The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-21

Ordu. VINO leo the LOrQ most IN buc
fight; and with Hannah. who gave her
Samuel to the Lord; and with Mary
who rocked Jesus to sleep while there
were angels singing in the air, and
with sisters of charity, who bound up
the battle wounds of the Crimea, you
will, from the chalice of God, drink to
the souls eternal rescue.
Your dominion is home, o womanl
What brave fight for home the wom-
en- of Ohio made some ten or fifteen
years ago, when they banded together
and in many of the towns and cities of
that state marched in procession, and
by prayer and Christian songs shut up
more places of dissipation than were
ever counted. Were they opened again?
Oh, yes But is it not good thing to
shut up the gates of hell for two or
three months? 1t seemed that men
engaged in the business of destroying
others did not know how to cope with
this kind of warfare. They knew how
to fight the Maine liquor law, and they
knew how to fight the National Temper
ance society, and they knew how to fight
the Sons of Temperance and Good Sa-
maritans; but when Deborah appeared
upon the scene, Sisera took to his feet
and got to to the mountains 1t seems
that they did not know how TO con-
tend against Coronation" and ''Old
Hundred" and battle Street" and
Bethany" they were so very intangi-
bic. These men found that they could
not accomplish much against that
kind of warfare, and in one of the
cities a regiment was brought out
all armed to dispense the women.
They came down in battle array; but
oh, what poor success, for that regi-
ment was made up of gentlemen, and
gentlemen do not like to shoot women
with hymn books in their hands.
Oh, they found that cunning for fe-
male prayer meetings was a very poor
business! No real damage was done,
although there was threat of violence
after threat of violence all over the
land. | really think if the women of
the east had as much faith in God as
their sisters of the west had, and the
same recklessness of human criticism,
l really believe that in one month
three-fourths of the grogshops of our
cities would be closed. and there would
be running through the cutters of the
streets Burgundy and Cognac and
Heidsick and old port and Scheidam
Schnaps and lager beer, and you would
save your fathers and your husbands
and your sons, first, from a drunkard's
grave. and, second. from a drunkard's
-
women rouse themselves Thank God
for our early home. Thank God for
our present home. Thank God for the
coming home in Heaven.
One twilight. after had been play
ing with the children for some time, ]
lay down on the lounge to rest. The
children said. play more. Children
always want to play more. And, half
asleep and half awake, | seemed to
dream this dream: 1t seemed TO me
that l was in a far distant land-not
Persia, although more than oriental
luxuriance crowned the cities: nor the
tropics-although more than tropical
fruitfulness filed the gardens; nor
Italy-although more than Italian
softness filed the air. And l wandered
around, looking for thorns and net
ties, but l found none of them
grew there. And | walked forth
and l saw the sun rise. and
said: when will it rise again?"
and the sun sank not And / saw
all the people in holiday apparel, and l
said: When do they put on working
mans garb again, and delve in the
mine, and swelter at the forge?' but
neither the garments nor the robes did
they put of. And | wandered in the
suburbs, and said: Where do they
bury the dead of this great city?" and
7 looked along by the hills where it
would be most beautiful for the dead
to sleep. and l saw castles and
towns, and battiements; but not
mausoleum, nor monument, nor
white slab could see. And i
went into the great chapel OF the
town, and l said: Where do the poor
worship? Where are the benches
swered: I'VE have no poor in this
great city" And l wandered out,
seeking to find the place where were
the novels of the destitute; and
found mansions of amber and ivory
and gold, but no tear did see or sigh
hear. | was bewildered; and I sat
under the shadow of a great tree. aud
said: What am /. and whence
comes all of this?" And at that moment
there came from among the leaves.
skipping up the howery paths and
across the sparkling waters, very
bright and sparkling group; and when
| saw their step knew il. and when
heard their voices l thought I knew
them; but their apparel was so differ
ent from anything I had ever seen. ]
bowed a stranger to strangers. But
after awhile, when they clapped their
hands. aud shouted: "Welcome. well
come" the mystery was solved, and
saw that time had passed and eternity
had come, and that God had gathered
US up into a higher home; and l said:
Are we all here?" and the voices of
innumerable generations answered:
'-All heres" and while tears of glad
ness were raining down our cheeks,
and the branches of Lebanon cedars
were clapping their hands, and the
towers of the great city were Ginning
their welcome, we began to laugh and
sing, and leap and shout: Home!
home. home
Then l felt child's hand on my
face. and it woke me. The children
wanted to play more. Children always
want to play more.