San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-13

City.
All the white ri bbon wearers of this
city are greatly rejoiced over the
prospect of many additions to their
number in the future. AS result OF
Mr.. Stuart's earnest appeal to woman
hood on last Sunday afternoon, there
are we understand, over two hundred
names on the pledge cards. We hope
next week to be able to announce the
organization OF another Union.
Surely all women owe deep debt of
gratitude to Rev. Sam Jones and Rev.
George Stuart for their wonderful in
fluence in the direction Of temperance
and purity.
Smiling and weeping in much re-
joicing many hearts are greatly stirred
by the divine truths being uttered SO
forcibly by Gods servants now in our
midst. They lay reverent hands upon
chords of nature and tenderness and
sweetest music responds in good reso.
lutiOns and penitence. A wave of
strange emotion is stirring the hearts
of listening thousands and souls are
turning home again. Young and old
feel the influence, and homes long
dsrkened by the black wings of sin
are throwing wide the doors to let the
BLESSED Saviour in. Thank God for
faithful preachers of his word.
What it has been taking temperance
organizations years to effect Is being
accomplished in short space of time
by the Influence OF the Holy Spirit
upon this hearts of the people. The
man who feels his conscience quicken.
ed in this meeting will see the con-
sequence of drinking upon his family
and the first step will be to abandon
his drink.
Christian Temperance Union-We
are q band of christian women fight
ing the greatest evils of the age
drunkenness and social impurity-
one the offspring of the other. By
this one great tie we claim help from
all denominations and all true hearts
who love "God and home and native
land"
Parents do you know what the 10y
al Temperance Legion is? Let me tell
you IL is an organization of children
who tske solemn pledge to abstain
from all spurious liquors and tobacco
in any form. They are. then arranged
In classes or falcons and taught sys-
temstically the effect of alcohol and
tobacco upon the human system and
their young minds filled with vivid
illustrations and incidents that seem
to impress indelibly the lessons
taught them. Thus you see total
abstinence is inculcated In form
likely to bear fruit in years of matur-
ity.
Parents think of this and dy not
laugh at the children's enthusiasm,
but help them in every way posi-.
BILE.
A lady engaged in this work SAYS
the greatest obs tacle she has to en-
counter is the Indifference of the pa
rents.
How p one we are to think of the
drunkard as somebody else's boy or
the poor fallen woman as some other
mothers girl-yet they may be yours
or mine.
Remem Der the seed time for What
soever a man soweth that shall he al
so reap"
The Western Brewer Chicago has
just Issued tables showing the total
production of beer in the United
states during tina spsclsl revep
year ended April go 1892. Tue aver
age annual consumption is a little less
than one-half barrel for every man
woman and child ia the United
States.
We commend to you the following
from the Nashville Advocate: To
70 nnity IN 70 h
the Religious Telescope suggests:
Seek to inform each other Induce
those who do not see the saloon mi.
guilty IN its true light to read, to think
and 70 pray to God for light on this
question. Talk with each other on
this important question kindly, rea-
scnabiy. 1t is not difficult to enable
men of ordinary intelligence to see
that the licensed (Or taxed saloon
exists because the lawmakers max 9
the law as it is. They can see that
the saloons by controlling and domi-
mating the primaries and caucuses
nominate most of the lawmakers the
people by their votes elect them and
they make the laws to suit the ga
loon keepers, brewers and distilIers 1"
"The protection of the home de-.
msnds the humiliation of the saloon
1t it not run for the accommodation of a
few old soakers, 1t is run to make
appetites, to create thirst, TO damn
homes that's its business. 1t could
not live or prosper if it were not. I
think We are getting ready to vote
soon in some way, that no public
house, in parlOr, dive, drug store, nor
any room shall be run for the sale OF
that wbicl ruins the ONE, debauches
society. corrupts politics and murders
men. Rev. henry Delano, in Ma
tional Baptist.
We hope all the white Ribbon
ers" will feel an interest In this
column kindly given US by the
LIGHT, and will contribute some.
thing to increase its worth. H.R. j