The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-27
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page. 1t may be studying at a kitch-
en- table in a rambling dc farm house
on the prairie under the tutorship of
a great mother" 1t may be standing
like a sentinel watching day and night
with tireless vigilance, meeting politi-
cal cunning and duplicity with wise
craftsmanship to keep back the curse
OF the legalized liquor traffic from the
great, free pinetree state.
God trains his leaders in his own
school. Gods school is unique. No
two students take the same course or
receive the same degree. Each has
the individual attention of the Mas
ter. Each is given the course that
will best fit him for the position he is
to take. We are all in that school,
blu too many of us ,shirk our task,
and claim that our lessons are hard,
and wonder what it is all for and so
miss our diploma and miss the posi-
ton God had waiting for us. How
much the coming Of His kingdom has
been retarded by the shirkers, the un-
faithful ones, God only knows.
Francis e. Willard, as a child, look
ing up through the orchard trees into
the illimitable blue depths beyond, ask
ed over n over the question, What
is it, Oh God, what is it that I am to
be?' God answered that question by
IA iOA ILAS I uSGCu StlO III III
national w. c. T. u. and the founder
of the worlds W. c. T. Elaboration
Of the women Of all lands to rid the
world of it's greatest curse.
When God called her home her
mantle fell on one whom he had pre-
pared to take her place. Lillian M. N.
Sevens, a leader whose strength and
wisdom, like a star, have shone bright
est when the night was darkest. On
the eve Of one of the greatest battles
with the host Of liquordom, the cleo
ton for the retention of constitution
al prohibition in Maine, Sept. 10, 1911,
she issued the following prophetic
proclamation for national constitution
al prohibition: "In the name of the
worlds and national Women's Chris
tan Temperance union, We hereby
make this proclamation for a great
crusade to carry the vital truth to the
people themselves in all lands, and
through them, to place prohibition in
the organic law of all nations and I'LL
timately in the organic law of the
world, now in the forming; and to this
high end, we invoke the blessing and
guidance of Almighty God and the CO.
operation of the men and women Of
all lands who love their fellow-men
and,
ITO America, the birthplace of the
local, state, national and worlds Wo-
mems Christian Temperance union, we
hereby proclaim that within a decade,
prohibition shall be placed in the con-
stitution Of the United States; and to
this end WI call to active cooperation
all temperance, prohibition, religious
and philanthropic bodies; all patriotic,
fraternal, civic associations n all
Americans who love their country"
A few months later Captain Hobson,
in accord with his promise to Mrs.
Stevens, introduced in the house OF
representatives Of the United States
an amendment to the federal constitu-
ton prohibiting the manufacture and
sale of Intoxicating liquors for bever-
age purposes.
We rejoice that the great church and
temperance organizations of the
try are rallying to the bugle call Of
national prohibition. The young peo-
pies organizations of the churches are
taking for tehir slogan, "a saloonless
nation in 1920" The Anti-Saloon
league is planning for a great meet
ing this fall to launch it's campaign
for national prohibitions Each and
every organization has it's special field
which to work and it's oWn SPECIFIC
work to do. The w. G.. T. Z. is well
equipped for the work Of this cam
paign and has it's hosts of splendidly
trained workers. While We heartily
cooperate with every other organiza-
ton engaged in this work, we will, |
believe, accomplish most by doing our
work in our own way.
Forty years ago when that heroic
little band of crusaders organized he
w. G.. T. u. n inaugurated their
| campaign Of education, organization
and agitation, for the complete pro-
hibition Of the liquor traffic In this