The times., 1898-11-28
NATIONAL EXPANSION
A Topic for the Christian Cit
izenship Convention.
TO MEET HERE DECEMBER 13
VIII Demand LegislntiOn-AI Work
Conferred on the Future Govern
ment of the COIonfes-Mnny speak
Present-AnthOny Comstock Coni-
Ing.

call has just been issued for Ma
tional Christian Citizenship Convention
to be held in the Metropolitan NJ L.
Church, In this city. on December 13 10
10 inclusive. II is the intention of the
promoters of this conference to make
it national affair, and reduced rates
have been secured on all of the leading
railroads for the delegates. 81
The members of the convention will
take IA lively interest in the proceedings
of Congress on the question of the gov
ernment of the new possessions, and will
use their influence to have this legisla-
ton conform as much as possible TO their
conclusions after they have discussed in
detail the questions with which they afe
concerned.
The different religious denominations
have already taken steps to establish
themselves in the new island colonies,
and to this end have divided up the ter
ritory among themselves, and in the
Forthcoming convention they hope TO Sc
cure the passage of such colonial laws
as will aid them in prosecuting their
work
follows: ....,...,,..
Our country has. been suddenly
called TO develop into self-govern-
in citizenship millions of people that
have but recently emerged from saw
agery, and other millions that have been
degraded by long-continued oppression.
We. therefore invite to the convention all
Christian citizens for conference. with
special but not exclusive reference to our
new island territories, ON the following
questions:
Should suffrage be limited by educa-
tional tests or otherwise In the new island
territories?
Should civil service reform be extended
to the new island offices?
Should the national laws for our pres
ent territories, requiring scientific temp
peranee education, forbidding prizeiights-
bullights also-restricting divorce, and
forbidding bisamy and fornication. be ex-
tended to our new island territories?
Should the American civil Sabbath
be also extended 10 these Islands as es-
sential to the development OF safe popular
government?
Should our enlarged army, In new dan
gers In the tropics. be protected there and
elsewhere, by the suppression of The regi-
mental saloon or 'canteen?'
Should the policy Of prohibition be
maintained in Alaska and the Indian Ter
ritory and extended TO our new island
territories?
THE convention will consider also the
new obligations that come with our new
relations to purify our nation itself in its
suffrage, its civil service. its Sabbath,
and from those evils that center in the sa-
loon. not for our own sake only. but also
for the sake of the world.
The convention is TO give special at
len Ion to pending moral measures in Con-
gress. Hearings before Congressional
committees will be arranged. The call is
signed by the following and others:
Josiah Strong, president Society for
Social Service, New York.
Anthony Comstock. secretary Society
for Prevention of Vice, New York, %
Mrs. Mary II. Hunt, W. c. T. L. su-
perintendent Department of Scientific
Temperance Education. Boston
Mrs. NJ. D. Ellis, W. c. T L. superin-
tendent Department Of Christian Citizen
ship. Newark.
Mrs. V. F. Cox, W. c. T. L. superin-
tendence Sabbath Observance Depart
ment.
M D. Kneeland secretary New En-
gland Sabbath Protective League. Boston.
j. b. Dawson, secretary Wisconsin
Sunday Rest Day Association, Milwaukee.
'E. D. Wheelock, president National
Christian Citizenship League. Chicago.
Joshua Levering, Hugh Johnston, both
of Baltimore, Nd
Send for further particulars, about No
vember 20 or later, to either of the under
signed, all OF Washington. d. c.
WILBUR F. CRAFTS,
'.210 Delaware Avenue y, E.
FREDERICK D. POWER.
''1l0I Wallach Place,
MRS. CLINTON SMITH
'720 Nineteenth Street.
Committee of Arrangements.
The speakers who have consented to
discuss these themes in the convention in
clude DR.. Josiah Strong, DIR. Howard II.
Russell, Anthony Comstock. Gen. o. o.
Howard, DR.. Wilbur T. Crafts, DIR. N. D.
Kneeland, DR.. Teunis S. Hamlin, DR..
Frank NJ. Bristol, Mrs. Mary II. Hunt,
Mrs Margaret D. Ellis, Mrs. f. NJ.