The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-09
CHURCH or TEE STRANGERS.


che Value Of Woman's Work and Woman's
Power in the Service of Jesus--sermon by
the Rev. Charles r. Deems.
At the Church of the Strangers yesterday the Rev.
Charles f. Deems, taking for his text philippians
w., 3, II entreat thee, true yoaefellow, help
those women who labOrcd with me in
the Gospel delivered the following ser.
m0n-Ue said, "Made OF woman" This
Is Pauls brief and sublime description Of
the incarnation Of the Divine. In regard to every.
thing-politics, philosophy, art, science, social lie
men, women, children, the household, the Church
and the State-tne day when Mary In Bethlehem
ueld her first born her arms Is the dividing line
OF all human history.
JESUS HAS DONE TaIs.
Perhaps the most remarkable characteristic OF
the external changes OF society Is that they have
been mainly wrought through a change effected by
the he OF Jesus IN the position ami work may not
say In the very character s-of woman. We cannot,
without an effort, conceive the state of affairs
regard to women, their training. their position,
their influence before Jesus came
secured vast, and. fear generally unacKnowl.
edged boon to woman. He might have made her
@ and so m en ~ @
IT can never have; but loving the womanly glory
which III, now belongs 10 Il lie LETT her sun.
she should be remembered as HIS mother, MARY
the mother OF Jesus" In the records which
have been preserved OF the career Of the foremost
man OF the early Christians. the Apostle Paul,
1t comes out most conspicuousy that the
example and teaching OF Jesus seem TO have IN
spired confidence In tie apostles to employ the aid
OF women in planting the societies that were to bear
the name OF Jesus and propagate His principles.
Paul is not popular with ''those women OF our day
VINO labofng to destroy the family t rests on
more to the teaching of Paul than they take time to
consider or nave the grace to acknowledge, That
man Is not to be spoken OF in O flippant way as q
soURED OLD BACHELOR
or an embittered widower, who had such an array
OF friends among women rs Paul manifesuy en-
jOyed. cannot iorpear saying that In church
vice modern ministers find what Paul discovered
that their most active helpers not always
'adtes" or wealth and leisure, but of those women
who make their daily bread by their needles. On
the tradeswoman Lydia Is set the crown OF being
the beginning OF the reign Of Jesus IN Europe That
men are TO take the
HEAVIER BURDENS OF CHRISTIANITY
that they the preachers, The herads Of the
! principles ana claims OF Jesus would seem to DO
their sex, but also from the teaching OF the Holy
Scripture and the practice OF Jesus ana his
apostles. But her SOCIAL position gives woman
great advantages for religious work. It always
| did. No matter what man has to do he never
could do without woman Christianity, by its
quick re adjustment OF the social life gives her
great receptive and plastic powers full play
KNOW too, that there are women willing TO labor
for Jesus If they only knew how or where. Dear
brethren, nave said these things because felt that
your attention should be called TO womans work
and wOman'S power 81 entreat thee also, true
yOke-ielOw, help those women who labor with Me
in the G0spel;o and may all the blessings OF the
Gospel Of our LORD and Saviour Jesus Christ come
upon you and upon yours, now and forever Amen.