The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-10-12

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peace, and in his hand the sword
of the spirit, ready to fight this
minataur to the death.
Women of our State, beloved
comrades of the Woman's Christ
ian Temperance Union, [ have
wondered if a great measure Of
responsibility for existing con-
ditions might not rest on the
women;I I do not wish to burden
you uselessly. or lay upon you
greater responsibility than you
can bear: but in our allegory you
will notice that when our hero
came into the enemy's country
his sword was taken from him by
the enemy and restored by the
daughter Of a king. You will
notice that the two characters
who most powerfully affected the
life of Theus were the women
who loved him when he was a lit
tie boy out in the country and the
woman that he loved when he
came into kingdom of his man
hood. The world has not changed
in this respect since Theus lived.
Ruskin pointed out the awful re-
sponsibility resting on the wo-
men of the world when he said:
ga mans armor is never well
buckled to his soul until a wo-
mans hand has braced it, and it
is only when she does this care
lessly or loosely that the honor of
the manhood fails.
At our last convention min
lister said: Il believe that thepro-
hibition Governor of South Caro-
lima is born and is of a good age" !"
If this be true some mother IN
South Carolina has the present
responsibility of seeing that his
armor is well buckled to his soul
and that his sword is keen and
bright, for he has'no mimic fight
ahead of him.
I know no better training
school where the mother of this
great leader can learn the wisest
methods of training her son than
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union.
You remember tnat the heroine
in our allegory had in her hand
a white silken cord by which she
influenced, and encouraged, and
finally saved Theus. Surely in
the long ago someone looked
down the ages and saw our white
silk ribbon and knew the power
for good it would one day be in
the destruction Of the minataur.
If the womanhood of our ma
ton would but stand as one at
the threshold of the labyrinth
wherein is entrenched our nina
taur. holding to the principles
represented by the white ribbon,
then would the manhood of the
country hold dear to their hearts
the same principle, and the
downfall of the license liquor
traffic would be sure.
In entering this great organi-
zation there are two conditions
necessary to successful work.
The first is, be sure you are do
ing the wisest and the best thing.
I am sure you would be doing so,
but you must have no doubts.
The onlyway to know is to learn
from your Maker. On your knees
find out Goods will to you, then
only can you work with steady
perseverance in the face Of AN
opposition and above all hinder
anceS.
ORDERS FROM HEADQUARTERS.
It is said that at one time
Stonewall Jackson was collect
ing his forces for great battle;
calling an officer, he said to him,
pointing to a house standing
near containing supplies of IL
quors: II am more afraid Of the
contents of that house than I am
of the bullets of the enemy we
are expecting. Do you know an
officer I could get who could be
depended upon to destroy the Ii
quors without letting his men
have any," The officer mention
ed young lieutenant, and he
was sent for and promised to do
the work in the way desired. He
stationed half of his men as
guards and with the other half
began the destruction Of the Ii
ouor. His men were hard at work
when a captain with his com
pany rode up and demanded
drinks, saying they had ridden
fast and far and must have some
before the battle. It was denied
him, but he told his men to go
in and take it; the lieutenant
told his guards to kill the first
man who tried; the captain then
sent word that, as a superior
officer, he commanded that sup
plies be given his men. The
lieutenant replied that he had
his orders from headquarters
and could listen to no other Get
your orders from headquarters
and you will have courage that
will not be overcome and an en-.
thusiasm that will stand against
the ridicule or command of sub
ordinate officers.
The other conditions of success