How can we make professing Christians feel their responsibilities? What is the most judicious way of awakening the clergy to more zealous effort in the cause of temperance, and securing the cooperation of the church as a body? How can we work most effectually among the children? Can domestic wines be made and used consistently by Christian women, or with safety to their families? Is it not encouraging intemperance? Can we, as temperance women, use wine and cider for culinary purposes with consistency or safety? [1] Afterward President of District of Columbia W.C.T.U. [2] Afterward President of New Jersey W.C.T.U. Pending these discussions a constitution was drafted. This was adopted, and a state society called "The Christian Woman's State League" was formed. The following officers were elected for the first year: _President_--Mrs. Allen Butler, Syracuse. _Vice-Presidents_--Mrs. Mary C. Johnson, Brooklyn; Mrs. Helen E. Brown, New York; Mrs. Dr. Kenyon, Buffalo; Mrs. L. B. Ayers, Penn Yan; Mrs. B. F. Hall, Auburn. _Corresponding Secretary_--Mrs. Dr. Greeley, Syracuse. _Recording Secretary_--Mrs. Mary T. Burt, Auburn. _Treasurer_--Mrs. T. S. Truair, Syracuse. During the first year two quarterly meetings were held--one at Brooklyn in February, and one at Buffalo in May. At the Brooklyn meeting the constitution was somewhat modified, and the name changed to the present one--"The Woman's Christian Temperance Union of the State of New York." The first legislative work of the society was the memorializing of President Grant and Governor Dix. This memorial was prepared by Mrs. B. C. Rude, of Wellsville, Miss M. E. Armstrong, of Fayetteville, and Mrs. M. B. O'Donnell, of Lowville. FIRST MEMORIAL. We, temperance women of the State of New York, in convention at Syracuse, deeply sensible that intemperance is a prevailing and corrupting power for evil, affecting the happiness and well-being of multitudes of all classes and conditions impotent to protect themselves from its influences, but citizens, all claiming the natural and lawful protection of our rulers and executors of our laws; that its pernicious influence in the home, by subverting every principle of right, is in the aggregate corrupting the entire national body, subverting the intent of our political institutions; and whereas petitioning is our only resort, we have petitioned our God, the Infinite Ruler, in your behalf, and now petition your excellency, in behalf of the temperance cause, that you appoint to positions in the civil service none but total abstinence men. All of which we most respectfully submit, and for which your petitioners will ever pray. The memorial to Governor Dix was presented directly by the State League; that to President Grant was referred to the national society soon to be formed.