The advocate., 1894-08-15
silver is down because legislation is
holding it down."
ITO be cOntiRued.J
A Chat With the Sisters.

Scattered sisters, let us reason together;
let us think and talk of the duties and
responsibilities that devolve upon us
in this hour when the cause of reform
calls aloud for strong hands to work
and brave hearts to make sacrifice,
that it be not covered with the dust of
ignorance and error for another CEN
tury. fear some of us do not fully
realize what this movement means, or
we would try to do more. Let us not
be Indifferent because we cannot vote.
There is much that we can do. We
can have a great influence by manu-.
featuring public sentiment; let us all
go to work and do all we can. Let us
have system and method and see what
we can do by way of becoming better
informed ourselves and helping others
to reform ideas. l would suggest that
as soon as the real hot weather is over
we have meetings at the homes of the
different women, as would be most
convenient, and meet monthly or semi
monthly, as would suit best, and dis
cuss the leading political questions of
the day, read something interesting
and instructive from our reform papers,
ask questions, express opinions and ad-
vance ideas. Invite all the sisters we
can of the old time politics, and-Well,
some of you will know just what to do;
/ cannot write it all, of course.
Yes, yes, understand just how
much home work you have to do; how
very busy you must be with the chill
dren, and how tired you feel. l know
all that, but, sisters, we have no greater
duty to perform than this, and we
must make some sacrifice now if we
would make secure the future welfare
of our loved ones. These things we
should do if we let some other
things go undOne. Little Robbie
can do without cake and jelly now,
better than his children can do with
out bread in the future. Gold is to be
the God Of Earth unless the people
arise in their strength and say, "NO,
let us awake; our enemy is not asleep"
but we can work in hope for God is our
strength when we labor for the right.
Let US each one order one or more
copies of the book "The Dead Line"
just out. We can loan it to friends
and neighbOrs, and do some good in
that way, perhaps. Send some of our
papers to your friends sometimes. You
can send two ADVOCATES for cent.
Take as many reform papers as you
can; do and say all you can always to
encourage our workers, God bless
them. Do all you can; you cannot do
more than that. Read this very sppro-
pirate Quaker poem:
What can do, what can do
To help in the world as 1 go journeying
The great round world with its oceans and
lands,
The world that is asking for care at our hands,
The old, old world, to each conner so new,
What can l do? What can do?
What can l write, what shall say
To aid the next traveller coming this way,
In the old, old path 80 many have gone
And left kindly tokens to help US along3
wish TO help others in just the same way;
So what shall write, what shall say2
Do with thy strength, do with thy might
The work that lies nearest 'twixt morning and
night
The talents entrusted thee strive to increase,
Lest they rust in thy Golfers and rob thee Of
peace.
The pathway Of duty keep ever in sight,
Then work with thy strength, work with thy
might