Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-03-28
"What are We,
That our eyes this glory see;
Inat Nnr ears lAYe henIl thls sound2'

Not least among these clcling wheels,
lure, is that bearing the legend, "Liter;
ture." In these days of wide spread
intelligence, homes over ilow with books
and papers. The time is long past when
we must seek from the chained Bible in
tho parish church our Inspiration and
help III he precious word lies on our
tables end shelves. We catch Il whisper
OF cheer from its pages ere we enter on
.'the crowding duties and questions OF the
day; I'VE close our weary eyes with
thahkf ful hearts uno him who giveth us
"stn,s in the night" Sabbath school
uty, for ourselves and others, brings the
Bible into still more frequent use, and
calls for the constantly incl easing helps
that cluster around it.
No department in church or state, in
social life or home economy, attempts TO
carry on its work to-day without n litera-
ture of its own.
The managers of the woman's Christian
TEN pcrance union have been quick to see
the necessity OF such help, and the depart
ment Of literature offers a large and varied
assortment in supply of demands. Careful
study has taught that one leaflet OiSeW
used is better than doz IN scattered
indiscriminatcly. Recall, in proof of thi',
one of the plans so successfully executed
by the clear sighted women of Iowa. Five
thousand amendment register" books
were pl ced in the hands OF temperance
women. E.ch woman receiving one WAS
expected to ''intcrview" all the voters in
her section, ard TO record each mans
name, with his YES" or mo" for the
amendment opposite. In addition to this,
when Il mo was received, she was to
learn his reasons for the answer given,
and classify these reasons upon pages left
for memoranda. For example, if one said
he wanted liquE, and meant to have il,
the objection was entered under e hsa !
of a. il another thought the matter di
not properly uelong in the constitution,
his answer went down as "B," When
these books were collected, the nature of
II glance; an | judicious selection OF lit
cralure was nude and sent.
Can we not, in our temperance work,
feel more carefully than heretofore tho
pulse of the body polite, and choose our
remedies to SUIT the symptoms manifested?
Is cider the curse ct your community?
Place tracts on cider in every house. AT
the end of II week collect hese, and supply
their places with hers, using he first i
another section CT the town; thus making
them do continuous du'y.
Is hter supplying ihe brains of your
young men, nnd-alaS, that it >huIld ever
be so.-poisoning your yoiny mothers,
and booming their little ones? Make II
vigorous crusade against il by the use of
the "Readngs on Beer furnished hy the
literary department of Tie woman's
CHI istian temperance union.
Another wheel-cog-nat with that of
literature-is the power Of the newspaper.
Many MAINLAND this means many u
voter, remember-w perhaps would not
subscribe for temperance sApe', or take
time to read Il tract on tie suhj-ct, will
pour over his weekly Times, "Journai,"
or "Gazette," reading it from beginning to
end temperance and all.
Bright, even among ;he galaxy Of
glittering wheels that are lifted up with
the "living creature" is one bearing tho
words of the German philosopher, 81 love
God and little children" 1t has triple
band, inscribed "For God and Home and
Native Land"
The men and women of to morrow
those with whom we must leave all that
which is now our glory and our pride,
those in whose charge our fatherand will
become yet more powerful and teloved,
or sink into degradation and death-these
are in our schools today. Shall they get
all the information acquired concerning
the curse of drink by the hap-hazard
chances of such reading and hearing as
may enter into their crowded school lifeP
or, with wise foresight, shall the safeguard
of knowledge be given them, through an
intelligent, careful teaching OF the facts of
science on this subject, by means of their
schools? The remedy is so emnently II
sensible one, that it seems as if but one
answer could be given to the question.
God grant that we, as women of Americ
give wise heed TO these encircling and
oncircled wheels. God open our eyes to
see above our heads "tho likeness of Il
throne" and the brightness round about,
as the appearance of the bow that is In the
cloud in tho day of rain" Well may we
fall upon our faces before it, for it is the
appearance of the likeness of the glory
of the Lord."-By Alice N, Guernsey.