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


Eminent writers both In the
realm Of fiction and OF science
are supporting the total abstinence
principle such authors. as Kipliug,
Hall Game, Edward Box and the
author Of Black Rock"are helping
our cause by their advocacy of that
abstinence and their portrayal of
the evils of drink.
Of the last Hall Game has this to
say: Drink Is the greatest and
most baneful hypnotist on the earth
at present and Its Influence is more
awful than any plague. more devas
tating than any war. Looking back
from more than middle lite I can
hardly remember case of wreck
aad ruin that has not been directly
or indirectly the result OF drink.
1t Is terrible roll call my memory
goes through of men OF good ard
even brilliant opportunities who Al e
dead or worse than dead at the
hards OF the great hypnotist.
Against thar record cannot recall
a single case of man who from the
tyranny of drink has been utterly
destroyed by misfortune. The
hardest blows of fate seem power
less to slay the man whom the great
hypootist cannot subdue." Then,
too, the demand for total abstinence
risks by insurance companies will
make for our cause. since the logic
al sequence of total abstemious Is
prohibition.
1t Is not the province OF this ad-
dress to give statistics of our State
organization. This has been care
fully done by our Stale correspond
Ing secretary who Is In even closer
touch with the unions than Is your
president. The gratifying gains In
membership made by the unions of
Fairmont, Moundsville, Palatine
and Grafton were largely Offset by
losses In other upions-a matter of
exceeding regret to your State Off
GERS. Lack of leaders Is one of the
crying needs of our work. The
fields are white to the harvest but
the laborers are lew. Pray ye that
the Lord of the harvest would send
out laborers In West Virginia! TIE
unwilllngness of capable women TO
assume the responsibility of lcsdsr.
ship In our local unions Is causing
the disintegratiou of some unions
and the disbanding of others. Oh,
my comrades, will you let the
Lords work languish for lack O.
some one 10 say, Here am I, use
me-
Another occasion of loss TO Us IS
the disposition on the part Of our
workers to grow disheartened at the
slow progress of the cause and
cease to make an effort, even tho
we know the cause 1t Is the Lords.
Why. therefore, should we do our
selves this wrong, 81
Or otheis-that we are not,always
strong;
That we are ever overborne with
care
That we should ever weak or
heartless be,
Anxious or troubled, when with US
Is prayer,
And JOY, and strength, and cou:-
age are with The?
Trench.
The uncertain health of your
president. and later severe Illness
prevented her doing what she had
planned to do. would like to have
done and what you doubtless feel
ought to have been done, make pei
sonal visits to new unions. This Is
as much matter OF regret to her
as to you.
AS In former years so In this, the
grim reaper has been busy with his
sickle, and one after another has
been gathered home. Some of
them as a shock of corn Is gathered
In Its season. thei three score years
and ten accomplished; Others Ia
the prime of womanhood; some
valiant leaders, others faithful In
the rank and file; some sat with Us
when we were last In council. but
all are now among the blood washed
throng about the throne of God
Among the dear ones summoned
home was Mrs. Mary M Love the
honorary vice presiceot of our or
ganization, staunch, fearless and