The Somerset reporter., 1885-11-25
The Mission of the White Ribbsn.

0' VI '''o "'e nooe"'
hi1ea up my eye anu 10 IN all CON-
trle, ahl AIMS. most Of women we're
$'hefei together ia large and small
p4a'e,t H upper rooms and crowded
'Aufe H. ""lheh win ,"eet home faces
anu ethllc "9malIy way; women with
hearis earnest and true and eyes full Of
iHe aEht u ,teadiast purpose. They
wore simple badge 81 white ribbon, and
WHEREVER they met they knew each other.
ana J7iht0 hahds ii good work Whence
Are theA J." what army do they belong'
" ha' i NOR MISSION!
Aha The Tefa calne before me, as
waited 19r TIE answer the world as 1t
"e'A III @"ff2" and III. In the busy
-'Feeis eio0r bt the business house where
ID" money j. made that provides the homes
~ lie nation tie hydra head Of the disijl-
.'3t "a, HItea. INC dI-tlIlery that ruins
'Ar h9ihe'' He light Of the churches
tiat 7.e.- TIE World "a. crossed by the
-hado" pi the saloon, sat curse the
worm. he eaHe shadow fell across the
-rhp9ih9a-c, aud lay in the iowery yards
Of 'Ar hon", and hung ike pail over
~" d29r post. livery where there were
FIiaiI~ ipr the tehier let starting out on
me- Journey. DE mothers kiss warm
upon u" 'heth the serpent hiss cold
upon - ear hsern hands held mort
Ia2e 9fer every cradle. a deed written il
scar. : 3.'pd p*sr eyer. home And the
cir va mn q iamenfation; Rachel
r''f3a2 i"T TER eh.Infth and would not
," n9iat9flel AseaH9" they are not. And
in- -ait prayer "a h7rue mp 10 heaven,
.')H L"fd. how i"n2 ho shall lie
liver M fr"m the body % thi> death:'
AHa f1ir"- ,"eef a thu home lullaby
.- IL r. | NJ.
" AeFe Ih7u i.ade-t VIII follow
ana no J9f CANE INTO my heart, Tor
III" f2iee, CAM IRON the white ribbon
women. Inc! came out from the homes.
Icy 1ela counsel together. 1t was for
l"' t5t4f4irH' an M N9fId grown gray III
>lh' thai lAey gathered III large and small
.arf>. h"t ar Tie mothers and sisters
ahd laughter. ~eehih2 - save that which
i l9,f Ana fhs LORD went before them
y Jay ia a piliaf "l a cloud. to lead item
ia" "a9 ana ~ hl2ht III plilar oil hre
70 -.Ne thcih Hzit' Around them above
'Irih. a host u Invisible helpers. ana
a'l4z teiH 19iaeh clfele "ltreoh was
written Not y might. nor by power.
'l- ~ ny NPifli. >allh tie l'ru OF HOS =
All Jaw a2alh a. u lar away ana vet
near ihat winch seemed 70 me divinity
4 Ffiesfe~> Whose command had one
iprth. Baitd lie an alter. Let the wood
.hcfsei DE- Inc .a29r "i Wiling hands 'he
n1lt tAeregi tAe loNe 81 Wiling hears
Anu tHf iIl'>1e.> Wa the Nallonal Ws"i-
hh hf4-uaA IeAperahee Chloh' 20
@e hhhA"r ol her altar> was ten ~
ohd III lAal 9sdal'I"I country sley 2al
America aht -@'.lH" women OF that
py and nad On IN" "hite ribbons ahd
"eFe he.p!h4 baih the affairs In caneda,
iH al th+ t,lie> ana towns the White
"iliea VITA biae Ma upon the bosom OF
'Ae women. ahd thrY were all pullnin9
Ai'aFe III all tie queen domains. over
thr "ctaii' IN NE Oil word, the same White
-.-Hi-Hh'GA / i9Ne 10 bol ana man
,.i'lis Ah' >l2iii.i eio", ana wondered
IL ny "eF" h9l III %! eoai> from the ru-
~dlr mr. That biazed mp III Hiil>b'ro,
''-I'. Dc. -. 10
''d1 If'iH Inc '"IItH 'fatt >ped Il snip
-'eT7~> me sea ahI a "llte-flpboh woman
"aNse farewell 10 friendly faces ana lear
"H-se-fl3p"h women 81 her own lanc' as
,iie carried theif Mosaic to the sandwich
I~Ir- ahd Ne" Zealand. Even now the
-hceh>t 81 the nov altar. she mas pni ued
= ascending up to Heaven. ana the inks
"' the Aeart i->tohe nre-. where the moth
r. ana tiii'lreh hneel II prayer are last
weaving themselves Inte a cham that shall
'Neire.e the "oF!d. FROM c'htinen. to
iliaeht. IRON shore l" shore the lsht
~ TIC aitar hrer glow. anu ING helpless
tAe tempted. tie weary ana SAD. are look
ny WITH eager eye toward the women
WIN Tn mother-l'Nr in their hearts the