West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-12-16

paper, omit more or less of the
items as he may find necessary. If
sometimes the W. G. T. U. depart
ment is omitted altogether. do not
be surprised, nor attribute it to a
lack of interest on the part of the
editor. The little experience which
1 have had in a printing Office has
fortified me against surprise at any
thing which may happen there.
One column need not be composed
necessarily of items referring to the
special work of the w. G. T. U. Diff
ferent phases of Temperance work
can be judiciously introduced.
Quotations from medical books and
journals can be inserted to show
how great an advance is being
made in the treatment of this sub
ject by medical men. The people
can be made to see that man suf-
fering from fever need not be crazed
to suicide by a physicians pre-
scription of whisky. And let us
never fail in Press Work, or in any
other department, to hold up before
the people the great doctrine of
salvation from all sin, both actual
and inherited. A bible presenta-
ton of truth may often find au-
dience among the readers of a news
paper who never think of consult
ing the Word of God itself. Some
poor inebriate who has been all his
life in bondage to Satan, may learn
through our column that HON the
Son makes free is free indeed. He
may learn that even in this life
there is a redemption for the body.
When once we have entered
upon this pleasant duty, we
shall be surprised to find how
much of our reading and
onversation will be naturally
diverted into this very channel.
We shall soon be wondering, not
what we can get to put into our
column, but what of all interesting
matter presented we can best afford
to spare. We shall find our own
ideas developing, and our own
views broadening. We already re-
cognize the fact that the whisky
curse is not only a national but an
international plague; and if we
seek divine wisdom, we shall see
how surely God is designing by this
very evil, to hasten the coming of
His Kingdom for which we have
prayed from childhood. We shall
learn how deeply laid are His plans
for bringing into one, all the ma
tions of the earth, and however
contracted may be our motto on
paper, away down in our hearts it
will read: "For God and Home,
and Euery Land"
When a girl, [ read a volume
called Alderbrook. 1t was written
by Emily Chubbuck, short time
before her marriage with Dr. Jud-
son, the missionary. Of all the
stories in that book, I cannot re-
member single character. The
last sentence of the preface, l have
never forgotten. "Henceforth to
holier purposes [ pledge myself"
Then followed the pleasing nom de
plume, "Fanny Forester" The
one sentence in which was recorded
the pledge of that noble woman,
has had an influence for good upon
my whole life.
My dear Sisters, let us remember
that the object of our work is to
influence people to purer, holier,
better living. Whatever may
have been our own ambitions in
the past, if they have not been
freighted with a desire for real use
fulness, with a desire to elevate
and to raise up poor fallen human
ity, let US from this time unite in
saying with the now sa4nted Mrs.
Judson, "Henceforth to holier pur-
poses | pledge myself"