Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-02-26
Y. c. T. u. COLUMN.
lotto: "God and Home and Native Land.''

b the far off lights, and my heart
) cheered by the thought, "The
&c that rolls the stars along, spake
the promises" What are some of
sc promises? The great God who
de them, knew from the beginning
about the condition of humanity in
nineteenth century.
Ie knew how the pillows of vice, in
lperance and crime would sweep
und this earth. He knew how good
q and women would work and
%; work to stay the tide of evil,
weep at the ruin it has wrought.
knew how the forces of wrong
lid unite and strengthen them
res, and he knew also, how the
7ers that for the right would swing
a pendulum, between victory and
BAT, yet, with all this knowledge
Re comes down to us, ringing thro'
centuries, like the Ginning of a
er bell, the blessed word, "Ask and
hall receive, knock and it shall be
ned unto you" "He that goeth
b and weepeth, bearing precious
will come again, bringing sheaves
him." These evils have for ages
b engulfng poor humanity, and in
mighty struggle more than hu-
help is needed.
seems to us that the thousands of
hen in our organization ought to
|e back to the first principles that
ted the crusaders in the beginning
|oman's work for temperance. If
would do this, and would, through
hg faith and prayer, lay hold upon
Almighty arm, and work for the
bite object of bringing sinful men
women to break off their sins by
teousness, and their iniquities by
ling unto the Lord; if we would
20 this faithfully, in the home, the
bay School, the prayer meeting in
Farious opportunities that social
affords, it seems to us that we
Id be much nearer solving the
lem-how to stop the drink traf-
neither drunkenness is a disease or
9 is most certainly sin; and as
it needs Gods sovereign RENE
pr sin, a new heart. All other
dies that check, or prevent for a
the indulgence of perverse
tite, though of some benefit, yet
fail of the ultimate good, for the
retains his love for the impure,
brofane, the vicious, and these
is leaders into temptation. But
the new heart, all this is changed,
affections, new friendships, new
|anionships, guard him for good
Fery hand. Off every one Of our
women would go right about
ing to save some soul, and when
bne is saved, go for another, not
NC till the laws are enforced as
should be, nor till every one is
bsted in the temperance reform,
liking up the work near at hand,
DING with our might what our
find to do, what a blessed refor
N we might see begun.
can not save the world en- noasse;
ust do it one by one. I like that
}, "nothing can stand before
works." 1t is the hand to hand
ct that wins.
do well to work for the legisla-
art of the reform, the outward
ust be regulated, or society will
pieces, yet after all, we shall
be able to rid the world of sin
kislation, that must still be ac-
isbed by the coming of the
spirit into the individual soul.
do you say let the ministers and
rs attend to that? All, no, dear
5, we are each our brothers.
r. We want at the last to hear
aster say, ''she hath done what
build" We can not expect to
hat unless we do all we can, and
yer know how much we can do
we are personally united to
as the branch to the vine, and
|ome allied to the Infinite One,
Ike hold on His strength.
conviction has been growing
mind for years, and has recent
% itensified by reading of the
ion of society in England dur
e reign of George the II. 1t WINS
of moral corruption, intemper-
nd want of faith in God. "Drink-
said Sir Robert Walpole, is at
CHEST wine mark.' The ad-
ration of which he was the head
wn in history as the drunken
istration." Bishop Benson
"there is no safety in town or
7; our people are cruel and in
these accursed spurious Ii
which, to the shame of our