Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-02-12
FIGHTING RUM.
n % No Dress Parads-Every One
Can Help.

There is q fascination about reform
work which attracts earnest souls who
want to do some great thing to over
throw the saloon. Whenever I talk
with people Of that kind, writes Rev.
Albert Sidney Gregg. in Christian
Work, l always show them the seamy
side Of the undertaking. Fighting rum
or any other evil ia not all dress pa
rsde, or mass meetings or big crowds
There 10 much to dishearten. aside
frem the intrenshments Of the enemy
90 when we engage In this warfare
we must know ourselves, count the
cost, and then 20 ahead. The fool
hardy man rushes In without counting
the cost while the really brave man
locks danger In the face and then
makes the attack.
The name Of Ethan Allen, COM
maader OF the Green mountain boys,
10 inseparaAly associated with that Of
old fort, TeondsrogA. On May 10.
l17s. he captured the fort with a little
band OF % men. and then captured
Grown Point, gaining q large supply
~ cannons and ammunition which
were Afterward used by the CONT
neatal army. Just 10 Allen and his
Men were about to make the attack
Alien addressed them thus:
Friends and Fellow Soldiers: You
sceaRge and n terrier 10 arbitrary
power. YoHr vaaer has been famed
abroad and asaaaswleAged, rs appears
b. the aavies and orders to me from
the general assembly Of Connecticut
10 surprise and take the garrison now
before No. / now propose to advance
before ysu and In person conduct you
through the wicket gate. for we must
tAis morning either quit our preten-
Bteas to valor or possess ourselves OF
this fortress Ia q few minutes. And
inasmwsh a. It 10 . desperate attempt,
which none but the bravest of men
dare undertake, do not urge II on
any enc contrary to his will. You
that will undertake, voluntarily, poise
your nreloeks."
It 10 almost needless to say that
every Arelock was instantly poised.
turn a coward into a hero. We need
mere Of that quality In our speaking
on temperance questions-the quality
that will stir the indifferent to action.
The great batteries Of the temper.
ance army are the pulpit, the platform
MAA hn THAN n
psnies Of sharp-shootsrs who write let.
tiers. Every man has some weapon
that he can use II he will look around.
and he can use that weapon better
than anybody else. David used q
sling; Gideon planned Il clever strata
gem and Carrie Nation swung q
Ratchet
have heard of women who could
turn q hatpin into a deadly weapon.
One man or woman going about .
community talking n person up or
down will do a great deal Of good or
q great deal Of harm In the course of
q year. Very few Of us realize the
extent OF our influence. We hesitate
to act because we are net always TO
trace out the effects. In the very ma
turs OF the case 1t IL impossible
physically impossible-to trace out the
effects Of our acts. But rest assured
as sure az we say or do anything In
the interest Of n better social order.
results will be sure to foiisw. II we
could convince the friends Of reforms
that II was worth while 10 send letters
and petitions to the Legislature or con-
gress touching reform legislation, It
would be possible to get larger num-
Der Of reform bins passed. Letters
AID petitions are the most powerful
weapons we can use next TO the ballot
box.