West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-09-12
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS,
MISS A. TAYLOR.
The First Presidents Address,
Delivered Before the First
Annual Convention of the
West Va. WOman's
Christian Temper
anca Union.
At Mountain Lake Park, Sept. 1, 1888

congratulate you on thGs occasion,
for God is owning and blessing oar
work. Let US thank Him, then,
and take courage.
In the might of God, truth is
moving down on the strongholds
of Error. The Right will dislodge
Wrong and good will prevail over
evil.
From the depths of the past, and
from glory-crowned SUBMITS of the
future, | hear the voice of God
saying, "Go Forward
One year ago, amidst great re-
ioicing, we met on this grand old
mountain, and wheeled West Vir-
GINA into line, and she has taken
her place nobly in the galaxy of
States that form the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.
On account Of the severe illness
of your President for six months,
we have not done all that we had
planned and hoped to accomplish,
but Goods ways are not our ways"
We accept the cup offered, howev-
er bitter it may be, for it is measured
out by Fathers hand, and sent
to us in love, for our good. what
thou knowest not now, thou shalt
know hereafter" But even now
faith can testify, "He doeth all
things we'll"
"The workers may die, but the
work will go on.' ''They that SOW
in tears shall reap in joy" Only
"Have faith in God"
Here 1 must pause for a mo-
ment to give praise, honor, glory
and thanksgiving to God, the Fa-
Their of all mercies, because He has
heard the many prayers of believ-
ers for my restoration to health,
and has enabled me to be with you
to-day, in this our first annual Con-
vention.
OUR STATE UNION.
Our State Union is only in its
infancy, but it is strong, healthful
and vigorous.
Not only is it able to walk before
it is a year old, but it has made
wondrous strides in many direc-
tons under the interchangeable eff
forts of our dear sister, Jennie
Smith. Through her labors and
the blessing OF God, not only new
Unions have been formed, but bet
ter far, many souls have been gath
cred into the Kingdom of our Lord
and Savior, Jesus Christ.
AS our State Corresponding Sec
rotary will give you full account
of the work Of the year, it is not
necessary for me at this time to
enter into any OF its interesting
details. There are, however, sew
eral things which | would like to
suggest for your consideration, and
which | regard as essential to our
success.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
/. We must get all the women
of the land interested in this great
work.
Sixty thousand Christian women
are already interested in this great
work. Day after day their pray
ers ascend to the listening ears of
God, and their hands are
stretched out to save the perishing.
In this 1 rejoice with exceeding
great Joy, but let us pray more
earnestly that God would move the
hearts of all Christian women
throughout the land to take hold of
this great work for Jesus sake.
In the United States we have
ten millions of women. What a
power they hold in their hands
1t is a power that is felt first of all
in the home circle, at the very
fountain head of society. "Train
up child in the way that he
should go, and when he is old he
will not depart from it."
Our Presidents, Legislators, Gov
ernors, Judges, Editors, Ministers,
Educators, come from the family
where the influence of woman is
supreme,
If these ten millions of women,
representing millions Of homes,
were moved to work for the Mas
ter, we would have a tremendous
force for good; a force that could
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