The morning times., 1896-12-04
FOES OF DRINK EVIL TO Met HERE
AnSaloon Leagues National Non Partisan NJ C. T. u Com
Convention Begins Dec s. mences Its Sessions Dec TO-
Reports Received Show That Dele
gates Will Be Present From
Nearly Every State.

AS the convention of the ". C. T. u.
is drawing to a-elose thatof the Anti Saloon
League Will begin its work.
1t is its first anniversary convention,
and from reports to date promises to BE-
in every respect the success that it's pro-
meters have hoped.
The secretary has already been officially
notified of the appointment of 101 dele
cations bv the following bodies:
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL.
Catholic Total Abstinence Union, of
America International Supreme Lodge,
l. o. q. T; the Keelcy League; National
Woman's Kelley League, General Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
NatioualTemperanceS a ldP ublieation
House, Non-paTtisanNatona, Woman sChris
tian temperance Unoin. High Tent OF North
America independent Order OF Recha-
bites; National Division Sons of Temper
ance, Of North America, supreme Council
Ternplars Of Honor and Temperance, COM
mittee OH Temperance and LIQUOR Traffic
of the Church of the United Brethren in
Christ, United States Christian Curnnis
sion Reuninn., Tnivcrs;ilist General Con
vention.
STATE AND TERRITORIAL.
Anti-Saloon League, OF the District OF
Columbia; Anti-Saloon League, OF South
Dakota: Michigan Anti-Saioon League;
Anti-Saloon League of Pennsylvania, Con
II ecticut Temperance Union, Maryland
State Temperance Alliance.
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
Central Baptis. Association Of Indiana,
Center Bal .st Association Of Pennsyl-
yani;,, Columbia Association OF Baptist
Churches, Connecticut Baptist Anniversar-
les, Davenport Baptist Association, Iowa,
Illinois Baptist Pastoral Union, Keokuk
Baptist Association, Iowa, Mansfield Bap.
tist Association, Ohio; Oberlin Baptist Az
sociation, Kansas; Michigan Baptist State
Convention, Tioga Baptist Association,
Pennsylvania; Western Union Baptist As
sociatiun OF Ohio Central Union Mission OF
the District of Columbia, SoutherIL-Kansas
Christian Conference, Christian Missionary
Convention of Maryland, Delaware and the
District of Columbia, Virginia Christian
Missionary Society, Washington Conference
of Congregational Churches, ID. c., Fourth
Generate difference District Epwurth League,
Washington District Epworth League, BaiIi-
more Conference; West Virginia Conference
Epworth League, Committee on PtilaE-
thropic Labor uf Baltimore Yearly Meeting
of Friends, Indiana Yearly Meeting OF
Friends, Ohio Yearly Meeting of FrienIs
Church, Western Yearly Meeting of Friends
Church, Grand Lodge of Colorado 1. o. u.
T., Grand Lodge l. o, Ii. T. Of Connecti-
cut, Grand Lodge OF the District Of Coluu.-
bia l. o. g. T, Grand Lodge 1. o. 6. T.
of Iowa, Maine Grand Lodge of Good
Templars, Grand Lodge OF Good Templars
of Virginia, Grand Lodge of Wisconsin l.
o. G. T, Illinois state Eeeley League,
Maryland Synod Of the Luth ran Church.
METHo DIST.
Baltimore Annual difference Of the Meth
odist Episo opal Church, Erie Annual Con
ference II. Z. Church, Illinois Annual Ton-
ference NJ f. Church, New Eng
New England Southern Annual Con
ference NJ Z. Church, Northern New
York Annual Conference NJ. f. Church,
Philadelphia Annual Conference NJ. L.
Church, Upper Iowa Annual Confer"n ~ M.
l.. Church. Virginia Annual Conference n.
L. Church, Philadelphia Preachers Meet
ing NJ. Z. Church, Illinois Conference NJ Z,
Church South, Indian Mission Conference
NJ. Z. Church South, Kentucky Conference
NJ f. Church South, Missouri Conference
N r. Church South, Tennessee Conference
NJ f Church South, Virginia Conference
NJ E. Church South, Central Illinois Con
ference OF the Free Methodist Church, Wa
bash Conference Free Methodist. North
West Virginia, Annual Conference NJ. +.
Church.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Synod OF South Dakota nf the Preshy-
terian Church in the United states If
America, Presbytery Of bloomington in the
Synod of Illinois, Presb!tery of st. Glars
vile in the synod OF Ohio, Prcsbytery Of
VinceHnes in the Synod of Indiana, PreshN-
terry OF Wooster, o.. United Presbyterian
Synod OF Illinois, Unit ed Presby tcrian SYNOD
Of New York, Second Synod of tn. United
Presbyterian Church.
Other Bodies: Reform Bureau, ID. c.:
Grand Division of the Order OF the Sons of
Temperance, of the State OF MARYLAND;
Grand Division OF the Sons Of Temperance
of New Jersey.
UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST.
Des MoineS Conference, United Brethren
Church; Eas. German Conference, United
Brethren Church; East PENNSYLVANIA Con-
ference. United Brethren Church: Elkhorn
and Dakota Conference, United Brethren
Church: Maryland Conference United Breth-
rem Church: Michigan Conference, Unted
Brethren Church: Parkersburg Conference.
United Brethren Church; Sandusky Confer
ence, United Brethren Church; West Ne
braska Conference. United Brethren Church,
White River Conference, United Brethren
Church: Young Peoples Christian Union, of
the Maryland Conference, United Brethren
Church.
FROM THE W. c. I. U.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union Of
the District of Columbia. Minnesota State
W. c. I. D., Vermont ". C. 7. u, w C.
T. u. of-Virginia, Young Woman's Branch
of the ". c. U. of Baltimore city; Nom
partisan W. c. T. u. OF Ohio; woman's
Christian Temperance Alliance of Penn
sylyania noD-partisan.
A large addition to above list is expected
between now and the opening of the cor
vention on the morning of Tuesday, Decem.
Der 8. The Anti-Saloon Leagues OF Ohio
and Virginia will certainly send delegates,
and additional delegations from the far
South are expected, especially from the
Methodist conferences which have only re-
Gently held their annual sessions.
Rev. Howard H Russell. L. D., national
superintendent of the American league,
is also State superintendent OF the Ohio
league. Bishop Galloway of the MeLho-
dist Episcopal Church South, is a member
of the executive committee of the Amcri-
can league, and an enthusiastic supporter
of the anti-saloOn movement.
In advance OF the sessions OF the con-
vention there is to be a meeting of the
executive committee at the residence II
President Price. 1920 Vermont avenue,
the afternoon of Monday, December z. at
3 O'Clock. and meeting of the board OF
directors, Rev. A. ]. Kynett, d. D., LII D.,
chairman, in Calvary Baptist Sunday school
house, the evening OF Monday, December Z,
at 7:3O o'clock.
At y. M, Monday, December z. there
Is to be regular meeting of the District
OF Columbia League in its hail, No. 623
Louisiana avenue, at which the election
of officers and members of the executive
committee for 1897 will take place and