Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-19

Knowing Sne MAIN ner WINS.
Victor Hugo
In an editorial unon 1.-The Art of
Encouragement tho Union Signal
thus discoursss upon the attitude Of ]
tie world toward reform movements
and reformera:
Intelligent people now look upon
reform movements as necessity, they
welcome moral progress quite as much
aH material gain. and it is safe to say
that there is hardly hamlet in the
land that does NOT possess some sort OF
reform organization. Our own great
orga 1ization betting the globe, must be
looked upon as affording the Chris-
| tian philantnropist a magnificent chan
mel through which to reach the objects
of her unseliish efforts, weli-equippeH
army in which abs as new recruit may
or list to help fight common foe.
| Conditions have, therefore. become
reversed. Instead Of the true hearted
ruformer atandiDg alone Hs formerly,
with no tools 10 do his work, it now
becumes a question of selecting proper
workmeu or work women to use the tools
| aIways at hand. In other words, in
view OF the urgent public reform work
10 be done, it is q question who of the
many applicants shall receive adequate
recognition and proper encouragement
10 do this work. This is a matter Of
no little difficulty. The art of enconr-
apement ~ tiue art and includes
several things. Frat of all, We hold
the power to discriminate between the
incomEetent elf,seaker and the true
worker. There must be conservation to
tine cause. Without enthusiasm, with
out consuming desire to do good, very
little of permanent value can he accom-
plished So great is the puwer OF
vorldiness, SO csaseless ia the pressure
! Of evil that uuly tho intelligent on.
thusiast, who knows her generation and
has counted the cost, can hope TO hold
out in this labor OF love. Then Ms
,, a next prime factor, we would men
tiou moral senaibility mot softness ~
!, fastdiousness, much less fearful senti
munialty-but That inner, robust hoii
ness of life that finds moral 0tain ever
!. more intolerahle than Il soiled garment
: and that is willing to bsar tho sinE o
: tho world anew. Indeed. it ia quit
unthinkahla that any sincere person
who is not actuaied ny the keenes
sympathy for his or her less fortunate
fulluwmen would ever think of goinI
into reform work. And last, hut no
least, there must be obvious talent TO
public work on the part of the appli
) emit. 1t is hero as in tho Gnsn1
;, ministry, devotion is not enough; thor
q must bs marked dtness, some grace O
u person, fluency of speech, tact, char
OF manner and the inhurn gift of in
= terosting others"
% The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union is indeed "a wnll equipped army
! 10 which to enlist to help fight con
! mon foe," and it is strange that s
70 many intelligent, conscientious wome
AZ remain outside it's ranks. AZ "o
y ganizsd II other love" the w. q. Il. |
III anpeals to mothers, and to all women
ami they arc in the majority who's
re hearts are tender toward all children
u, Then, too, the breadth of the organic.
y ton, with its 40 departments of worl
\ makes it possible for each woman
find niche suited to her own ps
a. sonality.
Mrs. j. X. Barney. uur round-th
g world missionary, gives the followll
+. account of the organization OF w.
or y. U. in Jerusalem: II had been up,
,r- sha writes the Union Signal. ito Mou
pa Calvary, and returning, paused to IN
IN tho wondrous scene spread out befo
me. Below the street. at tho right, "
let garden whero two ladies were slow
our moving along. Had either patty beer
md moment earlier or later We must ha
as missed each other. They looked
;ou and as our eyes mot, one said. sn
ingly, 1 think you are an American
ate. and as l replied noticed ono said
the other, 'She has on white rihboi
and in the conversation which follow
they asked my name. Over both fat
nes thars came such glad looks of recoe'
cat ton. 'Oh. Mis-. Barney, the priHone
ry. friend, why / correspondent with
liar many years ago in regard to prison a
not rescue work. My friend proved to
Miss Josephine Cowgirl former wori