The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-16
THE MAJORITY of THE DELE
GATES PROOF AGAINST ALL
APPEAL
DO NOT FEEL THEY'RE
MORALLY RESPONSIBLE
AND THAT BEING THE CASE THEY
REFUSE COOPERATION WITH
THE TEMPLE
MRS. CARSE GAINS
A FEW SUPPORTERS

Rev. Anna Shaw Seemed to souna
the OppOsitiOn's Keynote when
She Declared the TempIe Inter
fered With the w. C. It. U. Bust-
ness and Drained It's Tren.ur
Did Not Repudiate Obligations.
Another victory for the executive
committee was scored yesterday after
noon by the National w. C. T. u. when
by an overwhelming majority the ma
tional delegates to the convention In
session in this city declared that the
w. G. I. u. was under no moral oh
nsation to redeem the Willard Tenn
pie bonds and refused to Cooperate
With the Temple trustees In their ef-
forts to raise the money with which to
retire them. 1t was what the Temple
ties called a triumph over financial
honor and a distinct rebuke to those
who think a religious organization is
bound to pay debts contracted in it's
name.
The debate was long one, and just
before the vote was taken Mrs. Carse
got the floor and declared she never
again would speak before a national
convention of the w. @, T. U.
This is the last time," she said.
while you were sending your drib-
lets to the Temple fund was working
and striving to get money. and if YOU
had stood by me the Temple would
have been paid for 1 want to remove
the blot from your reputation ana not
repudtate your obligation.
Il never shall meet with this con-
ventton again until the Temple debt ia
paid"
The decision OF the convention on
Monday evening to drop tho Temple as
an affiliated interest with the w. G.
L. q. did not settle the question to
the satisfaction of everybody, for, as
the vote showed, there We're seventy
one ladies in the convention who had
conscientious scruples about abandon
ing an enterprise which they felt bound
In honor to complete. They We're in tho
minority, but they had the courage OF
their convictions, and one, Mrs. Marion
I'll. Durham, secretary of the Temple
trustees, introduced a resolution which
was as follows:
Resolved, That, in view of the hearty In.
dorsement given by the national convention
IN Boston in 1891 to the Temple trust bonds,
that the endowment decided many to purchase
the bonds, and that the moral obligation
thus incurred by the national union toward
the bondholders has been acknowledged again
and again, we hereby pledge our co-opera-
ton to the board of Temple trustees In the
retirement Of the Temple trust bonds.
WAS OF NO AVAIL.
That resolution was made the spe-
clal order for yesterday afternoon. 1t
was believed that the appeal to con-
science so plainly made in the reso-
luton would produce results, and that
perhaps the vote of the previous day
might be materially changed. But
those who had faith In the good in
tentions of the delegates were sorely
disappointed, for the anti-Temple side
again won the day by a vote of 267
against the resolution, while only 70
voted to sustain the honor of the or
ganization. Only five votes were gain
ed for the Temple, and thus the eff
forts of Mrs. Matilda B. Carse and her
little band OF followers to redeem the
fair name of the w. c. T. U. were
dashed.
The prospect Of another stormy de-
bate attracted an unusually large num-
Der of visitors to the Peoples church
in the afternoon. Every delegate was
present, and all the seats on the floor
and In the gallery were flied with
persons who were curious to see how a
temperance organization acts in the
face of such crisis.
And they had not long to wait, for
promptly at the hour Of o'clock Pres
ident Lillian NJ. n. Stevens, welding
her gavel for the first time as the rec
ognized successor Of Frances e. Will
lard. announced that the time had ar
rived for consideration of Mrs. Dun
hams resolution. But before entering
upon a discussion of the question the
Rev. F. NJ. Rule, presiding elder Of
the Methodist Episcopal church, was
introduced to the delegates.
II am glad to be introduced to so
distinguished gathering as the w. c.
T. u" said Mr. Rule. II honor you
for the work in which you are en-
gagged, and for the success which God
has given you and for the grander sue
cess which is yet to come to your
splendid service
APPLAUSE PROHIBITED.
President Stevens then said It was
time to discuss Mrs. Dunham's resolu-
ton A motion was made and carried
prohibiting applause. and another
limiting each speaker to three minutes
during the debate.
While preparations for the fight were
being made the spectators manifested
the keenest interest and moved as near
as possible to the white ribbons which
separated the delegates from the out
sders.
Mrs. Clara C. Hoffman, the recording
secretary. read the resolution and then
the contest was on.
The first gun was fred by the anti
TempIeites. Mrs. Narcissa White Kin
ney, of Oregon. asked what the reso-
luton meant. Instantly Mrs. Carse was
on her feet with an answer.
'sThe Boston convention" she said.
Endorsed the Temple bonds, and the
w. c. T. Z. is bound to pay them"
When and where has the respon-
sibiIity Of the w. c. t. U. to the bond
holders been acknowledged by the w.
c. T. "" asked Mrs White Kinney.
.T do not think it has been acknowt~