The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-23
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stitution containing a guarantee of full
suffrage for the women citizens OF their
Commonwealth. after which effort on the
womens part they could We'll sit by and
serenely watch the course of events, with
the assurance that their reimbursement
was won. We now have six Senators and
Representatives from three States on the
floor of Congress, all OF whom stand there
with an ever-present sense that an impor-
tant part OF their constituents are OF the
female sex.
"A pleasant sign OF the growth of public
sentiment i'll favor OF woman suffrage was
the magnificent reception accorded 20 our
president, Susan b. Anthony, and our vice
president, Rev. Anna II. Sha W, in California
last spring, when they went there as Gvle-
gates to the Pacific Coast Woman Congress
Association. This body of women is Ear
from being q suffrage meeting. yet they
seated Miss Anthony in n chair made eri-
tirciy of flowers. listened with rapt itfcn-
ton TO her every word throughout their
weeks deliberations upon The Home
and could not do or say enough in hcnorand
praise of Rev. Anna Shaw for going ont 10
them and aiding in their counsels With her
magnificent gift of oratory.
They secured aninvitationfor Miss Sha W
to speak at the great Fourth OF July cele-
bration in San Francisco, and in every way
showed their high appreciation of these two
leaders in our work. After the Woman S
Congress Miss Anthony and Rev. Shaw made
what was truly n triumphal march from
one end of the State to the other. and fl
nally returned East with innumerable invi-
tations untitled. and with promises to re-
turn to the Golden Gate at no distant date"
THE WORK Numbered.
During the latter part OF the year the
work has been in several directions much
hindered by the general misconception Of
the relation OF the so-called "Woman's BIZ
BILE to our association. As an organiza-
ton we have been held responsible for the
action OF an individual, an action which
many of our members far from sympa tbizing
with, feel TO be unwiSe, in issuing a volume
with a pretentious title. covering iumble
of comment, not translation, as the title
would indicate, without either scholar
ship or literary value, set forth in spirit
which is neither reyerent nor inquirng.
..If the organization were not in so many
quarters held responsible for this work,
should feel ii out of place TO mention 1T
here. hut l should be untrue to my duties
as secretary OF this association did fail
to report the fact that our work is being
damaged, and I~reecnmeDd that. we take
some action by resolution TO show that the
association is not responsible for the in
dividual actions of any OF its officers
when acting unofficially and as an ill.,
dividUal simply"
Clara b. Colby of Nebraska asked for the
floor.
In order to bring this report before the
convention" said She II move that the re-
port be adopted, save that portion which
comments upon the woman's Bible.
The emotion was seconded by half u scoicof
voices.
Il protest against those Words said
Mrs Blake of New York. People who pro-
test against the book haven't read it, How
many women here have read the new
Bible?''
READ BEFORE YOU VOTE
Hands were raised, and Mrs. Blake said
she counted ten.
Read il before you vote on it," concluded
Mrs. Blake.
A deal of discussion followed.
THE less said about this matter the
better" said Mrs Zimmerman Let the
Bible alone; we're not responsible for it,"
Miss Anthony herself at this point :oun-
sclcd delay in action. Mrs. Upton voted to
lay the motion on the table until Mrs. avery
herself reached the city. Moro discussion
followed when the motion was put 10 the
meeting and carried by vote of 80 10 16.
The meeting then adjourned.
The afternoon session, that convened Mt
Q O'Clock, resolved itsief into n ''training
school for organizers" This was under
the instruction of Mrs. Gait. The object