Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-17

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dress the editor, P. O. Drawer, 1881
THE regular meetings Of the W. @. Il. U. Of
Yankton will be held at 5 p. m. on the first
and third Thursdays Of each month, at the
Methodist church,
Mrs. f. nj. Swift, president of the
Yankton w @. T. q. assisted by Mrs.
M. q. Sargent, secretary, organized Q
union OF Gayville. on last Sunday with
a membership of twenty, besides twelve
honorary members.
PAPER HEAD By MRS. A. W. HOWARD AT
THE RECENT MASS CONVENTION OF THE
". {. p. U. IN YANKToN:
What may the women of Dakota do
to bring ahont prohibition This is a
question that wiser and ADLER women
than I are bordering, ii is a question
to the solution OF which some of the
most talented, the most earnest Christien
women Of the land are giving the very
best OF their lives
There is nothing that is new to offer,
iksia .sllne npen line and rTeesps upon
precepssn
/ can only say, what ether women
have done the women Of Dakota can do.
We have the same ground to go over
the same avenues of work that were
open to the brave women of Iowa three
years ago. 1t is for us in this work, the
game story over and over again. us it
always has been everywhere in every
Christian work.
Inc women OF Dakota may bring their
influence TO bear upon this question IN
all the ways and through all the
avenues that are open for them to any
other work in which they are interested.
AT home every women who is q wife
has some influence oyer her husband
and il she is interested in prohibition
be will give more or less thought to it.
In public she may use he. influence by
presenting the cause before all bodies
at al times where it is proper and prac.
ticable TO do 80. The Women's Chris
tian Temperance Uuion, which has come
to be an acknowledged power in the
country, and u strong factor 10
the humanitarian enterprises OF
the land may do this by
presenting the cause before S. s.
associations, general assemblies and gen.
oral conferences, District associations
county associations, religious bodies and
meetings. everywhere, asking them TO
take some action upon it. such as this
resolution passed by the East Florida
PresbJt ery:
.Resolped. That VOL q sssd q
the WomeA,s Christian Temperance
Union for their noble endeavors il
behalf Of temperance, Sabbath observ-
ances and good order; that We wish
them increased success ard will give
them our cordial support III all theil
e%ndeavors to promote these ends"
Then there are educational associa-
tions, territorial and county institutes
There are dental and medical assocla-
tionss all of which represent in q great
degree, cniture. benevolence, social
influence and religion. We can p~etitlor
political bodies, conventions for. the
nominating of city, county and terri
toria | officers, il il seems best TO do SO.
The national superintendent of thil
department. says in ono OF her reports
that "a wise and ~judicious presentation
oil the spirit and method Of our work
will rarely fail to attract respectable
attention. Believing our wnyk to be d
God and for humanity we may therefore
modestly and fearlessly seek admission
into every venue OF MISUNDERSTANDING
il need be, to lift our standard before ar
assenbled universe. festing in the assur,
lauce that we are His witnesses and shall
stand when rolling worlds shall cease
to move.
She also feminds ,us that our methods
~musteonformt to existing circumstances
commencing themselves to women
possessed OF the spirit Of love and indg.
ment and OF sound mind. She recon.
raends Us 70 Becure if possible the inhu,
ence Of some friend INSIDE to bring
about the passage Of temperance resolu,
lions. brief and Clear, sweet, if possible
but strong enough TO call forth discus,
sion, having in view the object o.
engaging the attention of thoughtfu.
inen and women OF course all the
influence We gem by working in the
other departments OF woman's Iabo,
will help uain thie, because the more
influence We pusavss the easier it be.
comes Tor as to accomplish on
desires. Tbs w. g. T. q. alone
has cyer forty departments, each with
its national state and local superinten.
dents at work for "God, home and
humanity Z 1 local organizations
may be small, but3tialy We do "beloDg
70 amiehtv ennansay I. and we women
OF Dakota may do all these things, and
add to them the power Of prayer. And
we may bring about prohibition, hut ii
is hard work, and slow, and I sometimes
fhinkthere is but one weapon that can
surely and efeotrally vanquish The foe
Might " . not bring about prohibition
more; easily and quickly if we had bus
that little, mighty paper weapon. the
ballot? But we may not, because it is