concluding. she expressed hope
for loyalty to church, school and home,
which is the aim of the w. @. Il. U.
After her address proper Miss Willard
asked for free will Offering. About
this juncture man arose in the rear
of the church and asked Miss Willard
if she would allow question. She
had taken seat by this time and did
not at first know that she was being
addressed. When she was informed of
this she asked the would be questioner
ii he would allow tho collection first.
And he assented. The good temperance
people who did not know the stranger
looked aslSance at him and wondered
what kind of a question he meant to
ask Mies Willard. While the collection
was being taken DIR. Murray had the
man write his question on paper. and
the clergyman carried it to the plat
form.
In due time the paper was handed to
Miss Willard and the audience listened
for the question. She did not read it
aloud, but remarked that a similar
question had been handed to her else
where; that while it was a good ques-
tiou yet she did not think it quite GER
main to the subject of her address to
answer question concerning the
Single Tax. And this was the denou-
ment. The man who asked the ques-
tion was Samuel MillIkin of Philadel-
phia, who, with other Single Takers,
attended the meeting. Milikin looked
upon Miss Willard as having favored
the cause. After the meeting he with
several others, stood outside the church
and offered circulars to those who
passed by.