The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-16
-TH!.E! WORK DONE
by the Woman's Christian Ten.
n perance Union.
.LABORs AMONG TIE MINERS
~ tho West amt Coal DiGSere ofth East.
Fighting Sunday Trnins = Delegates
s From Foreign Lands rre.entcd--rower
ot the Nsw.paps,s : Responsibility OF
Ministers

/. r ST. LOUIS, Nov, la--Intarcstlns rc-
ports concerning tho progress OF de-
4 partu,ental work occupied most OF Tho
time OF the ". C, 7. U. convention yes
4 terday, A, the, afternoon and evening
sessions distinguished delegates from
! foreign lands and visitors from other
I elites were presented.
The second days. scssIen was called
Ito order at . O'clock by Miss Willard.
) Kilograms OF greeting were read from
Margaret Bottomc, OF New York; Hon.
I G. w, balm, OF PauldIng, O., and Mrs,
]. X. Barney, OF Providence, H. I, The
reports OF department superintendent
which followed took up the greater
part OF the morning.
Mrs. Winnie +. English. OF Illinois.
reported on the work among miners, 1t
showed great progress In the gold and
Z silver regions Of Colorado. washington,
Utah. Idaho. California and other west.
! crn' states, as wen ~ IN the coal and
smlnlr% dsisicts OF lnlaNls. OHIO. lndi-
: ana ara Pennsylvania. Tho miners, she
stated. Showed E=ea; Interest In the
work done for them. and received wish
e1gCTTeSs such white ribbon literature
as could be furnished TO them.
u Power of Newspapers.
The press waJ rCprezeutcd By Mrs.
{ Kasharinc Lent Stevenson. OF Massn-
chcsetts. who said II was the power be-
hind the tlronc. Where the pulpit and
lecture forum reached thousands, the
z press reached Its millions daily. For
this reason she said the work OF the
daily papers should b. carried on In
channels Of purity, righteousness and
trsth. She spoke Of the work done in
{ the CIRCULATION OF W.C.T.U. news among
the newspapers by the pTess assocla-
+ tons and In other ways, ard hoped
that the time wauid come wheu each
secular paper had its own ". c. T. U.
department editor. Mrs. ". Il. He-r-
Ing OF Chicago, who has been Mrs.
Stevenson's assoclntc. will have charge
OF the press department
Mrs. Fila VI. Thackcr. OF New Jcr-
sey. Sroke OF the work among soldiers
and sailors. Her department, she said.
was n new ono, but during the past
J, year eleven state superintendent had
been appointed ana the work was be-
ling carried on with much encourage
inent among class Of people who
badly needed 81 She criticised the SELL
ing OF liquor at soIdlcrS' 'homes, and
hoped that the caHteen Law would be
, repealed.
Caroline II. Woodward. OF Nebraska.
superintendent of work among railroad
men, reported that Sunday traffic was
regarded by the department as q SER
ioufS infringement upon the rights OF
employees Local freight and passenger
trains had been generally discontinued
on Sunday but extra stock trains
were sent out An effect was making 10
reach CONSCIENTIOUS Christian men In
: the stocE-ra!sins regions and to Induce
them 10 refrafI from leading stock or
having Il In transit on Sunday.
Ministers Responsible.
/. Patronage OF Sunday mall and pas
sSnger trains had been uniformly de-
preciated and each yenr deepcned the
conviction that the ministry and mem
bersh!p OF the Christian church were
responsible for many OF the burdens
imposed upon the worlds rest day"
4 message o. frateTTal greeting was
sen. % Mary Lowe Dickinson. presl-
dent OF the National Council OF Women.
The announcement that Mrs. English
had secured the prize offered by Mrs.
Hoffman for tn. best superintendent
report closed the morning session.
At the afternoon session much OF the
time was taken up with the introduce
. ton OF frate-nai delegates and dkstln-
Euished guests. Among them were:
3 Mira. Gwynsth Vaughan, OF Wales:
Miss Rebeccn Krikorian. OF Armenia;
Miss Mary Blood. % the Columbian
schoo! OF orntory. Chicago; Rev. F. D.
Greene. OF New York. secretary OF the
Armenian RELIEF Association: Miss
Sarah Farmer. OF Pennsylvania, noted
for her Green Acre Congress" held
yearly: Mrs. Anna ". Hammer. presi-
dent OF the Pennsylvania missionaries
Kate Lundenthc young Swedish speak,
er: Anthony ComStock. OF New York:
Mrs. Maudc Balllngton Booth, OF the
American Volunteers. who was expect
ed, but WAS unable to be present. was
represented by Colon, Patty Watkins.
Others who we're expected 10 attend
the convention did not come until this
evening. Among them Is Miss Agnes r.
Slack. OF New England, secretary OF
the Worlds ". C. T. u. The greeting
to each was very pretty. combating
OF the "ChautauQua salute" the con-
ventlon rising and waving haudker-
Z chiefs