The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-25
SWORD OF THE LORD
Mrs. Nation Lays Aside the Ratchet
for the Scriptures.
WANTS TO ADDRESS LIQUOR MEN
ton This Afternoon-Spenks
Here Tonight.

Tell the state retail liquor dealers now
meeting in St. Paul to be not afraid
left my Ratchet at home" said Mrs. Car
RE Nation. the Kansas "joint sma sher,"
whose exploits as a saloon wrecker We're
the talk of the country few months ago
as she alighted from an Omaha train at
the union station this morning.
rms. Nation was met at the train by
Samuel Potts Of the Central Prohibition
club. under whose auspices che is to de-
liver her first address in the northwest
at the Exposition building this evening.
she was escorted at once to prohibition
headquarters where she completed ar
rangements for her appearance at other
points in the state.
Mrs. Nation looks just like her pictures.
She Is plump, aggressive little woman,
who gets about with surprising activity.
considering that she is nearly go years of
age. Hers Is a quaint old-fashioned
with a kindly light through goldrimmed
spectacles She talks rapidly, quoting
freely from the Scriptures, with a typical
southwestern drawn, in the manner of
one who has the courage of her convic-
ttons and believes in practicing just what
she breaches.
II deeply regret" said Mrs. Nation
that I was not forewarned of that
meeting of saloonkeepers I should have
liked to arrange to address them. I am
sure they would not object, and may go
to St. Paul this afternoon for that pur-
pose. 1 could at least give them a
friendly talk and tell the mthat slowly,
but surely, popular sentiment will no
longer tolerate the sale Of hell-broth.
am sure they would at least give me a
courteous reception. for in spite of their
cursed traffic. I have found some fine
men among their ranks, men who perhaps
were almost as sinned against as SHINING
because of social conditions around them
My campaign with the Ratchet Is q
thing of the past. but I have another
Ratchet in the shape of this Bible, which
can strike down sin no matter under what
gulse or where 1t masquerades. All you
need have to successfully combat wicked
ness with the Bible is faith. No move
ment can be successful without faith. If
we believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, then
everything is possible. People say this
Is not an age of miracles, and that it is
no longer possible to accomplish things
through the inspired word. Let me tell
you that If we only knew it this is the
greatest age Of miracles the world has
seen since Christ was crucifed. Great
miracles are being worked about us every
day, but though we have eyes, most of us
see not.
What am fighting now is the cause
OF the liquor traffic, not the effect. I
went on the warpath down in Kansas be-
cause I wished to develop the cause of
saloons. I wished to find out through
such drastic measures Just who was in
favor Of having the laws obeyed, and
succeeded. The people of Kansas and
elsewhere have been aroused and liquor
laws are being more rigidly enforced"
Mrs. Nation will be introduced this
evening by T. E. Archer. Music will be
furnished by the Crescent band of twenty
pieces and by Henry Brewer Bludsoe, who
will sing THE Holy City"