San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-07


City.
The object OF the w. c. T. U. is to edu-
cate public sentiment up to the standard
OF total abstinence, to train the young, to
save the inebriate, and to secure the legal
prohibition and complete Punishment of
the.liquor traffic.
We claim our work to be well worthy of
the name of Christian. 1t aims first to
cast out legionS of evil spirits that possess
thousands of Gods creatures, who, is
clothed and in their right minds, would
doubtless be carrying forward the white
banner of Christ our King.
The widening wonder OF Christs gos-
pei, which to my mind, means all that is
worthy of mention in this world, whether
wrought out by hand or head or heart, is
In itself the central sun of Iemperancere-
adventurous raw" Miss WILLARD.
''As women let US be true to each other,
and not afraid TO say what God has put
in our hearts. Every man, that has the
soul of a man will meet US half way and
help US. We do not presume to be able
to cope single handed with the stupen-
dous evil we have encountered, but by
divers honorable ways and means, aided
and abetted by men good and true we
Will preach victory on our banner
throughout the length and breadth of the
land.
1t has been said that the women of to-
tay. that is not in sympathy and allied
with some reform is behind the times.
We are not slow TO see this and If for no
other reason than self preservation we
must keep in the front rank. The, public
will honor our efforts seeing we have no
greed for power through seltishneSs but
for usefulness" Mrs. r. w. HAYES, {.
Galveston.
Thank God for preachers who are not
afraid OF public opinion and dare to paint
the LIQUOR traffic in all its native hideous-
ness. So we cxclaim in reference to Mr.
Stuart's fearless utteranceS on that sub
ject. Yet" some one replies, don't
you think such rough language will only
repel or anger?'
Listen, there came time in our Savior's
life when he stood with flashing eyes and
appraised hand while he denounced wrong
doing in strongest language. Surely the
time has come when the liquor traffic
must be spoken of as it really iS-a curse
upon our homes and blight on our native
land. Christ's gospel is pure and peace
able, therefore it directs opposition to the
evil passions that start to life beneath the
influence of alcohol.
1t is very little thing, my sisters, to be
thoughtful about your babe of ribbon
white" but it may be the means OF good
in the end. Twice lately we have looked
into kindly stranger eyes and heard Stran-
ger lips exclaim, 81 am so glad to see the
white ribbon again" and in pleased sur
prise we responded, feeling chord of
sympathy vibrate sweetly. Let us wear
our badges on all occasions. feeling proud
of the fact that il SymboliZeS truth and
purity.
A little child came in one day with a
lovely, frail flower and laid it before an
open fire; in a moment or two the fierce
flame had laid its baneful influence upon
its beauty and its delicate petals shrunk
and trembled like a thing of life, then
curled together in limp, unSightly fold
that bore no likeness to the fair frC Sh
blossom.
Oman! who married a sweet faced pure
young girl few years ago, do you see
the analogy? You placed her hearts in
nocent love before the heated breath of
alcohol and now behold the change!
Does the faded cheek, the Sunken eyes,
the hopeless air remind you of the scorch-
ed flower?
God help you to 60 home and as you
gaze into the face once all dewy with love
and youth, feel deep In your heart the i'm
pulse of anew and higher life that will
in some measure restore your faded flower.
Strange that the street cars should keed
up the printed sign. mo Smoking" and
yet allow men to stand on the platform
and puff the noisome odor of the poison
Gus weed full in the face of the women
inside. Recently a lady entered the car
where this sign was conspicuous and
moment later a well dressed stranger
stepped up beside the mOtOrman and
lighted his cigar, faced around before the
open door and coolly surveyed the occu-
pants of the car, whose lungs Immediate
Iy received the full benefit OF his weed, :"
which he smoked to the "bitter enc, :"
Notwithstanding the fact that the lady
grew pale beneath its Sickening influence
oh, yes, he would have put it out If re-
quested to do so, but, doubtless would
have felt much aggrieved. The next day
the same lady entered an early car occu-
pied only by roughly dressed workmen,
one of whom was smoking, but on her en-
trance the toll hardened hand instantly
inverted cigar and extingnished the fire,
while the gentleman moved respectfully
aside to let her choose a seat and did not
stare her out of countenance either.
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