, 1874-09-27
4 T'eH Seasonable Words on Wom-
ans Work.
how to Convert Prof. Tynda|!--~Enisco-
pal Church Congress.
Notes and Opinions at Home and
Abroad.
Church Services To-Day.

PROF. SWINGS WEDNESDAY LIE
TURE.
The weekly praycr-meetings of the Fou1
Presbyterian Church, corner Of Rush aud SUI
zior streets, have been largely attended since
return Of Prof. Swing. The principal feature
the c1tempo1c lecture Of the eloquent Profess
which is invariabl; interesting aad instruct,
His subject last Wednesday evening waa: at
harvest is great, but the laborers arc few"
sad
Ihe general idea was, TINT the Kingdom
God was to 10 carried to all tho outside vorl
md that the harvest would always be very gre
and tho laboreis few. That would naturally
The case, because q religion entering into 81
fill world would find tho multitude against
'Fa see that that condition Of things still conti
ues, though We go forth as lambs among wolyc
not expecting always tho kindcst possible RI
ccption, and not seeking happiness exactly, b1
following the path Of highest duty.
In applying these remarks to womau's ror
10 tho Church, there would seem to be no argu
1nent needed whatever. How the world eve
happened to set woman aside from these vari
ous paths Of duty NO know not, or rather II,
cannot sec any reason for so doing. The fac
of tho case IVES simply this: tha
woman LAS neFer in this world euiovct
the privileges of perfect soul and 3
perfect mind There Is no doubt of this She
Las always been compelled to live narrov life.
restricted on every hand, both as to mental cl-
lure aud ~ to tue work Of life, 70 that during
tie mobs of the worlds history she has been a
l.ndof slayc,-au inferior teiug. But Christianity
coming into tho world il that period aud IN that
atmosphere. noman's work within it was ss linn
tied ~ it had always been outside OF it, Aud
although sLc Immediately appeared in the arena
A fI1 f'ft har
shc tooE 1.a.t, indeed. but evidently narrow
part. according 10 tue general view OF her uiti:-
nces and uaIIuHnesa.
We have gradually come to an age which has
been caIeu bs song .Nonap' Il Age because
she has Lecu pet1nit.ed-not urged, because men
hare scarcely yet been willing to urge her up to
plane OF duty-So e1ceut to high plane of
duty and to Brighter 1eld Of action.
The general remarks that I would mako in
regard to woman's Mayk III Christianity are
these: That sLe seems ceE.ainly tic exact
parallel OF man III al the mental aud spiritual
equipments necessary for the work. There have
teen men HLo, by careful analssis, have found
some Obstruction, they thought, between noman,s
By some vezy careful clpAe1ing and thinking.
ohae1ysd difference. bit she work to ba done
IL such that, persons Eho come little short
OF 1uans perfection can do it. And when you !
tbe isct that "onan cores somewhat
short Of man III ,utellec: aud spiritual eudor-
mente (Which deny, tllat would argue nothing
AGAINST hcr entering the great arena, fo7 thu |
work Ia such that We a1o very glad to receive |
escond-cass 1aloicrs, il such tEete are. There H
no terc.euon a t1G1n Heaven that Christianity wil
accept Of only the highest order III Intellect {as-
suu1uS that mau he such, but the phole assump- |
ton IL false), and what difference there IS ormsy
be, ~ a TACT, between womau's power and nauis
power, must bo the resuIt Of long degradation.
a long bondage.
In the whole history of the world she his
naye1 been perUiitedto occupy the great feds !
Of thought nld Of acsiou and it would be very Ain
gnl1x It any c!ass, aylng been in subjectoin 500
Or 6,G0o yeaIs should not, at the close Of that !
ps1lod. reveal some iuferiority. But the sane
irfcaotity men reveal whero they haY. thus
been IL bondage. Take the old mopltrcLies.
Euss1a, Tor instance, with her G0cD1. .0O0 Of
auman beings S0,G00, 900 Of them men; t,ose men
1re al inferior because they have knoui notniug
nation of men, over whom t1c Engluih Govern
neut has ty1annized' for hundreds Of ycarz.
