Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-06-07
THE SAILOR WITH THE LIFE
LINE.

In framing the constitution of this
august body, the Iowa State Fedora
ton of Colored Women's clubs, those
noble women searched the store.
house of mottos, and could find no
grander motto, no motto that could
more fittingly express the guiding
principle of this great institution
than the one adopted: Sowing seeds
of Kindness But, had they thorough
ly plundered the repository OF mot
tos they would have found this one,
that expresses the foremost idea not
only of this organization, but OF ev-
cry true club woman: "The Sailor
with the Lite Line. ~ ,..ss,.s.'
What the rescuing party IS to the
drowning seamen, so the club woman
is to the world at large. She is the
sailor with the life line. Every day
and every hour she throws out the
life line and rescues some poor
souls struggling in the sea Of misfcr-
tune. She snatches them from the
pillows of Ignorance; she drass them
from the whirlpools of immortality;
she turns them from the breaker. CT,
sin; and she lifts them from the sink
holes of poverty.
Everywhere on the sea of life you
will find the club woman; and every
where she is the sailor with the life
line. First you will find her in The
home, working for the best interest
of the home. Then, you find her
abroad sacrificing her time and en-
ergy in devotion and service to hui
manity.
Everywhere, the sailor with the
life line. She throws out the life line
intellectually; she throws out the life
line morally; she throws out the life
line spiritually; and she throws out
the life line materially. Everywhere
you feel the influence of the club
woman-everywhere the influence OF
the sailor with the life line.
Intellectually, you find her encour-
aging men and women to obtain an
education; assisting those who are
not financially able to attend school;
and instructing those who are not
physically able, e. g. The childrens
Friend Club of Lexington, KY, pro-
vides clothing for poor school chill
dren. The Tuskegee Woman's club
of Tuskegee, Ala, pays rent for a
school house and board for poor stu
uSuLS. uc AOSc VI ANC" AoA'A
Woman's League of Norwich, Comm,
sends barrels of clothing to a south
ern teacher to be distributed among
the poor school children. The Har-
mony club of Henderson, KY, contri-
butes to the National Training school
of Washington, D. C. An ex-president
of the Sojourner Truth club of Mont
gomery, Ala, maintains a free read
ing room. And, there are other clubs
and other club women, too numerous
to mention who are throwing out the
intellectual life line.
Morally, you find the club woman
striving to foster cleaner ideas Of
morals, obtained in cleaner and pGrer
homes and under better home atmos-
phere. To promote these ideas, res
cue homes and industrial schools are
maintained, settlement houses and Y.
w. C.. AS are established, mothers
meetings are held and lectures on all
topics of moral and social interest
are given. The arm Of protection is
thrown around many working girls
and many friendless girls, who would
otherwise be lured to shame and dis
grace. The Colored Training school
of indianapolis, Ind, uplifts fallen
girls, and cares for friendless girls;
and so, throws out the moral life line.
Spiritually, you find the club wom-
an aiding ministers to spread the gos-
pei and encouraging Christian educa-
ton, for she knows that a Christian
education is an essential adjunct to
successful life. The Board of Bap-
lists Women's Missionary Convention
Of Louisville, KY, has three mission
aries in the field sharing the bless
ings Of Christianity with heather AT
RIGA. There are thousands of home
missionaries, daily bringing men and
women into an appreciation of and
accord with the will of God, and so
are successfully throwing out the
spiritual life line. w.
Materially, you find the club wom-
an clearing the sums, feeding and
clothing the poor, and dispensing the
gloom from unfortunate lives. At
the sick bed, you find her as a tender
nurse, cooling the burning fever. At
the courts, you find her begging le-
gal protection for some prosecuted
| person or creature. You hear her
pounding at the prison doors, plead
ing for a condemned life or clemency
! for some unfortunate victim. You ev-
en- find her at the cemetary. strew-
! ing flowers on some neglected grave.
Everywhere, throwing out the mater
! ial life line. 81. n
| Mrs Eva Monroe, ex-president Of
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