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 ADDRESS BY—" 
 
 Her Excellency 
 The Countess of Aberdeen,, 
 
 August 24th, 1894. 
 
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INAUGURAL MEETING 
 
 OF TIIK 
 
 -.;/•;• I 
 
 LOCAL COUNCIL 
 
 OF 
 
 won EN OF HALIFAX. 
 
 BY 
 
 HER EXCELLENCY THE COUNTESS OF ABEBOEEN, 
 
 AUGUST 24th. 1894. 
 
 PRINTED BY THE MORNING HERALD PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY, 
 58 AND 60 GRANVILLE STREET. 
 1894. 
 
Gsaa — 
 
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NATIONAL COUNCIL 
 
 OF 
 
 ^WOMEN OF CANADA. 
 
 Meeting bo inaugurate the formation of 
 Local Council at Halifax, August 
 24th, 1894. 
 
 The Academy of Music was crowded to its utmost capacity ; 
 never before was there such a gathering in that building. Not 
 only was every seat occupied, but the aisles and passageways 
 were packed with people, and, with the exception of the reporters, 
 the audience was composed of ladies. The platform was 
 exquisitely decorated with plants and flowers. Her Excellency 
 was supported by Mrs. Daly, Hon. Mrs. Montgomery-Moore, 
 Mrs. Courtney, Miss O'Brien, Mrs. W. S. Fielding, Mrs. J. W. 
 Longley, Mrs. J. F. Kenny, Miss Henry, Mrs. M. E. Keefe, 
 Mrs. Leonowens, Mrs. J. C. Mackintosh, Mrs. H. H. Fuller, 
 Mrs. Richey, Mrs. R. L. Borden and others. Of the eighty 
 societies in Halifax and Dartmouth invited to send representatives, 
 69 accepted the invitation and others sent letters of apology. The 
 representatives of those organizations were invited to seats on 
 the platform. 
 
 Before the proceedings formally commenced, Mrs. S. E. 
 Whiston stepped to the front and presented the Countess of 
 Aberdeen with a basket of beautiful flowers. Mrs. Charles Archi- 
 bald was requested to act as Secretary, and then Her Excellency 
 rose to address the gathering. She spoke as follows : 
 
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 "er Excellency's AddresS. 
 
 pvc some acoouat of myself and^ '"' ^ O" ""' "ow aek met 
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 ' *^EEL IT TO BE MV DUTV TO LAv 
 
 before the women of th. • "' ^'''' ^^^ ^^-^^^^a 
 
 ^ay desiroug of urffin^ 'y^onkl be understood that I nm • 
 
 e^er^- - -'- rein: r- ~-"r 
 council as ,s suggested must rise ou/ ... ' «"^««««f"l, such a 
 tjose most concerned, and must 1, '' ^^^^^^^^ous wish of 
 different sections of hou^hf "" ''P'«««»t truly all fi? 
 
 disclaim personRli,, ^^^"g^t m each district t *^® 
 
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 personally. * found it being inangurntcd when I first arrived in 
 Canada. It in part of a great movement which, 1 am sure, all 
 the workers here present have been watching going on through- 
 out the world for many years past. We can see traces of it in 
 many directions, if we look back upon the history of women's 
 work. Looking back to a century ago, we can find scarcely any, 
 if any, of those organizations and societies to which wo are now 
 so accustomed. Organized women's work was kept alive through 
 all the past centuries by 
 
