FROM THE DOMINION PRESIDENT.

White Ribbon, Volume 28, Issue 328, 18 October 1922, Page 7

FROM THE DOMINION PRESIDENT.

pear White Kibboaers and All Friends, \Ve are rapidly moving on to the Toll, and the crisis daily grows more nte nse. 1 am wondering if we realise : 10 w n.uch depends on every one of us ;u s individuals? Dr. Armor is Divinely lonimis' toned by God to speak against tlu L.quor Traffic. Kvery officer is ,ailed by Him to tight it. every woman i.N expected to stand against it. and ~V e r> member of our great organisation. ..rat every Christian woman, and ever> mother, should at this time be daily praying for the abolition of the Liquor Traffic. In answer to an appeal for prayer, letters have come to me from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Canada, America, and Australia, saying that the White Ribboners are remembering our need at the noontide hour, and for their help in this direction we are thankful. Hut are we each one. In our own way, in our own place, praying for freedom from the Liquor Traffic in New Zealand? Because “more things arc wrought by prayer” than this world dreams of.” We ought to be praying daily and hourly; we ought to be planning for special prayer “meetings; we ought to be combining, covenanting, concentrating, on prayer, and still more i-rover. I know no safer, surer and quicker way to victory. Therefore, let ins pray! Kvery woman is not called to speak, or stand in the battle’s forefront. but every woman everywhere can pray, so do let as keep praying, and •s we pray, work as if the whole issue pended on our own personal effort. Xo one of us can imagine how much Dr. ' rmor daily needs the spiritual, moral, and physical strength that is -iven in answer to earnest and ‘-fFcctual prayer, so pray for her. l’ray, too. for our own officers. At this time each is carrying an unusual share of this great work, and each needs peculiar strength. Remember especially mtr Editor, whose heart longs to be in the field, but under the strain has almo.st collapsed, and by order must remain in the quiet of her own home for weeks. I entreat every woman in om ranks to pray as you never prayed before. to work to the limit of your strength, and the last minute of your ,; mo. Let us pray and work so that when the poll is declared, we may each know we did all we could and no more ran be said of any one of ns. 'With

loving greetings and brightest hopes ol \ictory. Yours ill strenuous service, RAI HKL DON.