Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-21
is the main doctrine to be

responsibility is the main doctrine TO be
taught.
In her address this evening. under the
subject Does It Pay?" Mrs. Beauchamp
discussed the proftableness of the liquor
traffic to the church. It does not pay, she
decided. and sought to prove ii TO her audi
ence, bringing some interesting statistics
to bear. She said, in part: There are ilve
girls to one boy in the intermediate de-
partment of the Sunday schools. There Is
a still smaller proportion of young men IN
the Bible and advanced classes. Not two
out of every seven unmarried young men
of the state are attendants at church. and
sixty-seven out of every 100 hundred GRIM
inals of the nation are young men. The
inference is apparent. When the secretary
of the Y. NJ. C. A. was once asked what
it was that kept the young men away from
the churches, he answered: The open sa-
loon and the beer garden. "
AS a remedy, Mrs. Beauchamp advocated
teaching the principles of temperance
among the little children of the Sunday
school before they reach that age when
the boys begin TO drop out and spend their
Sundays elsewhere.
Mrs. Mary E. Haines gave descriptive
talk upon Our Workers. and used stere-
optcCn views in Illustration. Four Years
throwing upon the canvas the pictures of
workers III the temperance union. Her
object was TO appeal TO the young people.
4 minister to whom she suggested her
plan, replied that it took a man TO man
age lantern. MIS-. Haines gives her own
views, but a man has to stretch the can
vas. In past emergencies. however, Two
girls have performed this task.
Mrs. Haines then threw upon the canvas
the pictures Of the worlds national and
state workers Of the W. c; T; L. Mary L.
I Ilrh Tltfrt and Nor
bridge, all of whom died in the temper
ance cause, were exhibited as the pro
moted Marys." Mrs. Ella Brown and Mrs.
Heavenly Twins" There were pictures
of Mrs. Sarah p. Stotts, of Elmdale. who
Is waginS the tobacco war: Mrs. NJ. c.
parlor meetings division of the union, and
others. Only two men were exhibited upon
the canvas and this in honor of their Of
ficial positions; They were. DR.. Hutchin-
son, OF Hutchinson. physician at the re-
formatory, who uses no alcohol whatever
in medical doses, and Captain W. c. Dut-
ton, of Dallas, Tex, an organizer OF Good
Templar lodges, who has added LILO new
members to this order during the past
year.
The morning session to-day was devoted
to the educational work of the temper
ance union. Papers upon scientific temper
ance instruction, the work in the Sunday
school and through the press were read by
Reed. Garnett. and Mrs. Alice Shamleffer,
of Douglas. Mrs. Ella Brown spoke of the
school of methods and urged strongly that
greater system be introduced into the work
of the W. c. T. L.
The afternoon session was devoted largely
to the hearing of reports. Papers were
read upon Systematic Giving" Prison
Work Work Among Soldiers, Miners
and Railroad Officials Purity in Art
and literature, parlor meetings and the
flower mission were also discussed. In the
absence of some of the delegates the pa
pers Were read by the corresponding secre-
tary. In regard to prison work, Mrs.
Ilenner said: THE protection of society is
a broad aim; 1t is only partially and tenn
porarily- secured by the Incarceration of
the criminal, and if reformation is not Sc
cured while in confinement and under the
discipline of prison life, our penal codes
are in fault. l believe it is time to awak-