The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-02
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Inc WOMenh SllIlbtANA NSNNFS'N
Union has become 9 numerous and power
ful organization, Earnest women have
associated themselves for a high moral
object, and with the battle cry OF "God
aud Home and Native Land" have gone
out into the world to try conclusions with
the drink evil, So long as the organizs'
ton kept out Of politics there was har'
mony and oneness Of purpose, When the
National Union became political and par
tlsan dlssensions appeared, and division
followed naturally,
The movement away from the partisan
National Union has been very notable In
Ohio. A year ago the Cleveland Union
withdrew, a number of others following
within the year. Recently the non-partl'
san Unions met in Cleveland and formed
the Nop-PaytIsan Women's Christian
Temperance Union Of Ohio. Article II OF
the constitution Of the new organization is
the vital plank oiitG platiorm'
The object Of this association Rhall be to
interest and unite tho women OF ONO IN
non.partisan and non'seclaFian temper
ance work, for the reclamation Of the IN;
ebrlate, for the Instruction OF children and
youth in regard 10 tho effects Of alcohol,
Tor the promotion OF goCial purity, Tor the
education Of public sentiment In favor Of
total abstinence and OF the prohibition oil
the traffic In alcoholic beverages In Stale
and Nation.
This is high and noble ground, aud II
we correctly understand the matter it is a
restoration Of the work to the high plane
from which 1t has been dragged down by
the partisan methods and utilization oil late
days.
The discussion upon the proposition to
band the non,partisun unions into one
State body brought out in strong relief
the spirit RnimSting the women who
have gone this way. One speaker said:
awe are not willing to limit ourselves to
one party, and we have not met as poll.
tlcians, but as women engaged in gospel
work." Mrs. L. A. Gilbert said that
while the Chrlstian temperance women
.kept their eyes fixed on Christ, trusting
alone in Him to do the work, Gods
power was wonderfully manifested.
But when satan-the enemy OF souls
through the wisdom Of this world per-
shaded them 10 appeal TO the lSw, thus
dividing their trust, he gained q great
victory, for In the proportion that they
came 10 look to the law to do the work
their trustin God was lessensd and their
God.given power gone. God must have
the undivldedtust OF those through whom
he would fully glority himself In the eyes
OF the people.
The influence otthe Women's Christian
Temperance Union, thrown as thaI been
into the ranks OF partisan alliance, II not
in a comparative degree hazardous to the
cause Of prohibition-ior which we are
all struggllng-will, we believe, greatly re-
tard the final victory, and as the Israel-
ties, by their rash act, showed that they
had come to trust more in the ark oil the
covenant than in the God whose visible
presence lowered over 1t, 80 have our
National and State unions shown, by what
we consider their rash act-their depart.
ure from their original and pronounced
policy OF no political alliance-that they
have come to trust more in their influence
than in the God who made this influence
such power In the land while they walk
ed In his appointed way Of gospel temper
anCe work.
Because Of all this, and, further, be.
cause that party alliance has begotten a
party spirit In the allied, and their work
iBlRfgely done In party interest, as seen
In the sending out Of speakers through
the State, In the publishing OF papers and
circulars, In the sending Of delegates 10
the conventions, in the election Of officers,
etc, several OF our unions have already
Withdrawn their auxiliaryBhip from the
State and National unions, while great
many more have, for the same reasons,
become discouraged, and, rather than
cause q division In their ranks by like
wise Withdrawing, have quietly laid down
their weapons OF warfare In this line, and
engaged in other work. thought not thus
to be.
Mrs. o. D. Cotton, of Columbus, said;
"Nothing is more clearly proved by oxpe-
rience than that non-partisan efforts are
the basis Of success in this work." This
was the common testlmony-thatp partisan
politics ought to be kept out Of the work.
and on this basis the now organization is
founded. The non.partisam women are
resolved to push the gospel temperance
work, doing all the good they can, and &C.
cepting the aid Of all men and women