Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-10
DELAWARE GAZETTE AND STATE JOURNAI-W1LM1i
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SIN the absence of a clear command,
stay where you are, and do your stint
as If it were the finishing touches of
the universe. There are no better
missionaries in the world than those
who wait SO we'll on close and present
duty that ii takes a clear, sharp call
repeated maybe to get them to look
up. Be willing, and obedient, and
busy. God will make you hear. "
John G. Wooley.
We give two replies to the question
from the Rams Horn--"What Shall
Be the Next Step in Temperance Re-
form?' The first is by Evangelist
Benjamin Fay Mills, and the second
by recent visitor to our State Mrs.
Clara G. Hoffman, national w. @. Il.
U. recording secretary. 1.-THE first
thing for temperance people to do is
to unite where they can, unite. Be-
cause man will not go two miles with
me is no reason why we should not
travel together for one. The standard
of what is to be accomplished cannot
be too far advanced to please me, but
have intense sympathy with those
who do not see as i see, and would
work with them in all possible ways
Dissension in the ranks, and bitter
criticism of conscientious people, re-
tards the triumph of the cause. Union
for aggressive work on oil possible
lines is the great desideratum. " ut
cannot be denied that great advance
has been made in intelligent public
sentiment along the lines Of tenn
peranoe. This advance may be seen in
laws requiring that scientific temper
ance instruction be given to all pupils
| in our public schools, and these laws
now obtain in all save four States OF
| this great Republic. All this is the
direct result Of agitation and edu-
cation. Then agitation and educa-
cation should be redoubled. There is
no other way, never has been any other
way from the beginning until now.
/ Reform associations must not sacrifice
principle to policy. This, too, entails
loss, as the last years Of the temper
ance reform has demonstrated. To
achieve the best results, men and
women must work together, and each
should give just recognition to each.
Human mistakes often hinder, but,
thank God, they have not, and cannot,
kill any moral reform. Truth wins at
last"
A recent number Of the Christian
Endeavor World contained the follow
ing editorial on "Canada's Victory"
1.-THE result of the Canadian plebiscite
on the question of prohibition is of the
greatest interest to all friends OF
Righteousness. Seldom, if ever before,
has vote been taken that meant more
for the welfare of so large territory.
In their campaign, the workers had
the earnest sympathy and prayers o.
many in other lands who We're eagerly
Watching the contest. The vote doe:
not, indeed, settle the question Of pro
hibition, but the government had mad'
pledges to introduce legislation tina
should carry out the will of the people
If those promises are fulfilled, the ex
ample of so great country under
system of prohibition cannot fail t.
have a powerful influence on tn
, progress Of the cause elsewhere.
A Canadian writer, the Rev. T.
! Ryerson Young, thus reviews tn
, situation, in the same issue Of tn
valuable paper named: "The temper
, ance people feel that g great success
! has been achieved, and that the caus
has been greatly advanced. If th
! vote were not large enough to compe
, immediate legislation upon the sub
!, ject, it has, in the words OF DR.
, Maclaren, one of our most prominen
: Queens counsel, raised prohibition I
= the dignity of national issue, an
: placed it upon that footing for good.
!, The steady advance of the count
: along the line of temperance has bee
= very gratifying. One of the first steE
: taken towards temperance Legislation
| ,fA H.. ea1 ..., - he
into the great Dominion, was by til
4 Liberal government, in 1872, whe
= they appointed royal commission
y examine into the liquor traffic. III
. result of the report Of this commissio
y :, was the passing of the Canada Ten
!, perance act, more popularity known ;
= the Scott act, which is very goc
- local option law, giving the privile.
y of local option to counties, cities ar
- all political municipalities. But IL
y friends of sobriety were not at q
Y satisfied, and both Dominion and Pr
4 vincial Legislatures were beset vii
- petitions for a more stringent al
~ complete prohibitory law. The mar
, time provinces have always taken ;
Z advanced position upon the questio
i, and in very few of their counties a
= liquor licenses issued. Fifteen yea
=, ago, Ontario had over COCO retf
~ licenses; now. there are fewer thi
IL 5000. Three fourths of Manitoba
., . under prohibition. Close prohibits
co of the liquor traffic exists where liquo
~ selling is not entirely prohibited. II
so quantity of Intoxicating liqour of
as kinds consumed in Canada is now IL
10 than four and half gallons head
no ~. year. What this means will be BIZ
he understood when it is remembered til
IN the consumption in the United Sta
IL is over II, and in Great Britain over
~ gallons, head. The present pleb
~ cite vote has no direct legislati
na effect; it is simply an expression
n so the will of the electorate, and "
bo taken with no other question bef,
' or the people. The total majority
ha prohibition in the whole Dominion
II; in Canada will be considerably o.
~ 10000"
81 TRIAL or MRS. BOTkiN.