Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-01-30
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home or house?
The Hall of Representative was Civ
en- me for one night, and Mrs. Mount
and / assembled the steps of the Speak
er's stand with praise in our hearts
that open doors are constantly being
swung by Gods power as once He open
ed a city's gate for Peter, when he went
forth from the prison free man out
into the glory of the mornings day
break.
Who can estimate the change from
the time we stood there that night,
Mrs. Mount and /, to the time when
our noble pioneer, dear Mrs. Erwin,
used to stay for weary days in the Cap
itol, the champion of hated cause.
1.-THE Voice" of one crying in the wild
erness of confused and corrupted ideas
and deeds, snake straight the way for
the coming of Prohibition
All honor to those who dare to pene-
trate into the jungles of great forests
of darkness, and by faith, prayer and
patience, blaze out way by which
those who follow on, can come into
the opening where light is abundant
and life is sweeter, purer and more
safe.
was glad to speak for an amend
ment resolution to be submitted to the
people for Prohibition. was told by
scores of legislators that
THE STATE is OVERWHELMINGLY FOR PRO,
H1BITIoN,-
but for obstructionists in our own
camp we would be able to say if the
vote could be had on the subject
THANK God our State is freew We
have secured the vantage ground we
hold not through the good of Local
Option, but in spite of it. With even
the i-Prohibitionists conceding the
State to be overwhelmingly for Prohi.
bition it is inconceivable how anybody
who claims to be Prohibitionist can
hesitate to move ON to full victory.
We need to organize and to agitate
until no man in our State by power
personal, political or denominational
can endanger our losing what is ripe
for us-the lucious fruit-"ProhibiUion
of the liquor traffic by the vote of the
citizens of the State of Mississippi"
Judge Harrison occupied the Speak
er's stand with Mrs. Mount and my
SELF He introduced us with kind
words and with the air of: "If every
dram-s shop keeper in the State were
here, l would stand ON this spot, and
say these true and gentle words"
Mrs. Mount spoke short time in
that practical, common-sense way of
hers we know so we'll. | felt the lack
of prayer and music, so in the conspic-
uous absence of any preacher, | open
ed the meeting with prayer and led the
assemblage of legislators and citizens
in singing: "Praise God from whom all
blessings flow"
l am not these days discouraged or
cast down when upon occasions like
this the ministry fail to give their help,
for
GOD HAS so HONORED THE WORK OF OUR
CAUSE,
as represented by me in my evangelis-
10 hot I al
gratitude to Him for having in nearly
all of my work given me the hearty en-
dorsement and earnest cooperation of
the Christian ministry. This has been
especially the case during the past
twelve months.
Well, the hour passed, and while it
required bravery and f-forgetful-
ness to do what Mrs. Mount and l did
that night, we left the Hall with the
joy of knowing we had done what we
could for the cause of Prohibition. The
next day we prepared our resolution
and gave it into safe hands. The pres
sure of Penitentiary business kept it
from being at once introduced. If it
has by now met the fate of being voted
out, it will reappear with added force
before the next Legislature.
Socially speaking it was great
pleasure to us to meet the courtly
COL. KEARNEY,
of the Senate, the father of our tai
ented Belle Kearney, the world known
national w. G. T. U. speaker and our
own comrade and friend and colaborer,
Miss Addie' Purnell. To know Miss
Purnell is to know one of the most
gifted women in Mississippi.
To Mrs. Walter Bell, our former class
mate and friend, we are indebted foI
many kind attentions.
Even with all the kindly courtesies
l do not suppose any ardent advocate
of the white ribbon cause would ever
sorrow over leaving whisky soaked
Jackson, for the saloons are in full
blast there; so when the time came to
turn our faces homeward we were not
sorry.
We noticed many members of the
House and Senate eagerly reading THE
LEADER. Truly that special issue was
more than usually good.
May God lead you on and on and on
Yours in the work for the homes OF
MiSSSiSSippi.