The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-08-22

spect received from good society, and no
selfrespect acquired, but a loss experienced
of all true manliness and womanliness? !?
A selfcondemnation is heaped on a poor
deluded soul, mind and body; or ten
thousand times worse, the sharp thongs OF
remoIse and SORROW are sent through every
quivering tissue of a tIuely sensitive soul
and mind, chained TO a defoImed and en-
slaved body.
How can anyone with a single fibre of
strength of character allow himself to be-
come bondman TO such personal identity I!
How can we giIls and friends sit by and
say "TheY are kind-heaIted and mean all
right" They do not mean all right in let
ting such power get hold of theml If a
young man in the strength OF youthful en-
enthusiasm and hope, has not purpose and
manliness to cease 10 do evil while there is
still little from which 10 cease, how can he
expect to cease iTom doing worse, when
his enthusiasm and hope in life are gone,
his selcrespect gone, the respect of those
who would othei wise love his Kind heart
lost; and even the capacity for honestly
gathering the money with which 10 buy
his hell, also LOST. How can he then ex-
poet to cease, be forgiven and relieved
from everlasting torture? Is itnoi then the
act OF reasonable beings 10 stand entirely
outside of the fiIe?
A baby thinks the fire is beautiful. The
first surroundings are beautiful, hand
some marble mantle, beautiful embroider-
ed lamberquil and fine vases, next is a
space OF biackness, not at all pleasing to
the ca d, but not particularly hurtful; but
farther in is tue bright flame, beautiful, but
terrible in its beauty. The silly child is
ashamed OF being afraid of that and, al.
though il ;emembeIs the often repeated
we ming at will buinm determines TO see
if it will burn him. We know The result
Unless quick and total removal of the fire
can be had the child is gone. Who cares
for The spi it of independence in the child
or who makes plea for the stubborn dis
obedience of the child because the mantle
and lamberquin were beautiful.
What is tie remedy if the child is just
singed, but not tsught 10 keep away
Those in charge get "a fender for the pur
pose of keeping babies out of the fire.
We reco;lect the old-:ashioned tenders fol
paIlor gIaies i5atweIe easily moved by the
older ones, 6ui in theic doing so the child
soon saw how TO move the slight barrier
and again play with the fire in spite o.
law and fender. Now we can procure fen
deIs to save the children, which are vel
fastened and ale an actual bother TO the
older people who build the fires. This i!
what we must have around this sea o
seething, liquid fire.
The question is for each one of us, Car
be better for drinking myself or for 9th
ers doing the same?
Here, we each Immediately decide fol
ourselves that we have no inclination o
expectation OF being personally responsible
for any ones haoit We offer it to non,
and do not take it wnen offered us.
We must siop and look around Us. A
first many say, 81 do not feel this curse
Think again, do you notS Is there no rel
alive or l. lend touched by its power? Eacl
in this loom makes silent acknowledge
ment OF some contact in which they hav
come. with the results OF strong drink
caution when met by drunkard on thu
street.
What can we do? We can at least show
our colo-s by reading and talking on tn
subject and trying The effect of show O
indifference about The opinions of thos
about US.
"The lime for excusing the habit of usin
strong drink is past,'' is an assertion tina
may well be repeated to-day.
Weare principally young people and W
must be inie ested in something. If W
care nothing for the people of the past, W
at least care for our present friends
The apology often heaId for a student
lack of attention to the time being, "He
too deep with the past to care foT the pres
ent," has excused many, with reserves
hope that after observing in what manner
even heroes Of the past have failed in thei
apparent ends, they may, with create
wisdom, direct iheir own lives.
But do we not feel a contempt for thos
who study the lives of othe-s with the az
knowledged motive of a supe' fetal mean
of filing Ieig minds with images abou
which 30 e3m, without learning or car,
ing TO ieein single lesson in the know
edge of gooG and evil. Let us then, at leas
care enough for our friends to show an il
tention of eDDlying the lessons which W
have seen illustrated in works of fiction
history, anG still nea- e, in zeal life.
Let US also, eSoecis'' " we gills, keep OF
eyes open 10 see and let people know W
see and feel the efacie of this great ev
before US today anG every day.
Weave impel'cG by ioe me- snitude of th
evil, and our limited power over others.
say at is Gods work, let it rest with Him
God works through his people and q
will not take our Je' ;cho for US unles W
at least cas1y the lamps and give the grei
. shout
Let this Social Union say-as for me an
: my members, we will seiye the Lord.
: The Ohio Woman's Christian Tempe
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