Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-12

hangs like pail over the hearts
of hundreds of parents incur own
State. Too late, too late to save
our boy, or to save our girl from
being drunkard's wife, is the sad
wailing cry. Mothers, let us thank
God it is not too late to rescue
our little ones, but we must be up
and doing, danger turks within
path from the hour of their birth.
The alcoholic strengthening tonics
such as beer, ale, porter given to
nursing mothers. has laid many an
innocent one upon the altar a sac
rifce to King Alcohol. Science
has come to our aid and mothers
can no longer be personally inno-
cent or ignorant of the fact that
an appetite for strong drink can be
formed from the nourishment of a
mothers breast. Tt would nee
essarilv make our report too long
were / to touch on all of our sources
for information, but every w. G..
Z. u. woman can find ready pre-
pared facts undeniable, SO that she
can give a reason to those who do
not agree with her for the belief
that is within her, that even a
mother "can taste not, handle not,
touch not" the accusred stuff.
The sugar left in the bottom of
the glass of mint iulip or toddy
for the children has been the first
step which has sent many an one
reellng to a drunkard's grave.
The same can be SAID of the
sauces, brandy fruits and other ar
ticles Of food prepared by fond
mothers hands to please the appe-1
tite Of sire and son.
A new era has dawned upon US
and careful housewives are banish-
ing alcoholic favorings from their
deserts and wine from the side
boards. Abundant recipes for
making good things without the
aid of these destructive elements
are to be found in our w. G. j.
U, Cooking School Department,
or rather Hygiene Department.
There need be no complaint at
home that "mother has stopped
caring whether We have anything
good to eat or not" Let us then
stutly for oar ckildsen's sake All !.
our w. G. T. q. methods, let total
abstinence be our watchword.
1 Told You So.
At the St. Louis Convention. the
first National Convention at which
Mississippi was represented, | told
the sisters beloved that some of our
Mississippi women had been in
terested for years in heart and
sympathy, and though we had not
accomplished much outwardly, still
we had placed our finger upon
a promise of God and kept it there,
looking for fulfllment. We had
it inscribed upon the State Shield,
which rerresentedus at he New
Orleans Exposition 1885. In time
to come, it will remind our daugh-
tiers ofthe faithfulness Of God in
raising up men in answer to pray
er to do that part of the work we
could not do. Read the promise,
dear sisters. Eek. Sc: 81 with
Romans 10: II. and behold now
the Lord has answered our cry.
The deep interest of the men Of
Mississippi in our w. G. L. U,
the hearty endorsement given US
at the recent Prohibition Con-
vention held in Jackson, the open
press, earnest prayers, to say moth
ing Of tie goodly number gath
cred with US to-day in this our
first State Convention in Missis-
sippi, go to prove that the word OF
God claimed in the promise is yea
and amen. May His abundant
blessing rest upon our brethren
as they join hands with the wives,
mothers, sisters and daughters of
our State, in this glorious work for
"God and Home and Native
Land"
Will you not all join with me in
this grand doxology Of praise say
ing: Blessed be God. Blessing
and praise, glory wisdom, thanks
givirg, honor and might be unto
our God forever and ever, amen.