The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-11
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY.
Some Extracts Taken From Her
Review of the Year.

Some Extracts Taken From Her
Review of the Year.
The report Of the corresponding secretary
for the year ending. Nov. II. 1898. says in
part:
Today we celebrate the silver wedding Of
the crusade. It Is a solemn thing to close
the record OF quarter century; a solemn
thing to look back upon those years. each
one 50 full OF heroic impulse, Of sacred toll,
OF noblest achievement and to say. they
are gone" One can but feel as If the years
themselves had been In some way sentiment,
ana as u We were. laying away something in
the tomb that had pulsed with radiant life.
That same spirit OF revealing has. for the
past twenty-five years. been with the organi-
zatton which claims as its most distinct honor
the fact that 1t is the Child OF the Crusade"
The Womaus Christian Temperance Union
10 essentially revesler II constantly strives
TO remove from evil the wrappings OF OBJ
scurltys and In many cases has literally
turned the darkness Of Ignorance into the
light OF knowledge. II has sought after the
wrongs that have needed Fighting and has
not rested content with q mere superficial
unwilling, but has IN each case striven TO
reach the bedrock OF knowledge. IL has
sought facts, and, side by side with facts
It has laid principles and ideals. Hence II
has avoided the two extremes of mere sen
ttmental aspiration and mere depressing
knowledge Ii could not be pessimistic and
believe II does In God and n divine id als
neither could Il be vaingiortously optimistic
and see things as they are.
Facts and theories. knowledge and ideals
clear vision and strong faith. God and the
enlightened, consecrased human heart make
mighty combination, and just this combina-
ton has, with greater OF lesser effectiveness
according we have fulfilled our part OF
the conditions. been working IN the crgauiza-
ton since its inception Inc results7 A band
Of women gathered from every state IA the
Union and from almost every nation upon
EARTH who have not only set their faces AZ
flint against wrong. but who know The
nature Of the wrong against which they are
battling whose hearts are tender and whose
hands are OutstTetched IN helpfrinesS. not to
the wrong-doer alone. but to every human
life. The resultsg quickeniug Of cen
science Ia the Christian church and in So
cety whole upon the subject OF per-
sOual total abstinence and o! ones doty TO-
wards ones neighbCr. Compare the drinking
habits among respectable people Il a quar-
ter OF century ago with those Of today II
you question the assertion. Nothing has 50
clearly shown the high-vater mark Of publ,
sentiment upon the subject OF even moderate
drinking as has our recent wEr vita Spain.
Dlsgraceful as has been the canteen sys-en.
yet compare the emphatic protests which it
has called forth from men In high authority
with the silence on the same subject daring
our Civil war. Il you would learn the sd p
vance. The business world, too has Swung
pes OF fetal SbstineEct. The nEmbsr OF
firms requiring thas their employees sh n DO
strictly temperate Is Increasing each ear.
and, though these preach the Chris. OF tenn
perance through desire Of profit, YET W. can
but rejoice that even thus He is prea he'd
and that science. experience and eSuesispcs
Of God In It's command to look not upon thS
wine" And no other body has contributed
so much 70 this end as has the WoEaa's
Christian Temperance union.
i s. 10 the iu,me djate past however that
| must address myself to-day 50 much -
taai as lies between car last annual coaven-
ton and re che wnieh convenes Us here.
when toe ". c. T. L. year 81 ard IS snail
Be questioned As 10 lts distinctive historic
event each white ribbon hart must answer.
the birth into the beyond life - Frances r.
WAlsrd. That eveHt is tie pivot upon which
year has hung We can bat date every
event toward il or from IL. Il Is not that
L has meant a paralysis Of cur effort for re-
suits prove that our essorts have beea in no
sense remitte1 indeed. Il sometimes seems
4 II a new sense OF resrors .ity came upon
the entire organization with har going home;
4 Is simply that cur hearts went with her
through the valley Of the shadow IN those
FEBRUARY days and that all earthly light hss
been a little dimned since then. while the
hFaveD-lght shines more clearly.
II the reports By states are the following:
Mime s0ta-lars- \ e. AcCur5y. AinneApo-
lis. Mrs MeCuFdy writes:
Minnesota began the year determined to
make this. our twenty-frst. memorable by
large Increase IN unicns and members. The
central committee decided % have benefit
night" at the next state convention for all
districts which had made a ret gain Of leo
naernbers. AID plan was laid 10 keep our
three state organizers in the field. Our aim
vas 10 bring the mem he-shfp ger . a18 ard
an Increase or ever SEQ new members.
Our annual CORY ention reports showed an
onward. healthy growth IN every part OF the
work Two district presidents took part in
benefit night. "A net gam OF 80 members.
which has since reached 600: nfty-fouT VS.
and sixteen unions organized Total num-
her Of unions. rs. couaty unions q. ais
trict gniens. Is: = 7. LIS g. nemberghip
s54 honorary members. 6E3: IS conventions
$ schools Of methods. and eol public meetings
we're held Memorial services we've he'd BY
nearly al OF the unions for Mas Willard
and our president emeritus. Mrs Hobart
The announcement comes IN a marked IL
cTease o. interest In our Wark BY pastors All
good people. by the cooperation Of our scan
dsnavisn people. as shown By nine new
unions: by the systematic payment CT dues
ard faithful work along department lines. A
course Of study for local unions has been
prepared and IS printed II orr state reports.
The outlook s bright, and Ne expect with
things the coming wear
North nakotz-8lrs- Emma r Vail To-
wanda. North Dakota Is again In The honor
roll Of the states, having made an Increase
q so members during the year There a.
nov III local thirteen county. and three
district unions IN the state. There are eighty
EeIa hershiR o. Leo. is local uzions have
heen visited BY a state oI1ce-; fifteen coaven-
methods have been held. ffty-Ive E.ed-I>etse-
days have been observed hy fifty uHsOns- 4 COS
signatures 70 the total Assistance pledge are
reported. Special effort during the resr re-
been - win the Scandinavian w0men and -
that end lecturers who could speak in tbefr
native tongue have been secured. Eighty
GRE medal contests have beeR held. closing
with a EEaEd old Eatrons' contest a. ~.
state convention. Mrs Vail writes. asTar,.-.
ment work - pushed with Sreaf visnr "a
inteiligeEcs; harmony ana love prevail; we
stand b our national 0aneers. North IA
kota's president Is the best IN ths uni55
ard the rank and 1ie re<sond 70 her IN
nuence-"