The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-16
WILL SAVE TEMPLE
Temperance Women Expect Soon

Temperance Women Expect Soon to
Secure Control of the Building.
There is still much interest in Min
neapolis in the Temple project begun
by the W.. G. r. u. and still approved
and supported by minority interest
in that organization and by many
other temperance sympathizers. The
recent developments in Temple plans
have been carried on very quietly and
the public knows little of the progress
that now promises brightly to crown
the undertaking with success, after it
had been officially given up by the
w. G. T. q. and it's failure had been
regarded as certain by most people.
Mrs. M. 3. Hoover of Minneapolis
has prepared the following sta tement
of Temple affairs, showing the encour-
aging conditions that lead to the hope
of a speedy and satisfactory solution
of all of the difficulties with which
the projectors have had to contend,
Friends of the Woman's temple, Chi
cago, will be interested to know
that it seems assured that the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance union
will soon be in control of this
magnificent building. Of the 100000
worth of stock necessary to secure con-
troll, $215,00o is now paid for and a move
ment is on foot to invite ali friends of the
cause to unite in raising the remaining
$S5,000 by Feb. II next, the anniversary
of Miss Wllard's death.
The building is to stand as memorial
Of Frances Willard It was completed in
1892 land is probably the most beautiful
lard hall, seating 900, is lined with mar
BILE panels on which are inscribed the
names of unions and individual donors,
making it the Westminster Abbey of our
country. In this hall daily rescue meet
ings are held, and the progress of the
building and the attainment of the owner
ship has been marked at every step by
prayer. 1t is to be a monument sugges
tive of activity, and in it's intended use,
it is the embodiment and symbol of every
beautiful and useful work.
While the w. Z. T. U. at it's ST. Paul
convention in 1898 dropped the temple, as
an affiliated interest, minority led by
Mrs Matilda B. Carse, clIlng to the tenn
pie, and the present assurance of success
is due to the small gifts of thousands Of
admirers of the project as well as the
generous gifts of the rich, including that
of Marshall Field, 100000, due when the
100000 of bonds are paid. These bonds
order to hold on to the temple in that
time of stress, and. as still harder times
followed even the interest on the bonds
could not be paid, but a sympathizing
constituency suffered and waited in pa
thence, and donated large sums Of the
principal. This condition Of affairs was
unbearable to Mrs. Carse and her sympa-
thizers, and by their active labors. the
bondholders have been reimbursed to the
amount already named, and now that the
success of the enterprise seems assured,
the bonds will be paid in full. The reve-
nue. from the building, $4,000 per annum,
will go to carry forward temperance work
while the building will stand as a perpet-
ual reminder of the clear spiritual vision
of one of Americas greatest women, aid
ed by the sacrifice and the labor of an
other who also saw the vision-MatjIda
r CarSe