Dominion President's Message

White Ribbon, Volume 30, Issue 11, 1 April 1959, Page 3

Dominion President's Message

I >early Beloved of < • Tlit' hour of Challenge is at hand, ami as O I lai: women, we rontrnue t«> accept the responsibility ot serving otbei

It was a uim woman who framed our World slogan. "For God ind Home an<l Every Land" The ad part ot this allegiance, the HOME, can hr.ir much uv»re publicity m our work and it can be an Opening tor interesting; others This should be publicity of the helpful kimr, for most people realise the importance of ihc Home and the estab right conditions tor it It is for the protection of the home thai we uch st r rvs on the elimination of the liqtlOf evil, because of the tl . damage it has brought to h Mm Today, no woman, who ■ hristian heart, can Honestly withdraw mr«' die tnsug complao and security of her own he world in Christian women in its actrvitii itian women .dl to prayer, and tC speak with boldness tor the things that are ri^'li* Some time ago, I was horrified to read where the Vngfacan Synod wai supporting social drinking young people We want to develop character so that the refusal to do WTOtlg is an easy decision This is one more weapon to light the liquor traffic, for the first thing affected by alcohol is sound judgment The natural inhibitions against WTOOg are done away with and SO often we hear the story that the first crime or lo>> of purity, happened whih 'he result of drinking liquor OIH the decaying n f our civilisation is the indifference to immorah \

"h is good neither to eat lesh, nor drink wine, nor to do anything whereby thy brother stumbleth" (Rom 14 21 ) It w;is gift of St Paul t" Christian ethics, that he never considered problems of conduct m terms of the consequencethe individual alone, but rather he *et them out in the light of the impact made upon others by them Fof no man !i\es or dies to himself alone, tor he is set in the company of others, of society Ai well ~s the concern for the individual soul, we miht also be concerned for all As Temperance worker*, we must face the problem in the light of the principle of Paul's Master who «..iid, "For their sakes. I sanctify myself" N'ever lose sight of the fact that we are here to shine as lights in a dark place. Thus we must be true to our convictions, and seek to be filled with Divine wisdom t<> meet every situation as it arises, so that our organisation is strong to uphold the right.

Our cities are full of churches. threat preachers, grand music but my are we Mire the power of God is always within them 5 Let me quote 1 4:19, "Hut 1 will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power." I will let you all into a secret. If you want the POWC7 of God, User get lower and lower down at the feet of Jests, hiding behind the Gross of Calvary, and in spirit continually repeating, "1 am crucified with Ghrist, nevertheless I live, yet, not I. but Ghrist who lives in me. and the life which I now live. I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me" With such wonderful spiritual food at hand, never let us be daunted. God bless you all Your* in the Master's Scrvi e, Gli\e Richards