The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-05-26
W. G. T. u.
CONVENTION
REPORT
18TH Annual Session Just
Closed

| The convention was held at Turner,
May 21-22, 1902, in the M. E. church,
County President II. NJ Steele in the
chair The usual half devotions were
conducted by the president. The tai
isman given. for the year was the 2S-
29th verses of the 4Oth chapter Of
| Isaiah.
| At the bushes session committees
were appointed on credentials, finance
and resolutions.
The afternoon was taken up by re-
ports of the department committees,
which showed good work throughout
the country and progress made.
The evening session was devoted to
an address OF welcome by Mrs. Ora H..
A. Bear, of Turner Response by Mrs.
Roby Stroud, of Rosedale; a medA
contest, six contestants; contest won
by Miss Ruth Waller, of turner; solo,
doxology and benediction.
Thursday morning, May 22d, At
$3.50 the convention opened with the
usual half hour devotions. Reports
continued throughout the morning.
At the afternoon session, President
Steel presiding, an election of officers
and superintendents was held: Pres
ident, Mrs. II. M Steel, Turner; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Allan
Rhodes, Salem; recording secretary,
Mrs Overton, WOODBURY.; treasurer,
Mrs. Richmond, Woodburn. A parlia-
mentary drill was given, which was
quite amusing to the uninitiated, as
we'll as instructive.
Rev. Gordon, OF Turner, and Rev.
Round, of Mehama, were called to the
rostrum, and made a few remarks.
In the evening, the closing session
of the convention, a scripture reading
was given by Mrs. Steel; prayers by
Rev. Round, and an address by Rev. J..
Peterson, OF Silverton, which was full
of help and encouragement; solo by
w. c. Lewis, of Turner; singing by
convention, God Be With You Til
We Meet Again" adjourn sine die.
Resolutions and declaration of prin-
ciples. In this our twelfth annual con
vention of the Marion County Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union.
we would gratefully acknowledge the
hand OF our God that has been good
upon us. Step by step our cause has
advanced. The year has marked some
signal victory in the conflict-o of light
against darkness; good against evil,
which we accept as an earnest of more
to follow, and reafiirm our loyalty to
the principles of the W. c. T. u, as
embodied in the following resolutions:
Total abstinence. We insist upon
total abstinence from alcoholic bev-
erages, as the basic principle of tenn
perance reform, and necessary not
only for the individual, but also as an
example safe and beneficient for 9TH
ers to follow and fundamental for
enduring national life.
Prohibition. We denounce any di-
rect or indirect license of the liquor
traffic, as contrary TO gospel and un.
constitutional to law.
Christian Citizenship. We believe
that no citizenship is worthy the name
Christian that is not founded on the
divine ideals of righteousness.
Anarchy. We believe in law and
order We deplore the tendency TO
ignore and defy law, and would urge
upon our lawmakers in their efforts TO
crush out anarchy the necessity of
outlawing the saloon, the rendezvous
Of anarchists, the training school OF
vice and crime
Purity We protest against the dual
standard in morals, and hold that "a
white life for two" is the only true
standard, and that the pure life is con-
duciye TO the highest mental, moral
and physical force.
We gratefully record our recent vic
tory for purity, in the removal OF Of
icial sanction Of vice in the Philip
pines. We believe in the equality OF
he sexes, in the home in society, in
business, in church and in the state,
n a living wage, in the application of
he golden rule in business AFFAIRS and
n a rational method OF settling differ-,
'nces without resort 10 arms.
We rejoice in the establishment OF
. court OF international justice, and
he benifceRt results thereof already
apparent, and recommend our mem
'ers to EFFORT for the thorough estab-
ishment OF this court in the conn.
ience Of the people.
We protest against the "water-tOr-
ure," and other barbarities practiced
" our army In the Philippines; bar