The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-01-31
W. CT. U. COLUMN
CONDUCTED sY MRS. y. L. HOBBS.
How Css They Assist II Peeblbltlos
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WV 49, s~y NSosos - ss~svsssSo
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CONTINUED from last week
Do not he afraid, sistsss, 10 apply
tho larger portion Of our Lords
tenth to this worthy cause, - 20
many Of Gods prof ssed followers
|refuss il financial cid.
Do any Of u possess the gift Of
SOM? Let 10 ussit for the glory Of God
and the redemption from tho rum
curse. of thoas, into whose lives few
notes, Of joy evsF come. Since "thr
|moEniNg sssles sang together" song
has been the Fathers loving mes
sage to the rief.stricken. and po
tent weapon 10 the 'cnbict against
spiritual wickednt ses in high
places.
Oratory: II any ono Of our num-
ber possesses this particular talent,
she is indeed divinely endowed and
is % responsible in Code sight for
the prppsr exercise Of her powers a.
is her brother who 10 similarly gilt
cd.
Some parsons, evap in this re-
6ned aga, talk pompously OF "wo-
mans sphsre," apd. speak sneer.
ingly OF "woman striding the leo
ture platform. No matter. when
God bestows His various gifts, He
knows just whst He is doing, and,
His word ior il, We should obey God
rather than men. It has been said,
and there may yet be those who will
tell you, that it 10 "woman's mis-
sion TO stay 1t homo and keep the
kettle boiling" Tell them OF the
great army OF the common sister
hood who have no homes, and
through tho drink curse no posses
'sions, save . multitude Of pitiful
stssyslipgs, whose only birthright 10
: dspraved appetite, whose only
legacy 10 . life OF sin and sorrow un.
undsd-whose pale, famine
faces are . continual, mute
|sppeel to Gods people for deliver
|ance-silent Witnesses in His sight
against those Who psrpetuate their
misery.
Again, should any Of us possess
abe "pen Of . ready writer" let it
be consecrated to the work Of "com-
plete annihilation" OF the rum traf-
dc. In this way, though the gift
oi eloquent speech be denied us, We
may "cry aloud, spare not, and tell
the people Of their transgressions;"
which, although il is Gods com
mand 10 His watchmen on the walls
Of Zion, is one by for too often un-
|heeded.
Concerted action is one Of our cry
ling needs. Organized effort would
increase our influence for good
many fold, and action looking to
this end should be taken at the
earliest day possible. Lot oil true,
God .fesFing women OF the 10th,
stand. O. Z unit, thsir motto, "No
|ausstsr to the liquor traffic, no
shadow Of compromise with this
great SIM"
Let no disssnsions divide US, no
petty jealousiss arise TO mar our
usefulness. in our labor Of love:
lHov often ere our Efforts wasted
and tho Masters work delayed
Through our forgstfulnsss OF the fact
that L is Gods glory We should
lssek, not our own, and that those
|ior whom Christ died are perishing
while we cit idle and brood over
some fancied slight. Paul tells US
Of . better way, in this wise: LET
nothing be done through strife or
vain glory, but in lowliness Of mind
|let each esteem others bstter than
themselves"
|"nos I. but ChrIst. In iowly. loving labor;
lNos I. but Christ, In humble, earnest toll;
IChries. only Christ. NO show. no ostentasion
lChriss. none but Christ. the gatherer Of the
i spoils."
il II No cannot do great things let
ilus do the ANAL ones, they too have
their uses. II ws cannot give large
'IsumA, let Us remember that the wid.
|ow's, mite, with the Masters bless.
linz, "was more than they all" had
lRiven. A thres-penny tract hai
|been. known to convert . soul.
(Continusd next week.