The morning times., 1896-07-06
W.C.T.U. ORGANIZERS SPOKE
Interesting Meeting Under Chris
tian Citizenship Auspicsa
Mrs. Wells and Miss Kearney Ad-
dressed u Large Audience ut the
Congregational Church.

A large and interesting meeting was held
yesterday atterpoon at the First Congrcga-
uoDal Church under tie direction OF the
department OF Christian CitiZensLip OF the
WoInen's Christian Temperance mon. Mrs.
Beiier OF this city Is tie chairinan Of the
executive committee Of this department,
and the proceedings were conducted with
that lady in the chair.
The musical part OF the program was fur
Dished by the ~" choir, under the direction
OF Prof. FODtaine. Several selections were
admirably sung.
With Mrs. beiler on the platform were
Mis-. s. d. LaFetra, Miss Belle KearDey OF
Mississippi, and Mrs. M L. " els organizers
OF the Worlds w. c. T. U.
Brief addresses were delivered by Mrs.
Beiler and Mrs. LaFetra. the object of the
meeting being to hear from Miss Kearney
and MIS-. Wells bothO Of whom werepleasantly
and appreciauveiy introduced by the chair
man. The style aud ability OF Miss Kearney
and Mrs. Wells are familiar to most Wash
ingtonians, both of them being regarded
as powers on the platform.
Miss Kearney spoke with even more than
her accustomed force and entbusi asm.
Since visiting Washington last she has been
In Europe, but ''stili believes that the
United States Is the greatest OF all oOun-
tries and that Washington is the most beau
tiful OF Cities Her address was on TEN.
perance, Il subject las old as the Gospel
and as unpopular as the Gospel. Like tie
work of all great refOrmers-Luther. Cali
leo, Calvin MelancthOn and John Wesley
that OF Temperance achieved success slowly.
and now its effect was felt in law, society,
religion aud politics.
Its power was shown In the number OF
its adherents in education, tile pulpit
t., -.x.H
tics. Miss Kearney then showed how many
OF the States and parts OF States had
adopted anti.liquor laws, and that it had
taken deep rootiu Canada. All Europe was
being aroused; even France. which had
been called 4 nation OF drunkards and
atheists. The W. c. T. Z. in twenty three
years had org aniZed ten thousand So
cieties and had organizations in every
country of the globe. II had its great
temple and hospitals in Chicago and had as
allies nearly the whole Protestant Church.
the C. E.. tie L. L.. the BAPTIST Young
Peoples Union. the Y. NJ. c. A. and tie
Catholic Church, with its eight million
communicates, who were fighting on that
side
Miss Kearney made some complimentary
references 10 the position ta ken by Cardinal
Satolli on the liquor question and also that
of Bishop Watterson.
Mrs. Wells spoke only few minutes. but
in n entirely pleasing manner. OH the high
est citizenship. She believed that this
government was founded on inspiration and
that the highest ideal OF its citizens should
be sought in q Christian like character.
1t was necessary that all should do their
fun duty. and that question should be
consta nuy asked. 1t was boasted that
we are nation OF freedom, but it was
the fact that as long as in politics citizens
could be bought in open market that claim
could not be well founded. The most
needed reform at present was reform
of the currency" az thought and action.
Mrs. Wells said II good many pointed and
humorous things.
AT the conclusion OF the speeches Mrs.
Ia Fetra announced that a reception to
Miss Kcaruey and Mrs. Wells would lie
held this evening from to o'clock at
La Fetra's Hotel.