The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-02-13
WOman's Christian Temper
amce Union.

From Rev. W. c. Black, D. D., in N. 0,
Christian Advocate.
Mrs. Mary Read Goodale gave two
addresses that were superb. They
were learned without pedantry, logical
without stiffness and ornate without
meretricious finery of speech. And
Mrs. Goodale is withal a very pleas
ing speaker. A fine face, eOunte-
nance that bespeaks a candid, honest
soul within, perfect ease and self
possession of manner, a voice soft
and sweet and yet strong enough to
fill any auditorium, thorough mastery
Of the principles Of elocutionist's art,
an intense flaming zeal in that noble
cause which battles for "God and
home and native land"-these quail
fieations make Mrs. Goodsle, woman
though she is, foe to be dreaded by
hosts of Bacchus. She is the Frances
Willard of the South. She has al
ready dealt the rum traffic terrible
crushing blows in North Louisiana.
Through her instrnmentality unions
have been formed which have swept
this hellish traffic from whole par
ishes. As | look upon such noble
women | have a more exalted estimate
Of our fallen humanity. To do the
work which she is doing requires in
the first place vast amount OF ardu-
Gus toll TO acquire fitness for the
work, requires long absences from
home, requires the worry and mani
fold inconyenienees of constant travel,
requires hundred things that arc not
pleasing to a modest, refined, home,
loving woman as Mrs. Goodale is, Yet
all this she is willing to endure in or
der to save the sons of men from
drunkaFd's grave and drunkard's
hell. All honor TO such noble, self
denying, eross-bearing, God fearing,
humanity.loying women. They will
never be appreciated at their true
worth until God comes to ''gather up
bis jewels" If ever my soul has
burned with holy indignation, it has
been when / have heard men de-
nounce and ridieule these heroic wo-
men 'sof whom the world is not
worthy" | as much believe these
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women are diyinely called to do the
work they are doing as that ! am
called to Hminister IN holy things"
And not alone do / honor these lead
ers Of the hosts Of reform; honor the
rank and file as well Not all can be
leaders Not all have speaking and
organizing talent.
Not an can be spared from the
home circle for distant journeys. Yet
those whose labors are cireumscFibod
manifest the same spirit Of consecra.
ton that chaTacteFizes their more
widely known coJaborers. Ia great
variety Of ways the Christian woman
hood Of this land is working, work
ing peFsietently, energetically, heroic
ally to Danish from onr heayen-faYoTed
land this File traffic in human damns-
ton. Ithank God that | live 10 this
age when in fulfIlment Of ancient
prophecy he has poured ont bis spirit
upon BIS sshand maidensp and EN-.
boldened tham 10 take their stand IN
TIE forefront of this @hTfare between
heaven and he'll. Nanght but The
spirit of God could haye put Remap
there, and psught bnt that spirit could
hold her there. None but tho Search
er IF AZ hearts can measure tho trne
hereism, and self-abnegasion, the soar
tgg fefkb, Tie fergept piety and THE
philanthropy tAas gfs embodied iu the
woman Christian Temperance Union,