Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29
W. c. 7. U. NOTES.

Marvellous ure the advantages aceruing to
every good cause by means OF Its State and
National conventions.
Preparations for tho national Gonven-
tion at Buffalo are proceeding upon a
scale which promises that our oath
annual meeting will fully equal il 1t
tloeB not surpass ia interest anu en-.
thusiasm any that has gone before.
The National Union received hearty
Invitations from the Central Union,
the churches and other organizations
Of Buffalo; also frum the mayor and
Council of the city and the Governor
OF the State. His invitation to the
convention was one of Gov. Black
first official acts. lie was installed 10
Office January LIST and his letter to
Miss Willard was dated January I'd.
1t was couched in the following
language: "AB Governor OF the State
10 promising you a warm welcome 10
the growing and prosperous city of
Buffalo"
The city of Toronto which is to
entertain our Worlds Convention 10
October. 10 in many respects unique
among tho cities of the world. A
JOURNALISTIC visitor thus dosGribes IT,:
Toronto is the most beautiful city in
North America. 1t is as artistic as
Boston without Boston's compression (;
1t IS as clean and open az Philadelphia,
without Philadelphia'a diffusion. Its
public and private buildings-its 'eky-
scrapers' have an architectural unity
of which Chicago and New York can
not boast. 1t bears no marks of wear,
of use, of crime, Of passion, of poverty I;
1t is city without slums and without
noise. 1T contains one church for
every 500 inhabitaDts-a greater per-
centage than any other city in the
world. Toronto is the centre. coIn-
mercially, religiously and Internationally.
as well as politically. of the opulent
province of Ontario. The women of
Toronto" continues this enthusiastic
admirer, "are the prettiest and best
dressed on the American continent.
The apparently eternal sunshine with
which the city is hathed tempts them
out Of DOORS" The total number of SUD-
shiny days last year in Toronto was. it
is stated, l06. The average number of
cloudy days per month is less than
five, and for several years there have
been none at all during the three sum
mer months. Union Signal.
Cheering Indication Of the interest
taken in the approaching Worlds Con-
vention ia the fact that 90 great 10 the
demand for reserved seats from all
parts of Canada and tho United States,
as we'll as from the city of Toronto,
that the committee las been obliged to
number the tickets go as 10 give early
applicants first choice.
Tho date of W. c. t. U. day at
Camden cRmpmeeting has been changed
from August 9Th to August 3D. TO suit
tho convenience of the Rev. Sam Small,
who will lie one OF the Speakers.
We wish to bring tho influence OF
women to bear upon the books read by
children and young people, and the
pictures, statuary and dramatic repre-
sensations that are placed before them,
80 that temptations shall be diminished
and incentives to pure living Increased.
The standard Of the home is the best
aEd most reasonable, since the largest
part of the average life is spout at
homo, and whatever tends to bring to
its bright sanctuary the faint Of IN.
clean thought or action strikes blow
at the very heart of tho peoples life.
Tho motto of those who work along
these lines lie, eve come not to de-
stroy, but to build up" We recognize
the beauty and the charm of the in
tellectual and artistic life. Our prin-
ciple is set forth in that familiar
declaration of John Wesley, "We do
not propose to let tho devil have all the
good tunes.' Neither do we propose
to let him havs the attractive books,
amusements and picture galleries, for
these are all adjuDcts of beautiful
homo life. and must be for the greatest
numbers good ard guarded for their
use and pleasure, rather than dis
regarded in order that the publisher,
picture dealer and theatrical manager
may make larger profits. These men
have no patent ON the beauty and
charm of genius of the world. The
home is the first claimant, and ths
home. makers propose by organized and
wellconductsd work to restore TO their
children and young people these
pleasant gardens of delight with the
serpent driven out. Frances Il. Willard.