Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-06
W. 6. !. d. NOTES.


light of the cross. Phillips Brooks.
Excellent advice this, to our brothers,
given by contributor to The Christian
Endeavor World: "lf you are free from
an acquired appetite for alcohol or
from an inherited predisposition toward
it, thank God with all your soul, but
don't indulge in grain Of pride. Let
your thanksgiving take the form of
sympathy for the ono who has both
inherited predisposition and acquired
| appetite. While you lift him up with
one hand, knock the stumbling blocks
of open drinking places out of his way
with the other, using the ballot of an
American sovereign"
The Union Signal OF March 10th, in
| forms us that MRS Stevens and Miss
| Gordon will reach Chicago April LIST,
and will remain until about the 14th.
They will then proceed by southern
route to the Pacific coast stopping in
different States by the way in the in
| terests of the work. and returning East
in the early summer by northern
route, and visiting northern States.
| This will be a notable missionary
journey and will build up and
strengthen the work all along the line
| of travel.'
The Union Signal also informs us that
1.-The Prohibition Union of Christian
Men was first organized in Rochester,
| N. Y, is months ago, in greater New
| York on January 18th, in st. Louis on
| February 9th. The Union aims to
unite the enemies Of the liquor traffic
| without regard to religious faith, or
party creed. Its watchword IS sin
the name Of Jesus Christ as King, the
! liquor traffic must die" We unite
with The Signal in the hope" "That
| the day will soon come when this
tocsin will ring across the length and
breadth OF our land, and that the new
organization will prove a power in the
undoing of the drink business. and in
the doing OF the will Of God upon
| earth"
Arrangements for our annual W. G.
| 7. U. county meetings have been made
as follows: Tho Sussex County Conven-
tion will be held in the M. Z. Church
of Lewes April 10th.
The Kent County Conference" with
which name the president prefers to
designate the meeting, will be held in
the M. E. Church of Little Creek April
And the white-ribboners of New
| Castle county will hold their conven-
tion at Newark in the Presbyterian
Church Of the classic town, April 2lst.
Miss Frances Hazelton Ensign, w.
@. 7. U. national lecturer and CORE
spending secretary of the Ohio W. G.
L. u, will make the address at the
evening meeting of each convocation.
March Goth was the birthday of Gen.
Neal Dow and is known in our annals
as Prohibition Rally Day." The
Busy Woman in her "Chats With Our
Workers In the Signal Of March 10Th,
thus speaks to us:
Gen. Neal Dow has lived life that
requires no apology. n-Frances L.
Willard.
THAT is a great thing to say of any
one. The noble best understand the
noble. -
Frances Wizards words of Neal Dow
weigh the more because what she said
of him is true of herself. We mourn
these absent leaders and we have cause
to mourn. Yet to each of us in the
daily march against the foes of the
worlds Righteousness, such testimonies
as the above should be texts for the
lettering of our own lives. There can
than its power to lift other lives nearer
the great ideals. There can be no truer
testimony to souls greatness than in
the endeayor of its comrades to emulate
its greatness. read letter tho other
day penned by an earnest woman in
which she said: ooh that might be
Frances Willard to lead against the
foes Of the home." Doubtless many
man today is saying "Oh that | might
be as Neal Dow was-m mighty in the
struggle for right" And do we not
all at times of holy aspiration pray
within our souls, Lord that |, even /,
might be like unto Him, who went
about doing good.
True greatness is for all. That we
do not see this clearly is cause of
much injustice to ourselves, often re-
sulting in folded hands, and with
drawing from possible responsibilities.
God does not need great many
leaders. He does need great many
heroes and heroines. The world needed
but one Lincoln. 1t needs that every
man have Lincoln's great heartedness,
absolute integrity, noble humility,
mighty courage, willingness to answer
the hours call. The world needed but
one Man of Galilee. 1t needs that every
man and woman should walk the earth
in the white garments of purity.
False humility weakens. pray YOU
do not misunderstood me. There is a
pride that uncrowns him who without
it would be king among men.
But l would call you to courage,
sisters Of the white-ribbon army! What
could Lincoln havo done but for the
Lincoln hearts that rallied around him?
Neal Dow could not have led without
bravo followers. Jesus Christ must
needs have a group of disciples. He is
often spoken Of as the loneliest man of
the ages. Yet He was not utterly alone.
These are critical days. Old chan
nels of thought are being broken up.
Mems hearts are restless. There is
great need at this time that you and |
measure up! You fill one little corner,
l fill another. We need to be as great
in these inches as Frances Willard and
Neal Dow were in their larger places.
God has put crown of service upon
our heads. Let us wear IL as becometh
men and women.
in generaiities. There are Counties J.en
minute details of execution wherein to
prove the truth of the writing. Every
local union is group Of individuals,
each with her special responsibilities
and calls to heroism.
Who can do more than live "a life
that requires no apology?''
God grant this to you and me,
whether We are called to the lone closet
of prayer or to the platform of leader
ship. In this way and in this way
alone, we shall hasten the day of VIC
tory.