 THOSE NOIJLE INSTITUTIONS AND SISTKHIIOODS OF TIIK ROMAN 
 
 CATHOLIC ciiuncii 
 
 which have done such a glorious work for the poor, for the 
 utllicted and for the young. We owe a great debt to those who 
 have kept alive this idea of women's work. And, again, later, 
 the Society of Friends also took up the same idea and showed what 
 was possible to be done. But as far as those societies, institu- 
 tions and organizations, with which we are now so familiar, are 
 concerned, we find but little trace of them. They must nearly 
 all have originated in the last half century ; most of them within 
 the last quarter of a century, many of them even within the last 
 ten or twelve years. But now on all hands we find a great net- 
 work of such organizations having for their objects the welfare 
 of the community in some direction or another. Therefore 
 woman's work has become a very real factor in the life of a 
 community, and we can trace the rise and development of this 
 factor during the reign of our greatest queen, a feature which 
 will doubtless be one of the distinguishing marks of her reign. 
 This being so, and women's work having become organized in 
 many directions, we find that the very fact of this organization 
 perhaps has built up walls between the workers in a community. 
 Those who are most keen and enthusiastic in their work are 
 perhaps apt to become engrossed in their own particular groove. 
 They have not time or leisure to find out what is being done by 
 their sisters in the same community, and it is often the fact that 
 when a body of workers are convened taey are amazed to find a 
 large company, such as those who are present to day, have before 
 them as their objects the furtherance of the general welfare of 
 
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 ■"^""•■■ff on o„„,„„ '' "'" "■"""or ,oc,„,i ° ,:T'" '" "-Pemnce 
 
 "- o^ ^oc,o..c"" '^"""" ""■• jo'-w:. i::;:c -'^ °' 
 
 AVI. "Sfciuoitt. 
 
 AND TJfrci a.. 
 
 ^^'«t feature has ,,,„ ''^ ^^ ^^^m work 
 
 ""■""g women «,. '"^'"- At first i, „ ^ "^Periencrd (h„ 
 
 "'*-•«« inatitn iX^"»'" -"" •- contra, CI „'''\»rg««4g 
 
 '■opresontod, formin" "" """'"'' '" the ,Z' '"''<"' »« «'» 
 
 """•ng mooting! ,"''"""™ comralttoo "',■ *''*' ^«'-e 
 
 '"potior and ga;:,:',:"''" "« '"oso X,!,""" "»-•»»»"/ 
 
 »'7 genera, n'eod ".'T''^ "' '"e- "ork I";' ;»*'-» ea«e 
 
 ''"tful n, our own eitv nf a f "^ ^'^ ^^^^ 
 , '"^^^«^^-o...,,,^^^^^'^^«^ Aberdeen. 
 
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 """ <«««- aat Tr;'"'"'»S^»-" etr"""'' ""I when 
 "' ^•-''.o,. Union abonH? 'v " " O"' ^o" 
 
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 perceive that in a, body where the iliffercnt societies of a city or 
 district are represented, when some need conies np, this body 
 m'lst know whether that need can be carried out by any existing 
 organization. Very of ten a piece of work can be carried out by 
 an existing institution, but the society not being known, tlie work 
 does not go to the right quarter. We liiul tiiat the Ladies' Union 
 also know who are likely to be the workers and who can best 
 form the nucleus of some new society to carry out work in case the 
 creation of such a society is necessary. These unions in various 
 parts of the kingdom brought about the desire to be linked to 
 each other, and this Avas accomplished by conferences taking 
 place in some large centre every year, whore all their different 
 unions are represented. This year that conference takes place in 
 Glasgow. Great care is taken at these conferences to select 
 
 SPEAKERS WHO REALLY KNOW SOJIETIIINU Oi" THE SUBJECTS 
 
 upon which they are expected to speak. Subjects are selected, 
 also, which possess general interest and bearing upon the 
 motives which should inspire work, so that those comin}"; to the 
 Conferences go away feeling in the truest sense their responsi- 
 bility deepened, and also having heard words of inspiration as 
 well as of i)ractical advice as to how to carry out their individual 
 work. I ca'. testify from experience how extraordinary has 
 been the result and influeiica of these conferences, how those 
 who are inclined to speak of it as being " all talK," have gone 
 to these conferences and have come away finding their faith 
 deepened, their charity strengthened and an impulse given to the 
 purpose of their lives that has lasted through years. I know 
 workers in ont of the way villages in the north of Scotland who 
 still speak of a conference held in Aberdeen, some six years ago, 
 as having been a great help to them in their work. So you will 
 see, ladies, having come from Great Britain after the experience 
 of this work, when I arrived here in Canada and found that 
 
 IT WAS rROrOSED TO CARRY OUT THE IDEA OF A NATIONAL 
 
 COUNCIL HERE 
 
 somewhat on the same lines, I felt it a great honor and privilege 
 to be elected president and to be allowed by the women of 
 
