Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-04-14
Temperance Column.
Conducted by the ladies Of the Or
ford W. G. 7. u.
SahhIah Observance.

without which we can do moth
ing. The Creator of the physI
cal and moral world who placed
underneath the everlasting bills
the solid granite TO uphold them
all, Land down also the world
wide unchanging foundation
granite Of the Sabbath, ana so
today, we rest npOn this rock
Our government alone of all ma
tiOns of the earth rests upon this
foundation rock, for il rests no.
on its armies. but on the mOTali
ty of It's citizens Where there
is no Christian Sabbath there is
no Christian morality, and with
out this, free institutions caH
not long exist. There is an ar
my with levers fixed, prying of
our government and turning uu-
der il the mighty rivers of avar-
zee and pleasure that it may rest
on the quicksands of lrreligiOn
What is this department doing !
We are aiming not only TO save
that on which rests the whole
super structure of gospel anu
temperance work bat by forcing
on the conscience the claims Of
the commandment, we aim to DE
velop 4 more conscientious, de-
voted, Christian life in the fol
lowers of Jesus. We have the
pledged help Of 100000 women,
for the resolution adopted by
this body last year reads Nv e
pledge our organization 10 exert
all III influence for the main.
flamenco of our God ordained
Sabbath"
We cannot do Is without per
sistent prayer. | impIore you
to make this pledge good. Our
states have been faithful and nc
tive all along the line. The
state Sabbath laws have been
generally posted and largely en-
forced IN many states Sunday
baseball has been successfully
baitled in many parts, and | am
glad TO say that the Sunday sa
loon especially has received par
;icuidr attention and in Southern
California 10 Is now legally a
thing Of the past. Against the
alarming dTift Of the country to-
wards the license of "A contInen
tai country as seen in excursions
open post Offices, museums and
county fairs. amusements, visit
ing and the Sunday newspaper.
and in all Of which christian PEG
pie are largely themselves impli
Gated or Indifferent against
these We use the pulpit, press,
platform, prJyer, petition or per
sOnal work. besides scattering
leaflets. This department has
published about forty different
leaflets, aggregIting about six
aud a half million pages.
Petition has been ms of our
specialties. For years we work
ed our Sunday Rest Law. We
Went to Congress with the larg-
est peIitioD ever presented to
any government, representing
ten millions. We did not secure
1t, but are still working along
that line and intend TO do so un-
til successful. The Sunday clos
ing of the Worlds Exposition is
now one of our specialties. For
three years We have worked for
tails object. We have sent in
1000 names with Endorsements
reaching into the millions, and
yet but a fow of the 10000 head
inss sent out have been return
cd. The work is hopeful if we
are faithful. The great question
OF the Sunday closing of the Elk
position is to be settled next
April BY the local directory.
then to be appointed, and subse
quent action of the commission.
Tins Will give us ample time
10 gather up such thunder as
vii De heard and needed, Let
as not only strive to get all the
names and Endorsements, but let
as work each in our own state
10 secure from our state legisIa
tors action requiring the closing
OF the state exhibit on the Sab.
ba IA. This, We ara assured. ia
certain triumph. As America
leads.the world will follow. God
helpiEg Us, we can win Let us
10 It. IL We are faithful along
TINS and the other lines of Sab
bath work, we may fairly hope
that this year will be the pivot
around which our country Will
SWING back toward a legal and
Christian observance Of The day.
The daily paper is filed with
crimes which result mediateIy
or immediately from intemper.
anee ; but the Golden Rule hiats
As TO how far short Il comes of
dwelling AL the far reaching
and heart breaking evils of this
crime. Ii says: Even within
us own field, the paper that tries
TO tell all 9tout the last sensa.
tlonal outrage upon law, falls far
short of the truth. How many
facts 1t fOrgets or fails TO graspt.
what paper ever fluids space for
the story of parental hearts
broken. ihe lives of innocent
victims dlFkened Where Is