The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1884-06-20
Temperance Department.
EDITED BY THE W. C. T. o.
Declaration of Principles,

since the crusade, and see the one hundred
thousand noble women who compose the
army of W. G. T. U. workers, we feel that
God indeed had a meaning when he poured
out his spirit upon the daughters of the
land. and daily we should consecrate our.
selves anew to the work. Knowing that
| what ought to be, will be in Gods own
time, we therefore respectfully submit the
following declarations of principles.
With full trust in the power and assist
ance of Almighty God, and realizing that
the use of alcoholic liquor and other forms
of intemperance including the use of tobacco,
morphine and opium, is among the greatest
evils in our midst, therefore we pledge our
selves to use our influence to Danish the
same from our land.
2. Believing that fermented wine used
for sacramental purpose is neither COM
manded or sanctioned by divine authority,
and has proven stumbling block to many
a weak brother, therefore we will use our
influence to Danish the intoxicating cup from
the Lords table, and we respectfully urge
each local Union to carry out the plans in
that line of work as adopted by the National
Union.
3. As the hope of the church and the
nation rests upon it's children we will do
our utmost to give them thorough Biblical
and Scientific temperance instruction, that
their way may be clear to useful and hon.
orable lives.
Recognizing the powerful opposition
which is brought to bear against all our
efforts, yet realizing that God is ever with
US, We should prayerfully consider the very
best methods of work. Feeling that our
main object is to relieve our land from the
curse of intemperance, in order to do this,
our work must be kind, charitable, prac-
tical free from all party, sect or classes, so
that good people of all parties, sect and
classes can aid and assist in this work of
education and reformation. Let our work
be so distinguished by those crowning at
tributes Of the woman, wife. and mother,
constancy, unselfish devotion and loving
kindness. that the shafts of antagonism and
prejudice can find no lodgment. In this
way we shall sap the foundation of the
liquor traffic, disarm criticism and cultivate
a good healthy public sentiment, and we
may rest assured that when public senti-
ment is correctly developed prohibitory law
will as surely appear on the statute books
as the rising sun heralds the dawn, and our
bountiful land shall indeed become peace
full home, where all may dwell secure from
the ravages of strong drink and its attend
ant evils. To promote this cause we would
heartily recommend the national leafet
published by the N w. C. T. u, for plans
of work for 1854, as basis for our work
again this year, continuing those depart
ments taken up last year, also few others
mentioned here:
lst. As an ounce of prevention is worth
a pound of cure, we believe more attention
should be given to the study of Gods laws
of health, with a view of returning sanity
in our ways of living, and to this end would
have the department of hygenie and sup
preston of the social evil added to that of
heridity.
untiring in its efforts to push on the petitions
for scientific instruction.
3rd. That Juvenile work should be given
more attention.
4th. That our Literature department
should be put into hands that would see to
it that Oregon is ''sown knee deep with
temperance literature" and we would in
n, do ~, %ba e
preston of impure literature
5th. That Supt. be appointed to work
among foreigners
9th. Press work should never be neg
lected, for in this channel very great good
can come. Particular attention should be
paid to the press IN our larger cities and
towns.
7th. The department of Intemperance in
relation to capital and labor, should be
added to that of Relative Statistics.
Sth. A Supt. should be appointed to
make special efforts to overthrow the
tobacco and opium habits. This should be
vigorously carried ON, for tobacco is one Of
the most costly absurdities the world ever
saw. lne lflSnhIul eALenG TO WHICH Cn1S
pernicious practice prevails at the present
day is unprecedented by anything to be
had in the annals of recorded time.
Tobacco meets us on every corner; we
must battle against; it our boys must be
saved from the narcotic poisons.
9th. Flower or mission day should be
more generally followed.
10th. That the Supt. of young women's
work should be one who could devote some
time in going from one place to another
thoroughly enlisting our young ladies in
the work for in them lies the future of the
w. C. I. U. Let us all labor earnestly to.
gether in forwarding this work that through
it's means the gospel of truth and love,
temperance and sobriety may be carried
more fully into human hearts. Let every
member of the w. C. T. U. feel a personal
responsibility resting upon her in working
for "God and Home and Native Land"