Dominion President's Message

White Ribbon, Volume 30, Issue 8, 1 December 1958, Page 3

Dominion President's Message

ly beloved of God, 1 stand all ama/cd at the wonderful and golden Opportunities that are fOUrS and mine to brine about the abolition of liquor. We are living in - where tremendous warring is going on between good and evil. As Christian women are must endure criticism and toil on tor the Master Our calling has come from God not men, and this thrills my ion! and gives me the incentive to press on 'ever before and with Xehenuah ot old, to proclaim* "1 am doing a great work, so that 1 cannot conu down, Why should the work D whilst I leave it and COBSf down to your" We BIUSt have the spin, of discernment retting upon us, that we will be continually alert to the voice ot the enemy of precioii, -oiiN Nehenuah was io troubled in his soul about the wall of Jerusalem being broken down, he became VtT) at heart that the kind said, "why i> thy countenance sad seeing thou art not sick?" Beloved, the king perceived he was sad and said "this is nothing else but sorrow of heart". Would to God that we had such a concern to bring about the tall of liquor (0 that we would draw from other field rvice and make one mighty effort to overthrow the liquor traffic ■ ncc and tor all times. I am afraid as I travel from Union to Union and free, in some measure tl.< . we are not making the (trade we should. Why? Because ire have tOO many irons in the field rvice, Let us make Temperance our first consideration li we aie to be IUCCCSsfuI in any field ot service we must specialise and qualify in that Calling. 1 have had to withdraw from legitimate fields that 1 may devote tin .re < i my time to the calling winch one considers should' come before anything elsfe. 1 have got nothing to give m of to the outside world except 1 first ro it from God my l/aster, Wc T.U. sisters, seeking the welfare oi the youth of Near Zealand The nation that destroys its youth, destroys itself; the health and strength of a nation is in a mother's hands We must bring our to the standard of John, the Baptiser, who drank neither wine nor strong drink Every woman is called to serve the youtn of her own country Women's influence can do much everywhere bring in the reign of love and fellowship. Let us rise up m Christ's strength and repair the walls of Temperance that ha\e been temporarily broken down by the liquor trade. We, as builders, must persevere in spite of the trade with all its subtle advertisements and money Let us saj Paul, "none of these things move us". If God be tor us who can be against US? May we ever encourage OBf another to lift high the Temperance torch in the corner of the vineyard where each one labours. Beloved sisters, I feel confident if we taint not we shall reap and the wall will be repaired. I have been told by competent men that the liquor trade fear the Women's Christian Temperance Union throughout New Zealand, fully realising thai we are an invincible force with which to be contended, so in deepest humility, in fearless courage, in unswerving love, may every White Ribbon sister compass the overthrow of the enemy of homes and loved ones and cry with our elder

-ister, Esther. "II I perish, 1 perish, but 1 will die saving my people " Deaf sisters 1 teel really on the war path. Can you blame me when there are *0 many precious souls going down to a lost . ternitythrough this cursed drink? Ma> God grant .race, wisdom and strength to enlighten the public and expose the evils that are associated with .dcohol. "Fear thou not, for 1 am with thee, DC not dismayed, for 1 am thy Cod, 1 will strengthen thee, vea, I will help thee, yea, 1 will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousm U) we trust and rest in the Almighty. Yours in the Master's Service, Olive Richards