The herald., 1898-11-13
ORIGINAL CRUSADERS
ARE ALL MADE MEMBERS OF
THE w. c. T. u.
Proceedings of the National Conven-
tion Now in Session at st. Paul.
Officers Reports

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. l2.-The w. G. T.
U. Convention opened today with prayer
by Mrs. Mary Read Goodall, President of
Louisiana. The department and superin-
tendents' reports were then again taken up.
The report of DR.. Mary Wood Allen of Mich
igan on purity was read by her daughter. The
Department of Mercy was reviewed by Mrs.
Mary F. Lowell of Pennsylvania. Sabbath
observance was reported by Mrs. Varlla
Fox of New Jersey.
Miss Winnie Mnear- English, National Su-
perintendent of the work among miners, pre-
sented the ninth annual report of her de-
partment, briefly sketching work in twenty
five States, the distribution of over one mil
lion pages of literature. The children have
been gathered into Sunday schools. evan
gelists have done effective work, and hun
dreds have signed the pledge.
She says: "The strikers have paralyzed
the work in some States, particularly in Hi
nos. Because Of this disturbance there is
much suffering and destitution."
The hour of crusade memoirs" having ar
| rived, the original crusaders present were in
vited to the.platform, over twenty coming
forward, and after prayer, while still kneel-
ing, sang the crusaders hymn, which they
sang twenty-five years ago when closing so
many saloons by that form Of persuasion.
Miss Elizabeth w. Greenwood of New York
presided and introduced several crusaders,
who briefly told of incidents Of their ex-
periences in the crusade, in California, Ohio,
Michigan, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Wiscon-
sin and Nebraska.
Mics Anna Co,Joo
for $25 to make Mother Thompson, the first
Ohio crusader, life member of the W. c. T..
u, and urged that like action be taken re-
garding all the original crusaders and in a
wave of enthusiasm Mrs. Henrietta Monroe,
Miss Jennie Fowler Willing, Mother Wal
lace of Indiana, Mother Stewart of Ohio,
Arvanda Smith, the colored evangelist; Mrs.
Thurman, National Superintendent of Col
ored Work. Mrs. Esther Mcneil of New
York; Mrs. ID. H. Wendell, of New Hainp-
shire; Miss Anna Gordon; Miss Fanny +.
Francis, of Kansas; Mrs. l.. S. Rounds, Pres
dent of Illinois; Mrs. Helen M. Stoddard, of
Texas; Mrs. Helen NJ. Dye, Mrs. Esther
House of Vermont, the Presidents of North
Dakota, Indiana, Minnesota, New York, Mis-
souri,, Iowa, Kentucky and many others were
made life members, thirty ysix in number
The noontide prayer time was given to sem
tence prayers by the crusaders.
During the dinner hour rallies by the
young women, known as the "Y's," the
superintendent and other branches of the
work were held, but the afternoon session
was called to order soon after 2 o'clock.
Fraternal and visiting delegates and guests
were then introduced and spoke briefly.
among them being Mr.. and Mrs T. Porter
Smith of Lancashire, England; Mrs.
Annie "A. Rutherford, president of the w.
G. L. U. of Canada; Mrs. Lizzie Hill Mills,
Of California, II. Tatsula, japanese from
she Moody Bible school, and others.
The proposed amendments to the consti-
tuition were then taken up, looking to the
making of the department superintendents
regular members of the executive committee.
1t was carried by a strong vote, ending one
of the longest fights in the organization.
The second amendment, to add the board of
organizaers to the executive committee. was
lost, SO to l27.
"A third amendment, making their lectur.
ers and evangelists members of the conven.
tion, was adopted without opposition.
The evening session was given over to the
S for welcome to- the convention. The
announcement of the awarding of the ban.
ners closed the evening.
New York got the banner for greatest in.
crease IN names, having increased 255. while
Indiana took that for largest percentage of
increase, having gained 200 per cent.