The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-24

cult than have surrounded any reformer
that we have known, bind her to our hearts
with cords that never can be broken. We
admire and trust and love her Nady Henry
Somerset) We believe that when she sees
that her plan is not adopted in the Indian
army, she will frankly admit that although
she put it forward because she thought it
practicable it partook far too much of
the 'impracticability attributed to our own
methods, and she will stand with us,
shoulder to shoulder, heart to heart, as she
has done already so long and SO bravely."
After an hour devoted to devotional ex-
ercse, Secretary Slack read her official re-
port. 1t was an exhaustive analysis of the
work throughout the world. The United
States, according to this report, is the larg-
est auxiliary, having enrolled 15,SSS new
members, with Colorado, Utah and Idaho
showing the other States an example in
raised by the w. G. L. Y. for Armenia. The
triennal convention held in Queensland this
spring sent a cordial invitation for the next
worlds convention to be held IN Austraiia.
The banner offered by Miss Willard to the
colony reporting the greatest increase was
won by Queensland The total membership
in Australia is 6.S99 members and LILO hon
orary members In the British Women
Temperance Association since the last
worlds convention 22l new associations f;Ta aon,,
air cabmen, showmen. workhouse and
lodging house meetings are all regularly
held.
Miss Willard interrupted the reading of
the report to say that during this conven-
ton the question of women having hand
ecutive committee has authorized the cele-
bration Of Neal Dow's birthday, March 20
as a National Temperance day.
BIENNIAL REPORTS.
The fourth biennial report of the superin-
tcndent of the worlds w. G. T. u. depart
ment of peace and arbitration was presented
by Mrs. Hannah ]. Bailey. of Winthrop,
Me- 1t was in part as follows: "The most
disappointing of all our experiences during
United States Congress to ratify the Anglo
American treaty of peace at it's last session.
The present administration of the United
States government is contemplating an eff
fort to get the matter again before the up
per House of Congress. If the war spirit
of the books which children read and study
in their schools should be changed so as not
to give honored prominence to the warrior
in comparison with the useful citizen, the
dawning of the day of peace would surely
soon appear. There are increasing evidences
of the growing strength of the peace move
ment everywhere in Europe. The Danish
Parliament recently refused a credit for
strengthening Notifications, considering
such an outlay useless. The budget commit
tee of the German Reichstag refused to
grant portion of the sum asked for by
the Navy Department for new ironciadS.
The Austrian Parliament adopted a resolu-
ton faVoring international arbitration. War
once was over the face of the earth and
came home in ali its horrid details to every-
body's door It is now confined in space and
its final extinction is only question of
time"
Mrs. Wilbur Crafts, of Washington, d. C.,
reported on Sundayschool work, the pur-
pose of this department being TO urge sun
day schools to observe the quarterly temper
ance Sunday and to reinforce temperance
instruction by emphasizing the moral and
spiritual necessity for a temperance life.
She said that in the United States, Canada,
Australia, Palestine, the Northwest province
of India Spain, Chile, Mexico Holland and
the Hawaiian islands Sunday-school de-
partments are organized and aggressive
work is being done. The general assemblies.
largest denominations in the United States
have taken favorable action in this matter.
Mrs Irvine has succeeded, through her de-
partment, sn placing 1854 temperance books
in Sunday-school libraries and getting an
Increased pledged membership of A,7S4
Canada the teaching Of the quarterly tenn