The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-01-15

bition for State and Nation"
At the Hillsboro Crusade Celebration
Monday afternoon Dec. 90. 1889. Miss
Willard opened a question box bristling
with tokens that the intelligent ant
thoughtful people in the crusade CRADLE
are wideawake to living issues
Murat Halstead's paper, the Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette, one OF the specia
opponents Of the white-ribbo work, pub
lished the following which, though not
verbatim, gives very fair indication OF
leading points:
A question box was opened, the answers
being given by Miss Willard:
First-"What relation has the W. G. T.
U. to politics !"
Answcr-"We endorse every man who
dedicates his vote to God and humanity,
and wherever the Republican party stands
as they have in Dakota, we stand by and
indorse them. We are only committed to
the party that stands by our principles, no
matter what name, and this stand only
have we taken in our State and National
Conventions"
"Has the w. G. T. U. ever been sec.
tartan"
Answer.-"Catholic priests, Jewish rab.
bis and all denominations have sal To-
gcther on our platforms. We conquer
through the cross Of Christ" g.r z
The next question was: "Will God de-
stroy the gin-shop Himself, or will He
work through mang
Answer.-"As the battery is TO the little
wire Of the telegraph, so God is the power
behind, and works to oil through agencies
for reform"
Questlon.-"Can Christian vote for
high license and pray, Thy Kingdom
Gomez
Answer.-"Whst We license We protect
! cannot see how Christian can vote for
high license unless he is morally chloro-
formed. II has set back temperance
reform one generation. 1t is the devils
counterfeit Liquor men say, Work for
high license; 1t is our only salvation
Miss Willard, speaking of the outlook
for 1890, said; "The outlook is good; the
up-look is better. Hannah Whitall Smith
says; Keep your top eye open; 1t is the
skylight Of the SOUL The outlook is
cheerful, because we are not looking at
the waves around, but to Him who walks
the waves. More are being aroused to
action and more In earnest than ever
before the action Of Mrs. Foster. Be-
cause these women want 10 do different
way, we bear them no III will. We shall
still carry our white-ribbon emblem Of
purity and peace. II we are good
natured when we agree, that is easy, but
to disagree with perfect gentleness, that
is Gods spirit acting upon,ours. This
outlook, with all Its contrariety, will only
make us give ourselves more TO the up
look As we 60 on In reformstory work
we built better than we know, and all
differences will react for good"
Mrs. Bateham, following said: 1--WE
give God bless you to all those who
work for temperance in any way. We
are no party platform. II they come
upon ours we are with them, and moi
questioning, we will do our duty, trusting
God. The outlook for Sabbath observance
both from civil and religious aspects is
encouraging."-Union Signal.
There IL not cigarette on sale in the
town Of Frankfort, the capital of Ken.
lucky. In his message TO the Legislature
Governor Buckner said that something
must be done to repress the passions Of
the people, so the town authorities passed
a law prohibiting the saie.-Cleyeland
Leader.
The prohibltory proviso, submitted sep
arately In North Dakota, called forth
more votes than the constitution as q
whole. The votes on the constitution
were 35548, and on the prohibition
clause 35945.
The recent state convention of the
Young Peoples Society Of Christian En-
deayor Of Connecticut at New Haven, was
attended by over two thousand delegates,
with audiences OF three thousand to fouI
thousand. On the temperance question,
the convention committed itself "unre-
seryedly TO the cause OF total abstinence, y
and pledged Its influence toward the
accomplishment, TAT the earliest possible
day, Of the utter extermination OF the
liquor traffic."
0fthe eighty thousand Swedes In New
York, not one runs q saloon.
It's intended to lay before the Inter-
national Anti Alcoholic Congress, to be
held next year IN Christiana, Norway, a
proposal to form an International Euro.
pean Temperance Union, with the objec,
Of promoting the consolidation OF the
movement in other countries, the head.
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