Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-23

. SSlAc LAG thitty uhyS bhN$k tnc l1s
allows from the time Of ding til,
liqnor petitions, every daylof which
get NAMES on c0ant6fl petition
This work, faithfully donSl viii de-
feat in almost every ihRance III,
Igor petitions. Your temperance
lawyers viii advise yon by PRAYER
and this manner ofwork tic Nv. @. 4.
q. Of columbus closed eleven thrifty,
greedy and tIlorough..y slive liquor
saloons. What has been done iD
Columbus can be dpps. 81 1 must be
done in every town in Mississippi.
This work requires faie6, energy,
determination; watchfslness and
brave hearts, but these attributes
are the component paris Of every
true w. G. Z. q, Let the Unions
then go to work. Working as YOU
should, no place can Be found large
enough to hold a liquor saloon and a
W. G. 7. U.
When remind our lear women
of the need Of this activity now, by
showing them the downfall Of our
men, our boys, and the shadows that
are settling over our homes, all
from drink, / am sure we will all
SAY, "What needs to BE- done, we're
best done quickly. .
Thank God, we have found the
way out of the drink curse. We
need not sit in silenceand in agony
in our homes, watching our sons,
brothers and Husbands slip day by
day further into q druakard's career;
there is way out of the trouble,and
we'll may the W. G. Z. U. say with
exultant voice, Eve have found il
it,
When these liquor petitions APP
pear before your people, with
prayer in your heart, begin your
6ght. Fight as the mother did on
the mountain, when the vultures
sought to tear from. her arms, the
child Of her svnusrest love. The |
law as il now reads, offers you help, |
a'1esz.,-.s Sa-:---s.sssa;;ssll..sl
upon the Unions that write asking:
What must We dU
/ would suggest . sae women nlof
eur unions Who, possibly have kins-
men or friends in the Legislature, to
use their influence to secure help
for our cauaes Write to the man
you claim. and insist thar as We wo-
men can net vote we are tbe part Of
their consistency. which needs
double representation. Urge the +
protection of the home agains. the
steadily encrOuching liquor saloon.
By the solicitude Of your woman's
IOve beg for more help against the
cruelest foe woman ever encounter
ID. If you have no right to elect
your representatives, you have the
light TO lay your cause before the
and this you should
10 now.
am glad to report to our IN .ons
hat the Temperance cause in Amer
ca is more advanced to-day, than
,ver before. God is leading his
people on, on, on TO clearer heights
md happier days.
The pressure now rolled against
he liquor traffic Is growing in
trength. Nothing known in the !,
world is exercising such successful
pushing powers as this blessed Tenn
,erance reform.
The temperance organization
Eith their thousands and the W. C.
[. u. withits two hundred and fifty
housand are powers that will vet +,
noys from its foundation the mighti-
st monopoly Of the world, the
iquor traffic. God speed the day.
In the closing Of this informal /,
ettsr, / would humbly urge upon
ur unions, renewed consecration. !
Iaye regular days Of meeting, and
neet every week. Ispggest Thurs j
avs ct 2 O'Clock Thus III unions /
neetlng then we caz haYa 4 con- 3
ciousness of 1omradeship. and i
leasing knowledge that it that
our our prayers unIted ascend to I
he ever listenn Father
congratulate onr Temperance !,
sOple upon tie pare. sparkling !
rystal sentiments At tie SwoRD J
Nd SHIELD, h tho addition of :
#. Marshall We Lave i brilliant !.
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