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have been advised to train their children
In correct views and habits on this sub
Ject; teachers are instructed to inStiI into
the minds OF their pupils true principles of
temperance; boys are warned OF their
danger; and voters are being constantly
reminded Of their duties in this matter;
but little has been said about what the GIRLS
can 10. And do you know, my dear girls,
that III this great work you can play aS
important a part as any one III the grand
army OF workers Do you know that, let
men and women do all they mn@r we must
look to you largely to bring about any
reform among the young men? You who
are SO conscious of the power Of your sweet
looks and winning ways, cannot but exert
a strong influence in this matter if YOU
only use all your powers in the right
direction. | do not mean thar you must
all Eecomte public speakers, and go about
lecturln% on temperance; nor even that
you must feel called upon to administer
private lectures to every young man of
your acquaintance. You might do more
harm than good by adopting this course,
unless You have a special adaptation for
that line of work. There is a subtle,
silent, often unconscious influence, which
all of us exert more or less upon those
around us; and this same influence You
can use to greatly advance the temperance
cause.
First, by living pure and noble lives.
The better the life the greater will be it's
influence for amy good. A Sabbath breaker
will not take reproof kindly from a pro-
fame man q thief is not a fit person to
reform a murderer; so those who would
accomplish most in the temperance reform
must show clean and spotlesS records.
\ mira SNUl iS lilo tIn. olnop yv,tar OF =
spring, it gives back 60 the beholder q
perfect image of himself with all his
defects, and not Il clOuded and blurred
reflection. Let your lives be so pure that
a kindly word of admonition or advice to
an erring brother may not receive the
rebuke, first clear your own lives of i'm
puritieS.
The brother is most touched by the
pleadings OF the sister who has given him
no cause to say. "Y0u are Just as bad
The boy heSitateS longest, if tempted to
take the social glass or first cigar, when
the disappearing look or word comes from
the dear girl who has won his deepest
respect and reverence.
Again, you can use your influence for
or against this reform in the choice Of
your associates. When Won accept the
company Of a young man whom YOU know
drinks Intoxicating liquor uses tobacco,
or INDUCES in any other vices, you are
silently saying, II approye 0fthese things
| once heard Il young man say that most
girls liked a fellow better who was q
''little FAST The poor discrimination
which some young ladies exhibit in the
selection OF their associates would seem to
Indicate that such was the fact in their case;
and surely, you are not using your iniu-
ence for the best, if you give u young man
the impression that his inclination TO be
"fast" will be to his advantage in your
estimation.
Perhaps the young man is pleasant
company, and you argue that he is gentle
manly, and does not indulge in drink,
profanity, or any of his little vices when
in your presence, and consequently there
is no harm in your enjoying his society.
My dear girls, you cannot be intimate with
such persons without tacitIy giving your
sanction to their acts you cannot touch
mud without soiling your hands. The
pure mountain stream becomes cloudy and
impure where it unites with the muddy
river.
l do not mean that you must recoil
within yourselves like IL snail, and scarcely
speak to any one for fear of contamination.
You can have a kind look and word for
every one, can even lend a helping hand
to a fallen brother or sister when you
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