National Republican., 1888-02-23
LIKENED TO THE 1sRAELITEs.
The women's Christian Temperance
Union in the IIauor Fight.

cnlon IN tne Liquor hlEht.
The charming day that robbed mansion and
tentment Of animate beings did not detract
from the usual attendance at the regular
weekly meeting of the women's Christian
temperance Union yesterday afternoon at the
Central Union Mission rooms, $50 Pennsylva-
mia avenue northwest. There was compen.
satlon, too. for the temporary retreat from the
dancing sunlight and pleasant air, for those
who attended enjoyed a treat in the "Bible
reading" Of Mrs. NJ. stevens Hart,
The lesson from which she took her text
was the well-known story of David ana Go.
Hath, and she drew to the end an analogy be-
tween the present efforts OF the temperance
women and the acts of David in that connec'
ton. She promised by stating that the entire
Old Testament was made up of stories of the
battles of Gods children against their fues, In
which the former were but lily equipped as
far as the mere physical means ofwarfare were
II was brought out that the 1sraelites had not
a smith in the length and breadth of their
land, but had to 20 to the Phillistines 20
sharpen their swords. She likened thew g. 4.
y. to the lsraelites and Congress to the Phillis'
tinic smithy-they were now In the enemys
country sharpening their weapons ofwarfare.
The liquor interest, which, she said, was the
current Phillistlne,. had resorted to trickery
and diplomacy, and she gave notice that the
temperance people would avail themselves oi
like resources
Israel had no man whom they looked up TO as
their champion in the war, as the Phillistines
did TO the giant Goliath, saying that as did
David come forth as their champion so would
come forth some one who would represent
the temperance people. She compared Co
llath's brAggadoCio to the,spirit displayed by
the liquor interest In the present contest.
Straying somewhat from her text she said
the fathers. too, for that matter that the
dtunkards of a few years hence are the boys
OF to'day-the rosy checked boys of loving
parents and well. kept homes. For them our
jails will await for them are our solons en-.
acting restrictive liquor laws instead of killing
the traiic; for them are gallows building. They
are the sheep over which these modern Shep.,
herds kept watch, and tho mothers OF
America, like David Of old, had left their
sheep for time in order to go out and give
battle TO the giant of rum; as their husbands
an dbrothefs had stood confounded and IN
CONSERVATION at the magnitude and strength
OF the giant. With the sling OF faith and the
pebbles of prayer have these women attacked
the menace OF their young, and when they had
said, they would surely do, they would return
TO what She admitted was the proper sphere
Of woman, the caring for her own and Others
children. She vigorously denied. however
| that the children OF these working Christian
women were neglected in order to help ad
| vance the millennium.
The women of America have not gone into
| thii fight with their chins up In the air anC
| with manifest sense of their own importance
far from it.. They were meek and humble
and womanly. In this connection she, tool
/
tribute to Miss Frances willard. whom sh
rather intimated was the David of the W. c. I
| u. and to whom she ascribed all womanl.
| virtue. Ponderous men. she said, had toll
the women how to conduct this fight; hat
| given them heavy advice, but she said, thi
advice was like the armor with which Sau
invested David-it was too heavy, too large
| 1t was excellent in the mouths or In tn
hands of these valiant witnesses of
| woman's fight, but the latter, lik
David, was forced to have recourse to more
familiar weapons, and chose the sling and the
smooth stones, and with them would the
achieve the victory, and when they did the,
| would have grand jubilee here in Washing
ton, shut up the stores, and have a procession
in which they would bear the palms OF vic
tory, and from which they would chan
| Miriam's song of deliverance. In that prouC
hour they would want no words composed b.
man, for 1t would be woman's victory.
Mrs. Hart was followed by Others in shor
| addresses in which was exhibited stron
faith in the ultimate, II not in the immediate
| triumph OF the cause for which they had Ia
bored so long and Sc ear estly, and the meet
| ing adjourned.