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

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illuminated text, Tor each days giving
lii ths aouge, at school and any where.
Duty is a stern old school mistress. But
girls! there is nothing like it! Take her
lending patiently, bravely and whether
you sliks' to join the temperance society
Or not, whether you like to do this or
that thing that were best TO be done,
you shall find after awhile, thGs5she has
led you awhers flowers bloom all the
year ronnd," where there is peace like o
river, and where q radiance from heavens
own shining has gotten into your hearts
aud 30 srept out over your faces, making
even The plainest beautiful.
Could such a person live and rot be a
blessing and help to all about herP I'm.
possible. 1t is in the patient, pathetic,
self-denying life of such o woman as
Jane Carlyle, that we find the secret of
that wonderful magnetism that made
every stranger eye forget the plain little
face and inferior figure before him and
instinctively pay homage to her az to
royalty itself. Such is the educating,
refining power upon the person of q
habit of doing good.
Shall we not personally make moro of
the fact that ofa m came the Savior
OF the world? To-day it is by
that the saving process in the world is
going on. More and more in the unseen
forces that are moving the world on to
Its final redemption is this power of
woman the predominating and saving
thing.
Nothing con Withstand the onward
march of our w. @. I. U. Its successes
are already phenomenal. Its very exIs.
tenoe is q miracle. Its call extends to
every young or old. No
one is exempt. The CRY is FOR God and
Home and Native Land" Let Florence
Nightingale's rule be our, "never to
refuse God anything" In replying. to a
friend VINO inquired the secret of her
usefulness she said: IF I could give you
information OF my life, it would be to
show you how a woman OF very ordinary
ability has been led by God, in strange
and unacoustomed ways to do in His SER
vice what He has done in her. If l
could tell you all You could see how God
has done all n / nothing. I have
worked hard and / have never refused
God anything"
The Us OF Yankton were ~orgenized in
May last with fifteen members. Mrs.
Barker, our efficient and able territorial
president, kindly consenting to come
and help us.
Mrs DR.. VanVelsor was chosen presi-
dent Mrs. May Saunders secretary, snd
Miss Brought treasurer, others have
since joined. Regular meetings are
held every two weeks, all business
being conducted In the same name as
that of the Local Union, They have held
one meeting for prayer for the evange-
listic work In charge Of Mrs, Hager.
They have met to make fancy toilet
articles to help in the furnishing Of q
room that Dakota is to provide for in
the new Temperance hospitalin Chicago
they have given one entertainment
o lawn social. The members hold them
selves ready for actual service as teach
ers in the Band OF Hope work, many are
so engaged already. The superintend ent
of. the Flower Mission finds the services
of the. Us most helpful in this beautiful
ministry.
/ would recommend the appointments
OF a carefully chosen committee in each
church to win other young ladies to
share in this good work as members OF
the Z. Y's and as all denominational
barriers and distinctions of every sort
are obliterated in this gospeltemperance
work, | recommend that an especial com
mittee be appointed to go ont into The by.
ways and hedges land compel those tc
come in who do not attend any church. 1
recommend that the way be made
easier in n respect for every one to
join this society. ! refer to the pay
naent of the entrance fee of fifty cents.
May it not just as we'll be paid at the
rate OF Q penny o week?
recommend that each alternate
meeting be q prayer meeting in fullest
sympathy with the work of Mrs. Hager'i
department
I recommend the taking up in turns
OF characters of mt renowned il
history for their philanthropy for study
and discussion in these meetings. notice
being given IN q previous meeting
as to the subject named.
And finally, 81 beseech you by the
mercy OF God that you present your
bodies as o living sacrifice holy and
acceptable nn.e God ~shh;stk Is Joas
reasonable service
SARAH Il. WARD,
Sup't. Dept. of Young Ladies' Work
All Authorities agree that the milk
of "a healthy mother is the best food fol
an infant. Next to this, and containing
ALL the elements for perfect nutrition, is
MAllin's Food, which, AFTER q long test,
is highly endorsed by prominent medi.
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