The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-14
DELEGATES FOR :
EQUAL RIGHTS
WEST VIRGINIA SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION GOES ON
RECORD.
swAYED BY MISS POTTER
BrlIIlont Speaker Pleads Eloquent
" for Pending Observation-Disclosures
IutIons Carry With less Than
Score Of Adverse Votes.

The recent convention Of the West
Virginia Sunday School Association
was attended by moro than 1000 del0.
gates from every nook and corner OF
the Mountain State" II was q rep.
resentative gathering Of men and
women. each and every one being
deeply interested in the welfare Of
the state and 7the people. There was
not a question that involved the men.
tai and moral betterment Of West Wiz.
ginians, either In the making or in the
adult stage, that was not intelligently
discussed. That being tho case equal
suffrage came in for It's share Of at.
tentlon.
On the afternoon OF Thursday, May
IL, before the full co8yendon, Miss
Adelia' Potter. one Of the state organ.
Tiers Of the state association. gave
most eloquent address. Her subject
was "a Message Extraordinary" She
was heard with close attention. When
she had finished she was greeted with
prolonged applause. She said in part:
Many argue that the women OF to.
day should devote themselves entirely
TO their home duties, even as did their
grandmothers. But this Is impossible.
The miracle Of steam and electricity
have forever taken from the home
large part Of the duties which took
so much OF the time of our grandmoth.
ers. The spinning OF the wool, the
weaving Of the cloth are now done In
factories. The manufacture of nearly
everything that enters into the homo
life is no longer home duty. Even II
the woman Of today would she could
not do as did her grandmother. Won.
An has been forced by these two giants
into the commercial and industrial life
Of the world. In working out that
great commandment OF Christ to love
our neighbor as ourselves, the help OF
woman is needed. They are mora Wit.
ally interested in the pure food laws,
In the anti.sweatshop statutes, and in
all those civic bstterment movements
than are the men, because they SO dI.
rectly touch the home life.
Immediately after the conclusion Of
Miss Potter's address Rev. Joseph
Bennett Of sistersville offered the fol.
lowing resolution:
Whereas, there shall soon come be-
tore the voters OF this state the ques-
ton OF equal suffrage; and
Whereas, In our Judgment, the won.
en- have the same natural and God.
given right to secure and protect their
property and advance their well being
in all things as have the men; and
Whereas, they have the ability and
willingness intelligently to perform
! every duty involved in citizenship;
with strong confidence therefore, in
the integrity of the women. and be.
lieving that when the right to vote
shall be conferred upon them It will
give us an army whose banners shall
ever remain unstained by corrupt poll
tics. whose leaders shall be unpur.
chasable by the gold Of the wicked
interests; whose legions shall always
contend for truth and Righteousness,
purity and temperance; we declare
ourselves most heartily In favor Of
West Virginia browning itself with
honor and glory in doing justice 70
the women by giving to them the
right to vote.
When the chairman, DR.. Thomas e.
Hodges, called for the showing OF
hands in favor Of the resolution, near.
ly every hand was raised. Less than
a score of hands were raised in the
negative.
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