Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-08-04
JEFFERSON TEXAS FRIDAY AUGUST T. 1911


IL Wcui' ,aNS Vic t'il vi al
arch angel TO tell all the wonder
full doingS in Texas on that great
day Of the battle between good
and evil, between right and
wrong, between the allied forces
of the Powers of Darkness and
the Prince of Peace. The battle
has not ended yet; it has only
begun.
We were awakened that morn
ing by a concert Of church bells,
their solemn peals toning the
prayers and struggles Of the de-
voted christians TO be freed
from the thralldom of the saloon
and liquorized politics
We will never forget the sol
emn and hushed tones with
which we moved around, hasten
ing our necessary household ar
engagements so we could attend
the Z o'clock prayer meeting.
And at that hour we knelt telling
our Father Of His promise to
execute judgment for the OPP
pressed, to loose the prisoners
chained down by strong drink
and to turn the way of the wick
en- upside down."
Then down the street came
the children, little white robed
angels, aunt Jennie called them,
waving their banners in the
morning sun and singing Texas
Going Dry" Pass along the
watchword, Texas Going Dry"
And she is; it may be postponed
a little while, but our prayers
will be answered and we will
have a better state, with an hon
orable, upright citizenship and a
Governor and other officers freed
from liquor politics,
Bro. M. came in from working
in the prohibition field Saturday
morning, hoarse and worn out.
One said to him: Brother NJ,
you will get the plaudit, We'll
done, good and faithful servant, "
etc. ," l have them already in
my heart" he replied,
Bro. Il. said as he looked
around upon the great crowd;
IF no other good is accomplished
by this election there is much
good done by bringing the peo-
pie together and promoting the
spirit of good fellowship and har
mony and love for our neighbors"
That is noted feature in the
temperance work; the spirit of
socibility, good fellowship and
kindness for our neighbors and
sympathy and love for the fallen
the downs and outs"
The motto of our W. G. II. U.
work is "agitate, educate and
organize" The enemy says:
Let us have peace, stop agita-
ting, be quiet" Judge Turner
says it reminds him of a hen and
rooster with a brood Of chickens
when hawk appears near the
scene. The hen Immediately
goes to agitating; the rooster
says stop all that racket, hens
have no sense any way; there is
no danger, but he takes care to
put himself out of danger as by
long strides he seeks shelter in
the barn"
But the good mother hen keeps
agitating, she spreads her wings
clucks and is continually sending
out the note Of alarm.
The hawk says: BE quiet, stop
these agitations, let us have
peace, let the chicks alone I'll
tend TO them"
SO the brewers, saloonists and
those in sympathy with them
say: Stop these women agita-
tators, let these boys and girls
alone, Wen attend to them"
Judge G. says: IF this cleo
ton does no other good, it has
made an indellible impression on
the boys and girls, thereby in
fuencing their lives and doubt
less saving hundreds, yes thou
sands of them from drunkards
graves. " He also says 1t did
good in another way, it has en-.
abled US to distinguish the real
christian from the counterfeit
ones"
We looked at the devotion wo-
men as they marched with the
children and stood in the hot sun
for hours, taxing their nerves
and strength, and as they pre-
pared and passed around the free
lunches 10 the voters, pro and
anti alike and thOupht of all