WORLD’S WOMAN’S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION

[s. 812] : The United States Woman’s Christian Temperance Union was organized at Cleveland, O., in 1874, as a result of the great Woman’s Temperance Crusade of the previous winter. Soon after the completion of the national organization the suggestion was made of an Inter At the Detroit Convention national Union. (1883) Mi Frances E. Willard urged the project, Union was fully established, with in 1884 the and Mrs. Margaret Bright Lucas, of England, as first President. From 1890 to 1898 Mi Willard was President, and since then Lady Henry Somerset has held the office. At the first delegated convention of the World’s Union at Boston, 1891, the following Declarations of Principles and Pledge were adopted: “We believe in the coming of His Kingdom, whose service is the highest liberty, because His laws, written in our members, as well as in nature and in grace, ‘are perfect, converting the soul.’”We believe in the Gospel of the Golden Rule, Cordial cooperation is given soldiers and sailors. by mi ionaries of all societies in every land, who upon the organization as an agency for advancing the Kingdom. look effective WOTYAK LANGUAGE: One of the Finnish WOYENTIN. See Wogbnthin. 812