The evening times., 1896-12-09
HEARD FIVE MINUTE TALKS
Second Days Session ofthe Anti
Saloon League.
MONEY TO CARRY ON WORK
An Appeal From the superintendent
Brought Liberal Contributions.
Additional Delegations Admitted
TO Representation several RecOm-
mendations Presented.

| The second days proceedings of the Anti
| Saloon League conye ntion, now in scsS
| in the Sunda y-schDoi building OF the Cal
vary BaBtist Church, was convened at 5.oo
O'Clock this morning.
Prayer was offered by Rev. DR.. Thomas
Wheat of Nation, Ill.
The committee on credenuais, through
! its chairman, Mr.. Ewin, gave in the names
OF the folio owing delegates TO be added to
the regular roster:
keystone League OF Christian Endeavoi
ttbe national young peoples organization
of the United Evangelical Churchl-ReV
U. F. Swengel, Baltimore, Md; Rev l.. 5
Reichard. Baltimore. Nd.
Wittenberg synod OF the Evangelical
Lutheran Church. general synod-Rcv- T.
G. Diuwiddie, Columbus. Ohio.
Ohio annual conference of the Methods
Episcopal Church-Rev. o. A Wright
Delaware; Rev. p. A. Baker. Cleveland
The National Gospel Mission Union
W. l.. Bruen, Washington. ID. C.. Rev. +. ID.
Bailey, Washington, ID. C.; George w.
Wheeler, Washington, ID. C.; Allen Wood.
Washington, ID. C.; L. W. Pratt. Washing
ton, ID. c.
Non-Pa rtisan Woman's Christian TEN
perance Union onofIowa-Mrs. Florence Miller.
Ded Moines, Ia; Mrs.-C. T. Cole, Mount
Pleasant; Mrs NJ. +. iiinman. Belmont: Mrs
l.. s. Brown Humboldt; Mrs. Georgia Nc
Clellan, Dimson.
Maine Nonpartisan W. G. T. U.-hfrs.
Florence c. Porter. Caribou; Mrs J.. y. ID.
burlington, Belfast; Mrs. Matilda Burleigh,
South Berwick; Mrs. Byron Stevens. Bruins
wick; Mrs. a. c. Paul, Fort Fairfield
Ohio nti-Saloon Lcague-Rev. Howard
Fl. Russell, LII. D., Della ware; K. X. Pane,
Columbus; Rev. R. L. Smith, ID. D., Gin
cinnati: Mrs. K. Z. Smith, Cincinnati; Rev.
j. NJ. Mills, Bcllfountain.
Pennsylvania Anti-S aloun ague Tin ad-
dition to two on roster REV. S Collins,
d D., Pittsburg: Rev. J. s: Hill. Pitts
burg.
St Francis XavIers' Total Abstinence
and benevolent Society, of CinCinnati-Niss
Sarah DonUlan.
District OF Columbia District Endeavor
Tnion-Mr. W II. Pennell, Washington, ID.
C.; MI. Hernon C. Metcalf, Washington,
ID. c.
Grand Lodge Of Michigan, |. o. q. t
Mr.. Z. j. Conneil, MUskegOn, and Prof 5.
d. williams. Grand Rapids, Mich
Grand Lodge OF Virginia, /. o. G. T. tad
ditionall-Mrs. S. K. Bailey. Arlington; r.
b. Robertson, Richmond, and ID. l.. Rath-
bun, Falls Church.
Nonpartisan W c. I. L. Of Philadelphia
count Mrs c. f. Roney. Philadelphia, and
Mrs. H. 5. Ellis, Philadelphia.
Woman sTemperauceC c COmmittee Of Peun-
sylvania Synod-Mrs. ]. +. Hill, Canons-
burg, Pa; Mrs J. X. Harrah, Beaver.
Columbia District Tent, /. O. R OF \. 4 -
A. X Belt, James H. Tovelless, A. Goff.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Of the District or Columbia iadditionalI-
Mrs. Clinton Smith. Washington; Mrs. NJ.
Z. Cohen. Washington: Mrs. l.. s Weight
man, Washington.
Womau's Christ ian Temperance Union of
Maryland-Mrs. c. r. Hull, Mrs. S IL
Martin, Miss Florence Jones, and Mrs.
5. Z. Perrine.
Relay W CT. L. OF Baltimore county,
Md.-Mrs. Caroline K. Hull, president, Bal
timore.
W c T. U. OF CoIoratlo-Br Granville
Malcolm.
SOME RECOMMEND
The committee on resolutions made the
following recommendations:
/. That the program of the next
annual convention be published thirty
days in advance OF the meeting.
2. That the executive committee he
empowered to appoint a subcommittee to
act as q bureau OF information with re-
gard 20 methods, etc.
3 That a committee on ways and
means. for collection of funds for the
next years work, be appointed.
1. That a committee be created to
canvass and secure the cooperation OF
kindred organizations.
.. That the following delegates he ap-
pointed upon a nomination committee: Rev
c II. Payne. ofNew York: II on. II T. Nichol-
son, OF Indiana: Ellen ]. Phinney. of Ohio;
W Brooks. OF the District of Columbia: Rev.
J. II. Jones, of Connecticut; Hon. Sidney
Perham, of Maine. and II. II Mann Of New
York. The resolutions We're adopted a
read.
Congressman Morse spoke in favor of
two bills now on the calendar Of the House:
the District of Columbia and the bill for
the Capitol Building.
Mr.. Morse spoke of the great opposition
which these two bills have aroused and of
tie difficulties which stand in the way
OF their passage.
He requested the aid of all Christians in
behalf of this proposed legislation, and
said that the best all the delegates to the
convention could give would be to have an
earnest talk with their respective Con
gresSIncn on the subject
FIVE MINUTE TALKS.
Upon the suggestion Of Supt. Russell, the
convention next list ened to five minute talks
from various speakers.
The first on the list was Dr. Paliuorc, of
the St LOUIS Christian Advocate.
Dr. Palmore spoke for the recognition
of woman in the work of Temperance He
To d Hihflc To MIN Dy
an English banker in COnstaEtinople that
the United States is the conscience of the
world.
lie had been thinking of this remarkab BILE
opin on, the speaker continued, and he had
come to the conclusion the future of
America rests in its women. Therefore,
give the women all the credit that i S their
due, and work that some day they can get
the votes which will enable them 10 put
down this nefariOuS trafitC
Congressman Talbert of South Carolina
gave the league the assurance of his hearty
support both officially and personally
Mrs. ] Ellen Foster was called to the
platform She spoke earnestly of the need
of cooperation in the temperance work.
She spoke for harmony in the work, and
compared it To the singing of a choir.
Each part should pay attention to the
ensemble effect rather than concentrating
itself on its individual work.
Rev. DR.. Charles Payne, secretary of the
Methodist church. next spoke. DR.. Pa yne
alluded to the time when he. his wife
and fourteen year-old son were incar-
cerated because they preached the cause