Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-10

Yankt ton will be held at 5 p, m. on the first
and third Thursdays of each month, at the
Methodist Churchill
# has been suggested that the papers
read at the recent Mass convention of
the W. g. T. q. in this city, bA re-
produced in this column. Following is
the interesting article Of Mrs. Sarah b.
Ward:
One secret OF the steady growth and
marvellous power of the Roman Catholic
church to hold its own in this age of
peculiar enlightenment 10, that it keeps
its eye on the children. Not one escapes
its careful nurture and training.
Oar National w. OF. U. o~omprehends
to the fullest extent this fact, that their
main hope for the future hes in their
work Of prevention and education. in
their bands OF children saved to the
Temperance cause, IN their full ranks Of
young men and young women marching
on in this great war against alcohol with
its attendant horrors OF vilenesa and
crime. This is the meaning of this
scientific instruction" Of which we are
hearing SO much these days and over
which we are rejoicing rs a law in our
territory to-day, compelling teachers to
use text books that shall make plain to
the minds Of youth the dreadful
consequences of taking stimnlants into
thefsystem in even the smallest quaint
ties. And we take this opportunity of
commanding the action of the institute
80 recently hell in our CITY, in giving
this subject SO large a place in their
deliberations.
UaIuR WIus awake boy the other day
aThe people that keep liquor IN their
honses can't be respectable The tone
and the air which accompanied this wise
deliverance expressed better than the
words themselves, the horror aud re-
pulsion natural to childhood at the very
thought OF strong drink and nice people
living in the same house together. The
verdict Of purity and innocence is always
g true cne. It is . pretty good test to try
any fundamental moral question by o
ohild's conscience, SO sensitive, unseared
and undefled. No, il is mot respect
able these days for people to keep liquor
in their houses!' Every frank boy and
gisl demands. and rightly too, that the
nice people that they know shall be
nice in this respect also.
That we may keep the boys and girls
true and pure and unspotted from the
world, u Bands OF Hope are organized
with their sensible Christian teachings
on the subject CT temperance, and,
fathers and mothers, should you not
rejoice to have all such helps in The
training Of YOUR children? And will
you not give yoursympathy and encour-
agement to those having charge OF this
department. by saying thatyour children
attend the meetings at least2 The true
parent will Welcome every outside
i~1fiuenoe that helps to fix the principles
instilled by the home training.
Bat il is especially OF work among the
young women that I am asked to speak
tonight.
From the Band Of Hope into the ranks
oil the Us. is but an easy step in the
natural progression OF the work as it is
organized. We are sure bye aud bye of
the graduates from the children's
societies. But just 0 we want to
enroll among the Us the name of every
young lady in town, to most of whom
the work is new.
Il iH ever q fresh wonder to me, the
beautiful and ready enthusiasm of the
young. What grand impnlses to noble
ana unseltish service there are In every
girls heart! No higher ambition need
any one seek than the ability TO arouse
such impulses and lead them on to
blessed. activity. It is a splendid
material TO work With. Everything evil
should shY back to it, own
dark night before such an array
OF earnest hearted ones whose
service shall forever be dedicated sto
whatsoever things are true. TO whatso.
ever things are honest, to whatsoever
things are Just, to whatsoever things
are pure. to whatsoever things are
lovely, to whatsoever things are of good
report.p II there be any virtue, If there
be any praise, let the girls think on
these things. Just becanse women have
such power and influence for good, we
want our young ome 70 know il and
to be. enlightened as to the extent of
that power; we want them to realize to
what q kingdom each is called to rule
over, and that too, for just such q time
as this. Men are the protectors and de-
Tenders of women; hence we have nature
on our side when W q appeal to them in
behalf of any cause For love and for
gallantry do they hasten to obey our
requests. II isa trise old saying, but is
it not plain that il all women were pure,
were conscientious and noble in their
motive Of every action, and were EN-
lightened as to the extent and RESPONSE
biiity of their God-givan 1nauence-is it
not plain, 1 say, that ell men would be
Just what they should be, az far as. tenn
perancs end every other good thing is
concerned? The Inference is plain. We
want the young Vomen Of these days to
go on to perfection"
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