, 1874-06-22

/ Sermon by tho Hov. Cl,nr1os L. Thompson.
: Tho Row Charles L. Thompson, pastor OF tho
Fifth Presbyterian Church, Wabash avenue, near
Thirty-frst street, preached yostcrdny morning /
to largo congregation about "Woman," taking
aB Ills toxt
Those women which laborod with me in tho Gospel.
philippians iy., 3. '!.%
Ho thought tlore was certain degroe OF cor
rospondonce to be insisted on botwoon m age
and its pooplo. Thoro was kind Of undorour-
rent TINT bound tho people and the limo into |
sympathy. Tho slow. early agos Of tho. world
timca Just following tho protraotod geological
procoss that built up tho Skeleton Of this world
wore watched by tho slow, 1ong-drawn-out 1iyos
OF tho people, which attained to 4 thousand yoars
In that time whom all nature Was full Of
magnificent leisure, and when hiRtory, after
mnking ono pon-mark, would tako Btcsta OF
coutury, our morcuriRl high-prcsBuro ltfo would
have boon Ill at case and strangely. out OF
place. Take q survey Of whnt arc called the
"lark agcB Of tho Church." WAS there not an
evident correspondence betwoen tho shape ro-
ligion assumed, and the characteristics Of tho
paoplc-a correspondence that was nj the ro-
lntion Of tho wax to tho seal7 Then, Italian art
WIS at Its highest point OF aonsnous pro-
all worship wero Expressed In marble and paint-
Ing, in music and frcsco.
When tho lcouoclaan Of the Reformation
shattered the ntntuary.- and broke. down the al
| ngo aud weight to do the wors. Then crushing
thoughta rang like tho blows Of trip-hammers on
| tho anvil Of tho age. 10 noot tho exigencies OF
LutEer'a days With tho mild soneimont Of later
timca would havo boon like pattlng an anvil with
| q feather brush. Dut Providence arranged these
things-arranged them 80 that the ago should
bo fitted to liz n1oldors, mud the moidor hayo
b hand for tho ago. >-'.
TINT there was corrospondcnco between
| tho ono md the othor,-ho meant, plainly, that
tie prevailing characteristic OF the present tlmo
was sensttiyoncss, and the prevailing chafaolof.
iBtic Of woman was delicacy, aenRitiyenoss aid
iolicaoy fitting each other as tho Wax 20 tne
zeal. II the age wore not sensitive, tue dolscato
| touch of woman would maGe no impression.
II woman wore not delicate. she conla aot @ feaen
1 q sensitive tnlo.. Dut WHOM those LWo come
| together we 1hVo TINT correspondence "nG5 ~ Maa
forsyor tho condition OF power. 40 ala ny n1s
moan by seneitiseneasL,n5'G ~ xor dor W. hold'
toncht"t tno ags aes0a on ~ liz contrary
no other a8e On .no ,,a,, up,i,'s" conras.n
Of history hnd 20 mucn , eooaSu, ~
f,4,,r nrn'G1on M f,oomt mso That nv tho combination
- socia, no,;tica actnntc. and religious in
~ eoc!'' tu1", sts",,,tI ~ tI;s nm ho3 hcnn eot
nuonoea w ro9stncea Ind been no 1noiulated
~ Auots L. -" - ,a1t ;rto }ha fuura sera
BY art TINT tue tonos y SEM so sHe
",sn va ao hnianced Ind arranued that
| 44,n f&oakt tnrxn mir
tna @ 'uuet ~ an.;oat ,1ows and tha lendest
iaEtheI tna & sno . ny ia nas ,raa constrnct
t1uuoal w. 1;oat aap sn'at;c ,,,nciniss ami wIisuor
ea oh tne pos. nconn.o ,a'o poo fornaio The nId
scatc, 1adva ieas Of oloauonoe wero tue success
neoten iaus s5 -, L;nt;nt- nmlnita down. and
tho pioachut, hao ~ n;anaa Hass Ehnt Tas not tho
Ponaurt, H.. n.pi t;ro 1iaNvv ooarso nonlerou 8.
laea o. 'n,n tHao thn on ~ nast araa. but ths
Pnyscai nas ~ @ uon ra pti,;s o1o Ind 1nodcd
wo5kon VINO haa prepHlem t t1 ta ora na of maj
end i9shlohoa s.ronen i4to @ NY ,d ans - ~ t.
oay. ls H. aEe nns mrs aoa aua ~ IL" 1o,nes AZ csry
WY ~, W. tH,ot S,t r. waa the yood poi
ana vigorous ua' - "ao ,,ao "o ,r;ras sot
lsned anu we aon uta"n a,.;, ~ tn,o of omr
up IN our homes, Rno Hatsans ~ 'oaoA - 'u'
m9thets nnd Wlses, ana ~ aaugnsetts;; =, ~.
IL was not the aeo OF tne Mouns@u' not u. sns
cavern, but tue Ago Of ne nIeslao. - Maa ne. no
mora original than other tlmesi ln1aoeo' va va.
+ made up OF the lenors ot Surrey wofAmen VIZ VIZ
bad swung tue ax IN tne aGvanee 3 ao 1on % hn in
In times which tried mens thoughts hHa aoo
8 calmly by th smelling furnaces "nese Rf9a
thoughts wore pnrltea. Maao Up .. 1 the'S Eaa ~
bors y haa na%eso. ~ sns Sast t1o to 1aH Mn
. and vigorous nlows o. tho *ofHmen n4 n VINO Snape
g the instrument Of It's music. Out OF mechanic
9 70 hna beens nttoa into ar,rons OF hamme1
blows into Mire-toac4es' We6o Goaeas ,
ii ;6st =, a0oas =; H.: ....,.,u. .,.. ,,r,,.
IS from the sod. and looked tremulously toTar
10 HeaVou: WY 9iualo a nso " n0oa. % dusutI.as t
l. among these delicate @ in1anahcess VINO beas icy
hanu upon tno thfuanS allo laI-iescnlns Maes
at who best should tend tho plants that shrun
t, from touch? Who nus woman, whose Ss s.e ",
IL wan Light, whose voice was soft, whose hand Vt
10 gentle!
20 UnuEcn TosA Maa Hot oeso1t14'y 9netgn' III
IL other work; but u Vas moro spiritual, mo-
ao huDllo. woman lulsueAce n9ls wv ~ MteAs sul
oi pose Wouio W " !th uo!ent' oEe ooI
he aayo little WORE 10 cntAhg Gown =!
IN 1ofeet Set eoula n1lel"a1aS cneel tno NUNS q
e q Gle that gathered there; Ihoie vas no WORE
- ao!eMte, aono Ie:u!aeu ~ nTSn Ill., att5 ~ :,
10 nnu tact ~ sengons "ora; IMo-tnisus NIL, y, !.
" members OF a!nloss every cnafen %tto Tu.ae .ne
sness .a'sa ,,ro,, ~, ,sorI aa syas IN ,1,n m
large share IN Cnulen Woshi ono Waa ~ so 's ~
~ III Hn ~ mi o.rht sn do rrent dnni
ur men haa hot, IN" oueI e ~ ~ ~ 6ieas nu1
nK ne nstSfy yeaa,i;as y. tnn r. "yerv aoa as
~ ~ ~ aontnnn' eosoR Vhat erand uo
70 Shown py e2cop.!1na' ea1os a;m, %Ias s1t1a ""
er Bhe Waa cophpae o1 ooluf. -