The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-04-10
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Sun two fold meaning. We not only
lose one who has been our leader in
spiritual and temporal affairs (of the
church, but two have been called to
other fields of labor by virtue of the
powers that be- and no where do we
realize how much we have depended on
her who has been our leader that in our
w. G. T. U. When Mrs. Jewell came
here five years ago We were all temper
ance folks after fashion, but as ignor.
ant of many of its principles as child.
Since we have become an organized
body we have been learning day by
day how formidable foe we have to
fight, and what weapons are best to use.
to over throw the tyrant. Much Of our
successful growth in this direction has
been due to our president who with
unwavering fidelity aud unainehing
courage in the midst Of bitter opposition
remained true to the cause, that she
believed to be born of God. The com.
plete prohibition of the liquor traffic.
Now that We as union can not have
her counsel and presence longer we
feel that the good work must still go
on, We do not want to see our ranks
thinning or any of our departments
fail on account Of proper leadership.
At our first regular meeting since the
removal Of our president we were all
gratified that SO large number found
it convenient to be present ana lively
interest was manifested in the Sd series
Of Home Protection Reading Course.
We are especially DESTROYS al ladies.
whether members or not should join us
in this reading which We are sure they
will find very instructive as we'll as en-
PERTAINING.
As Mrs. jewell had also been the
organizer and superintendent OF the
Juvenile Work and has left so large .
Loyal Legion without a leader, sue
cessor must be appointed, for we believe
that the youth Of this nation will con-
troll it for '.weal or for woe and as the
twig is bent the tree ID Inclined" So
We trust that many Of US may see the
words Of the song, "Tremble King
Alcohol we shall give up verified.
The Union therefore appointed as
Mrs. JEWELS successor Mrs. N. G.
Brown and as Sunday School work had
been combined with Juvenile work they
have still the same superintendent.
The supt. Of the press work had also
to be appointed and Mrs. Amy Rey-
nolds was made superintendent of that
department and we trust the members
will all feel an interest in this branch
of the work and give to her all the
assistance in their power that our
column in the MIDLAND JOURNAL may
never fail to have its monthly publica-
ton.
"What shall you say if order you
to drink wineF' 81 Will not take the
wine, and il you insist upon it shall
change my DOCTOR" The doctor in.
stantly said: IA couple of grains Of
quinine two or three times day will
do just as we'll" Doctors are sometimes
put in similar strait, but on the
opposite side, by patients who would
change their doctor if be did not order
them stimulants.- Temperance Maya
zine.
Rev. B. Fay Mills. the "coming man"
of the nation 10 evangelistic work, is
pronounced on the prohibition question
Listen to him: II would like to give a
little sermon on temperance, and would
like to make it go plain that everybody
could understand. Sometimes q person
will insult me BY asking me which side
Of the temperance or prohibition ques
ton I am on! Which side am / on?
Well, you 60 to the drunkards and
thieves, and burglars, and gamblers,
aud saloon keepers, and the makers Of
the accursed stuff, and end out which
side they are on, and then put me down
on the other side. Why is it that these
accursed saloons exist to-day? Because
men worship the god of hell. Suppose
man should come here to-day and
take one of your fairest and brightest
children, and by making few passes
over it convert it into an idiot; the
whole community would be after him
Millions of dollars would not induce
you to license him to do such thing
if he could do it in ten minutes, aud it
is only question of FIVE years, or
possibly ten or twenty, and you will
allow him to do that very thing, and