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The Battle in Maine

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 7, 1911

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 88, No. 36.

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The Battle in Maine

By Stephen N. Haskell

THE battle is on in the old Pine Tree State. Every one who senses the importance of the issue is arousing and working for the temperance cause. Most of our lay members in Maine are doing all in their power to help in this crisis. Some of our Maine farmers left their grain out in the field, and spent several days distributing the Temperance Instructor, while others have entirely set aside their own personal interests for the few weeks of this campaign, and are devoting all their time to this work. They feel that the work is important, and appreciate the sacrifice our brethren in other conferences are making in supplying the literature, and they feel happy in making a sacrifice to distribute it. They have bought all the literature they could, and like the Corinthians of old, they give “their own selves to the Lord” to be used in this work.
Ten thousand papers have been placed in the city of Portland. We have carefully districted the city, and called at every home, placing the Temperance Instructor in the hands of the people, trying to reach every voter. Lewiston, Bangor, Augusta, Biddeford, and other cities are being worked in the same way. We are placing the papers directly in the homes, and personally calling attention to the present issue. We are endeavoring to use every paper to the best advantage.
The leading Prohibition workers are now calling for our literature to distribute through the country. We have seen no temperance literature used by them that will compare in value with the Temperance Instructor. If we had two more weeks to work, we believe that, with the momentum which this work has now received, we could place one hundred fifty thousand copies of the Temperance Instructor in the hands of the people of Maine; as it is, we hope to distribute fifty or sixty thousand. We feel sure the Lord will reward our brethren who are sending us the papers to use in this crisis, and trust that they will continue to send them until the battle is over.
The liquor element all over the country is sparing no money to defeat prohibition in Maine. It is flooding the country with literature, and buying up every newspaper that can be purchased. Several of the rural weekly newspapers,which have always stood for temperance, have taken their stand for the high license party, and acknowledge that they are working for money. Pray for the work in Maine. S. N. HASKELL.