The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-09
FOR
TEMPERANCE.
Miss Ackerman, Famous
Lecturer Speaks of Her
ObServanceS in the
Orient.

5f
Miss Jessie A. Ackermann, the worlds
famous W. CT. y. lecturer delivered two
addresses Of much interest In this city yes
tsrday afternoon. Sac spoke iu thu Opsrs
House in the afternoon and in the Gracs
Church In the evening and at both places
She thoroughly interested large audiences
in the great work of the association OF
which she is a msmber. At times she
moved hsr audience to tears so vividly did
she portray the evil which Is being done
by the saloons.
Mrs. Thoma, Darlington presided at tn
Opera House meeting and Introduced Miss
Ackerlnan who said that during her nius
years visit abroad she had visited 6f y
countries3and had travelled over 80).OUs
miles 1t took her four years she said 70
learn mat patriotism Is the brosaest els
menu VI thls country's citizenship, especk
ally among women MISS AcEer'nana ~
lehsth dwelt on the manners ana custoine
Oh emma especially those relating to 80
women OF that country, and she do'crtDea
aChlnese weAuing as she was 30 ZOE Suh-
a'e 10 witness ~ Inc pr'oe anu groois
heVsr nnet "h'il the ceremony. S
:" omen shou,d never regret tnae tn0y
are oid mans IN thls country. miss
Ackorman SAID 'Hsre you nave the oppof
tuhlsy ot saying VINO SNAIL pe your Aus-
band; here you say no II you desire;
Dut imagine the lives Of the women oe
ana Tor whom there Is no divorce" Mis-
Ackerman says the husband can only 50
cure DIVORCE ana to eud their misery
about twenty thousand women annually
commit suicide IN one province alone =.
Miss Acserman related an incident, 10
which she inqui red of Chinese woman
why she bandaged hor feet. As reply
the woman Of the Celestial empire desired
to know why the American and English
women bound their waists. After that
Miss AckerIran said she could not oonsis-
tently agtate against tho peculiar Chinese
custom. o women, why do you bind
your selves down with yards and yards Of
cloth and at this time of the year weigh
your heads down with feathers and cock-
ades until you appear top-heavy and lop-
exclaimed the speaker.
Travelling into Siam, Miss Ackermann
described an interview with the King
whom. she says, is decidedly clever man,
He attributed the discomfort among Amor.
lean women of whom he said he was
making study. to their advanced edu-
cation, and he realized that IL he permit y
ted the women of his empire to lift from
themselves their burden of ignorance, he
could not cont1ne them. She described tho
pltiful condition of the Hindoo women,
who are never permitted to gaz. upon any
mans face Save that Of their husbands
md whose Held u 2 insagre patch of ths
'lae sky overnehd - viewed Irom ~
'ourt or corrihnr N tina san..as II. Glory ~ n &sss
iut'
sui resarnihg 20 tnis country miss A'-
said tnere is greaeer he'o .o1
"orK mere IN suppressing tne i'auor ''ah,o
nan IN any place. one sara sne res"fuo"
he ex'ermlnatloa OF tne iegahzea sa'oon
IS the greatest missionary proolem inns
will confront the twentieth century. She MI
believed tho oest plan OF procedure 10 N
trlks az tne iesaiiZeu institutloh ratnsr Z
nan to waste tlme Trying TO save ono de' K
raded drum kard' when az the same mo-
nent forty-six more persons are falling
lctims to the dreaded curse. In conoiu-
ion she stated that movements undse
Vay to secure nfty lhousand members OF
ne W omehs ohr's'ian Temperance Oa-'
On 10 oosefve inc anniversary OF tne nirsn
t Francis Willard. she bespoke a hber-
contribution from tne audience as an
heriny Tor the temperance cause, and
'eorge W. Iodd also mace an appeal ior
nancial assistance. he paid tribute to
he Temperance Union as an organization
Or good.
Rev. 9. A, Grise pronounced the bsne.
iction. In the evening Miss Ackerman
poke on the subject What the world
eeds most She spoke OF the needs OF
10 Oriental countries as she observed
hem during her travels. China was the
,untry she visited. and that vast empire
'as cloud OF opium smoke, Miss Ack-