The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-03
THE PRESIDENT
ANNUAL ADDRESS
State Convention of the
w. C. T. u.
EARNEST MEETINGS
Exercises Began Sunday Afternoon
Addresses by Miss 0'DanieI and
Governor Glenn. Programme
for Today.

The address of Miss Elyizabeth
March. of Winston Salem. president
of the North Carolina Woman's
Chris Christian Temperance Union,
was delivered at yesterdays session
of the convention, and was the event
of the day Miss March is an eloquent
speaker. earnest and persuasive, and
her address was effective on the body
of delegates.
The morning session began at
o'clock, and after the meeting of the
executive committee and the formal
exercises several committees We're ap-
pointed, and the annual reports of the
State corresponding secretary, Miss
Notre Johnson, and the treasurer,
Mrs. Frances f. Ross, were made.
The AnnuaI Address.
The annual address of the State
President by Miss Elizabeth March.
was delivered at o'clock, and was
heard attentively by the delegates. The
! following is a synopsis Of the 2d-
dress:
Il trust we have come together.
my sisters for a fresh amounting. that
we may fully appreciate the fact that
we are here to help make data for
| North Cardinals new history. history
| that shall he dearth of bloody battles
and the devastation of the homes but
| history telling of the prosperity of
! people and towns and the establish
nIent of industries and institutions all
washed clean of licensed evil as a
| means To such an end
For this happy consummation We
/ wage our peaceful war for God and
home and native land
"A little more than thirty years ago
! the visions of the old prophets re-
ceived a fresh Interpretation. a time
/ ly application to conditions of our
cwn time and nation. There was an
arrest of thought. a new departure
made, when il was laid upon Chris
tan women's hearts to consecrate
! themselves TO a new work, and in a
new way to help rescue the perishing
and re-enforce the spirit and dignity
of the compact that had made our
country the brightest star in the
galaxy of nations.
Purposes of the w. c. L. u.
THE name familiarly called w. c..
! Il. l.. for convenience has been va
| riously commented upon. criticised
and interpreted. the most significant
we have heard is 'Welll C. To o. The
W. c. T. L. not being arbitrary i'm its
principles, the States and Territories,
within a decade organized and equip
ped with leaders for the work, chose
just such OF the department includ-
ed in the national as was deemed best
for the advancement of the righteous
cause. in local sections and for the
moral advancement of the common
wealths. The watchwordS chosen by
the national at the first We're Edu-
cate, Agitate. Organize. and their con-
vincing power has been proclaimed
increasingly, with marveouS results,
through every State and Territory dur
ing the thirty years of the life of the
organization.
North Carolina stepped into line
by the courage and purpose of a few
brave ones calling convention OF
Christian women from over the State
in 1883. and were organized for work
by Miss Frances i. Willard, who was
invited for the occasion. At once
the work of organization began. and
during these twenty-three years, local
unions have been formed in many
towns and cities of the State.
The departments OF work adopted
by the State w. c. 7. U. are as fol-
lows:
Organization, Evangelistic, Scien-
tiflc Temperance instruction, Temper
ance Literature Press Work, Anti
Narcotics, Medal Contest, Sunday
School Work Mercy Non-Alcoholic
Medication, Fair and Open-Air Meet
ings, Flower Mission, Purity in Liter
ature and Art, ard Legislation and
Petition. Peace and Arbitration, Prison
Work, Unfermented Wine. Sabbath
Observance, Systematic Giving, Moth
ers' Meetings and Purity.
Bible i'm the Schools.
THE efforts made, in many of the
: States, to have the reading of the
Bible discontinued in the public schools
is an unmistakable bugle note OF
warning. We will emphasize this fact
by quoting from the report of Miss
Elizabeth w. Greenwood, superintend-
ent of Evangelistic Work in the Ma
tional w. c. IT. L. givne last year al
the convention in Philadelphia. she
said in part: Far more important
than questions of tariff, or even OF
capital and labor. is the question
whether religion and morality shall
be included in the system which the
State provides for its children. This
| is a question which touches the very
heart of the nations life.
when the public school was first
established. and for $50 years after
definite religious instruction was an
imnortant part of its curriculum. To-
dav special religious teaching is prac-
ticallv banished from the public
schools of the country. In few OF
the states the reading of the Bible
is stiu authorized; in some. permitted
If no one objects: in others, positively
prohibited by statute.
; "Bbt there are other lines of work