The Jersey City news., 1902-04-25
TO REFORM
THE WORL D
W. G. T. IT,. Convention
Considers Various So
cial Problems.
SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS
Legalized Liquor Traffic the
Foe of Sabbath and
Temperance Work.

luncheon. the afternoon session or the
Hudson County w. c. T. ]. semi-annual
convention, in the Bergen Reformed
! Church, opened with devotional exercises
led by Mrs. W. D. Edwards.
The Rev DR.. Brett who has just under
| gone an operation for his eyes, was un-
able to be present and sent Mr. Joel
Brown to represent him and bring greet
ings This Mr.. Brown did to the great
satisfaction of the ladies' He wore the
little white ribbon emblem, explaining that
/ he was an honorary member of the High
| land Willard Union, and did not see how
anybody could be a church worker and
not be temperance worker. He con-
cluded by hoping the time was coming
when women could vote, and retired
amid hearty applause.
Mrs T. J. Kennedy, secretary. then
read the minutes of the morning meeting,
after which Mrs. A. Robertson of Pater-
son was introduced. She spoke or
Mothers Meetings. It was what the
mother did rather than what she said,
the speaker explained. that Influenced the
child whose text book was the mothers
| face She spoke Of a mothers club in
existence when Frances Willard was a
/ child and recommended some of its by
laws. one Of which was to spend the an
riversary of each child's birth in fasting
and prayer Every mothers meeting
should, she said, be along practical lines
and in order to promote freer discussion
she thought it might be well to serve
| light refreshments. The newest feature
OF these meetings, according to the
speaker, was the cradle roll upon which
each child under six was registered After
Six they are promoted to the Loyal Tenn
perance Legion.
Here th1 programme was diversified
with a solo by Mrs. T. J. Turner, during
which telegram arrived and was hand
ed to the president. The telegram turned
out to be from no less a parsonage than
Mrs. Ruffin, the negro delegate, whom the
| General Federation of Womans Clubs
| refused to recognize, and stated that she
would lecture in Jersey City on May 2.
The news was received with great re-
1 joicing. Mrs. Story said she hoped that
the Woman's Club would attend, and If
they could not accept her into their mem
bership at least give her the hand Of
| fellowship in the temperance work,
/ whereupon it was voted to invite all the
Womens Clubs in Hudson county to be
present at the lecture. The lecture will
be given in the afternoon at the Bergen
Baptist Church.
The next speaker was Miss NJ. Strong,
delicate looking little woman with a
weak voice, who is State superintendent
of Sabbath Observance. She spoke on
that subject, or rather the lack of it.
Sabbath and temperance work" saia
| She equally find the legalized liquor
| traffic their constant and inveterate foe.
/ On the Sabbath wage earHers have money
in pocket with leisure toI spend it, fact
| that the saIoonkeeper is ready to turn TO
his advantage, hence their persistent ef-
| forts to secure legislation that will re-
move all restrictions against Sunday SELL
ing and their many devices to evade exist
ing laws.
bad as license laws are in principle, |.
would be a great thing If we could secure
the enforcement of them in SO far as they
forbid Sunday selling. 1t is one of the
most difficult things we women can un-
dertake, but we are ready to help where
we can Above all we must be consistent
and while we demand cessation of Sun
day labor must be very careful that we
do not create a necessity for it. / have
| heard the butchers denounce professed
| Christian because they insisted on having
their meat or chickens delivered on Sun
day. And many women have omitted
the weighty matters of Gods laws while
they exhausted pantry and cellar to get
up a big Sunday dinner. Consistency is
the thing the world looks for. Talk about
observing the Sabbath counts for very lit
tie if the talker be found now and then
on a Sunday train or travelling any other
way for his own pleasure or convenience" "
On top of this Miss Strong urged that
the Sabbath be made a nice pleasant day
for the children, and made an attack up
on the Sunday newspaper. Among other
things she said
"To urge that the work on the Sunday
paper is all done on Saturday may be a
kind Of opiate for an awakened con-
science. but is only a superficial treat
ment of a deep seated disease and does
not meet the case at all. The most shall
low reasoner must see that the evil OF
this thing so far from being ended whe;i
the last edition leaves the press has only
just begun
Mrs. 7. J. Kennedy and Miss L. Jack
son led the secretaries conference, and
Mrs. Van De Kerken the treasurers' con-
ference, after which came the resolutions,
including Miss Raymond's annual, against
Sunday opening, sale of liquor to minors,
and low concert halls adjoining saloons
After the collection and a question box
session, the ladies adjourned for supper
The feature of the evening was an ad-
t dress on .'Our Country by John G.
. Woolley, who praised its scenic beauty
: with the same extravaganza that decried
: It's politicians, constantly reminding his
t audience that they must take him
s.broadly'' According to him everything
was corrupt, even to clergymen, who did
not study the face of God, but the face
; in the pew to see how far he could push
: the Gospel and keep his job.
'The doctrine that uprighteousness Is
: loser in the trade. spreads and grows, =
/ said he, "the churches, to be sure sound
! the true note hut what the church says
gets little attention The same men who
! support the trades support IT,
'sThe American people are eonsenting Il
! political influences at which God frowns
: We are too apt to blame our politica
leaders, am not here to defend them
they are too small game for my gun. Bu
. 1t is not bad politicians, though we have
them. it is not bad governments. thougs
We have them It is because the people
consent to 1t. There is no denying WI
have made wonderful progress in proper.