The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-05-03
6. 7. U. COLUMN,

w. Jennings Demorest, another de-
voted Prohibitionist leader has fallen
On March 18th he addressed a prohibit
ton conference at Newburg. He re-
turned to his home with chills, which
developed into pneumonia, resulting in.
his death at the age OF 70 wears. AS an
agltator and educator, people are par
tlculary interested in Mr.. Demorest. In
this respect he vas one Of the broadcast
and most persistent workers. He early
saw the necessity OF prohibition party.
n ever alter was an uncompromising
Pr~ohibionist. When the high-license
craze swept over the country he gather
ed the strongest facts and arguments,
INC spent thousands Of dollars in SOW
ing them broadcast. When, a year ago,
the state control system was proposed,
he fought the delusion with all his
might. Mr., and Mrs. Demorest have
been steadfast friends of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union, and CON
slant attendants at our state and Ma
tlonal conventions. This organiza-
tion," he once declared 'is doing more
than any other single agency to educate
the American people on prohibition,
and | feel sometimes like concentrating
all my efforts in furthering their plans"
Nearly ten years ago he said, "If we are
to win this struggle, we must win the
young people," The Junior movement,
and the variousjuvenile organizations all
received his hearty Endorsement, but it
was particularly through the medal con-
test system that his great work in this
direction was accomplished. While Mr..
Demorest was always aggressive on the
line OF prohibition, he was not forgetful
OF other great issues. He was an ardent
advocate OF women's suffrage, and took
the side OF the people every time on the
issues OF transportation, tariff, currency
and kindred questions. In the death Of
Mr.. Demorest, the young people lose an
organizer who knew how to make them
a wonderful power in the greatest con-
test OF the century; the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union a generous sup
porter and sincere friend, and the Pro
hibltion party inc Of it's most resource
full workers and safest leaders.
There is clearly a duty OF not praislng;
at least there should be some dlscrimin-
alton in ones eulogiums. He who praises
everybody praises nobody. Applause
from some persons is invaluable indeed;
from Others it is scarcely more than an
impertinence. To render Just praise IS
only the payment Of an honest debt. He
who withholds it is nlggardly, if not ras-
cally. To give approval is pleasant, but
~good-nature must not be suffered to
override conscience.-Lione Herald,
The Easter issue OF the Saint Louis
Christian Advocate (Apr. 10Y is a o.
ten by women. On the cover OF the pho
tographs OF these Easter contributors
are grouped around a picture Of the wo-
men at tho empty tomb on that first
Easter morning. Our contemporary is
to be congratulated on the success OF
this novel idea in religious journalism.
THY SLEEP a. BE SWEET.
When one asked Alexander how it was
that he could sleep so soundly and Sc
curely in the midst Of danger, he told
them that Parmenio watched; he felt
calm and content so long as he knew
Parmenio was watching. He who trusts
in the wisdom and love OF God has far
more reason for calmness. He can say
with Dovld, II will lay me down and
sleep, for thou Lord makest me to dwell
in safety."-Sel.
Last week there occurred in Chicago an
event IN which the members OF the
Rapid City w. C. T. U. are especially
Interested, it was that OF the graduating
exercises Of the Training School For
Nurses at the National Temperance
Hospital, one OF the nurses being Miss
Carrie Cliff OF Rapid City, daughter OF
one OF our most active members. An
Interesting program was carried out
the address being delivered by Dr..
Sarah Hackett Stevenson, president OF
the regular medical staff.
Miss Gift has thus completed the two
years course OF the school. In which
she has dol e exceptionally good work.
By this training the nurses obtain