PRESIDENT'S LETTER.

White Ribbon, Volume 27, Issue 319, 18 January 1922, Page 4

PRESIDENT'S LETTER.

Rear Co.nrades and Friends, — A Happy New Year to each and all of you. 1922 offers great opportunities to us opportunities to increase our membership, to increase the number of subscribers to our "White Ribbon,” to establish our Memorial Headquarters, to raise money for our work, to re-dedieate ourselves to service; but, above all, an opportunity to end the drink trade in Now Zealand once and for all. It will lx a long and hard fight, and we must straightway brace ourselves for it. We need every power God has given, and can yet give us. We need clearness of mind, strength of nerve, indomitable courage, and a determination of will to win through. We must put our trust in God. and stand with Christ until the powers of darkness are beaten down. I’rayer must be our chief fighting force. It is the most aggressive weapon we can employ in thus warfare, therefore let us pray; pray in secret, pray in groups, pray in numbers, but pray. Someone has said, "If you would do much good, keep doing a little.” A little thing is a little thing, but faithfulness in little things is a very great thing. To demonstrate the power of persistent force, a Trofessor once had an iron ball slung to the roof; it was not easy to move, even with a strong arm, blit he, with a cork attached to a string, repeatedly struck the liall until it quivered, began to sway, and soon was swinging in time and tune to the blows of the cork. Surely every woman has the strength of a cork. Then let us, by our prayer and work, begin to strike at King Alcohol, and keep at it until our little becomes much, because God is in it, and may our united effort this year be the means of our emancipation, and so make 1922 the l st and happiest New Year. With loving greetings to all Yours for victory. RACHEL DON. Ravensbou rne, January 9th, 1922.