The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-03-13

she will be lady enough to thank him,
but she has no right to demand his seat.
But if he should always get and keep
the best of everything for himself, can
not help it, but will not sell my birth
right for such mess of pottage. Some
men are fond of going back six thous-
and years into the past, and twit us of
woman being the the first to fall Do
these same persons take the trouble to
remind US of the part which woman
took in the redemption of man? Do
they tell us of Eve, who brought sin and
death into the world, and at the same
time tell Of the Virgin whom angels
called blessed, who became the mother
Of Jesus of Nazareth, who gives eternal
life, whose Father was God himself,
and the Son His equal In power aud
glory? When told Of This they pass on
to st. Paul, and quote ''wives obey your
husbands" utterly forgetting to add,
Husbands love your wives, even as
Christ loved the Church;' the command
is equally binding on both. You show
me man who loves his wife devotedly,
unselfshIy, gives his own life to save
her, even when she does not love him;
in short, loves his wife even as Christ
loved the Church, and will show you
hundreds of women who obey their hus-
bands in all things, fear, not always in
the Lord.
And for the comfort of that man who
SO strenuously advocates wifely obedi-
enee, will say: "Why don't you have
your wife obey you? That is your own
and your wife's affair, which no one
wants to interfere with; arrange it be-
tween yourselves. But if she does not
obey you, will you excuse the opinion
that since you have the law on your
side, you lack that superior mental and
moral ability which commands the re-
spect and obedience of weaker minds"
Passing on, we hear that ii is a shame
: for woman TO speak in church. IN
most Christian churches, of this day,
, women are allowed to speak. will refer
, YOU to those churches for an exposition
=, of such passages, as with such, as pres
# ent, we have nothing to do, since poIiti-
q cal speeches are generally made in
e buildings erected for secular purposes
II But taking the Scriptures just as the op-
ponents of Woman Suffrage interpret
/ them, what have they to do with vot-
d ing? Nothing whatever.
p Besides, have we not in sacred history
Il Esther, the beautiful queen, who dab
IS bled in politics to the extent of circum
e venting the unalterable law of th,
e Medes and Persians, and thereby save,
l. the life of her nation? Is not her nam
/ venerated, even yet, both by Jew an,
If Christian ? But why give further ex
e amples?
IS Voters, the time may come when yoI
Il will need the help of woman's vote t
: advance your own interests; then yol
e will protest that you always believes
y in, and advocated Woman Suffrage
J. Do not wait till that time comes, befor
e you confer suffrage upon her, or she viii
o despise your weakness and sneer at you
g protestations.
II Gentlemen, woman has bowed he
pride to ask of you, as a favor, what
belongs to her by Divine right. VIII
you grant her request?
And to those who believe in the righ
. but doubt the expedieney, will sa,
: right is always expedient. We ask yol
to give your influence, not a negatiy
u influence, which is but little bette
: than open opposition, but a hasty co
: operation with those who work for tha
} end. We ask you to do only what yol
7 know to be right-to stand back and re
C fuse your aid is worse than weak; it i
7, wicked. Can you mot do this mueI
Il without hope of reward? We can offe
$ you none but gratitude. But again W,
. plead with you to work
= "For the cause that lacks assistance,
Is For the wrongs that need resistance,
v; For the future, in the distance,
If And the good that you can do"
lie SARAH NJ. NICCOwN.