The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-11-30
Annual Address Of Mrs. N. L. Hobbs
Retiring President Of Dubois 60.
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w. 6. T. U.
Dear White Ribbon Sisters and
friends: We are glad to greet you,
we have been permitted to see the
clio 9 of another years work In our
grand and glorious cause. We should
feel thankful to our heavenly Father
that we have been spared to meet
once more in our annual meeting.
We should look back upon our past
work and efforts, with renewed de
Termination to try to improve, by the
errcrs of the past. We have reached
another milestone in our work as
well a. in our lives. We, who have
the happy privilege Of being present
to-day should lift our hearts to God
i'm gratitude for His loving kindness.
Perhaps He has prolonged our lives
for some special purpose. Then our
PRAYER should be. 20, God, teach
US our duty, and give Us courage
and strength to do it"
While some Of our sisters are up
on beds OF afillction, we are here to
plan for another years work against
the gigantic sins Of our nation. We
often feel discouraged. but If each OF
YOU could glance over our books
and see the work we have done since
we we're organized in 1889, in May
lor June. do not remember which,
ltha. is | think some IL years ago, l
know youwou d be surprised and feel
that we we have done the best we
could. OF the few charter members
some have gone home, have finished
their work here and now rest from
their labors. OF the few charter
members that was organized in this
house by Mrs. Balch, think none
lbut one has ever failed to pay dues
regular. We are but few now
death has thinned our ranks OF the
many that enlisted later with US
lsome have passed over and gone
home, others have moved away, anc
Ii hope they are in the work-som'
Iare we know. We should never fal
tier in this grand work, for we know
lit is Gods cause; and he has calleC
1.-THE women o. this nation to do it.
1 A minister said, THAT the Wo
mans Christian Temperance Unior
Twas doing work that IT, churches
were afraid to-" Please tell me wha
Ichurch is there that carries Az de
partments Of work?
This organization is reaching ou
lin all directions and fighting sin il
all forms and places. They turl
not their backs to the poor or lowly
IThey claim that one soul Is as pre-
cious in the sight of Gcd as another
Iif a poor drunkard wants to reform
they are ready to lend helpin
hand. Does not the regular churcl
work include work for temperance
lis not intemperance sin? We sci
ldom ever hear word from the pul
!. pits concerning this, the worst Q
sins. Will you please tell me wha
Iare our ministers doing to get tn
Iboys to COL e to church, TO quit thel
whisky resorts and baseball game:
|so few at church, but plenty on tn
baseball ground? How often d
we hear those sins denounced iror
1.-The pulpit? No, the average mir
lister and church member Is "a 81
}. lent as the grave on those subject:
nj Are we not commanded Ito CT
i. aloud and spare not"
al There is one thing sure, II ever
y woman in Dubois county was tru
White R,bboner there would not ;
a baseball club in the count!
Neither do believe that there woul
be a saloon. But you say the 81
loon is licensed; so should baseba
lbe. IL men must have crime an
wickedness, why not license all
Yes, license theft, murder and e.
lerything wicked and sinful. III
Woman's Christian Temperate
lis a philanthropic organization.
Webster says. "a philanthropi
lis one who seeks to promote II
greatest good Of others" We ha,
lour free institutions for Il
relief OF physical suffering and po
erty; but we should not forget tn
: lit is a great good to the human rat
!, Ito prevent as far as possible Il
1 evils that producs poverty and su
" "Ifering. In visiting these instit'
tions Of the incurable and homes
the friendless children, yes, and a
4 so our prisons and refcrmatorie
,ylwe are told that nine-tenths OF Il
;rmates are there from the effects