The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1913-10-23

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time and means to this the greatest
of all work next to the church.
1t is wonderful what this army
of "white ribboners" has done and
is doing and expects to do, with
the help of the good men Of the
state. All reforms have to pass
through several stages before they
are established. We have passed
the first staPe-the jerring, sneer-
ing stage. Temperance and pro-
hibition are so well established in
our state no intelligent man or
woman doubts the wisdom or good
of the cause; therefore the second
stage-opposition-gives US less
trouble than in other states. But
the third stage-indifference-con-
fronts US on every turn, and if we
only bad the money for printers
ink and speakers, and more papers
like the Reveille, we could agitate
and educate, thereby creating a
sentiment that would stimulate the
good people all over the state to
help with this cause. But all the
departments of our work have gone
forward, more especially the scien-
tifc instruction and relation of
temperance to mission.
The teachers of the state are be-
ing educated and enlisted to help
train the children, and the minis
ters of the gospel aud mission
workers are at last being made to
see the necessity of using their in
huence in the cause.
All departments of the work are
handicapped for want of money.
For instance, our local union is
trying to install scientific temper
ance charts in our county schools,
and yet can only afford two Will
not our teachers try to raise lit
tie fund to help pay for one for
their schools ? they cost so
each.
The speaker of the convention.
Mrs. Katherine Dent Stevenson of
Massachusetts, a wonderfully gift
ed woman, broadened by having
travelled in every foreign field, is
worlds temperance missionary,
and was educated in one of the
best theological senimaries of the
north to preach, her father being
"a bishop in the Methodist church.
She held large audiences spell
bound 10 the largest Presbytian
church in Tupelo with her master
Iy addresses, but never mentioned
suffrage once. l say this because
many people think our speakers
speak principally on suffrage. Her
arguments were overwhelmingly
convincing.
By 1920 we hope to help the
good men who have been trained
by good mothers to stop the legal
ization OF liquor. BY this time
there ought to be enough trained
men to vote it out of our country;
and if every good man and woman
will use his or her means and in
fuence it will be done. Just think,
| if the ministers in every church
would preach it as do the Metho
dist ministers from their pulpits,
what a power they would be. See
how they have produced the mis-
sion sentiment, once so unpopular.
lust so temperance sentiment
would spread. think of the Vicks
burg papers when asked to give
space for such an article, the re-
ply was "There is no room.
Again and again, their president
told me, she had been denied. She
urged the prayers of all the good
people of of Port GIBSON for them
lin their work, aud was glad tha
we have a sympathizer and helper
in an editor here.
! TupeIo is beautiful little city
thoroughly aroused on this subject
The judge on the bench was at ev
/ cry session and made the opening
prayer. The mayor delivered tb'
welcome address; and all the met
of affairs there are sons aud grand
sons of w. c. T. U. mothers
There being so many OF thes
Christian mothers, no wonder Tu
pelo is such a prosperous, goo'
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