The Monitor., 1891-05-08
w. C. .T.u. pEPARTMEN 7.

finer impulses, can b, bioste1 from our
nations other@ se fair fame, We cauaot *
pect to rise higher than the cords will
reach which biud us to this accursed stum-
bling. ,,leck, the liquor traffic.
O, mother aud sisters of our own rum
Il lden state, look toward Trenton aud see
how our legislators are bound hand and
fout by the repre- sentatiyes OF Satan him
| self-the rum baroGs, and then ask your
self The question shall " e submit quietly
to this n.onarchcal power of darkness, sin
aud death aud never so lnnch as raise our
hand to stay its course? Does the ques-
tion arise: What can do? | who am not
versed in the methods of the peaceful
wal" being waged by the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union?
| Let me say in reply, You can give US the
encouragement of your iuterest. presence,
you can give us your prayers, you can
| give us additional funds it'll to car
| ry on oGr work, you can give US your
| kindly words " hen aDy Of our women are
| willing, for Ch,ist's sake. to appear in new
aud critical fields of l,bor, often upon
| heights SO elevated from the former plain
| occupied that many, especially those who
| have not been watching The rapid pace OF
| our CHI. stian workers Who turn th.ir
| EYES, may ste oar sisters strong and true
y ho have ascend, d 10 these heights in His
| name, knowing full well how the finger of
| seorn and disapprosal would be pointed
oaatd them by their slow er paced sisters
who deem their advalctd ground unwo-
manly because too promiIeit t. But in the
| me Of all that is true and pure and W.
mi inly, why don't ,ou tread on your fla
gers of scorn, that you may raise YOURSELVES
W from your State of leihaIgy, Of indo-
| lence, Of ignorance, of ease, or whatever il
may be, and come out at d assert your
womanhood and say: Although | am not
permitted to v ield, by vote, the sovereign
power of this commonwealth and of this
| nation, yet | ill do the most that within
me lies, and by my voice. my work, my
| life as far as can be, will help and hot
| hinder you in your noble work, ard, misf
| you will help to Influence the Child, the
| youth, the man With hom meet to throw
off the yoke Of despotism under which Ills
form is bended, and | will, by my patient,
earnest effort, endeavor TO teach linn that
| bis form is thus bent although he cannot
see it himself Bu', sisters, in this con-
| vention aud out of it, We must teach our
! brothers in bondage to the heavy party
ropes that they must aet aud act quickly,
else our nation, like II ,me, will be crush
| ed to the earth with its foul corruption.
| Edward PaySon has said: Luxury is
the first second and third cause of the
| ruin of republics. II is the vampire which
soothes US into fa.al slumber while it
sucks the life blood of our veins. 1t is
| coming upon us, Yet We see no danger. Ia
| vain does the experience Offer rs the ex-
| perience of ptst ages for our diff ,u.ties: in
VAN does the genius of history spread her
| chart aud point out the ruins to which we
are Advancing; ia vain do the ghosts OF
! departed governments, lingering round the
rocks on which they perished, warn us OF
"us approaching fate. In spite of past ex.
p.rience, we tl,tter ourselves that the
5 tme causes which have proved fatal t.
all other government, will lose their per
uicious tendency when exeited on cur
oan."
Sisters of the w. G. T. u, in order to
| gain recruits then, We must point out
trough our o~u sacrifices, our own enc
gy. the dangers, the sefis hness Of indulg-
ing in luxury daring thi, critical period of
! the battle betH zen the tlevatipg interests
of the home against the demoralizng in.
! tluences OF .tal's corner-stones ufiniQui y
the saloous. How mauy there are who
stand apart from US to day who should be
active workers with us, but who, instead,
| living luxury, court the luxury rather
| tn III the trdth.
| TnrhuI our eyes toward Trenton and
contemplating those dogs of war; who
are being driven by the lash of the rum
interests of the State, doing constantly
their bidding, thus imperiling the strong
est, the most sacred citadel of her strength,
her good j idg meit, it would seem 10 mahy
/
o! us Ali, are by our constant study oi
the question, bee ,,nily III IT, nd IN ire en-
/ ilghtened on .he subjecf, that every Wo-
nIan, aud especially every youeg woman,
who has drop OF patriotic blood iu hei
veins. would not make it necessary for
this question, H Nv t, il3rease our IN, u
| oershIp?' to DO aus Ser.d Bat after see-
ing repeatedly the indignities of the rum
element heaped upon the sober. peace-iov-
ing, lls-a Jding citiz lis. wonld, through
the strength of her own wonanhoud,
through the strength of the spirit of divin
ity within her, through tie strength Of her
| interest Tor those Who live after her, arouse
from her bondage (Jhe cords of which
onty eau be broken by her Own exertiou)
and assert her willingness, her determiua-
ton TO join the ranks of those y lio are
educating nos alone its memb bers, but the
members Of the om.nunitles in which
they dwell, up to higher standard of
peace, health. purity. morality, temper
ance. and good goverurneat aud
religious thouglt-Nes Jurs.y's legisla-
ture excepted
Again / ask, why. o why, will our
y"ang women ALLOW it to become neces-
sary lor this important question to be re-
torfed to any one; why does she not assert
| her womanhpod and say With We WHO are
assembled to.day, II solemnly promise