The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-08

hearts and homes OF our people. 1t Is tel
in the minds of ouE children, as they lear
of the wants of the children of heather
lands. 1t is felt in the hearts of mothers
when they look upon their own children
and contrast their privileges and blessing
with the darkness and destitution of tn,
children of heathenE parents. 1t is fel
when we cast our mites into the treasury
and we wish its influence were felt to sucl
degree as to cause more ss!f.sacriitfsas
efforts in its behalf It is felt in the Gin
cinnatr Branch, as the little contribution,
and installments are deposited in its treas
ury. And then, in the far-off climes of In
dia, where the Sun of :, Righteousness il
lighting up the valley and shadow Of
death, " through the Eliminating influence
of the woman's Foreign Missionary Society,
our little lamp is lghted, and o, may its
light grow brighter q influence extend
deeper and and inthe kingdoms Of
| this world shall become the kingdom oi
our Lord and his Christ.
An extract of the proceedings of the Gin
cinnati Branch meeting was read by Mrs.
A. B. Pugsley, and selection, Our Work
and Our Age" " from the Heothe's Woman's
Friend, was read by Mrs A. E. Kelly.
Rev. J. Mex. Shultz then addressed the
meeting. The following is an abstract of
his remarks:
PAsToR's ADDRESS.
1t is noble cause in the interest of
which we have met this evening in
its character and design. In character, it
is SO much like the spirit and practice of
our Divine Lord and Master, whose whole
work is marked by that peculiar feature
which distinguished Him. from all other
men, and is embraced in these words: 81
came not to be mipistered unto, but to
minister"
So the work of the Woman s Foreign Mis-
sionary Society is wholly unselfsh. 1t
brings means, talents, reputation, and even
life, and lays them upon the altar Of God,
expecting no return and desiring no remu-
neration
While the home missisnary work may
have some element of selfshness, the for
eign work can have none It is a sacrifice
and work purely for the glory of God and
the well-being of humanity.
Then, it is noble in its heroism. There
is no little heroic element in the sacrifices
demanded of the woman that will leave her
home and native land, kindred ties and as
sociations, in the defencelessness of her
nature, from her relations to society, and
go where dangers threaten most. The
cause that undertakes that work is heroic.
Then it is also noble in its design. The
missionary cause aims ultimately at the
unifcation of all religions around the cross
of Christ; to bring all nations to pay their
homage at the shrine of one common Lord
and Father of us ALL and to lead all hearts
to drink of one common fountain of love
in our Fathers house, that at last every
kindred tongue and people. may lay their
trophies at Jesus feet, "bring forth the
royal diadem, and crown him Lord of all
And, through this channel of heart purity,
it aims at the civil asld moral elevation of
all nations, to lift the dark cloud of intel
lectual and moral night, and set in the
heavens the bow of peace.
This is no new cause which we represent,
but an old one, under new sphere of op-
Grafton. I regard the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society as true development
of the Scripture idea of woman's sphere:
ga help-meet for man" She is adapted to
the work to which man is not adapted
Her sphere is not mans sphere, but emf
nently her own, and she alone can fill it.
Woman's usefulness in the church is no
longer question. That has been settled
The question now is, 'How may her USE
fulness be most successfully developed?"
This question will be most satisfactorily
answered by the women themselves. What,
then, is needed for woman's greater useful
ness in the church? In Miss Anna Dickin
sons lecture on "what Hinders?" she says:
Hundreds of women are waiting with
folded arms, for some opportunity to rem
der themselves useful, while all around
them inviting opportunities present them
selves"
An open field lies before you. That
which will aid your usefulness, after the
baptism of the Spirit, is cross-bearing
spirit. / mean real crosses; that means
work for the Master
1t is no lack of ability that hinders. You
have brain power; you have moral power.
Woman, in Christian lands, moulds, very
materially, the character of society.
1t is not the sphere that needs to be
sought, but the work that needs to be done.
This is a great work you are doing. Al
ready, your Society, of four years growth,
has done great work. This year it has
raised fifty thousand dollars You should
take fresh courage.
The meeting was presided over with
graceful dignity by Mrs. Matte Schultz.
Closed, with benediction, by Rev. D.
Wright. NJ. L. P.