The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-07-18

as interesting, MS necessary a work as any
the Women's Christian Temperance union
has taken up The work among sailors in,
all parts of the country is bearing glorious
fruit. In the saving of men and souls no
part of the Lords vineyard is neglected by
this grand organization. They have sent
one all-round the world missionary, and
are now sending a second to grid the
hemisphere with the benifcient white
ribbon. They have a department for work
among foreigners, among the Chinese, for
fallen women, for minors, for railroad
men, for lumbermen, army prisoners, for
franchise, for legislation of all kinds that
has for it's aim the better protection of
the home.
Truly. this is a grand, q magnificent
work.. 1t is a work all should be interested
in. A work every IL can help along.
No matter how humble, how poor, how
limited you opportunities. you can help,
you can ada you name and wear the white
ribbon. The work has need of every one.
A suffering bed-ridden woman is Superln-
tendent of one of the departments, the
origin of which grew out of a suggestion of
hers, and now has a superintendent in all
large places and has been the means OF
giving much pleasure and doing much
good. 1t is the Flower mission, which has
for it's work the carrying of flowers, books,
notices and remembrances to the forgot
ten of the world, the sick in prison and in
tenement houses and hospitals. Who can
measure the good thus done the number
to whom the little boquet may rave been
a message from God. And who can say
they have no opportunity to do any work,
in the face of the work accomplished by
AZ. I'D ,;llo~ f~. al
the use of only one hand? Yet she carries
on this work efficiently by means of cores
pondence. writing scores of letters and
notices, and only by the aid of a frame
fixed over her bed is she able to write at
all. Truly, though suffering, yet a glorious
Inheritance is hers, for Jesus is hers, and
so long as the union stands, Miss Cassidy
will need no monument to perpetuate his
come those who have reason to bless it.
Monday evening the lecturer took up
the vital question now before the public;
a question that must be decided in the
near future by this and the next genera
ton, (which shall it be?" Shall we have
q country of homes, a country ruled by
clear-headed, clean-mouthed men, or shall
it be run by the saloon? In a few years,
Ill tuC Liz u VIC PlSSCAe SCLtIltlOIIy az
least. this question must be decided, or it
will be forever too late. Do not be be-
guiled into thinking it will solve itself:
that there is really no danger; that the
reason things once unnoticed look so bad
to us now is because of n higher moral
sentiment. Do not be tricked INTO bcliev-
ing this is a government 'cf the people,
by the people. for the people, II isn't
~, cuot thirfr DC yary.,, oo,, 600,
learn who takes the trouble to find out.
1t needs no great mental acumen to see
trickery in most any town election and the
town is but a copy of the state, the state
of the nation. Why is it so hard, almost
gress that in any way c~urtai!s the liquor
a sharp, shrewd lawyer at Washington,
all such matters. Why is it the original
Because the people don't want prohibition?
Take a town that has the right moral SEN
timent and a whisky shop, original or
otherwise, cannot, dare not open up. They
can every one be closed on the grounds of
a common nuisance. Work then, every
man, woman and child, until the man WHO
sells whisky will be so ostracized he'd
rather work on the road for a living Than
sell liquor. 1t can be done. 1t has been
done.
The writer of this meague report of two
most excellent lectures, wishes to add, it
can be done right here in Rapid City, if
only the people, the people who are for
law and order, will stand shoulder to
shoulder, if only the neutrals will get into
the field. Public sentiment is a Jowerfnl
agent. Women make it more thar any
other, and they can curtail this liquor bus,
mess all over the world and without thu
ballot, too, if need be. Let us up and on
ward and never give up till we win or di
in battle,