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 <^o«gre8s, as r h , y^^ ^ere vn.. Present, not ,» 
 
 Council Of Tro^^a *°'*'' "> '"ke s" 1 JT''''''' »' "«= close 
 
 ""'•"-e. and at this'^'ee;::"™ '"^e ot ,adi: 
 
 a. oiWs: '"'^'^<'-*--t,.e.a.te..e,a,,, ,, 
 
 '^ e, women of Po , ^'»^^J. It vuna 
 
 ^"''^^ation J,t^*"^'^». sincerely b.r • 
 
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 '^^ golden rule to soLt! '^ °"''««J^« 
 «°«'ety, custom aud 
 
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 Then follows the constitution, which provides that this National 
 Council should be formed of representatives of all national 
 societies, that is societies which are organized on a national 
 footing throughout the Dominion, and representatives from all 
 local councils which might he formed in the various centres of 
 the Don-inion. The second article is a very important one, and I 
 will read it : 
 
 " This council is organized ia the interest of no one propaganda, and has 
 no power over the organizations which constitute it beyond that of suggestion 
 and sympathy ; therefore, no society voting to ei.ter this council shall render 
 itself liable to be interfered with in respect to its complete organic unity, 
 independence, or methods of work, cr be committed to any principle or 
 method of any other society, or to any act or utterance of the council itself, 
 beyond compliance with the terms of this constitution." 
 
 You will see, ladies, that the constitution is very broad and 
 comprehensive. It is one which should exclude none, but which 
 should include all who desire to work for the benefit of their 
 fellow creatures, and to take as the link which should bind us all 
 together, the " golden rule." We say simply the " golden rule " ; 
 but what more can be wanted ? It has struck me very much in 
 going to the various meetings at Toronto, Montreal, London, 
 ilamilton, Ottawa and Quebec, that 
 
 THE RIPENESS OF THF, MOMENT FOR THE MOVEMENT HAS BEEN 
 
 INSTINCTIVELY FELT 
 
 by all, and it has been the most gratifying feature of the work in 
 all these centres that ladies of all our different churches and of 
 all the different organizations are on our councils. All the 
 sections of the Protestant Church are represented, and in each 
 case, I think, in one form or another, ladies from the Roman 
 Caiholic Church are represented, as well, also, as ladies of the 
 Jewish faith. It has been an imprespive thing at these meetings 
 to find ladies] of so many various forms of thought kneeling 
 down together and ask-'ag for a blessing from our great Father 
 upon our work for Him ; and then from each of their different 
 points of view narrating Low they had been led, according to 
 their light, to help forward the work with which each felt 
 entrusted. When you come now to ask me " what is the good 
 
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 fi-om thf. v«v; '• ^^^ ^t-'^ted periods ^"^^^' a" annual 
 
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 will easily perceive that at these meetiugs there is an opportunity 
 for worker? who feel that there is some particular need unfilled to 
 bring that need before the representatives of the various societies 
 in the city. Often at these meetings there are young girls and 
 others who are not actively engaged in work, longing to find some 
 vocation and not knowing exactly )iow to set themselves to work. 
 Yon know, ladies, 
 
 IT IS A MOST DIFFICULT THING TO DO TO SET ONE'S SELF 
 
 TO WOKK, 
 
 and, as I say, it often happens that there are thosj who are only 
 waiting for guidance and for inspiration ; and when at these 
 meetings the various representatives put before the pnblic the 
 work which they are doing, that sort of aimless longing is 
 quickened into healthy action. The first step is made and the 
 new worker can go where she feels most drawn, assured that she 
 will have the help of those who can guide and assist her and put 
 her in the way of testing her inexperience by actual work. This 
 is one practical side of the undertaking. So that when our 
 societies call for new workers they are enabled in this way to 
 obtain new recruits. In addition to that, as I have before said, 
 any common need felt in the town can be brought before the 
 representatives of the various societies — the workers of the place, 
 and it can be ascertained whether it is a real or only an imaginary 
 need ; whether any existing organization can deal with it, or if it 
 is a public need, the council representing all the various societies 
 can go to the authorities who can deal with it with the assurance 
 that if the representatives of all the organizations of women say 
 that there is a real need affecting women and children, it will be 
 a very strange thing if that need is not soon met. In addition 
 to all this, there is another advantage which I think flows from 
 our National Council, and that is 
 
