Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-07-14

manifestation of the Christ-like
If then we find lack Of
inclination toward and love for the
legitimate work Of the church Of
God, let us wait at the mercy seat
Of our God until He shall give us
Of the fullness Of His spirit that
we may herewith be lowered for
the work we so much wish to see
succeed.
After the ministerial conference,
parliamentary drill was resumed
by Miss Preston. The attendance
was not up to that of circus day,
neither did the fun-making wax so
fast and furious but the drill was
by no means dry and was as in
structive as it was interesting.
At the conclusion Of the drill,
Mrs. Scoville gave an address on
press Work and Literature
which should have been listened
to by every white-ribboner on the
grounds. She began her remarks
by quoting Miss Wizards: "The
sound Of the human voice dies,
but, our thoughts when put. into
cold type lives on and on. If
you have a good thing tell it out
She next gave us valuable sugges-
tons as to how to get on the good
side Of our local editor should he
prove averse to extending the use
Of his columns to the w. @. T. u;
for occasionally even an editor is
who is thus far in the rear
of the van of progress, who has
even at this late date failed to
recognize the tremendous advance
in popularity and power which
temperance sentiment has made
and is making. Miss Scoville who
is herself an ex-editor has a very
friendly feeling and much sym
pathy for the editor, and she be-
lieves that tact and patience will
win over the most fractions editor.
She touched up the fact, already
well-known, that the editor is in
no way responsible for the matter
contained in the column given to
the press department of the w. G.
T. u; she emphasized the need of
promptness in supplying the copy
for the space granted. and advised
that at the .head of the column
should be placed the names of the
officers of the union, the date and
place of meeting, and also a cor
dial invitation to all to attend our
meetings whether white-ribboners
or not. She advised that each
union should supply the press
superintendent with all of the best
temperance periodicals, so that she
may keep well abreast Of the latest
and best reforms in which our
great organization was engaged.
One of the most interesting parts
of Mrs. Scoville's address was the
story she told Of a mother Of nine
children who moved with her fam
lily to a wild and woolly western
frontier town, where the streets
were lined with saloons and OBJ
structed by reeling drunken men
This valiant woman, believed that
in order to successfully rear hel
nine children to be useful citizens
she must devote time, talent and
energy to the uplifting Of the
sentiment of her town, and so sue.
c~essfully did she accomplish this
through the fundamentally Of {
column given her by the loca
editor that today that frowsy tow
after the lapse of 10 years is on
Of the cleanestand most prosperous
towns in the state Of Minnesota
To not all of us is given the privil
eye Of being the mother of min
children, but to every true woman
is given an Unborn love for littl
children and a desire to shield thei
unwary feet from every pitfal
which may be removed from thei
path. If the convictions of thi
brave. nrOoressiye mother wOrl,