The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-18

devoted 10 their work. Out Of tho large
corps OF supersnsendents and other Cola
borers that we are compelled to maintain
In connection with our torty-dye separate
departments Of work. our list of salaried
officers numbers just seven. Moreover,
there Is hardly a woman in charge OF a de-
partmeut who has not put thousands OF
dollars into II. besides giving her own time
and work to IL. I am sure that Seattle
viii open her homes as freely to the dele
gates as other cities that have entertained
the convention have done.
II have already said more than once
what think the coming OF the convention
means TO this city. / have nothing 10 take
back that have said. In a word. think
the advantages to the city VIII be beyond
all estimate or expression
I, viii be noticed that the dispatch from
ST. Paul states tina. the precise date Of the
convention will be determined later. The
usual time OF meeting has been October 10,
the convention remaining in session six
days. The executive committee. however.
has power TO fix the date The ST. Paul
convention was a little later than usual.
Mrs. Baxter thinks the date will be prob
ably set earlier Cor next year.
scope and Field OF Work.
The Woman's Christian Temperance On
ion. which now covers the world with its
work, is the outgrowth OF the great tenn
perance crusade which sprans up In Ohio
in 1874 The first call for q permanent
national organization was issued from the
Chautauqua n. Y, assembly in August.
1874 and organization was effected the fol-
lowing November at Cleveland. Q. The
national w. c. T. U. was regularly incor-
porated at Washington City in 1883. Many
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The national society now embraces fifty
one auxiliary state and five territorial
unions, besides that of the District OF Co
lumbia- It has been organized in every
state and territory and locally in about
l0.ooo towns and cities. The work has
spread over the entire world. and the total
membership is now approximately 10000.
The ma tional motto is, For God and Home
and Native Land" The international or
worlds w. c. T. L. motto is, For God and
Home and Every Land" The national con-
vention meets every year: the information
al every two years.
The badge of membership is knot OF
pure white ribbon. and the members are
sometimes called white Ribboners." Ev-
cry day at high noon each faithful men,
Der bows, IL for but an instant, in prayer
for the work and workers.
The chief lines of work are divided or
rather grouped. under six great heads. Wig:
Organization. preventive, educational,
evangelis,ic, social and legal. Under these
are no fewer than forty-five well defined
departments each with its own national
superintendent. besides certain affiliated in
terests.
Declaration OF Principles.
The declaration OF principles on which
the constitution and general work OF the
union are based is as follows:
We believe in the coming OF His king
dom whose service is perfect freedom, be-
cause His laws, written In our members as
we'll as In nature and in grace. are per-
feet. converting the soul.
We believe in the gospel Of the golden
rule, and that each mans habits Of life
should be an example safe and benetcent
for every other man to follow.
We believe that God created both man
and woman in His own image. and. there
fore we believe in one standard of purity
for both men and women, and In the equal
right OF all to hold opinions and to ex-
press the same in the home. on the plat
form, In the pulpit and at the ballot box.
We believe In living wage; in an eight
hour day; in courts of Cancellation and ar
bitration In justice as opposed to greed
of gain; in '.peace on earth and good will
to men"
We therefore formulate and for our
selves adopt the following pledge, asking
our sisters and brothers of common dan
ger and a common hope, TO make common
cause with u.s. in working its reasonable
and helpful precepts into the practice of
everyday life:
1 hereby solemnly promise, God helping
me. to abstain from all distilled. ferment-
ed and malt liquors. including wine, beer
and cider, as beverage. and to employ all
proper means 10 discourage the use OF and
traffic in the same
To confirm and enforce the rationale of
this pledge, We declare our purpose To
educate the young: TO form better public
sentiment; 10 reform. so far as possible, by
religious. ethical and scientific means the
drinking classes; to seek the transforming
power of divine grace for ourselves and all
for whom We work. that they and We may
willfully transcend no law Of pure and
wholesome living: and finally we pledge
ourselves to labor that all these principles
founded upon the gospel OF Christ, NAV be
worked out into the customs OF society and