The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-15

- SncIeu Win you IN these memorial
naee-nss. only 10 have endeavored 10 bring to
them something of the spirit which she
Woata pray must reign; but you meet in
loneliness and You m1et in difficulties, and
great and my earnest prayer goes up to God
tnat WISDOM and strength may be given to
nose VINO stand at The helm of your vast
organization. and patience and perseverance
70 Inc many who enlisted in your ranks.
But although a5sent from our sight,
cannot put feel that her spirit will be in
your midst that that beautiful presence which
! Always brought with it a sense of harmony
ana peace will be allowed to hover round you.
greater power. a keener foresight and more
heavenly wisdom that she did even when she
5000 IN our midst 1t is difficult Ito bless
MS holy rame for all those servants de-
parted this life in His faith and fear, but
although It be with binding tears and broken
voice we can each one of US plead that we
ample, ana with them be partakers of that
HeaYeniy Kingdom" Dear sisters. the only
message that can wave TO you across the
Atiahilc To-Day Is
MESSAGE OF PEACE.
Not peace at any price" but rather peace.
because that is more precious than possession.
The real monument to the memory of
FRANCES Willard can never be built with
hahos, can never be made of bricks and
mortar, but must be reared in human hearts
ana human lives; and it is the great associa-
ton that we represent today that is her
nobiest memorial. Therefore, pray that your
deliberations may be carried on with the
desire to act In strict justice with loyal up
rlghtness. with the determination to build up
the spiritual rather than the material, and 10
believe that the welfare OF the WOmans
christian temperance union was the dearest
thing her heart held. I know the great bill
lows that are breaking over you; know how
hopes seem TO be fading in your midst. how
ambitions are vanishing. / well remember
when l nrst went 10 Chicago the pride with
which l looked upon the Woman's Temple,
ana then also remember how often look
or sadness would come over the face OF our
blessed one. and little culver in her lip as
she would cay. ''Tilie is good. she meant
vel. but she built too large; it is burden
that cont know how we are going to
hope. and she would believe that when the
money was collected the women would own
the Temple: but all the while l knew that at
the bottom of her heart she dreaded the out
come. / am writing quite frankly. have no
motive for doing otherwise am no partisan;
only loved Frances Willard, and love her
STILL and l think it right TO put before this
great convention in unvarnished terms just
how
KNEW SHE FELT
about It. In 1894, when last I was in America,
went with her TO Philadelphia to meet Mrs,
Carse, and the object OF the meeting was 10
plead with Mrs Carse to drop the idea Of
owning the Temple and TO try so to arrange
that the women slfSHld own their own floor
and Willard hallz but that everything else
should go. How we'll remember the Sunday
morning when Fra1oes asked me to interview
Mrs. Carse how she rocked back and forth
in her chair. saying 81 wish Title would do
what | want it would lift such burden
from US. and we should own all we want Of
the Temple; and there is something bigger
after all than houses made with hands"
But Mrs Carse. loyal TO her great ideal, with
a spirit which has always seemed TO me alb
soutely undaunted by want OF success ana
one never to recognize failure, absolutely
refused to listen TO Frances. Anna and Mrs.
Stevens were present and will bear out all
I sap. Often ard often after that We dis
eussed the matter. and while know that her
heart was set In doing ali she could TO he!p
dread as 10 whether in the end II might not
prove disastrous to greater work.
She believed that after the bonds were re-
deemed the women would have the control
ing power In the building; but we know now
that such would not be the case, and 1t Is
this knowledge that must make you pause
before you proceed with that which In the
end viii bring no real peeunisry benefit 10
the w. c. T. T., ard which may cause sucn
division in your camp that the dearest wish
OF Frances WIZARDS life and the holy work
that she built up may be frustrated ana de-
molshed My sisters, you have always Deen
so good to me that dare 70 speak plainly.
ADMIRE THE ENERGY
that Mrs. Carss has given to her great de-
sign; but I cannot believe it wisdom to push
| an enterprise which does rot seem to me
TO be for the best interests now Of the so
ciety for which it was proposed. On ths
| preservation OF the W. T. P. A. Miss VIII
| lard's whole mind was bent. over and over
! she would say and write that that was the
/ armory where the weapons and ammunition
/ for the work Is stored, and l pray that every
/ effort may be directed towards building up
that which was considered so essential
a part OF your work. But apart from that
enterprise the great spiritual forces OF the
W. c. T. u. must stand as mighty leverage
TO uplift she people and therefore you must
for the future. It seems to me- keep clear
OF commercial enterprise, and or all that
may involve loss or gain save the great
gain Of souls and the loss OF all that can
hinder weigh down your work. May God
grant you wisdom TO act. as seeing Him
who is invisible. who dwelle.h not IN temples
made with hands. Whose you are and Whom
you serve" and may every word that shall
be spoken. may every debate that shall be
entered upon, be in the sweet charity OF our
any. and who like her Master when He was
reyiled. "reyiled not again" ] have a deep
sympathy with those who have given their
life 20 the enterprise which is under discus
sion. but l believe that all work done for
God Is never wasted, but that in the future
perhaps the very building you may never
own may yet be allowed 10 stand as a me-
mortal OF what women wrought, for more Is
| given to use sometimes when we clasp our
when We eagerly grasp the thing our Heay-
| emily Father does not design for us at the
moment
MAY COME UP AGAIN.
How tenderly I think OF all your workers,
OF the dear well known faces. of the kind
! hearts OF the strong words. OF the keen de-
! bate, which remember 80 we'll in years
gone by. I trust II God gives me health or
/ strength l may yet be with you another year
and 1 am almost looking forward 10 the pos
! slbiity IL II Is His will OF coming to you
! at your next convention.
! pray for dear Mrs. Stevens in her din
| cult task. None valued her loyalty 10 her
| singleness OF aim or her strong purpose more
! than our blessed Frances and none knew bet
| ter her sterling worth or Anna / hardly
/ dare 10 speak; God comfort her, for He only
! can. know how tenderly you will surround
| her who was 80 near TO our beloved. OF
/ Mrs. Stevenson, Mrs. Barker, Mrs. Hoffman
/ and Mrs. Beauchamp. ! think with true az
/ feCion; and to you, dear siters, / send my
| hearts love and loyalty. for we are bound not
! only by our common cause. by the knot or
white ribbon that we wear by our aim by
\ our holy vow. but we are bound to that world
where she who is still our leader, holds out
| beckonlng hands and bids arise and follow
/ TIL we too kneei at the feet OF her Lord and
ours Your anecfionafe and loving comrade
Isabel Somerset
SAW IT WAS A TRAP.
That part OF the letter referring to
| the writer's sympathy with the W. c.
| T. L. was appreciated by all, as was
| also that portion in which she paid a
| tribute TO Miss Willard, but as soon as
| Mrs. Hoffman began reading that por
| ton relating TO the Temple and Miss
l Wizards remarks concerning Mrs. Ma
/ tilda Carse and the hopelessness OF
| continuing the struggle for the Tenn
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