Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-02
W. c. I. U. NOTES.


tThese notes are printed ms furnished by the
press representative Of the State W. C. 7. u. and
this paper Is in no manner responsible for their
statenlcntsl
"Tho history Of every Christian reform
is the history OF toll and watching through
long Announcements. God tests his peo-
pie before He blesses them. Trust
through the dark brings triumph in the
dawn."-T. L, Cuyler, d. D.
The New Voice of recent date gives
the following extract from the Arch
bishop of Canterbury's address ito pa
triots and philanthropists of all nations"
delivered before the Worlds Temperance
Congress, held in London few weeks
ago:
at is undeniable not only that the
progress of the cause has been con-
spicuous in the gradual increase in the
number Of its supporters, but that more
than that, we have successfully fought
with every separate obstacle which has
met us In the way, and in no case can 1t
| be said that the arguments that were once
| flung in our faces with the confident
| belief that we should be ridiculed out OF
| our purposes have succeeded. 1t is now
clear that such arguments can not be
used any longer and that where they are
| used they admit Of an immediate and
crushing answer. There is one Toe which
1t seems to me we are dealing with more
slowly than with any other, and that is
the Indifference of men to one another's
welfare.
alt is terrible to me to think that whilst
We have all this overpowering evidence
/ - .tnfA A., 49, al 49,
sumption of intoxicating liquors, there
are such very large proportion Of our
fellow-creatures who quietly put the
their business to have anything to say or
do with it"
The New Voice OF July 10th contains
an interesting Worlds W. c. T. U. Con-
vention letter, a part OF which We give
our readers:
at was the general opinion of those
in attendance at the Worlds Woman's
Christian Temperance Union Convention
at Edinburgh, June 22d-26th, as well as
the citizens Of Edinburgh who were not
particularly interested in the work, that
the convention was satisfying success.
The United States was in the forefront,
and with the exception of the president,
Lady Henry Somerset, no one received
more gratifying recognition than the
American contingent.
THE honor Of presiding at our meet.
ings was shared about equally between
Lady Henry Somerset and sour own
national president, Mrs. L. NJ. N. Stevens.
Miss Anna Gordon, honorary secretary,
as the close friend of Frances Willard,
was accorded an ovation on all occasions.
Mrs. ]. Frances Barnes Of New York
worlds president of the US, was in con.
slant demand. Mrs. ]. X. Barney, the
around -the-world missionary of Provi
dence, r. l., was eagerly sought by people
of all nations who knew Of her work
Prominent also were Mrs Catherine Lent,
Stevenson, DR.. Mary Wood-Allen anc
Clara Parrish.
1.-THE Rev. Charles Sheldon Of Topeka
Kan, was perhaps the most prominen
of the many well.knowu speakers on tn,
programme, and was everywhere received
with the greatest enthusiasm. He spok,
, at four of the meetings Of the w. 6. I
/ u, besides holding special meeting a
, Carrubbir's Close Mission, This is tn
, mission which was built by Dwight L
Moody"
We have received two copies of TIL
/ | New American, 3 temperance and pro
hibition paper published at Kennel
I Square, Pa, and the w. @. 4. U. column
, it contains proves that white-ribboners o
i the Keystone State systematically repol
, their work. We wish that Delawar
unions would begin and continue TO d
likewise.
In one of his addresses at the World
Convention, the Rev. Mr.. Sheldon sub
( stantiated his statements that be felt
Q quite possible for business man TO be a
: unqualified Christian, and said, in com
menting upon the lack of support fror
+. the press In all good moral and temper
! ance reform, that one could not save th
Kingdom of God more nobly than i
: journalism
|, In our opinion the press often exert
Q an educational influence against " Tn
wrongs that need resistance" and doubl
q less tine Rev. Mr.. Sheldon would be will
K ing to qualify his assertion 10 referenc
: to its slack of support of moral reforms,
by the admission Of this fact.
The Union Sigma! employees includin
the members Of the editorial staff, hay
q their annual vacation the two last weei
> of July, consequently We miss the issut
!. of the paper not published July 18th an
26ih; and yet we are glad of the rest the
|. are having from their Toll, and wish the
a could have two more weeks added
!. the vacation.
The recent annual report Of the World
W. c. T. U. secretary and press superb
n tendent, Miss Agnes Slack of Englan
states that there are about As ofici
y white-ribbon papers published, IS
q which are published in the Unite
States. In this connection, in Ter 7
il port, Miss Slack says: More At
q more We must, as up-to-dste, wild
n awake women, push our press woi
q right to forefront; this can only be dol
n by absolute unity Of purpose, by oil
,e workers all over the world keeping the
worlds press superintendent well i
formed with regard to every fresh d
yelopmeut of the work"