Blue-grass blade., 1891-10-31
A Christian who Believes that
God Raised me mp to Edit
the Blade.
TOLLEsBoRo, LEWIS Co.. KY,
Sent 4 1891

ToLLEsBoRo, LEWIS Co.. KY,
Sept. 4, 1891.
Mr.. C. {. Moore.
Dear Friend and Brother Pro-
hibitionist:-I seat myself to pen
you a few lines in answer to your
request in the B. G. B. of August
20, in regard to your continuing
to edit your paper.
While 1 think that you are the
one to decide that, 1 thought l
would write you few lines to let
you know what l had to say on
the subject.
l am not able to be ofany bene-
fit to you so far as dollars are con-
cerned, but if my good wishes and
prayers are of any help to you, you
can rest assured that you have
them; for 1 do think that you come
nearer pleasing me as an editor
than any man 1 ever read after,
and [ think that the people need
your paper, and that if you can,
you should continue to edit it. /
know of no other man who could
come any way near filling your
place as editor.
Now do not think, Bro. Moore
that l take you to be as pure and
spotless as the little prattler on
its mothers knee; for 1 do not. l
think that you are like the rest OF
the human family, after having
grown to be men and women.
We have our faults, but l think
that your faults as an editor are
very small and few in number as
compared with other editors.
l am satisfied from reading your
paper that you are an honest gen.
tleman; true to your own convic-
tions, and bold and fearless in the
proclaiming and defence of the
same. And that is the man that
we need at this present time for an
editor, or leader of any kind.
But l am sorry to say that the
majority of our leading men OF
different callings are not that
way.
If they were, things would moi
be as they are to-day. If the
preachers of our land and nation
were true to the profession they
make, and would vote as they
pray, the liquor traffic would 60
out of our country like dry stub.
BILE before the fire. But let us moi
be discouraged, but press on, fol
the darkest hour is just before
day.
1 feel that with such men as
you. as editors, the Prohibition
morn will dawn before long.
My faith is strong. 1 feel thai
you and I, my brother, will bt
permitted to see the destruction Of
the accursed whisky traffic on thu
American continent; for right ii
might and will prevail.
We learn from the reading O
the Bible, that the Almighty
raised up men for special purposes
and that all great and good mel
had their work to do, and l do be-
lieve my brother, that the Goo
that made us aud the people o.
this nation, made you as editor O
the Blue Grass Blade, until tn.
liquor traffic is a thing Of the past
l think that surely is your calling
1 think that such will be the CASE
that the people that are able t.
help you will come to your as
sistance, and you will continu,
your excellent paper, in defence O
the right, until the great wrong
has been wiped out, and then
trust that your days, like Hese
kiah's of old, may be lenghthenet
out fifteen years, and give 20,
good time and opportunity to cor
rect what errors you may hav'
made in the excitement of the bat
tie against King Alcohol
Well l will close my remark
hoping my desire for you may
come true. And l trust that j
we never meet in time we ma,
meet in eternity, among that mum
Der that have their robes washed
white in the blood of the Lamb
Truly Yours,
w. H. HUMANS.