The record-union., 1898-06-20
MISS ACKERMANS LECTURE
OBSERVATIONS IN OTHER
LANDS HER THEME.
An Interesting Address That heAo
the Closest Attention OF
Her Hearers.

The First Baptist Church was hlleo
last night to listen to the lecture u
Miss Jessie Ackerrnan, who has peen
twice around the world in the interest
of the Women's Christian temperance
Union Her subiect was observations
in Other Lands
Those who were not present missed
q rare treat. and those who were VIII
long remember her address with pleas
ure. She held the rapt attention Oh her
audience for nearly an hour ana nail
and many of them would have peen
glad tc listen to her longer. Her style
is quiet. her delivery clear ana even,
but she possesses a magnetism that I'M
presses what she says upon the under-
standing and consciousness OF her us
teners as well as upon their ears When
she becomes earnest ana Impressive IN
her appeal on behalf Of the work in which
she il engaged. a sympathetic thrill runs
through those even who are not spe-
ciaJly in accord with the. work of which
she is the great apostle, and compels
them toward her despite themselves.
She was introduced by Rev. Banks,
the pastor, who spoke of her as a former
member of the congregation and COM
munity whom it delighted to honor
Mrs. o. p. Willis also spoke briefly of
the society's work, and Rev. Banks in
troduced Miss Ackerman, saying she
hardly needed an introduction
She said that it is said by the other
nations of the world that we are the
most patriotic nation on the face of
the earth, and she had in her travels
often heard the remark made. but she
never had paid much attention to it
in fa cb.
American steamer would land that
day She dropped everything else and
hurried to the wharf As the steamer
came in and she saw floating over it the
dear old flag, her emotions overcame
her 1t was something never to be for
gotten by her
Again, when travelling day after day.
she had been travelling up one of the
greatest rivers of the world and was
longing Tor sight of something bright
and familiar, she saw in the early light
an English church peeping over the
trees and the sun shining on it's gilded
cross she felt as she had never felt be-
fore the widespread of Christianity and
It's influence over the world Her tray-
els and experience had made her an ad-
vocate of foreign missions, and she
realized how much good they had
done. But, after all her experience.
when, on her return home, she had
been asked what people she thought
needed missionary work most, she as
tonished her questioner by replying
that she knew of no one who needed
such work more than the Legislators
of the United States and England. If
they could be Christian men, who would
do their duty faithfully, Christianity
WnlllH tnlr
try.
When visiting points of interest in
London she was shown spot where
many men and women had been con-
demned to death. The words rang in
her head for hours afterward. She
could not help thinking there We're
hundreds of thousands here in her own
country that are condemned to death
by the laws of this country. She told
how. when the Chinese burned the
opium brought in British ships and de-
creed that no more should be brought
into the country, a Christian nation,
England. bombarded the towns and
killed the people and forced the drug
upon the people. So it is here. under
our laws. Where one person is con-
Verted to Christianity, there are hun
dreds that are made drunkards by the
liquor traffic that is forced on the peo-
Pile
The opium question is to China what
the liquor question is here. She gave a
graphic description of the arrival in
China of forty-five young men and
women who had gone out as mission
aries and their reception at a meeting
of missionaries there She saw also at
a great temple a large crowd who were
a C,I,
asked what ii was about. and was told
that ii was a petition to Queen Victo-
ria begging her not to allow any more
the sending to the country of the drug
that had blighted its people. She spoke
OF her visit TO the great poppy fields Of
INDIA. whence comes the opium and of
the lot Of the Indian women shut out
from the outside world. She saw the
opium which Christian England was
forcing on other and weaker nations al
the point Of the bayonet in order that
she might reap her revenue of $1,000
600 a year from its sales.
She never intended to go back to IN
dia or China, as she had here a field of
labor equally broad She had faith in
God that in the early years of the com
ing new century the Spirit of God will
sweep over this country, and the drurh
ards Wife and drunkard's child will
De a thing Of the past We all love
our country, and she hoped that all
would lend their influence to bring
apout that end. She begged them to
heip the unfortunate ones who had
neNeF , had chance. and to join in up
hfting and benefiting them.
The w. c. T. L. of Sacramento Conn
ty nave joined in giving Miss Acker
man reception this afternoon. from .
TO . o'clock, at the residence of Rev
Banks, l4l1 Twelfth street to which
all are invited. and it is hoped that
many will be present.
The Fourth at Folsom.