 THE PROMOTION OF TRUE NATIONAL AND PATRIOTIC FEELING 
 
 in the deepest sense. It is the formation of a patriotic society 
 in itself amongst those who can best promote it — amongst the 
 mothei's, the "home-makers" of the conntry. A brilliant and 
 well-known writer has lately written a wort in which he contends 
 
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 ™«tthemakmirofn,„.i 
 
 ««d ho (a^ace, back 7 " " "■" '"■«'■«« work of r . ■ 
 
 g'o"- into the worid^h '"""' "' ««™ge rac^ ^ 7"."'""^'' 
 '«'■«'•» which o„riil''j. '"•"'-■P'» «f t,™ lovHidt '"' ""^ 
 '"I the only 1,^ """»^'f has tanght nsU T , '"""« '<"• 
 
 "-d boly ,eal „„ I"^ ""'^' "o »»' feel that Godtl '""'"• 
 "Woi belong, to it J ""'"'""^' »J on all tt ' "" ' "«'> 
 
 -^- o, i^ei.:: :r -"* ""■ ^ -"- tn^^ 
 
 -v»r ^o.uK „„„ ,^ ^^^^ 
 
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 mothering silf" /"*'""' " " »een to be\l ®^ P'-'^^'oges. 
 « Wider sfnseC" *"" "'"'" of view o/o^;" "" '-""^ «' this 
 "Other. Of chiidr^ "r- "" ""o have been call ?""" """^^ "r i„ 
 
 we look „B„„ „ V' *« 'ask which ha« i, o^'ei'whelmcd 
 
 posaibiiir „h th f » ■"■" "■- -0 dnaTrrf " '" "^ - 
 
 wonderful lovl 't '" '""'' of them 1 '^"''' "»<" «■« 
 
 *>■» opp„j„5 :!»■:«*■■- in „3.an7:hink«"." "^ ""'" 
 « aa to be true 1 7 '"^ "■• ""•"•''"g them • „f kh "" '' «'™» 
 
 not those who a ^ "^^^" "^ J opr fripn^o '^^'^ 0"r home, 
 
 «» mean after all?^t„ i'^"? """Oj" '=™>ywhere ? ^i,?7 '"" 
 
 f-'a- home duties a,^ rS'"" "''''"""' »<• to .e.^', ^^^" 
 
 •"eepted, does it i„ ,! ^ "^ understood, if ,1,;! ' ^""^ 'f 
 
 "■ »y wa^ mean a „»«;;, i^T T "'"*'' 
 
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 people speak as if home duties and the more public duties to 
 which women arc called nowadays clash. It is impossible to 
 exaggerate the home duties — the building up of the units which 
 form the real life of the nation. On the faithfulness of women 
 to this duty depends the welfare of the country — the building up 
 of home — the making of home with a high ideal running through 
 every relation of life, where the love of things that are lovely and 
 true and of good report is felt in everything ; where body and 
 mind and soul are cared for ; homes from which young men and 
 maidens will go out not making pleasure and wealth the main 
 objects in life, but who will 
 
 COUNT IT THEIR HIGHEST PRIVILEGE AND GLORY TO SERVE THEIR 
 
 FELLOW-CREATURES, 
 
 their country and their God. But when it is spoken of as if 
 these home duties clashed with the public duties, surely it is a 
 wrong conception of what home means. Surely, to be able to 
 build up a home in this way involves a wide view of life, a wide 
 horizon. It will not do for the queens of our homes to draw a 
 charmed circle around a few lives and think only of their comfort 
 and welfare. Those who do so will assuredly find that they 
 have missed their aim. For the sako of those nearest and 
 dearest to us we need to know what life means — its sorrows and 
 difficulties ; we need to know all about the paths through which 
 these dear ones will walk by and by. If we care not for those 
 outside of our homes, if we hear not this call to " mother," not 
 only in our own homes, but in the social and national life of our 
 country, it may be that it will be our own children who will feel 
 the results of our turning a deaf ear to it. The call comes to us. 
 It appeals to us in different ways. It may be for the young or 
 for the orphans who are left at our doors ; it may be for the 
 reclamation of the erring ones, or for the prevention of calamity 
 to those who are in slippery places ; it may be that 
 
