cause is a false idea of values.

A large part

of the badness The greed of

we deplore comes from the greed of wealth. wealth is what brings the badness, whether it is in the man who steals five cents out of the drawer or the millionaire who steals hundreds of thousands of dollars of stock.

Now, from whence comes this greed of wealth? Why do people want so much money? It is because of the incorrect standard of values, because wealth is respected. The greed of wealth comes from the respect shown to wealth. Some of you may not agree with us there, but I think we shall see that even the moralist himself does show more respect to the welldressed, well-off, well-mannered sinner, than to the poorly dressed, ragged, ill-mannered sinner. I think that is true, and possibly more respect is shown to that sort of a sinner than to the badly dressed saint.

Now, we have got to take one more step. shown to wealth?

Where does that begin?

Why is respect
What makes us

want to live so that we shall not have to work? Where do we Here I am coming to a vital point.

get that?

in the home. That is the starting point. get that respect for wealth.

We get that There is where we

The badness comes from greed of wealth, the greed of wealth comes from the respect shown to wealth, the respect shown to wealth comes from the false rating of values, and the false rating of values and wrong standards come from the home influences, largely from the talk in the home. Then we want to know how we are to change that. We don't want to work forever on results as the world has been doing, and I want to say here in passing that I do not mean to be understood that the hospitals and a great deal of reform work is not right, but the trouble is in considering these as a finality,-the best thing that humanity can do for humanity, whereas, this palliating and reforming and punishing should merely be considered in the light of a scaffold to a building, just a temporary thing, not the real thing. And as this illustration comes to me I shall want to use it to show what could be done by bringing

the right kind of atmosphere into the family, to have the father and mother so enlightened that they will bring up their children to a true idea of values. Suppose a father and mother have one son. Suppose that father and mother begin when that son is under two years of age with the steady purpose of bringing the boy up to self restraint and self reliance. Suppose that this father and mother work as steadily for that object as they work to get him clothes, and that they teach him that a good character is as necessary as food or clothing or a great many other things. If there is any time, the mother or father reads a little story or does a little something in the way of character building. I think the result will be sure. We must teach self-restraint, relf-reliance, self-dependence, honesty and integrity. The home atmosphere should be full of all that tends towards the development of the highest and noblest, all that makes noble character, so that the child may breathe in nobleness from the very surroundings, assimilate it, so to speak.

The first great work to be done is to bring people together in communities for the purpose of thought. Thought is the power that moves the world. If you look back upon the world at any stage of its progress you will see that the religion and the education and the customs of nations at any given period simply mark the progress of thought up to that period. It is just thought coming out. Now, in carrying on this work of humanity we want to lay hold of this great power that moves the world and use it for our purpose. The women of our country should form clubs and unions for the purpose of thought in every community. There is a New England Women's Club which has existed for fifteen years into which all classes are invited and there they meet together for the purpose of thought. There we study all that pertains to the higher faculties of life and to the development of character.

Character is king. It is the ruler of the whole country. Character is formed in the home, therefore, the home rules. the country. What we want to do is to get the home right,

and I often say this to those young ladies at the Club, but I always say I wish there were men present, because it is not right to take the responsibility off the man and have it said that it is women's work to bring up children. I think one of these clubs could be formed right here. The first thing to be done is to get women together, if you can, and have them take up the great problems of the day. There are so many problems that want to be discussed; so many things that want to be talked over. I would say, have a large club formed in Kennett Square and have all the people come together for the purpose of thought, and for the discussion of all the vital questions of the day. Thought is the power back of everything. The newspapers and everything that influence public sentiment are the result of somebody's thought. The great work of humanity is to think, to have people think, and to bring them together for the purpose of thought. So we should establish thought centres. "Let there be light." What is this light, this mental light? It is thought. So, let there be light in this community, and let people come together and think what shall be done. The formation of these thought centres is the groundwork for humanity. Call it whatever you please, but lend a hand. No community is so small but some good may be done in it. Take the young people, much is to be done with them. Put noble ideas into their minds. There is a work for humanity. Don't stop until they grow up, but call them together now. There are so many things that can be brought into these clubs. You have got all this field of usefulness. Begin with the boys at eleven or twelve and organize a White Cross movement. What is that? It is never to use any obscene language, never to swear or use any profane word. Children are so easily influenced when they are little. I think they would respond with enthusiasm and be eager to fall in with that idea of never cruelizing any animal, never using any bad word or any deceit, and what should be done now in the homes would be to make every child afraid to have a penny not its own, afraid to have it. As Emerson

