Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-31
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Last week's Christian Endcsvor
World cnutainea the following interest
ing article by the Rev. Charles A.
Savage, entitled, .'Iiow Miss Willard
Captured the College Boys,
While grief is yet fresh over the loss
of Il the most loved woman 10 America, y
every incident 10 nor public life will
have special intefest. One which
has never been published, occurred
several years age. .ben for shnri
time Miss willard was an honorei
guest 10 my home. II was u university
town, and MiBs Willard al consentsl
I TO speak on the only evening at BIER
command. in she largest Rysiisble
church. 1t sd happened, however thai,
4 some wcsEs before. tbs students OF tue
| university had engaged the church for I
\ thu. sycuing for fhskespoarean reRa
iu2 for which they had boon makirg
/ elaborate preparations. Tho Temper
! aMce GniDn women tried to persuWls
! thain to chaDgc tbuir entertainment to
! rome othnr uAto, but they were un
4 willing to do SO, and some had feeling I
waa aroused 10 consequence Miss |
| Willard was then comparatively I'm
known and the students felt aifronted |
I bY the effort u get them to change !
thor plans. ~ last it was arranged |
for tho Shakespearean reading TO como |
off "a expected, only shortened some
what, ard that Miss willard should |
then have an opportunity to speak to
tie famo audience Many OF the stu
dents yielheu to tho proposition with
little grace. and we're determined to
axpress their dtfaprroval az students
can, when the lecture should begin.
The eucutionist himself, feeling that
be waa being tarust into a corner,
made several i'll natured illusions to
the entertainment that was to follow
after be was through.
The friends of Misa Willard sat with
no little apprehension through the read
ing, hut Bhs remained ne calm and self
possessnd as ii no storm was brewing.
When this tine cRmo for her address,
, and sho waa introduced by the pastor
, OF the church, with quiet dignity abe
stepped TO the platform, and in voice
clear and musical, with distnctnes5
aud power far SURPRISING that of tho
professional elocutloniBt who had pre.
ccaed her. began
And what else said the myriad
minded Shakespeare D thou Invisible
apiritH OF wine II thou hast no name
10 be known by lot us call thee devil y y
/, Never did an orator capture an audi
: ence more suddenly or more completely,
In an instant tho, Rllence was almost
: deathike. Not an other allusion was
made to Shakespeare. and not word
: about the embarrassing circumstances.
: But so gracefully was the transition
. maio FROM the subject the audience
, had been thinking about to that which
= filled her soul, 40 calmly did the
! speaker faces the situation and speedily
become master of it that not ripple
7, of diaapprobation was heard. Her
! magnetic personality Gust spell over
y the large audience Of students and
: with characteristics gallantry they
acknowledged their defeat and de-
: clared alegiancs to the conqueror
. For nearly an hour Miss Willard held
. that audience with thrilling elonuence
. which am sure, even she rarely sur
passed. She eeemed to recognize her
2 opportunity. Few in that audience
y saw, "a ahe did, the demon in tho
wine-cup and with tender eagerness
and magnetic power she pleaded with
those young nlen and women az .or
Il their lives. So Shakespeare was made
= to do service on temperance platform
~ such as ne never intended, and tho
u applause that followed showed how
:. successfully it was dome.
" Tho Temple trustees have adopted a
" =. resolution expressing their intention to
y change tue name of Tho Temple to
~ Willard Temple, when the capital stock
10 secured for the National w. U. Il. T..
oil Mics Elizabeth W. Green God, World's
% and National W. q. 4. U. Evangelatic
NJ Superintendent, has issued the follow.
ing:
=. "a CALL TO PRAYER:"
I'd Frances Willard, our beloved leader,
q. is at home with God. While we rejoice
~ at thought of her victory and crown oil
ne glory, the shadow of an indispensable
N, sorrow is upon our hearts. The Rraat
d work from which her strong true hand
ri it takeu must not suifer. InstinctiyelS
he We turn cur fearful faces TO heaven
ng believing that all hearts will RESPOND
to tho call for day OF prayer, | sum
mon uur white rihbonera in all luca
unions to set apart Friday, April Stn
" 1895 as day of special prayer ant
ro cnnsbcration. On this Good Friday
ie; which celebrates tho supreme event o
us history, let us gather about the eros
Nv OF tho worlds Redeemer in universe
ny and united prayer for the Woman
ma Christian Temperance Union, so sorel,
ut'Edlt, HLu Ill "
til ourselves to the work tor which on
ow leader gave her life, remembering tina
am "the true crosH of the Redsemsr wa
lat the sin and aortuw OF tho world"
eat
I'm Miss Grsenwood alao gives pro
nd grsmmo for the services of tho da
which, with the call, appears in tn
bat C1ion Signal of March lTth.
md
er, last Sunday, March Goth, was tn
en- day appointed by the National ". {
or 4. U. oihcera for memorial servic
ind for Miss Willard and was also tn
TO. birthday Anniversary of Con. Net
rod Dow, for the observance Of which Mis
,py Willard planned. The Christian En-
tho deavor topic for the day, 1.-THE evi
Ugh of all intpmperance, was IN harmon
wn with the Sunday school lesson. IN
q brought to mind In this connection til
heroic work Of these two great re
formers.
As loader of the Christian Endeavc
W. meeting of Asbury M. L. Church
lis Smyrna, Mrs. Jennie O. S. Prica mad
op, the service an impressive one, by hI
on clear and earnest exposition OF til
! ISIS lesson, and by her tributes to Nil
ung Willard and Gen. Dow. .-p,-,
and --ss----------- -.
the Death OF Mrs. Hannah II. Hin.
was Mrs. Hannah Il. Hill. aged rs year
Irge widow of William Hill, died yesterdH
her afternoon Mt the residence OF Mr.. an
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