The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-11-21

Mrs. n. l.. HoRBs:-I would like 70
talk 10 yOur nnts,rrnus readers a little
while II they will nnly Iisten 20 me. and
! will promise 10 be brief want To
tell them Of The White Ribbon Women
Of our nation. and ctpccialiy ~ Indiana.
! do not suppose thai there are any OF
your readers but what know Tie mean
ing of w. G. 4 u or White Riphon
Women. tell you my frienh- il meams
great deal much more ii.au you mny
suppose. Could sou he M some OF their
mretiugs you would think 40, 100 God
kHOws they McsI something. for they
Look 10 Him and Ask iii4 h.lp and pu,-
dance IN all they do. and no people III
the wide world could do aud accom-
pli>h what they are doing without Iiis
divine assistance. nv friends. there i. a
great work in our band 90 b. done, aud
God IL lradif K ~. women forth 10 40 Ia.
There is great victory 10 be gained. nj
gtrss evil 20 he conquered, aud the w.
4. L. u z. with Chtist for their leader,
will conquer. for He IL great General,
one that never YET has lost battle. L
tind that have undertaken q big thing
10 try 10 tell you what The w. e. T.. U's
are doing. WHY they are doing 20 much
that Bro. DOsne's paper would not be
large enough 20 begin TO tell, had we II
all ~ our command. They are working
IN various wavs; they have over fp,tv
departments 81 work, all for the saliva
ton ot souls and the redemption Of our
lxnri from the rum curse.
| wonder II all OF your readers know o.
the great temperance temple thar the
women are building IL Chicago, that IL
TO cost one million dollars. The corner
stone was laid few days ago. and that
by woman. Perhaps YOU think they
cant raise the money. Why bless you
they have almost got II raised, and they
did not 70 10 Congress 10 get il. or to The
whisky rings, either. 1t will be bull
without blood money.
Then we can come nearer home and
tell what they are doing. Comid yot
have Deen IT our last State convention
Won wonld have had sIl doubts dispeIlct
lin regard 10 woman's iucepacity. The,
certainly astonished themselves. Thei
work was grand. and they accomplished
even more than they expected. Whei
Mr.. HadIey, that good old Quaker man
came 20 them and pledged to give then
ia $500 farm II they would pledg
IS 600 /" put buildings on II 10 educat
Ipo0r worthy girls. they raiscd 5000 Il
Ilcss than an hour, and they did not cal
Ion any man 10 help them, either. ID
Iyou think any convention OF men. Hn,
iespecially = State convention. w0ul
tried the like? You see v hen won,e
\ undertake = thing they mean business
they have undertaken TO put the Iiquo
traffic down aud they will do II. Wei
may old king Alcohol tremble.
Now, reader, DO not think that III
5000 that was raised Tor 'hr girl schoo
was nlI ihat was done. or all The none
: that was raised. either; far from II Rn'
OF course, | have not room 10 tell nj
The only way ! know Of for you 4
know what We are doing 10 for YOU I
take our papers. We have no secretl
.sOu know that women cant keep se
crrts, and we don't want 10. either. an
eapecislly anything ~ good A. we or
: doing, we wUuld like Tor YOU al 4
know. AZ I said. you lad better TAX
our state paper. The Organizer, whic
lis published q indianapolis, sud our mn
llished At Chicago. The two paper
should be IN every family. and read b
Z all, and especially every woman. N
! lady can be posted or intelligent on TN
great movement without reading thos
papers.
The women are taking up the work i
every part OF our nation aud OF ID
. whole world. They atop not 70 mour
over defeats, hut buckle on more tigttl
the armor. Before the smoke Of on
conflict il cleared away they are pre-
pairing for another.
: We feel greatly encouraged now tha
one Of the old parties Is dead. We vii
: now 20 TO work on the other. One 70
10 not 50 hard 10 fight a. two. We fee
that our work IL over half done. On
good preachers wife said 10 Us, III 20
fool Prohibitionists put the Democrat
Z Into power we will have hard times.
1.-THE Democrats are In power again, bu
know we are clear OF putting them u
Il was The Republican corruption ths
did II. aud II the Democrats do no
mend things they will find that they wi
have to follow the Republicans up Sal
River, and that before many more year.
lfor the better element Ia society are ge'
70 ting their eyes open, and things have I
= change So now. dear sissers, who ma
10 read this, let me ask you TO enlist IN thl
r.Iholy war for God, home snd humanity
Help us; we want all Of you, and 70
\ certsinly all have much At stake. Ou
cause 10 growing rapidly, for which v
VI thank God and take courage. see
lour last paper that eight new union
have been reported since the State NEE
ling. aud we know not how many NOR
that have not been reported. The tow
lor neighborhood that has not union
lconsiderable behind times, and u
woman that does not belong 70 one
not doing her duty to her family or o.
: God. Indiana will more than doub
s'her mem bership In another year. ~
wv. e. 4. II. Is the strongest organizatio
/. Iof women In the world, and before lon
III will be the strongest organization
nythc world, either men or women.
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