The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-10-10

now no longer the drudge or slave Of man,
but lis equal and his companion. Chris
tionity alone has done this.
?, The religion of the gospel not only
distinctly defines the proper province Of
woman, and points out her important miss
ion but it qualities her to act her part
properly, and discharge the important
duties of her mission Alright
"To certain extent" as one justly OBJ
serves, "the mission of woman is tie same
with that of man. She, in ooy1aon with
the stronger sex, was sent into this world
to glorify God, and to prepare for the
next. This is the great problem Of human
life, and unless the gifts and faculties we
possess, and the time allotted US, are Sa-
credly devoted to the solution Of this
problem, our whole life is failure, and
the purposes of our existence are frustrated
forever. This is true Of every human be-
ing, But then in addition to, or rather in
pursuance of this leading aim Of life, there
is special mission appropriate to woman,
plainly distinguishable from that Of man."
The essential difference between the
sexes in their phycal organism, in their
mental habitudes, aud in their moral pro.
clivi!es sufficiently prescribos the sphere
of action for each. Nature has plainly
made man the sterrer, and woman the
gentler sex.
"For contemplation, he, and valor formed,
For sortncss, she, and sweet attractive grace,
He for God only, she for God and him.
"The dilferouc between the sexes" says a
distinguished educator and scholar, sis as
apparent in the sports of the child, as in
the pursuits Of maturer age. The female
mind is rather quiet and timid than fiery
and daring, and rather admires than courts
the great exploits of the other sex. To
her belong the geutler arts of quiet life
and retirement, where she has the power
to soften and refine the heart of him who
is accustomed to battle with the elements
and the forces of external nature"
A distinguished French writer well
says Of woman: "The heart is her theatre;
tie domestic life her shperc the indoor
activity her work and the long hair, with
which the Apostle is pleased to see her
covered, is an emblem of an entire exist
encc, hidden and silent, in the bosom Of
which she accomplshes, most faithfully,
and wost houorably the primary obliga-
tionsof her sex. Woman is flower which
emits not its perfume except in the shade.
10 retire from notice, to remain quiet, to
devote bersolf to her dependents, to keep
the house, to govern the family, this is her
modest ambition"
This, then, is womau's proper sphere.
Here she sits euthroncd in quccaly moies-
ty here her gre0tcst influence is felt and
here her highest happiness is attained
"To train the foliage Ger the grassy lawn;
TO guide the pencil, turn the tuueirN page
To lend new flavor to the fruitful year,
And hcighten nature daiuties in their race
To rear the graCcs into social life
To give society it, highest taste:
Wcll-ordcred home mans best doIight iomahc;
And by submissive wisdom, modest skill,
With every gentle, cure-eUding art,
10 raise the virtues, animate tbs bliss,
And sweeten all the tolls Of human life;
This be the females dignity and praise"
1t is no fulsomo fattery to say that
woman is capable of cxertiug detenuin-
ing influence for veal or woe, over the
destinies of the world. Hen influence is
next to that of chi potenco himself
What that influence shall be-whcthor it
shall be q blessing or a curse, whether
woman shall be a ministeriDg angel re.
lieying human woes, and lighting up the
pathway of man with hope and joy or
tormenting Gend, driving tho spear Of an.
guish still more deeply into his bleeding
heart, ard filing the w9rld with louder
wailings Of WOO aud wretchodness, must
depend upon the manner in which her in.
fuence is directed. If she posses the part
that Mary chose, she will be capable of
the greatest usefulness in her generation.
But if she be not an humble and devvut
Christian, her influence for good must be
amazingly restricted While her influence
evil may be incidentally great. And as
to the question of womars' rights, let it
be remembered, that the very greatest of
woman's rights is the right to be u woman.
s. The part which Mary chose is a good
part to woman, because it prepares her to
meet all the adverse prOvidences of the
present life to which she is so peculiarly
liable, and to endure with fortitude the
bitterest woes that may fall to her lot
Here the preacher depicted in the most
touching manner many If the wees Of
woman, and said that true religion alone
would enable her to bear with patience
and submission these bitter trials.
4. The part which Mary chose prepares
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