The Dallas express., 1900-01-13
+ TEMPERANCE LECTURE.


Editor Dallas Express:
Please allow space in your valuable
and much read paper, for few words
on the al-important subject, temper
ance. 1t is one that is attracting the
attention of hundreds; yea, more
than that, and, yet poor wives and
mothers are being made to shed bitter
tears for their husbands and sons.
But, to commence with, MANY
mothers, seemingly, encourage
intemperance when their children
are small They allow their friends to
send their children to the beer shops,
and for pay let them have a small
drink, and, 11.-o day, those very
children become drunkards from that
one taste. But, if had the power,
would cause every mother to insult any
person that would tempt their child
ren TO taste beer, wine alcohol or
other intoxicating drinks; knowing,
too, that it may cause them to be
victims for life.
Why | write concerning this subject
/ was requested by the state president
OF the w. {. T. L. to write something
in the interest of our union here at
HlllsborO, but am very sorry that
cannot write in glowing terms of it.
1t seems that the interest that was
first manifested has some what ceased:
yet, we pray God that the same in
terest will soon be awakened. Every
member realizes some good being
done by this noble band Of temper
ance workers, but the thing that we
most need is the cooperation of the
mothers. OF course a few of the
mothers have taken an active part in
the work, but not as many as should
under the great weight that is upon
us.
We have a few members that moth
ing will discourage matters not
when meeting is called, they are on
time, but there are others that have
no interest whatever in this grand and
noble work, and so many parents do
not watch after their children soon
enough. After they have been tempted
to taste the injurious stuff once, many
Of them have a craving desire for il;
therefore, if they are prevented from
getting a taste Of Intoxicating drinks
while young, perhaps, they VIII never
have that crave for it that can hardly
be checked.
There are many poor mothers that
have to let their daughters out in SER
vice, and very often their mistress
sends them cut after beer, and then,
alas, if they've never touched it before,
they learn to become becr drinkers.
If more mothers would band them
selves together and never tire of ad-
vocating the cause of this good work,
probably these servant girls would re-
member a conversation passed at
home concerning the evil that is done
by this terrible vice, and would re-
slSt the temptation to taste it.
| would that mothers especially of
HillsbOrO) would read the address de-
ivered in Houston by Mrs. Peterson
a few days ago, published in the Ex-
press. Then, surely, if they have any
desire to rear up good and christian
sons and daughters, they would con-
meet themselves with the w. c. I. L,
and not only connect themselves,
but earnestly pray God to help US ere
ate an interest here, and thereby
crush out the liquor traffic.
| have had several mothers to re-
mark to me: ''L would join your union,
but | just cannot do without a little
beer on some occasions"
Oh, mother for the sake of those
dear little children around you, use
your will power, if you have any, and
put the tempting glass aside, and in
stead of collecting around at different |
houses, engaged in gossiping,and per-
haps beer drinking, meet us at the
different churches and help carry on
the temperance work.
It seems that even the word "tem-
perance" scares some and keeps them
from joining, and, again, so many un-
derstand it as d UNCONVENTIONAL So
ciety of some kind, and think it con-
fined to certain church; but, my
dear friends, this w. c. r. u work is
o national work, confined to no GER
tain church, but to every person that
has hope that some cay we may see
the fruits Of our patient work.
Though we may be small in number,
yet, lone and God is a majority" |
when we are fighting under his BAN
ner. Z. +. OLIVER,
President of Lucy Thurman W.C.T.U.