The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-13
The TEMPERANCE CRUSADERS
w. C. T. U. VETERANS RELATE
THEIR EXPERIENCES.
Many Were Made Life Members of
the Union-Y esterday's Proceed
ings at National Convention.

st. Paul, Mimi, Nov. 1.-THE w; c.
T. u. convention was opened today With
prayer by Mrs. Mary Read Goodale,
president of Louisiana. The depart
ment and suDerintendents' reports
were again taken up. The report OF
DR.. Mary Wood Allen of Michigan, on
purity, was read by her daughter. Ihe
department Of mercy was reviewed by
Mrs. Mary Z. Lowell OF Pennsylvania.
Sabbath observance was represented
by Mrs. Varilla Fox of New Jersey.
Miss Minnie Minear- English, ma
tional superintendent Of the work
among miners, presented the ninth an
nual report of her department, briefly
sketching work in Is states, the distri-
button OF over l, 100000 pages Of ltera-
ture. Children have been gathered into
Sunday schools, evangelists have done
effective work, and hundreds have sign
ed the pledge.
She says: THE strikes have paralyzed
the work in some states, particularly in
Illinois. Because of this disturbance
there is much restitution and suffer
ing. Oh, the pity of it that laboring
men should be obliged to resort to
such extreme measures to secure just
recompense for their labor. All these
circumstances accentuate and emol1a-
size the Importance of reaching these
toilers with the gospel OF temperance,
love and peace"
The hour OF crusade memories hav-
ing arrived, the original crusaders pres
ent We're invited TO TIE platform, over
20 coming forward, and, after prayer
While still llreeling, sang the crusad-
ers' hymn which they sang % years
ago when closing so many saloons by
that form of persuasion. Miss Eliza
beth W. Greenwood of New York pre-
sided, and introduced several other
crusaders, who briefly told incidents OF
their experiences in the crusade in CAL
ifornia, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Wisconsin and Nebraska.
Miss Anna Gordon announced her
check for SIS, to make Mother Thomo-
son, the first Ohio crusader, a life mem
Der Of the w c. T. u, and urged that
like action be taken regarding all the
original crusaders, and. in q wave Of
enthusiasm, Mrs, Henrietta Monroe,
Miss Jennie Fowler Willing, Mother
Wallace of Indiana, Mother Stewart Of
Ohio, Amanda. Smith, the colored evan
geliSt, Mrs Thurman, national super
intendent Of colored Jerk, Mrs. Esther
Mcneil Of New York, Mrs. d. H. Wen
dell Of New Hampshire, Miss Anna
Gordon. Miss Fannie Z. Francis Of
Kansas, Mrs. L. S. Rounds. president
OF Illinois. Mrs. Helen NJ. Stoddard Of
Texas, Mrs. Helen M. Dye, Mrs. Esther
House of Vermont, the presidents of the
North Dakota, Indiana, Minnesota,
New York, Missouri, Iowa, Kentucky
and many others were made life men,
bers. &c in number.
The noOrtide prayertime was given
to sentence-prayers by the crusaders.
EQUAL SUFFRAGE VICTORY.
Mrs. Ramsey of South Dakota read a
telegram from her husband that the
latest returns showed that South Da-
kota had carried the woman suffrage
amendment, and the ladies applauded
and ended with three hearty cheers.
The following cablegram has been
received from Lcdy Henry Somerset:
Heart and prayers with YOU"
From Westminster, B. c.. came this:
Greetings British Columbia Union
convention. II Kings, ii, STA"
From Agnes r. Slack of Edinburgh
came Loving greetings"
During the dinner hour rallies by the
young women, known as the US" the
superintendent and other branches of
the work We're held, but the afternoon
session was called to order soon after
2 o'clock. Fraternal and visiting dele
gates and guests were then introduced
and spoke briefly, among them being
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Porter Smith of Ian
castershire, England; Mrs. Annie A,
Rutherford, president of the w. c. T.
! U. Of Canada; Mrs. Lizzie Hill Mills OF
California, H. Tatsula, Japanese from
| the Moody Bible school. and others.
The proposed amendment to the con-
stitution was then taken up, looking
to the making of the department su-
perintendents regular members of tbs
executive committee. 1t was carried
by a strong vote, ending one Of tn;
longest fights in the organization. TIL,
second amendment, to add the board O
organizers to the executive committee
was lost 63 to 127.
A third amendment, making lectur
ers and eyangelists members of tn
convention, was adopted without op
position.
The evening session was given owe
to the '.Y's" for a welcome to the con
vention. The announcement of til
awarding of the banners closed tn
evening. New York got the banne
for greatest increase in numbers, hav
ing increased 255, while Indiana tool
that for largest percentage of increase
having gained 200 per cent.