President’s Message

White Ribbon, Volume 19, Issue 5, 1 June 1947, Page 3

President’s Message

Dear Friends, — How much I wish that I could just “drop in” to your Union meeting and hear your discussions and plans of work. What help and inspiration I should receive. As that cannot be, may I say to you this thing that lies heavily on my heart, as doubtless it does on yours also We cannot .help knowing that the liquor trade is, and has been for many long years, more murderous in its activities than any other trade. This is shown not only in the actual loss of life, such as that caused by intoxicated drivers, fatal injuries caused by the attacks of intoxicated persons on others, but in the murder of the innocence of, and the bodily injury to, little children, the dulling, if not the extinction of moral sense, the destruction of good health, and in manv other wavs.

Knowing all this, you anil 1, together with all professing Christians —that means all those who in any official return, such as a census paper—set themselves n as belonging to any Christian arch —are responsible for the various t)pes of murder which will, or at best, may take place before the next Foil. We are accessories before the fact. What is to be done about it ? First pray; if you really pray you will sec the way to work. Use every opi>ortunity to make known to others the dangers that confront us; drinking in restaurants, later closing hours, etc. Let us keep clearly in mind these facts—more facilities for drinking mean more drinking; more drinking means more intoxication; moie intoxication means more loss of character, life, health, happiness, goodwill, peace on earth. We must see to it that our preparation for this reform is well and truly made so that w’hcn thf time comes for action as it does day by day, 've may be ready. F.ducate! Educate! Educate ourselves and others.

“God _»ivc strength tlu* evil to forsake, The cross of Truth to bear. And love and reverent fear to make Our daily lives a prayer. ’* God give you much strength and couas you march with Him to victory. Your sincere friend. C. E KIRK. Dominion President.