They coulo to this country tho victl MS Of lonr
and therefore are comp elled to dig
'ur aitches co'istrnct our railways, aud carry
ne hod Long centuries Of dAgredatiou or |
:outse lnjure: tho intellect. But III our centurr
Fon4n is rapidly coming forward and the cues
ION now il, Haa she not =. gr sat work in tho
'huIchs 1hero Iaar be doubt IL to her work
'utside OF tho Christian field whether bhe IL
alled to the bar OF 10 tic pulpl1,-but tha; does
lot Affect our discussion Tonight
There is another. thought thut l would adj
lc1e, and It is in the Nay Of fault-dndipc. be-
ause tue conduct OF the world toward no1nan
10 ono can talk upon This topic without fndinp |
ault- After woman ceafed to be Stare. and |
he nations began to be fashionable el,a he.
atac END o. ornament; ehe passed rapidly
sou .oa. a eonullon OF DO hdage to simple orna-
aent, to great extent y doll in society. md :
" nundteua OF yeaEs- he has been Il Leader of |
lshlon the leader of this trivial Ife and it is
40 highest duty OF the Church to try to dis :
over Tor her better paths than these, and
persuade bcr into those patha. IT. by any
lsans. tho latics Of this congregation could :
se above devotion to the faahonaplo lifo IA IL
Is been marked tsut III past generations and y
ould generally Eclcct some Path of religious II y
aa' ss3 9a.ade a o.. homa duty "hAt great prog
l1s devotion to fashion is life lost,-lifo uasted
'eFotlon to mc-sic, Of 70 art or to reading 10 =
altule, but tirtt docs not absorb the time Of tho
a1GlaS, nnt or even of rery large minority, but
easure or t'ae pnrruit Of fashion, aud hencc q
lore are man! iae1ea nho haye on their books s
70 and 500 Il know one who SAW Z
ls bo-, has 9.,.x 'o0 ~, names a Of peraona upon
:pect cats: o! what great thing % it Ton,i iIe 10y
each one haa list OF some poor fami}ics unon q
hon1 ehe called: Eut thas is . part of lfe'x Z
Offences that is left cut, aud there arc few h
ases who hare book with the nAmes Of | a.
'en:y~ive or fifty persons outside OF ticir eo- =.
u ua11er upon whom they make ca}1r- We =
ay Is we'll coeteus in this private copve-r,,;nr
or we are apart from the world bar,1 t},.+ ~ th
ave too great lust Of these faaiouablc frenda SC
ID too small l'st Of those dorm in the eTos+ m N
1ts1de world. The Savior sent forth :ba seros !;
anc promised to be alnaYs With them. ta
eon, Tar be It fron me to urge any one of vo, M
put aside this social lfe,-tnis inte.ch,nes ~ or
Ills. II seems 70 be essential it is essen- n
n; but l would euggest An addition t. =, u
is great social life, the seeking out Of thu in
"iy.-those 1hom the world seems to L,Fe for.
tteE and whom 10 one seems TO love. Trio If;
SLY e4u be ~omans work; hut more general on
ought il this: 1nat only 90 far ~ woman ia m m
lively engaged in useful pursuits does Sue rse s's
any Kind OF real education. Now, the activity ~
study il vain unleas NE make some uso OF Tia b.
o~ledge acquired 1t'is almost ,u,1>ossib.e tn lin
come highly educated unless you use yorr in fse
nation and culture as you 60 aong, because ST
use OF ANYTHING tedoubles its value. Yo,1 Fl Fl
re- heard again and again the illustration ab,ut r.
arm AlTsys growing strong By the uso of ccr
hammer; 80 it is alr1ogt in1noss;hle co,
Decoue EDUCATED or cultured .yii},cnt | tho
lfle Use Of your education and Of the cnl1une ahl
heart. What proof have any OF you tI,st ym1 the
e any nobleness Of heart naless Won ara a},le me
% out into tho world and do something foT ~,
lebody? This horticulture csnnot t,e ;t;Ie il TX
heart MI through Ife,-it rnuet be used, the
here is mother thought that occurred to me af,t
hethec it be = fact do not know. Nv i'm, the