Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1869-06-17

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lnity In making Fodf laws? Already
many Of YOU have felt embarrassed in
answering the question, and quite
probably many have been kept from
cur eoInHnuhions because they could
not comprehend 0GFT economy. "a An
additiDRal inteEe has been excited BY
.asling. the. -vOte-ef the women, also.
We see1I to be realizing the apostolic
decllFafien, ssElsfe h neither Jew nor
esreek, theFOisl leitaer bond nor free,
theEe is neithRT male nor female; for
ye are lone in Christ Jesus.n What
ever may have been the design, this
V0te Is Opeil1g q new era. 1t may
have been snBu8sed1 that as women
had never been, called upon to exer-
else. they you'd naturally. oppose q
Change. 50. Doubtless, the opponents
reasoned. ipB6t they forgot that IN
WomaHls db0s0nE here ygIoWso alf IN
'stinet for liberty, and in every strug-
gle for freedom she fds been the friend
of the lonely and the suffering. Will
she not read in this che the dawning
of q brighter day for herselfY The
more civil freedom has prevailed the
higher woman has risen-She occupies
III America the loftiest position, be-
causeWe have the greatest liberty for
the masses. And in the Chuaeh is il
not so? Will not every extension of
freedom elevate her? BE this as it
nlayg she vii bsbe aread and studied.
Appeal led to once, why shall she not
be spoken to again? She will learn
that the ballot in her hand is as po-
tent as In The hands OF a giant. If
eOlledt upon 30 decide great questions
of church economy why may she not
in others You are training her for
the ballot, a new day IS coming.
Gracefully and Roislessly as she step
ped in the aisles Of your hospitals
when ministering as an angel of mer-
.cy to our dying soldiers, she may APP
pfOach the ballot box and drop from
heg fair fingersthe sl POf paper which
shall fall silently as the Snowflake up-
on the loom of, the earth. But open
that box, ana that nOiseiess Sip shall
sound as lIoundly through the world
as though it shati been cash by the.
strong hand of the noisy politician, or
by the here of q hundred battles. 1T
is moral power against brute power,
and the day may come when amidst
the fierce storm OF passion and the.
tempest OF voice, WOman'S sweet
voice may be heard in whispers, but
in power, peace bestilL ca Is,1ofi- $40
4 hope onltbis first ballot she may
speak wisely and well for the enlarge
ment Of our ZOin, and for the eleya-
ton of humanity. ht~ AftA ift
Norris this measure opposed In any
way. to the ministry. Many of our.
ablest ministers have gone nObly for
Three times has that ministry as
senbled in General Conference, ut
tering a declaration approving this
measure if the people desire it. In
1860 they said, 1--WE are in favor of lay
representation whenever the Church
shall desire it." In 1864 they repeat-
ed the same declaration. In 1868
they repeated the same sentiment,
and, taking step in advance, pre-
pared a plan by which that repreSen-
tatiOn may be obtained, and to which
they ask your Cody consideration.
What more can the ministry do than
this After full consideration, three
times in twelve years, they have de-
clared their Willingness to accept of
you? What more, repeat, can they
do than simply to open the way?
And it is now for you to say whether
you will accept the pTOffered response
bility, and whether you viii become
cO-WOrkerS with them in the future
eXaltatiOn of our beloved MethOdism.
And what time can be more prOpiti-
Gus than the commencement of the
second century of AIethOdism. Its
first centennial services have been
held, and song and praise have re-
sounded throughout the land The
first General Conference succeeding
that CENTENARY in which. the people
showed their love of and devotion to
the Church, have prepared this plan
and sent it down to you. IL is yours
now, with glad hearts and strong
arms to join with the ministry. in
building up all the interests Of our be-
loved MethOdism.
SO far from being factiOus, this
has been intensely loyal.
Its discussion has been generally calm
and dignifed. Its friends have stood
shoulder to shoulder around tile en-
teFprise of the church. Without
claiming for them any superiority, IL
may be said they have been as true as
any to their ministers, as liberal in
their support, as faithful in their
Their voices had been
herd in the class room and at the al
ter of prayer and they have labOred
and tOiled for the prosperity of ZOin.
If, then, it be neither revolutionary
nor radical, If it impaired no rights Of
the ministry and Weakens no depart
ment of the Church, but if, on the
contrary, it gives increased interest to
the laity, will bring out, 10 a greater
extent tile resources Of the Church, if
tt shall guard against legislation and
lend to render changes in our ecOnO-
my more difficult, thereby perpetua-
ting our system to the latest genera
tiOhs, why should it not meet the
hearty concurrence Of all the laity Of
the Church, .,..f- y 90 --...5
When I resided, some years since,
near Chicago, / was surprised to no.
tice their plan Of raising up or eleva-
ting the houses upon the principle
streets. Built too low at first, it was
necessary to raise, them and, by the
Of q number Of screws,
placed at proper Intervals under the
walls Of the building, they succeeded
in raising the edifice so slowly, so
equably that the walls were not Jared
and even the business Of the inmates
was not disturbed. Whole blocks
were lifted up thus, while, by arrang-
ing for proper entrance, business was
transacted regularly in the stores, and
families lived IN the dwellings until D
story was placed beneath the former
edffiee, and it reiOieed IN enlarged
room and more elegant appearances.
Just 50 we desire It to be with the
to tear down, not to in
jure or deface, but to elevate the whole
structure. I fancy I see it rising, Be
meath the present imposing structure,
where stands the ministry with all its
glorious associations, and all the insti-
tutiOns of the church in their harmO-
nious grouping, as it rises higher and
still higher we see gathering the
strong arms and stout hearts Of the
entire laity. Beneath is the rock Of
ages. The million Of members stand
built upon the strong foundations as
living stones. High, graceful and
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