 THE KESPONSIUILITY LAID UPON US WITJ, Urge US TO LIFT UP 
 
 THOSE WHO HAVE ERRED, 
 
 and who are earning the retribution of their sins. AVe may be 
 called upon to go to these with a message of love and helpful 
 
(U) 
 
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 b«fore it; and I ^voulr] o , ^''^ Council, some of h -^ 
 
 "nrt again that sistertoo,, ... ' '" ""^ ''°""™'-i 
 
 ■novement i, itT V r^" ""'" """^■- 'ancfs' '"/»"""' '" 
 if t 1 ^ carried out i„ h . ""• it is a »ran<i 
 
 ■f taken up here it will he ,T ""' ''K"" «P"-it, and T i,!, 
 to consider whethe , ''"' '» *is way • and r Tl "^ 
 
 '<- 'lo aoinettt; ,>*'"» '»-- -e can'n ;X- , * C" T 
 »""^e Canada ,°orT nd " «""'''-■' '""^ a t„ o ^T'' 
 
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 (15) 
 
 Her Excellency concluded by expressing her thanks to the 
 ladies for their kind and patient attention. 
 
 During the course of the meeting Her Excellency made the 
 following explanation : In some quarters it has been thought 
 that the women's council was an association mainly for the 
 promotion of the movement of women's suffrage. 1 think that 
 no one here present will take that view after they have heard the 
 constitution. If there is a society in Halifax favoring that 
 movement, they could, if they wished to join, be represented. 
 If there is an organization against women's suffrage, they would 
 also have the right to be on the council, and to represent their 
 views. Doubtless 
 
 THE SUBJECT WILL IJE DISCUSSED 
 
 from time to time at our council meetings, as will every subject 
 which h is to do with women. Anybody who joins has a right to 
 bring up a subject, but only in that way. The Women's Council 
 no more exists to promote women's sulfrage than it does to 
 promote vivisection or anything else. 
 
 Her Excellency also explained that the Council in Mont- 
 real had taken up the subject of associated charities. The 
 Ottawa Council has taken up the same subject ; Hamilton Council, 
 the advisability of introducing manual and industrial work in the 
 schools. Another Council is taking up the question of the 
 training of servants. Another Council is showing a tendency to 
 promote mothers' unions ; yet another is moving in the direction 
 of providing matrons for police stations ; and again for the 
 appointment of women inspectors for workshops and factories 
 where women are employed. 
 
 Before proceeding to the consideration of the matter of organ- 
 ization of a local branch of the National Council, Her Excellency 
 suggested that the audience should engage in a fcAV moments of 
 silent prayer and seek divine guidance and help. Thereupon the 
 whole of the vast audience reverently bowed their heads — the 
 Countess of Aberdeen, Hon. Mrs. Montgomery-Moore, Mrs. M. B. 
 Daly and the other ladies on the platform kneeling. The sight of 
 Roman Catholics and Protestants of all sects, representing every 
 class in the community, kneeling side by side to implore divine 
 
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 J!r' =''~~ ^«'« Ago. 
 
