The Forrest City times., 1894-04-20

for good is tie insertion of temperance c c'umns in the popular press. which has in time past, for tue most part. be- Titled or opposed the temperance re- form. That this generous sowing of temperance literature has already pro- duced beneficeut results we all can testify.
 1t Is said that whom the gods would destroy they first make mad. Isn't it sort of madness for liquor associa- ton, knowing that many good men op- pose woman suffrage, to send out printed circulars with these words upon them. ''Set your heel upon the woman suffrage movement every time, for the ballot in the hand of woman means the downfall of our trade" Just that will cause opposers ot the movement to see where they are count ed As the parson saw his mistake in refusing to sign the pledge when on his way home drunken sumseller hailed him with cheers, then fell on his peck. eXclaiming with tears, Folks said you'd be temp'rance; thank God they lied! My fears misled me; you've taken our side! In moment the parson saw his mistake, and thrusting the drunken man off with shake, he cried:
 Iris the side where will not be seen,
 Il not be a post where drunkard may lean, Bring the pledgel Let me sign; for those
 who belong,
 To the right, but don't help it, do help the
 wrong
 Thus many too noble for aught low or moan Are so many posts where the rumsellers
 lean"
 It is q matter of rejoicing to us tonight that the posts are learning to sustain better principles Chiis- tlans and moralists are apprehend- ing more fully than ever before that they are responsible for the reign of evil and their brothers downfall in so far as they withhold Hught of in- fuence or help.
 Ali little did our brave sisters of the Crusade days know how well they were building. Assailing the evil at hand. they knew not that their action would be the basis of this great w. c. T.lU. organization. With Lowell we say:
 "oh small beginnings. ye are great and
 strong,
 Based on faithful heart and weariless
 brainl
 Ye build the future fair, ye conquer
 wrong.
 Ye earn the crown and wear it not in
 yaiu.
 Oneness of purpose and unity of ac- tion secure the supremacy and we have cause for thanktulness that our organ ization, world wide IS 1t is, has with scarce an exception seen eye 10 eye. This convention is called in the inter- ests of temperance within the bounda- ries of Arkansas. We are wearing the crown of effort. In the first place we wish to express our appreciation of the efficient work done in the past year by our president and the state officers. We cannot reward them for the love and self5acritice they have put into the Work-God alone can. We have conle to this fair city to hear of the past year's successes and arrange plans of work for the year to come We nave come to clasp the hands of sister work CTS and sympathizers in the gre at eifo t to redeem our state from whiskey's curse. We have come to reiighb our torches from the flame of enthusiasm kindled here. We have come to con- vince every opposer of temperance that we are on the right, therefore on the winning side. We now begin to realize what we have been looking for ward to with such happy anticipations. We have come to put ourselves in re- membrance or our various lines of work and how effectual service can be ren dered. We come hoping to stir up the gift of God which is in the heart of every inhabtant of Forrest City-to put you in deeper sympathy with our work-to remind us all that God bends from out the deep and says: q gave thee the great gift of life, Vast thou not called in many ways?
 Are not my earth and heaven at strIfe2 1 gave thee of my seed to so", Bringest thou to me my hundredf0ldF So that at the winding up of earth, the balances of Gods purpose in our creation and our fultilment of that purpose are struck, when our returns are handed hinl. We may look up with face agloW and answer Father here IS gold" The gold of souls rescued from the demon that dethrones reason, de- bases manhood, dooms aud ruins etern- ally.
 God bless you. sisters; in the fight We are waUing HOW we cannot taii. For he voice Of nature and of God, Speaks out upon cur side
 w. 5. Hays, Brinklay.
 Remarks by the president followed. Singing by the Chnir-''Why Stand Ye here Idle All the Day,o
 Singing Be Ready for Soon the Time will Come to Enter the Golden Gate. :"
 Collection. 34lO.
 Reading of program by the Secretary, for Wednesday,
 Benedictjon by Rev Mason
 JULIA A. CLARK. Secretary.
 
 Wednesday a. n.
 Devotional exercises led by Mrs MarY D Taylor. Little Rock Script-