says, "We are anxious sometimes not to be cheated; not to be deceived by our neighbor, but the time comes when we are anxious that we shall not ourselves deceive anybody." And that idea should be brought home to the children, so that they must feel that they would be ashamed to be alone with themselves if they were bad; make them feel they must like themselves; make the boy feel that he would be ashamed to get into bed with himself if he had been dishonest or told a lie. Make him afraid of himself rather than of other people. The first thing I should say to be done for this thing is self-work. If we want to begin to do anything for humanity, the first work is in our own selves. That must be done. We must rid ourselves entirely of I-hood. I think the reason there is so much inharmoniousness among men and women working: together is because of this everlasting I-hood. What we want to do is to get rid of self. If advice or criticism is pronounced we should accept it in the right spirit. If a person suggests. to me that I am in fault I should examine myself and I should not be angry at my informant.

Now, again, to sum up: Badness comes from greed of wealth; greed of wealth comes from the respect shown to wealth; respect shown to wealth comes from a false rating of values; false rating of values comes from the home atmos-phere. How shall homes be changed? By bringing up the fathers and mothers to a higher plane of life and a higher development; to such a high purpose that the whole atmosphere of the home may be purified. How shall we bring these fathers and mothers up? By bringing them together for purposes of thought; by establishing a meeting, something that shall be held every week in this town where men and women can come for discussing the vital problems of the day. Why? Because thought is the power which moves the world and if you have your hand on that you have got your hand upon the helm.

F. A. Hinckley, J. Williams Thorn, Wm. Harvey, Joseph Brosius, F. M. Pennock and Mrs. Diaz took part in the discus

sion, and after singing by the meeting a recess was taken until 2 P. M.

SIXTH-DAY AFTERNOON.

The meeting opened with singing after which the Committee on Memorials made its report, which was adopted.

TEMPERANCE.

The following Testimony was reported from the Business Committee:-In view of the "Irrepressible Conflict" now raging throughout our country between the Friends of Order and Temperance on the one side and the Cohorts of the Rum Traffic on the other, we feel it incumbent upon us to repeat with added emphasis our oft reiterated testimony on this vital issue. We believe every attempt to restrain and regulate a criminal traffic is wrong in principle and must always prove a failure in results. To legalize this wicked traffic is to legalize crime. We therefore oppose all License, high or low, and demand the unconditional abolition by Constitutional law both State and National of the importation, manufacture and sale of all alcoholic beverages. We desire to keep alive in our minds our responsibilities as citizens of the State and Nation. We rejoice in the prospect of a not very distant victory. Our hosts are multiplying in numbers and increasing in zeal. We hail with joy the increasing efforts of the Christian Church in this direction and especially the effective labors of that mighty host of noble women who wear the badge of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and who stand to-day in the front of the battle and are pitching their white tents all over the world. But in this "Holy Tumult for the Truth" we beg them to avoid all ecclesiasticism. In the name of our dear bought religious liberty we protest against any attempt to introduce into our National Constitution any theological dogma, any test of religious belief. As a nation in the formation of our Constitution we threw off those fetters, let us never suffer them to be riveted on our limbs again. Let us forever preserve the perfect divorce of Church and State, and maintain that great central doctrine of liberty of conscience which