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 <">"ed for ber Z\ """"■"d water on J,,', """« "■"« hid 
 "^'--g someone r 1 '"''"' "^ '"'V st r '.""'"^^'d bin,, 
 
 ™ds»id, "Goandbrin. ""^'•™^''^'='' ». w« 
 
 y°" 80 into a bouse "„? ?""*"'"' »>"«ta.-d .eed • , . 
 "^'"txl tbat no s„'h ? "* '»'■ mnstard seed ' ''"""' 
 toucbed you." Ct sb"e ^""^ ""^ O-PPen d' tb"" """^' "^ 
 
 *" ""^ »™t iooliing for r "'■'' "^ ias 
 
 S for the seed 8be asked: 
 
■ "ever to bo 
 secoudeti by 
 
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 ♦' In this the house of my friend has ever any been such an this 
 my haby ? " and ahvays the answer was "yes." Then slie took 
 up liei" baby and sat upon ii stone and said, "Alas! this is a 
 heavy task that I hiive undertaken." And presently a light 
 shone upon her and she said: " No! 1 shivll not seek for the 
 mustard seed ; 1 cannot find it. This has not not happened to 
 me alone ; it happens to all. I will bury my baby and jio back 
 to my good man and tell him I cannot find the seed." She laid 
 her baby in the earth and returned to liuddha, who asked her if 
 ahe had found the seed, and she replied: "No." liuddha 
 asked her what she had done with her baby, and she answered 
 that she had buried hin and that her heart was sick for all those 
 who had suffered as she had. 
 
 Then Ihiddha said; "Sister, you have found the mustard 
 seed." That is 
 
 TUK LITTLK (iRAIN THAT HKCAME THE Fills'^ COLNCIL OF WOMKX. 
 
 She went and taught other women how to tend their babies. She 
 told her husband, " Our child is dead, but I am going to teach 
 myself, so that if I should have another child I can train him." 
 
 Mrs. Leonowens concluded by urging the ladies to co-operate 
 for the purpose of overcoming those evils which are existing in 
 Halifax, and thanked Her Excellency for her address. 
 
 THE PROVISIONAL OFFICERS. 
 
 Upon motion of Mrs. M. E. Keefe and Mrs. Charles Archibald, 
 
 it was resolved : 
 
 " That the members of the local council be formed of the presiflents or 
 representatives of the organizations joining the council ; and that the follow- 
 ing officers be appointed provisionally until the further general meeting of 
 the council." 
 
 President. — Mrs. J. C. Mackintosh. 
 
 Vice-Presidents. — Hon. Mrs. Montgomery-Moore, Misa O'Brien, Mrs. H. 
 H. Fuller, Mrs. Richey, Mrs. Courtney, Mrs. R. L. Borden and Mrs, W. S.^ 
 Fielding. 
 
 Treasurer.- Mrs. J. W. Longley. 
 
 Corresponding Secretary. — Miss Henry. 
 
 Recording Secretary. — Mrs. Leonowens. 
 
 Mrs. Daly is ex-officio Vice-President for the province. 
 
(18J 
 
 MRS. CHARLES ARCHIR*.„ 
 Talks About the Pn . -ARCHIBALD 
 
 'the Private Work .,w.„„,„H^_^ 
 
 sight of all ,,,„ "'■"f^mg as under ofh„,. • ^'''^ 'lom 
 
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 earnest persona 7 . " ■"'"'■n'ers arc «,,,/ "' "'"'"tions, 
 
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 A8 AT HOME ftllE 18 TlIK C'KSTHK OF I.IKK AM) OKDKK, 
 
 SO in the state she shouUl Htand for nil that is pure and lovely, 
 and all that is good and true. This Council might be likened to a 
 wonderful resounding chord of music. We all nmy he of sn'ch 
 •<lifferent ways of thinking that one or two together might produce 
 discord, but in unison they sound a magnilicent chord, meaning 
 that the women of Canada are turning themselves to high 
 standards of thought. We are too provincial in tliis province, 
 and we forget the duty we owe to the rest of Cnnada ; perhaps 
 because we are too well satisfied with ourselves. We do not 
 seem to have felt the great heart-beat of the Dominion as we 
 should. This Council is going to bring us into touch with other 
 parts of the Dominion, and we shall be 
 
 THE 
 
 KOHEAIOTHEItS OV A (iUEAT NATION. 
 
 Every woman attending here to-day has something to do with the 
 ■destinies of Canada. As we build now so will the the national 
 life of the future be the better or the worse for us. Shall we not 
 keep that inspiriting thought in view, and forgetting all differences, 
 and looking to our common Father and God, go forward in every 
 "way He points out to us, from the loAvliest to the highest duty.