President's Message

White Ribbon, Volume 18, Issue 8, 1 September 1946, Page 3

President's Message

Dear Friends, A whole month since the August number of the “White Ribbon” came into our hands, it behoves us to consider whether we have “entered" the doors which have opened before us during the month. True, it sometimes takes quite a while to make many steps inside, but we are only expected to make one step at a time. We cannot afford to he discouraged because we seem to be making slow progress. Many to whom our Lord talked and preached were a long time before they allowed themselves to benefit by His teaching; He continued lbs work doing for them all that could be done by love and singleness of purpose. If “our manner of life is to be worthy of the gospel of Christ" we MUST banish the use of beverage alcohol. This is a big task; so was the abolition of the slave trade. People, intelligent people too, except for their inability to realise that those who fought for freedom for their fellow men and women were fighting in a just cause, said “impossible," it can’t he done! The slaves are happier as they arc; the use of slaves dates lack so far that you cannot alter it, etc. Just exactly what the upholders of the liquor trade are saying today

“The trade has been so long established; there will always he some who will drink too much; you will never get rid of it," etc. Those people forget that WE also are fighting in a just ratisc. Therefore, just as surely as day follows night, our victory is on its way. Let us pray as we have never prayed before, go out and work as we have never worked before. Victory must not he delayed because of our tardiness. “Thou art coming to a King, Large petitions with thee bring " C. E. KIRK. Dominion President.