The record-union., 1899-10-05

God has ever been merciful, and after
the sin and punishment of His people
He sent Nehemiah to rebuild the an
cient places, and l somehow feel that
the w. c. T. u. are like hinl-sent out
by God to build up the broken down
walls that this awful sin has demol-
ished
There is another city in greater
danger than ever Jerusalem was,
They had the power to build around
their homes without any interference.
/ can see but one way out of this fear
full traffic that has fastened itself upon
this country. / believe it is the great
rock hanging about the neck OF this
land which will bring it to ruin, if 1t
is not shaken off.
IT am more than ever convinced that
essential to good citizenship is true
pure manhood, unmuddled with the
fumes of rum There are too many
men at Washington who are unified
for the purpose for which they are
sent to the National Capital. There
is a bar in that building for the con-
venience of the makers, and there
are scenes enacted too disgraceful to
depict.
''I was told before came here to deal
as gently with the traffic as possible,
so if a saloonkeeper should come IN
he would hear nothing to offend him.
1 said: My dear sir, how on earth am
1 to do that?' A Michigan Legis-
lature broke up with a $500 drunk. A
Pennsylvania Legislature did some
thing equally as bad.
Brothers, we shall never be able 10
get the laws we need as long as sucn
men are in power A brother who had
helped me to- have a place to speak
once got so mad at me he would not
speak to me, because he said in my
speech had abused his political party.
Why, brother said I, never men
toned your party!' Well, you kept
hitting at it all the time
"Well, how am I going to say any
thing without telling the truth?
"I do not believe in abusing the
church I love the church of GOD.
would sever my connection with any
thing else in the world sooner than the
church. / believe the church of Goa
must stand firm against this nat1onal
sin. I believe Christian man should
take his religion into his party. can
| not see how a man can vote Tor the
liquor traffic, and then get down upon
his knees and pray 'HalloWed be Iny
name; Thy will be done when he does
all in his power to thwart that will.
And then, Forgive our trespasses,
when he helps make those trespasses
multiply.
"A hen will sit on a nest of china
eggs until she sits herself to death
Why? Because she doesn't thlnk.
That blessed thought Of prohibition!
Get it by what party you can, but get
itl
'sThe only way to get rid of the sa'-
loon is to get rid of it. I stand OPP
posed to lcense-high, or low. You
might as we'll try to regulate the Nj
agara Falls as to try to regulate the
LIQUOR traffic If I had my choice,
friends, 1 would take low instead OF
high license. I am opposed to hlgn
! license because it takes a mean, low
groveling business and puts 1t upon
so-called respectable basis.
But it is the same old place, doing
the same old business. The closing
thought is this: What are we going to
do about this? What are we white
ribboners going to do? We are just
going to peg away just as ever-neVer
give UP.
"A beautiful engine was being built
and an old man came every day ana
said, She'll never go!' At last the day
came for the trial. Everything was
! in readiness, and the old man, as usual.
| said, She will never go!' But at
/ touch of the master hand she sprang
| like a thing Of life and sped away.
The old man, with up1ifted hands, ran
out into the middle of the track ana
cried, She'll never stop!
$50 it is with uS-we'll never stop
/ until the curse of curses is driven from
| the face of our fair land"
TO-DAY'S PROGRAM.
The exercises scheduled for to-day's
sessions are as follows:
Thursday Morning-9:3O, devotional
exercises, Mrs. Mary Case Lord; III,
meeting Of stockholders, special pro-
gram with music in charge of Mrs. A.
L. Barry, and presentation Of Ensign
banner by Mrs c. NJ Kimball; 11:30,
memorial service, Mrs. Annie k. BIO
well; ION Hights Of Power" Mrs.
Renowden-Bailey.
Thursday Afternoon-1:3 80, devotional
exercises, Mrs. S. A.McClees; minutes;
1:55, 1.-The Interrelation Of Mind and
Body" Miss F. E. Cox; 2:1O, sympo-
sium, ''Our School Suffrage Veto"-At-
torneys Mrs. M. V. Beggs Mrs. Addie
Rulings Mrs Laura Tilden Ray, Mrs.
Laura De Force Gordon; 2:o0, VINO
Is Responsible for Our Childless
Unions?" Mrs. Alice Hyde, Mrs. Lizzie
Ross Miller, Mrs. Annie K. Bidwell:
3:15, "Companionship Between Parents
and Children Mrs. Laura E. Pink
ston; $3.50, paper, Hurst; 800, 'Inci-
dents Of Prison Work. Mrs. A. B.
Cove.
Thursday Evenings. Scripture and
r,ra var. Mrs Lizzie Ross Miller: county