Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-09-13

A MESSAGE TO THE WOMEN
OF THE LAND.

the appeal make to you to-day,
come from the inmost depth of a
heart most profoundly impressed
with the deep significance of the
solemn admonition of Holy Writ /:
whatsoever thy hand findeth to do,
do il with thy might; for there is no
work, nor device, nor knowledge,
nor wisdom in the grave whittier
thou goest." Never before, in the
history of this nation, has the voice
of God sounded call so imperative
and unmistakable in its nature as
THAT which is now arouslng the
women of our land, bidding them
consecrate heart and hands, time,
talents and wealth for the rescue of
suffering, sin-cursed humanity. How
many of you, my sisters, are obeying
this divine call and are doing the
Masters work to the best of your
ability? Many of you will say that
while your sympathies and prayers
are for the cause, your domestic
cares and duties prevent you from
aiding it in any other way; but in this
you are greatly mistaken. Can you
not sign the total abstinence pledge
and speak a warning word to the
tempted and erring whenever an occa-
sion is presented? Can you not ban
ish alcoholic Aavoring from your
desserts, as we'll as wine from your
sideboard? Can you not transfer
your patronage from the liquor-sell-
ing grocer to the man who is strug-
Cling to establish his business with
out building it up on the wrecked
fortunes and ruined lives of his fell
low-creatures? Can you not utterly
repudiate alcoholic medication in all
it's forms, from the vile, whiskey-
soaked compounds called bitters"
and "tonics" down to the milk punch
and homemade cordials? am well
aware that many M. DIS tell us there
is no substitute for alcohol in the
materia medica, and / thank God for
it! l thank him that it is not in the
power of mortal man to produce a
second scourge so potent for evil in
it's malignant influence upon the
destines of our race. The combined
medical science of the universe could
not convince me that an element
which IS universally acknowledged to
be the deadly enemy of healthy
human organism can be the friend of
a diseased one, for it is in direct an
tagonism to the laws of life. There
is fearful record against the medi
cal profession OF this country, and if
each physician could see the vast and
horrid array of victims for whose
downfall he is directly responsible he
would flee in terror and remorse from
the CHASTITY sight and solemnly re-
solve never again to peril the tempo.
raj aud eternal interests of those who
trust themselves to his care. The
people are slowly awakening to this
vital truth; and when they become
fully aroused, as they will no distant
period, they will hurl king alcoho
from the lofty pedestal to which hi
has been elevated by false medica
system-and may God hasten thu
day Some of my dear readers ma,
say: 81 do not wish to sign tn,
pledge | can work as we'll for tn,
temperance cause without doing SO.
But this question arises: How cal
you consistently ask others to do thi
if you are unwilling to do it yourself
Do you not realize that your exam
pie is of intimate value, and that yol
must be openly identified with thos
who are battling against the grea
destroyer, or subject yourself to tn
risk of being reckoned among his adj
herents, or at least his apologists
Many will say it is impossible to pre-
pare certain articles of food withou
wine or brandy then, IN the nam
of humanity, and for the safety o
yourself and loved ones Danish then
from your table! | know that th
number of those whose taste is s
fearfullY perverted is countless eve
little children, in many families, wi
reject the pie or pudding made o
temperance principles. ! warn 20
solemnly to beware how you thu
cultivate in your loved ones an appt
tite which may prove their etern;
ruin. There are Others among yo
who do not seem to realize the ia,
that while you patronize liquor-sel
ing grocers you are directly sustain
lining and perpetuating the liqut
traffic, for two-thlrds of them a.
vile grog shops. Do you not 81
what fearful responsibility is res
ing upon your soul every hour TIL
you continue thus to aid in rolling c
the Car of our great national jugge
naut, whose wheels are crimson wi
the life-blood of crushed and mu
dered millions? | beseech you
think of this. And, dear sisters,
you will be radical and earnest
regard TO the points | have preser
ed, your influence will be felt to
wonderful extent, and it will be spo
Ell of you in the great day of reco
pense. "She hath done what s
could" And you who are bless
with ample time and opportuni
who offer neither prayers nor sy
pathy, bnt criticise and condem I
faithful ones who are battlino w