the Rev. Olympia
Brown, Mary E. Haggart, Armenia S. White, Emma C. Bascom, Almeda B.
Gray and many others.

A letter from Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton urged that the question of
woman suffrage should now be carried into the churches and church
conventions for their approval, and that more enlightened teaching
from the pulpit in regard to women should be insisted upon. The letter
was accompanied by a resolution to this effect, both expressed in very
strong language. They were read first in executive session. The
following extracts are taken from the stenographic report of the
meeting:

Mrs. Helen M. Gougar (Ind.) moved that the resolution be laid
upon the table, saying: "A resolution something like this came
into the last convention, and it has done more to cripple my work
and that of other suffragists than anything which has happened in
the whole history of the woman suffrage movement. When you look
this country over you find the slums are opposed to us, while
some of the best leaders and advocates of woman suffrage are
among the Christian people. A bishop of the Roman Catholic Church
stood through my meeting in Peoria not long since. We can not
afford to antagonize the churches. Some of us are orthodox, and
some of us are unorthodox, but this association is for suffrage
and not for the discussion of religious dogmas. I can not stay
within these borders if that resolution is adopted, from the fact
that my hands would be tied. I hope it will not go into open
convention for debate.

MRS. PERKINS (O.): I think we ought to pay due consideration and
respect to our beloved president. I have no objection to sending
missionaries to the churches asking them to pay attention to
woman suffrage; but I do not think the churches are our greatest
enemies. They might have been so in Mrs. Stanton's early days,
but to-day they are our best helpers. If it were not for their
co-operation I could not get a hearing before the public. And now
that they are coming to meet us half way, do not throw stones at
them. I hope that resolution, as worded, will not go into the
convention.

MRS. MERIWETHER (Mo.): I think the resolution could be amended so
as to offend no one. The ministers falsely construe the
Scriptures. We can overwhelm them with arguments for woman
suffrage--with Biblical arguments. We