Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-05-05
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out the when he is old is discour-
aging to parents and to teachers,
who do not see their prayers and
efforts bear fruit at once. We are
so faithless, so impatient concerning
development in our children. We
are not so in seed planting, but have
faith that in due time we will see
develop from the seed living
growth that if properly cared for and
nourished by keeping weeds from
choking out sunlight, in the future
we expect fruit. How tenderly one
uproots the weeds to spare the plant!
Is a child less sensitive? If the seed
we plant should grow to a tree we
can support it while young and ten
der and make it grow straight.
when it is old" it will stay straight
of its own strength. We prune the
faulty limbs, then we see our efforts
rewarded.
God says train" l wonder why
we are so impatient to see results.
| also wonder why Gods plans have
been so long being understood by
mothers and teachers. How thank
full today to see both alike working
together to train up the child in
the way he should 60"
God has raised up women to look
into the meaning of His word which
hitherto has been crushed out by
giving or wasting time to less impor-
tant duties.
The time is ripe to teach boys and
girls the meaning of life, its privi-
leges and duty, to help make the
world better, to think of beautiful,
well-trained, fruitful life that will
bear an hundred fold" of rewards
in manhood and womanhood. Every
mothers prayer is for her child's
good. When we make mistakes
through ignorance, God may forgive
us.
The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union was born by suffering
mothers. God heard their cry. None
but He can estimate it's good to hu-
manity. Happy are those who
braved the storms of ridicule and
contempt and now behold the fruits
of their labors.
The temperance tree bears fruits
with seeds and are planted around
the globe. Frances e. Willard, as
she stood on our Oregon shore at
Newport, viewing the great Pacific
ocean, conceived the thought of belt
ing the world with the white ribbon
cause, for God, home and every land.
Native land was not big enough, so
a round the world" missionary was
ordained in her mind, and resulted
in sending our own founder of this
union, Mrs. Levet, to plant the white
ribbon seed in every land. On April
27, 1884, our tree was planted. The
roots took hold in our granite soil
to stand hard storms of opposition
1t would have been uprooted many
times by even church members, who
would feel reverence from licensed
saloons was hindered by us. 1t was
too, by fighting hard. Sometimes
being outwitted by unlawful trickery
but kept at it, knowing God was on
our side. In early fights for TEN.
perance men were so afraid of their
business" that only a few brave
ones stood up and faced the foe. Our
plea to God for men to be strong has
been answered in the l.. T. l.. boys
growing to manhood, and today we
glory in the noble temperance men
in our nation The serpent's head is
being crushed by both men and wom-
en-.
Another star has risen in the
Sky-Ine IdIeHl- 6dClSI SllSic
Strength in union, noble work for
more seed sowing. God is opening
the eyes of our noble women to see
the cause of results as never before
How glorious the vision! How grand
to live in day of freedom to help
break the fetters of the oppressed
without fear of being misunderstood
Ignorance is the curse of God
knowledge the wing wherewith we
fly to heaven."/
Build on, ye brave white ribbon
host,
You grand and lasting monuments!
Not marble shafts reared to the sky
Not temples vast that time defy,
But these, your monuments, must
be
God-given souls refined from dross
And sculptured for eternity"
MRS. A. II. II.
Ashland, Ore, April 90, 1918.
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