The morning times., 1897-02-19

| looking woman, with a crown of gray
hair. She spoke easily and simply. She
said mothers should put heart and CON
science into their reading. By system
much will be accomplished. Biography is
leading means of help both for mothers
and children. Among the books she
named were the following: Biography of
Barry's Mother, by Margaret oglesby;
Elizabeth Scovelfs Care of Children; Cradle
and Nursery; Our Children, by Mrs. Al
drich; Gentle Measures in Management Of
Children; by Jacob Abbott; Mother Goose
Story of My Life, by Augustus Sala.
IF / were asked" she said, what chill
dren most need, would answer, Reading
and sympathy The child needs to be al
lowed to develop its reading its own way,
sympatbetically aided and directed by
the mother"
She paid a beautiful tribute to the Bible
and its place in the home
Anthony Comstock, of New York, spoke
upon How to guard our youth against
bad literature" He said be never before
knew two congresses in session in Wash
ington at once. He was before a commit
tee of the Senate this morning; tonight it
was his honor to address the Upper Con-
gress. He recalled the influence of women
upon Garfield and others, and how the
world has owed its noblest men to tIieir
mothers.
He told how he had found vice eating
it's way into the schools OF New York, by
| means of vicious publications. He had
gone TO the boys and girls and insisted
on knowing the truth, and had learned it.
He had been in this work foI twent " fiv g
To
to regret, though he might have made more
money in another way. They had driven
out the evil publications and there was
encoura cement to believe that the work
would be permanent. He told how the
mails are used in spite of such guard
ing as has been possible, to circulate OBJ
scene photographs and pamphlets into
homes in the remoteSt corners or the land.
And these things are sent without the par
cnts knowing anything about it. They are
circulated by vicious boys.
He read resolution calling upon Con-
gress TO enact specific laws to punish the
circulation among the young of reading
| matter or pictures giving details of blood
shed or lust. With this was resolution
agreeing to exclude from homes all litera-
ture containing evil suggestions.
This was referred to the committee on
resolutions, which VIII report this after
noon, probably at 4 O'Clock. 1t is made
up as follows: Mrs. Ellen Richardson,
Boston; Mrs. Rachel Foster-Ayery, Phila-
delphia, Mrs. Charles Henroten, Chicago;
Mrs. Agnes Kemp, Harrisburg; Mrs. Edwin
| Atwell, Brooklyn; Mrs. Burton Smith, At
lanta; Mrs. Helen Stimson, New York; Miss
| Janet Richards, Washington; Miss II. N.
! Cooper, Little Rock, and Mrs. Graham.
At the beginning of last nights meet ting
| the following resolution. offered by Alice
C. Robinson, Baltimore, was adopted by u
rising vote:
| Realizing the aim ost linitless power,
/ for good or for evil, exerted by the daily
| press, and that the proper education Of
the youth Of our land is of vital import
! ance % the future prosperity of the state,
! Resolved, That we VIII admit into
our houses only those papers which in
| spirc to noble thought ard deed, and that
| our influence shall go toward cultiyating
| the public taste until it shall demand
! from the press only that which elevates
and Tefines.'
| The meeting at Central Hall adjourned
| to-a reception at the Arlington, which
| continued till late in the evening.
| The morning sessions yesterday, as re
! ported by Tie Evening Times, were de-
! voted TO papers by Mis-. Helen H. Gardener,
| Mrs. Louise f. Hogan and Miss Alice Lee
Molue. Mrs. Jcnness Miller was not pres
| ent, Mrs. Booth led the devotional eX-
ercises.