Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-08-22
Has the w. c. T. u. Any Thing to do with
g. Missions

Has the w. c. T. U. Any Thing to do with
Missions +?
1t is often the case when we try to
get our friends to join the w. G. L. u,
that they urge as an objection that the
work is distasteful and unpopular and
that they have no time outside of
home affairs for any thing but mis-
sionary work.
We have no word to speak against
any missionary work, but to such as
know it not we do want to say that it
is impossible to find loyal, earnest
w. G. T. U. woman, who is not already
deeply interested in missionary work.
Indeed the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union is engaged in the grand
est missionary work that ever held the
attention of Christian people. 1t is so
comprehensive in it's scope as to en-
brace not only the measures to prevent
evil, but it is reaching out in both
home and foreign fields to do all it
can to advance the cause of Christ.
Let any one who doubts this follow
for brief season in the footsteps of
our Round the World missionaries and
see the grand work they have done i'll
foreign lands; stop for moment in
Japan and listen to the mournful sto-
ry of the death of our sainted Mary
A1ln,, Wne{ he, .ha 70 hn II,
the zenith of her usefulness in win
ming souls for Christ. Though she
has gone from among us, her work will
go on and far-away Japan will feel her
influence as the years go by, and every
word she left with them there will
have a deeper and still more sacred
voice is silent.
There is no room in this short space
to tell of those wonderful women
Mary Clement Leavitt, DR.. Kate Bush
nell, Mrs. Andrew, Miss Alice Palmer
and Miss Jessie Alderman, with her
wonderful experience. All of them
have battled nobly; and today by their
untiring efforts, the beautiful white
ribbon encircles the world.
The home work is varied as it is i'm
portant, but it is all Christian work
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union lies so close to the great heart
of the church of God that every pull
sation which comes from that heart
finds it's echo in the many depart
ments of work that are being pressed
toward the advancement of Christ's
kingdom through this grand organiza-
ton.
Away then with the thought that the
w. G.. r. U. work is to be considered AS
separate from our duties as Christians.
On the other hand there is no orga-
nizytion in the world today, save the
church itself, that is doing more to
lift humanity up to Christ
1t is reaching out to help the needy,
comfort the distressed, raise the fall
en-, cheer the faint hearted, strengthen
the weak and help all to a purer and
better and grander life What does it
mean that 100000 brave women
mothers, sisters and daughters have
banded themselves together to fight
the greatest evil the world has ever
known and tearing down the strong
holds of Satan, make it easier for the
love of God to shine into the darkened
and sin-stained homes all over the
land and purify and beautify and sane
tify such homes?
There is "a great deal of drudgery
about abe Woman's Christian Temper
ance work; it calls women from their
sweet, comfortable, happy homes out
into the mire and filth of sin, out of
the sunshine of life into the dark
shadows of the very depths of sorrow
and degradation, there to work and
talk and pray even for the chance to
clear away the rubbish and remove the
stones that block up the way. To go
in, and by sympathy and willing work
help tosempty and sweep out the poor.
defiled, dilapidated temples for the in
dwelling of the Holy Spirit. Oh! it is
a grand work for humanity; blessed
work for God and a stepping stone for
ones own feet towards the golden
heights of happy hereafter. Let us
not falter because of the drudgery-
who would not be willing to do such
for the sake of such results
If we would be willing followers of Je-
sus, we must first deny ourselves and
take up the cross, whatever it may be,
and Hollow Him; then indeed will We
be daughters of King.
One lady, who is not yet "A member
Of the w. G. 7, u. was so touched by
The truth of Mrs. Hoskins' lectures
here that She want ont with our pladoa