The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14
FOR THE REFUGE WORK.
Mrs. Unruh Rnd Mrs. Law spoke NJ
Central Park Church.

Only a small congregation heard Mrs.
A. W. Unruh and Mrs. f. Norine Law
at the Central Park NJ. E. church last
evening. Mrs. Unruh is president of
the board of organizers. and halls from
Eastern Oregon. Mrs. Law is one of
the national evangelists from Michi-
gan. j. f. Tostevbn, president OF the
board OF trustees OF the church, pre-
sided and introduced the ladies'.
Mrs. Unruh spoke of the corrupting
influences OF liquor. and said Il Slapped
the manhood OF the country. Ii numb
ed the conscience, and its destructive
influence was incalculable. Her adj
dress was short, but to the point.
Mrs law addressed herself to those
who say they can see no evidence OF
good accomplished by the ". c. I. Y.
THE w C. T. w." said she. and the
church are working tor ne same ends Tie ne
and II II was taken from the world We wou d
be worse OF than
If there is one thing that tempts to try
me- Il is that vast army OF men and women
who say they do not what the w. c. 7.
T. has done. wish | could set such winners
to work so they would NOT have time 10
whine.
ut is twenty-four years since the women
started their crusade In Hillsboro o. man
was conducting meeting there. and he said
he believed the saloons could be closed. and
he asked IL the women would volunteer to
close them There was an immediate re-
Spouse from all the women who heard him.
and 4 few men but the men ala not appreci-
ste what desired OF them. They would
stand on the opposite side Of the street and
doff their hats while we prayed and when the
women were arrested the men baiied US out
III the W CT. T. had never done more
than the crusade Il would be well repaid for
It's labors. In Hillsboro the number of sa-
looms was reduced from hfty TO two There
was a town With ten saloons and a railroad
LnsHtk u
movement struck thai town and the saloon
keepers said either the w c. T. u. or the
railroad would stop. The result the sa-
looms stopped and there are now three rail-
roads running through that town, and every
| body is PROSPEROUS
People who DO net read the W. c. T. U.
papers think the W G. T. T. has done moth
/ Ing. Is Il fair? 4 Minnesota politician said
10 me four years ago that he did not think
the W. G. T Z, was q practical body. He
complained that Il had gone into politics end
| Il should confne its work 10 something use
| fui. He said the state had statute renuir-
| ing that school children should be taught the
| injurious effects Of nqeor and he said II the
| W c, T. Z. would try TO get such laws
| passed st would be good thing. and he would
S S K. a ave he l ne6onss sD ss8
Minnesota through the efforts OF the w c. T
| L. He had 10 acknowledge that the law was
good
still be received in society. but a woman who
transgresses the law might as well pack vi,
| and get OUT say luHN S1IleoQ 6Stray IS as
/ bad as Delilah astray. Il is just as important
1 for Us to reach down for fallen women as for
fallen men. and in the name OF womanhood
| I protest against the calling OF women lea
astray fallen women and scarlet women who
are crowded together Ia great cities like
| lepers Make the scarlet men HE away 10 the
| dark corners instead OF going into the best
/ society Away with that double standard OF
| purity that has been raised and tolerated for
/ msu-
Let me speak for the refuge homes in our
/ cities where 500 women are received every
| year seventy-fse per cent OF them profess
1 repentance and are saved The work Is
done quietly. Il Il unfortunately true that
! me sentiment OF people Is sttli such that
! when they learr-that woman Is trying 10
/ reform they tuTn up their noses and say they
| Thought something vas the matter with her.
| N a reformed gambler turns evangelist he
/ can always get crrgd 10 listen 70 him. but
| doTht il q retorHed woman could get
church 10 open AS dSors 10 her
The ". C. TIT "a not one-idea society.
Won do not know Us The majority Of the
/ people do not know the number Of different
| departments Of car work., IL Is In the world