The Monitor-register., 1897-11-19
GLEANINGs

"May the Father bless you, Christ
tenderness be yours. the Holy Spirit guid
your prayers .~"--IsABEL SOMERSET.
"OM prayers, love, u tender
memories, and earnest sympathies are al
soih thee" - WORLDS CONVENTION
Toronto.
The above cablegram was received b!
Frances Willard and replied to as allow
in the name of the Worlds W. G. T..
Convention during it's first session a
Toronto.
Worlds Convention Notes.
From Union Signal.
Uruguay has fifty-eight members.
Cape Colony has twenty four unions
! with 600 members.
Regular meetings are held every month
in Conception, Chill.
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Egypt, Cairo, W. c. T. U. regularl.
distributes tracts in Greek and Arabic.
The Australian Convention sent a Col
dial invitation for the next Worlds Con
vention to be held in Australia.
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The Transvaal was organized in 1896
Fortnightly meetings are held. During
the past eight months 200 pledges have
been taken. Good work is being lone il
Pretoria.
As a result of the work of the W. G. T
U. in Brazil nearly all the churches nov
use unfermented wine at the Lords Sup
per. The churches are urged to take W
the W. G. T. U. as a special branch o.
their work.
The largest auxiliary is the Nationa
W. G. T. U. of America. l. .st year the!
reported a gain of 1888 new members
this years reports are not yet received
They have raised nearly SIC, 600 fol
Armenia. Alaska has been organized
the wife Of John g. Brady, the Governor
being the pre- sideut of the work in the
territory.
Japan having gained the largest pc
cent. of mem bers the past year, WAS pre-
sented with the elegant banner off cred BY
Mr.. Ramsey, Of Montreal.
There were 1914 delegates present at tn,
Worlds Convention, and over ], 500 rail
road certificates were signed. 1t wal
twice as large as any other certified con
vention Toronto eyer entertained.
The following general officers of th,
Worlds ". G. T. U. were re-eleete,
unanimously: Frances E. Willard, Presi
dent, United States; Lady Henry Somer
set, Vice President. England; Agne
Slack, Secretary, England; Anna A
Gordon, Assistant Secretary, United
States; Mrs. Sanderson, Treasurer
Can ada.
The most simple and chaste among tn
numerous Worlds banners displayed al
Toronto, was the one from Iceland, com
posed of their national colors. Against
ground of clear blue, that matches tht
northern sky, and emblematic of truth
is outlined a Roman cross of white, sug
gestive ct once of their snow-cappeG
mountains, purity of life and the sign o
our Christian faith. The letters B. F. l
K, one in each corner, stand for tn
words, Woman's Christian Temperance,
Union, in the Icelandic language.
Among the younger delegates wer
three remarkably bright girls, Mis-
Lopez, of Madrid, Spain; Miss Murcutt
Of Sydney, Australia, and Miss Milks, Q
Conception. Chill. The young SpanisI
girl-a college graduate and M. All
pretty, dark eyed, and shy. The younl
Australian girl is tall and handsome, an
the little demoiselle from Chilli is a
bright as an American girl can be. Mis-
Marion Milks, who is an American b.
birth, has been for six years a teacher il
an educational college in Conception
She is just a merry girl in the earl,
twenties. She has a thorough know
ledge of Spanish and teaches English il
the college.