Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-03

stone and set II between Mizpah
and Shen, and called the name oft
Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the
Lord helped u.s." and 1t Is peculiar
ly fitting that we, pausing at the
twentieth milestone In our history
should lift to God our Ebenezer and
exulting say Hitherto hath the
Lord helped u.s." for of whatever
else we may be In doubt, of this one
thing are we confident, that We
have seen Gods leadings In our or
ganization. and his signal blessing
upon those willing in this cause to
bear the Cross for His dear sake.
1t means cross bearing. my friends,
to be an active, loyal, faithful mem
Der of the Woman's Christian Ters
perance Union.
In fancy, the faces of those who,
as the years passed By, have made
our organization possible, rise be
fore me. Some of the faces OF lead
ers; others of the rank and file
faces, strong, tender, pathetic.
Strong In the consciousness OF right
doug, tender with the love that
takes Inc humanity and pathetic
with the heartbreaking anxleties
imposed by the liquor traffic Gould
their deeds Of moral courage and OF
self.sacriice In our twenty years
contest with the forces of unright-
eousness pass us In review, then
would we be able to see somewhat
of the infinite pathos of the moral
battle In which we are engaged.
1t is vitality essential to the sue
cess of every business that there be
set times recurring at regular In
tervals when the standing of the
firm must be investigated, an &C
count of the stock taken; ass cts and
liabilities ascertained, the work OF
the year reviewed, and plans con-
sidered for the future operations.
As In the business world, so in the
realm of philanthropy. Every or
ganization If 1t would work effect
lively must have regular seasons for
taking stock, for noting what adj
vance, If any, has been made, and
for considering the possibilities OF
the future. Then, too, we need
these special seasons of consecra
ton and retrospection. To tell over
what God has done for us In the
past, strengthens our faith and re-
news our courage for the future.
As we sit few days by these wells
of Elm may our spirits be so re-
freshed by communion with one
another and with God that on he
strength OF 1t we may 60 tor many
days.
AS we sweep our eyes over the
worlds horizon we can rejoice
that the war clouds from which a
J ear ago a food of gore was stream
ing have disappeared, with only a
threatening one here and there to
mar the prospect of universal
peace. That the bloody and un-
equal struggle between the might
est of nations and the doug hty lit
tie Republics of South Africa has
come to an end, even tho by
the surrender of the weak to the
strong Is a matter for congratula-
ton to the civilized world. Perma
nent peace In the Philippines
seem to be assured with no result
from the ignoble conflict so far As
can see of which any nation can
be justly proud; while for the un
speakable atrocities of that strug-
gle and the perpicious results of
military supervision Of vice this
nation will answer In the cruelty
and suffering Of generations yet to
be; for 1t Is still true that the sins
of the fathers are visited upon the
children. Of the deplorable war
spirit which marked the closing of
the last century, Hon. VIM. Ever
EFT In addressing a fraternity of an
eastern college, says:
There is theory lately started
or rather an old one revived that
war Is good thing In itself; that
1t does nation good to be fighting
and killing the patriot sons of an
other nation who love their coun-
try as we do ours. We are told
that every strenuous mans life IS
bottle o! one kind and that the
virile character demands some