The San Francisco call., 1897-10-30
Convention of Noted
Christian Women at
Buffalo.
The Crusade Bible Held Up
by the Customs Of
fiCialS.
But Services Proceed and the Pres
ident Delivers Most Inter-
estIng Address.
Special Dispatch TO THE CALL

BUF FAL0, n. V. Oct. % Miss Fran
ces Z. Willard, president of the World 5
and International w. c. T. T., called the
twenty-iourth convention OF the organiza-
ton to order in Music Hall to-day. Miss
Willard stated the crusade Bible was he
uD by the customs officials, and for the
first time she was unable 10 read the cru
sade psalm from it. such is the broth
erly love between nations" she added.
The psalm was then read responsively by
Miss Willard ana the delegates.
Mrs. Clara Horstmann Of Missouri read
the rollcall of the official members who
are the State presidents, corresponding
and recording secretaries and treasurers.
The executive committee reported its
consideration OF plan of tnarce present
by Mrs. Marion B. Baxter of Illinois, the
feature OF which was an appeal 10 local
unions for 81 each. 80 pei cent OF the pro-
ceeds to go 10 the State in which the col
lections were made, and to appoint assist
ant financial agents 10 worK the States uu-
der permission from State officers. The
report showed that the executive commit
tee had held part of its session as q COM
mittee of the whole. The business of the
committee OF the whole was not reported,
and II was said a. this session shat The
Chicago temple matter was discussed.
The report OF the executive committee
was adopted.
Miss Willard then delivered her annual
address, saving in part:
Beloved Comrades: The happiest place l
know of is the Harvest Home of "our Ola
Mother Nationa'." Every face smiles on
every other, and all voices are kind, while
each ones glance is upward as if the hills OF
- n fair has n nn ha
horizon 5 rim. And yet we workers in a
cause considered the most hopeless OF all. the
cause OF tenn erance or the moderate use of
al things good and total abstainance from all
things harmful, and its twin reform, the
cause OF personal purity. Because these two
are not wrought out into success, the world is
bewildered in thought and besmirched with
personal uncleaaness; the bows OF inebriate
husbands are falling on the helpless bodies of
their wives and children, and that hottest
thing on earth, the married love of two Is
murdered by the deadliest lust.
The greatest sorrow OF the year to most OF US
was the defeat OF tho arbitration Treaty be-
tween England and America. so hearisick
were We when the announcement came III q I
we overlo 1ked the fact that the treaty having
been signed with enthusiasm by our President
and the British Minis ter, forty-three Senators
twenty-siI voted no, the pity OF il being that
we required two-t hirus 20 carry il: but let 1t
never be forgotten that the Senators represen :
ing the historic States OF the Union ali voted
soidly for the treaty except PennsylvaniA, oil
ali others, whose founda at.on-stones were LAID
by william Penn, Than whom no greater
friend of peace has lived since the founder of
Christianity.
Womsn's suffrage, this Creates. of all move
ments looking toward a real republic. moves
forward a. steadily as the stars in their or bi t.
for nothing Can arrest the progress of a true
prlnclp e on its way 10 the hearts of an INTEL =
gent people" The universal opposition OF the
alcoholic fraternity TO woman's vote is help
ing US among the best element of our people
and the worst can only hinder for & while.
The bitterness of their attack in Colorado
aud more recently in California, has consoli-
dated our friends, and every intelligent per
son is now perfectly aware that when we seek
10 win the ballot we shall have the entire
liquor traffic against Us.