Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-08-18
W. Q. /. b. NOTEs.


Ills the gold in the sunset sky,
Ills the Hight OF bird on high.
Yet We may fill the space
With such an infinite grace
That the red will vein all time.
The gold through the ages shine,
And the bird fly swift and straight
To the lilies Of Gods own gate"
Given in The Voice as Unidentified"
The Union Signal was not issued the
last two week of July. the members OF
the editorial staff and office employees
having had the time for their annual vaca-
ton. Our "Notes" have also had vaca-
ton, and after the unprecedented rest
from this line of work, We are again glad
to greet our readers.
Temperance day at Camden campmeet-
ing, Thursday. August 4th, was success,
though enjoyed under the personal dis
advantage of hurt eye, for which
small unknown creature of the air was
responsible. The Rev. Charles A. Hills
sermon and Mrs. Ella A. Bodies address
were fine, and the latter's bright talk to
the children was characteristic of born
teacher. The Rev. DIR. Alfred Smith also
spoke impressively to them. Mrs. Boole'
is one Of our most popular w. G. T. u.
speakers Besides being, owing to the
death of Mrs. Mary A. Burt, acting presi-
dent of the New York State w. G. T. u,
Mrs. Bonle fills the important position of
national secretary OF the Young Woman's
branch of the w. c. t. u, and in her
address emphasized the responsibility of
young women In regard 10 social drink
ing.
We give the following resolutions
passed by the executive committee of the
National Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, July 10Th !:
"Whereas, After II years of heroic
effort in behalf of the Temple enterprise,
an affiliated interest of the National
Woman's Christian temperance Union,
we find ourselves forced to face the facts
set forth in the official statement of the
general officers of our organization; be it,
therefore, regretfully
| "Resolved, First, that it is the sense of
the executive committee that the appeal
of the genera! officers sent out in March
last should be ut once withdrawn, and
that all effort on the part of the National
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
to raise money with view to owning the
Temple be discontinued, and we recota-
mend that no further call to local unions
or efforts by them be made TO own or pay
for the Temple.
Second, That while we are not legally
bound. we regard it as sacred trust to
purchase, before the next convention, the
Temple trust bonds so far as available
funds make possible. Therefore we recon-
mend, provided the permission of the
donors be secured, that all money now
in the hands OF the Temple trustees and
Miss Cornelia Dow, with all money for
warded to her for this purpose before
November LIST, 1898, be used to purchase
these bonds. To such bondbolders as dc
not dispose of their Temple trust bonds
before November LIST, 1893, we recon-
mend that they may be exchanged fol
their collateral security or Temple stock
Third, That our sincere appreciation
be extended to Mrs. Matilda b. Carse
the founder Of the Temple, for the brave
effort she has made TO secure for the
National Woman's Christian Temperance
Union the building which she has always
believed would be a source of large
revenue for the carrying on of the work,
and that we arc convinced that but fol
the untoward circums tances which it was
impossible for anyone to foresee, the
status of the builiing would be very
different today.
Fourth, That copy Of. the officia
statement of the general officers on the
Temple question, which by action of the
executive committee, has been made it!
statement, and copy of the resolutions
adopted, be sent TO each one named Ii
the official roster of the Nationa
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
and that they be published in the first
issue of the Union Signal.
Fifth, That the general officers b
made committee to confer with Mr.
Marshall Field in regard to securing the
lease of Willard Hall for the Nationa
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Mrs. Matilda B. Carse, as president o
the Temple trustees, does not accept til,
above recommendations of the executive
committee, and appeals in the Unioi
Signal of August 4th, which also con
taihs the resolutions, for continued effor
on the part of White Ribboners for tn
Temple. We can but trust the judgmen
of the women who compose the execu
tive committee, while we admire the In
domitable courage shown by Mrs. Cars
during the years of the enterprise. II ha
meant to her, doubtless, in toll and self
sacrifice, the counting of time by "heart
| throbs." and we would be glad for he
sake, as well as for other reasons, 10 not
the success Of the enterprise