The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-05-22

10 AH Ch31St9d7l IcOpte: righteousness
exalteth q nation, but sin is a reproach TO
any people, Our nation is to-day legal
partner in the business of selling intoxi-
eating liquors as drink. This fact defines
the greatest, most immediate, most vital
issue in National politics. Government
of the people cannot successfully co-exist
side by side with a traffic protected by law,
whose result is to render the individual in
capable of self-government. The homes
of America are imperiled by the saloons
whose patronage is constantly recruited
from the fireside and the cradle. We
therefore, mothers and sisters, wives and
daughters, beseech all who believe In God'
to ioin with us in solemn, earnest and I'M
Fortunate prayer that the hearts OF the
people may be SO turned unto Him upon
whose shoulder the government shall De'
that by some party such principles may Do
declared. and such candidates chosen, that
Christian men can conscientiously cast
their ballots for the some, being assured
that they have thus struck blow Tor the
National Prohibition Of the traffic i'll
strong drink. AK
! We name Tuesday, May 9th, as this
Day of Prayer and urge all our local Unions
| to observe this date, enlisting all pastors
| and churches to cooperate, so far as pos
sible, with us, and respectfully requesting
pastors to preach on the subject OF God IN
Government, on the Sunday preceding or
following this day of prayer.
! We suggest the following programme
| Wednesday, May 9th, 10 to II a. M.
Subject For the Leaders of the W. c. r. u:
That they may be wise as serpents ana
harmless as doves in this great controversy;
that they may have the courage OF their
convictions and be true to the National
| motto: s'For God and Home and Native
| Land - that a divine charity may pervade
all their utterances, that they may meet
argument with argument, misjudgment
with patience, and all their difficulties and
dangers withlprayer.
Ito - m. For Christian Pastors and
Editors: That their trumpet may give no
uncertain sound; tn they may SO speak
and write as those who shall give account
to God ;athat as leaders in our Christian
civilization they may.demand the outlaw
ing Of the liquor traffic.
to Up. m. For the Platforms Of Parties !:
That they may not seek to revive sectional
issues, or glitter with old-time generali-
ties, or conceal thought under subtleties
Or expression, but that they may pointedly
declare that The Saloon Must Go.
| 2to3p. m. For the Presidential Cdsdi-
dates: That they may be men of such per-
sonal habits as the mothers of this Nation
might safely hold up as models for their
sons men committed by character and
public pledge to National Prohibition ;
men who fear God and work righteousness.
to 4p. m. For the Christian Voters Of
/ the Republic, scith au7bons rests the balance of
poacer: That their spiritual insight may be
greatly quickened !; that their consciences
may be alarmed that the cry from broken
hearts, defenceless homes and ruined souls
may stir their whole being to it's noblest
possibilities that they may see that there
is no postponement Of duty which does not
involve irremediable loss that they may
be convinced that the right is al,oays erpeda-
ent, and resolve to walk worthy of their
high calling, and to make no compromise
with wrong that they may be inspired to
see their duty to their Home Constituency,
| and to represent the women whom they
love and honor by outlawing the Saloon
and protecting the Home.
Let the leader be-one for each hour
dull. chosen and announced. Bible texts,
illustrating and enforcing the five general
topics here given, may be readily collated.
Yours for a Republic whose rulers shall
be men of God.
FRANCES e. WILLARD, Illinois,
CAROLINE B. BUELL., Conn.,,
MARY A. WOODBRIDGE, Ohio,
ESTHER PUGH, Ohio, M
l.. M. N. STEVENS, Maine.
General Officers N. w. 9. t. U.
Mrs. Sallie F. Chaplin of South Carolina,
the leader ofithe Southern w. G. T. U.
hosts, is never daunted, never stopped by
widest storm, in her journeying, or dis
ucttl bCucu NY dry OUoooOiCo III iiVi stluuouo
work.
In late tour through Georgia, she
formed at different points, three unions. in
one day. She is ably aided in all the diff
ferent departments by Mrs. Sibley of Geor-
gia, Mrs. Beauchamp and Mrs. johnson OF
Texas, Mrs. Judge Merrick, and Mrs. DIR.
Lyons of New Orleans, Mrs. Woodcliff OF
Alabama, Mrs. N. Steele Moore of Miss
issippi, Mrs. Gwynn Of Florida, Miss EN-
ma Fowler of West Virginia, all talented
women consecrated to the cause.
Miss III. G. Moore, with kind recon-
mendations and introductions from Mrs.
Chaplin, is doing good work in Alabama,
and the press are lavish with encomiums.
We hope that Providence will favor us
with Mrs. Chaplin 3 help and influence at
our next State Convention, which meets
in StauntOn in the fall.