Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-11-04


gush of JOY or shame.
In the gain or loss OF one race, all the rest |
have equal claim.
Lowell.
The October Review of Royisws con
tains an interesting article by Miss
Willard. on 1.-THE Origin of thu Worlds |
". O. I, u" a part Of which is as
follows:
In 1888. in company with Miss Anna
Adams Gordon. who has now been
with mo for more than 20 years,
visited every State and Territory of
the republic. Many time since then
have asked my journalistic friends
who are supposed 10 know most things
IF they knew of any one who had
done this for purposes of business. or
indead for any reason. and have not
yet found that our record Of 30, 600
miles, covering every part OF tho 70
public and accomplished in ono year.
had anywhere been duplicated. We
reached California 10 May, and
although | hud spent several years in
foreign travel, this aeemed to me ahuye
cvnry liart of tho world had ever he.
hold to he "God's country" Thers
was nothing left To be tiesirnd -exespt
that everywhere, and most of all in San
Francisco, | kept thinking of those
lines trnm "Lallah Rookb. y
Poor suffering mortals, said the plying
shirt,
dearly We pay for your primal fall;
Some flowers Of Eden We still inherit.
But the trail of the serpent is over them
ALL"
AS a matter OF course the most pain.
fnl 6ight We WITNESSED in California
was Chinatown. Accompanied by mis-
sunary workers we went to the opium
dons, where We saw men stretched out
On shelves, like plates in a pantry, I'M
conscious from the usa OF the pipe.
Not far off were tho little houses with
| little lonr, the upper part OF which
was MAIDS TO slide, 80 that in the open
ing might bs displayed the carefully
comhed and shining head of a pretty
| Chinese girl tone in each of the houses)
who had heen imported for the most
Accountable purpose of which the mind
can conceive We went the ruuntls nj
these tho poor Young creatures smiling
upon US and Boeming to be without any
/ sense Of shame.
Looking out over tho beautiful har-
hor. Knew that beyond the hulging
waist Of the hig world ono would find
| China, where the absolute dominance
Of the stronger has brought constant
physical main to half a race by reason
Of the foot binding that prevents tns
women from ever escaping the clutches
of their masters. | knew that farther
on one would come TO India, where it
il admitted by men that the suffice, or
burning alive of the widow on the
tomb of her husband, originated in the
| 70, ,Nra mi Oh
ing their husbands, aud where, as Mrs
Isabella Bird Bishop, the famous med-
cal missionary traveller, tolls us, the
women OF tho harem begged poison
from her that they might give it to
1.-THE other wonian's son" SO that their
own would inherit the title or property
or both. Farther on one would come
to Turkey, whore, whom the Sultan
rides to his deyptions at the mosque,
half dozen carriage loads OF most
beautiful women accompany him to the
door, but do not dream of entering, as
they are only ION view" that the
gnping public may see what are to him
the choicest treasures OF hiH realm.
Thinking about all this. it was horne
in upon my mind that the crusade in
Ohio, that whirlwind of the Lord which
has spread so fast and far drawing into
its mighty circles of power good women
in many lands, might well become con.
aolidated into society for the pro-
lection of the hnme no matter where
that home might be. This impression
was so vital that IL gave me no rest,
and few months later when we we're
convened in our annual harvest home"
this time in Detroit, Mich, 1851
stated to my associates the conviction
that we must organizes Worlds w C.
: Il. U. Many thought the plan chimeri,
cal, hut some favored it and said iii
will do no harm at least to comply with
the single rouuest that is made, viz.
to appoint the five general officers ol
the National W. q. i. U. to consider
the matter for year and to take suct
preliminary steps as they deem wise.
!reat very autumn Mrs. Mary Clement
} Leavitt of Boston, formerly at the heaG
OF a ladies' school there, and later prasi
dent of tho Boston Local Union and {
national organizer OF the w. g. 4. u,
! set sail from San Francisco as our first
white,rbbon missionary round tht
0 world.
or tho fourth biennial Worlds W.
a @. Il. u. convention, the Union sigma
OF October 25th, sayH:
The Morld'n ". g. L. U. convention
opened in the pavilion Of horticulture
: Gardens, Toronto, at 10 a. M, October
23d. Tho most conspicuous ohisct or
the platform was large banner filling
2 the miade background, on which was
painted in water colors globe belteu
with white ribbon, and below it wreath
0 of holly leupes. and buds and within
a it the motto. "Christ for the world. y
Miss Wizards table WAS draped with
s our white star spanglef flag. The
D entire pavilion was handsomely cano
pied with red, whits ana blue bunting,
a with white and yellow pendants and this
i world suspended from tho square centre
of blue. The galleries were curtainec
with large Union jacks, and below the
: halustrades were tho flags OF many
countries. A large flag Of the United
States was on one side of the platform,
= and the British flag on the other.
J These with many minor decorations
made tho whnle room gay with colol
: and warm with welcome. Over the
8 platform were these words: ave greet
/. you with love, "
4 The appearance Of Misa Willard caleC
o out vociferous applause. Hor addres!
r ahounded in atrang pathetic parts
quaint and homely expressions, ant
a was never more strongly ballasted witt
/ staunch W. z. 4. U, doctrine.
pa.,,n, piractory ar foutaxyitl.