President's Message

White Ribbon, Volume 18, Issue 7, 1 August 1946, Page 3

President's Message

l)tar Friends, How loiik is it since you “set your name down” as an active soldier in the fight against this terrible evil of beverage alcohol? Some set their names down so long ago that the ink is now faint hut. thank God, their faith is still strong although thev cannot work now a* hard as they used to do. What about those who set their names down more recently? Am I doing all 1 can? Are you d nng all you can ? I)o we realise how dreadful a danger this thing is in the pathway of the children? Only last week a 1 ’tie girl of 13} \tars of age, hopelessly drunk, was found and tended by a kindly woman on one of mir railway stations. \V hat of those who ga\e alcohol t» the child? What about those piofcs.-.iig Chr*stians who slinked their ic ponsihhty m getting rid of the liqu r traffic so that such a tiling is possible ? Are y m and I 100 per cent, blameless? Von will see by our paper that Mrs. 11. Cecil Heath has been appointed World Secretary. Will you pray especially for her as she enters into the work carried on for so Img by Mrs. Slack-Saunders ? W ill you also pray constantly for the best su'cc.o of the World Convention to he held in New brsev next Tune?

You will be very glad to know that at least three of our Unions which have been having a very difficult time, are now seeing the dawn of brighter days, Otorohanga, I ; oxton and I’etonc. Give them your sympathetic interest. There is a fine supply of new literature at Headquarters. It you do not know about it write to Mrs. Ross for particulars.

Did you ever hear it said that women talk a great deal? Of course, they do, they know so much that is worth talking about, and talking is one good way of educating people; therefore, let us ust* <<nr ability to talk and so educate tlu* folks we meet so that they, too, will fully realise their responsibility in regard to this degrading traffic. Pray as never before, then talk along the road to victory. “Work shall he prayer, if all he wrought As Tliou w’ouldst have it done; And prayer by Thee inspired and taught. Itself with work he one.” With loving greetings, Yours rn the King’s business, C. E. KIRK.