Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-30
EDITED ~ Mrs. +. V. lLrs.
Mrs Halls .Addrets

Address Of welcome of Ms. Hall. TO
the Co, $ S Convention ass(mbles st
temperance camp meeting. Messing
ton Springs, July 81, 1883.
| take great pleasure in extending to
you a hearty welcome in behalfNot tie
Jerauld Co. " c 7 L. We JosfnlxY
hold out to you the hand of grealngs'
| because of the love we hold Tor \out
common cause in the interests ol
| which we are assembled. 'Chia is
cause in which we fonlly believe lib
wrapped up the Very best Interests .}s.
! the people OF this nation; a cause
whose triumph will bring prosperity
to our citizens Of all classes and call
| lngs. \ cause whose mission is to
strike the shackleS from millions of
slaves who are langulshing under a
bondage more CALLING, more degrading
than any that has cursed mankind in
the history OF the modern world.
We have invited you here in the spir-
it OF the Congress which met in Phila-
| delphia in IVA. to make declaration
OF rights to resist the oppression CT the
enemies-of morality. Weinyited you
here in the spirit Of the Congress of
| lac, to issue our Declaration OF Inae-
pendence. We welcome you in betalf
OF the highest and hottest interests; m
terests which effect the welfare, ave.
the very preservation OF the home: in
terests which sould be recognized, cal
tivated and fructified by that all-pow-
erful agent, the ballot, in the hands
OF every God.inspired, true-to-home,
patriotic citizen.
We are under government in whinh
the cattle upon a thousand hills are
hedged about with bars OF legislation.
The sheep upon our ranches have life
preservers fitted around their necES in
Legislative halls, bpt cut On the high
lands and lowlands Of cur prairies;
| There are legions oil mothers boys with
no guarantee OF protection to life
| while upon the walls Of every saloon
may be found legal tender demanding
their death for value received by til
; nation. Even the Indians are protect
ed from this liquor destroyer, by tht
government OF the 9 $, While til,
! white mothers boy has the bottle pu
to his lips by the self-same power. W,
invited you to meet with US becaus
we are going forth to meet this tyrant
which is crowned with the whisl,
bowl and beer keg, with the govern
ment as its sure ally. 1t is our missi OF
to aid in the suppression of this de
stroyer of life liberty and happiness
We believe in Our work that we shoult
GO up stream and begin at the source
, SO We have many departments Of worl
, for the children, among which is TEN
perance in the Sunday School. w
hear the. voice Of our Savior saying
l"Loyest thou me?' Feed my lambs.
Wesee the children looking to us fo
help. ansl we desire to SO scatter see
that instead CT thorns shall come u
the tr tree, and instead OF the bria
} shall come UP the myrtle We woul
/. instill into the minds of. the childre1
all that pertains to a true and nobl
life, We seek to make our children
: Temptation proof by giving them q hol
, | r0r Of all intoXicants. While we en-
brace every opportunity to reclaim th
fallen, we find it easier. cheaper, an,
: we believe far more acceptable in tn
sight Of God, to keep men from failing
| and better every way to educate mel
while boys than after they are electe,
: to place and power by whisky votes
: The " G L Z is an organization
2 born of prayer and baptized with tn
3 dews Of Gods blessing; the first organ
| ization which adopted as it's motto Fo
: God and home and native land. Bu
now that the great-hearted Mrs. Leay
: tit, our worlds missionary who started
/; out to found u worlds w G T L witt
7 no capital save her faith in God an(
$50, is meeting with universal success:
, wherever her gentle football is heard
as she marches on in her mission O
betting the globe with the white rib
a bon, we have taken up the broader
a more ChriSt-like strain, For God. hom'
: and humanity. To-day not only al
( over our land is the white ribbon hos
J, | engaged in similar services to ours, Du
a our sisters across the northern border
: are tying together the Union Jack ant
| the Stan-Spangled Banner in token o
their co operation, and across tn
waves Of the Atlantic and l'aclH
: floats the refrain We are working
Ours is an organization which has TO
it's object the better.ng Of mankind
Il We want to dc our utmost to max
: this world q cleaner, safer place Il
which to live; and whenever Woma
, has reached forth her hand TO guid