The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-13
CRUSADERS DAY OBSERVED
NrtionaI w. &. T. L. Holds a Glori1-
cation Meeting

St. Paul, MINI. Nov. 12-The ". c. T.
U. convention assembled more promptly
than yesterday The prayer meeting at
the House OF Hope church was conducted
by Mrs E Norine Law OF Michigan, ma
tionai evangelist. Mrs. Mary Read Good
ale. president OF Louisiana. opened the
session with prayer. The department and
superintendent reports were then again
| taken up. The report Of Dr.. Mary Wood
Allen of Michig gan. on purity. was read by
her daughter. The department; OF mercy
was reviewed by Mrs. Mary F. Lowell
of Pennsylvania Sabbath observance
was reported by Mrs. Varilla F. Cox, Of
New Jersey.
Mrs. Winnie 2. Minesr-EnglLsh. nation
al superintendent OF tbs work among
miners, presented the ninth annual report
Of her depa rtment, briefly sketching the
work II twenty-five states; the dstribu-
ton OF over million pages OF literature,
children have been gathered into Sunday
scftols. evangelssts have done effective
work, hundreds have signed the pledge.
She says; Strikes have paralyzed the
work in some states, particularly IL hi
nois. Because Of these disturba noes there
IS much deStitution and suffering. On.
the pity Of IL that iaooring men should
be obliged 70 resort 70 such extreme meas
ures 70 secure a just rscompsuse for
their labor. All these circumstances act
uate and emphasize the importance OF
reaching these to!lers with the gospel OF
temperance, love and peace"
Mrs. Mary c. Upsam. national sJpeviu-
tendent IN charge OF work among lumber
men, reported On the distribution OF liter
ature among these men whose isolation
in the forests makes them deub,y CRATE
fuI for the thoughtful attention % them.
This work has been amrly rewarded 5y
the gratitude OF the men ard The better
condition of camp life generally. and iun-
her manufacturers approve and sCi port
the work
Soldiers ant e uo-S-Hrs- Fla NJ That
cher % New Jersey. superintendent az
the work among soldiers and sailors. pre-
scented one q the most Inc cstin- reports
OF the dsy. I Included reno = from the
various stare 3 pe-iutsuis1-s % the work
in each CT the soldiers cariPs ard c91-
Guided Ei.a summary showing Is meet
ings he'd; 80 converted: 80 pledges siz1-
ed. 3 soldiers put on the white El1o5u.
Is visits made % hospstais. p visits 20
ships 40 sick soldiers fed and cared foE
=, 30 fed and Helped; - sailors visited
reading 0com: 81 ATTENDED wharf meet
ings; sc evening meetings. - Children II
Sunday school, g l. L scholars;
hipzrecked sailors assisted. Eve poor
families relieved: one sailors ~ es.z1-
hshed: oze soldiers uatos organized: -
petitions sent against tae cs1ieea. cssidss
others for closing saloons o. Memorial
day. and to- the Ellis BIZ bez76@s s-a-is-
ties OF the circulssi5n or iitsra.zrs. Dis
n ,. ton Of BPS .1t hooks Covers.
bs1dagss. etc
The hour q crusade 1nsUo-iss zav-
ing arrived. tie original c-asa5e-z pres
EFT az lie convention were lnTsta1 e. re
Platform. ovsr twenty coming t0r~art.
and. after prayer. uhiie s-la E-selI-E
sang ne cvusa5srs nT-7, Uaic1 they
sang twenty-five years azo uhsa ciastaz
- many saloons by that form . PERSIA
sion Ms El.zaae-t v Greenwood -
Ns~ YORK presided aad Introduced 49,
e-zl other crusaders. xho briefly 500 sz-
cidsnfs q thslr expsr1szces e. th- cru
sa5e. n California. Osss,. Nlcalsan Per-
sylvznlz- Delaware. wlscszsia and y
h-asks-
TIE fo-fosinx cab.egEaz Ne received