Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-04-02
TIL: WOMAN HfOVslrfE ST.

Evans.
rryr-Mathcw 1928. Oh woman great i,
Thy faith. Be it unto thee even as thou wilt.
Woman's faith often conquors
where man. will fails. Her faith
removes mountains, fills up valleys,
and tliumphs over all obstacles.
Man plods on by Legislative and
legal processes and enactments.--
Woman accomplishes the same work
rs by an Inspiration, for faith waits
not for the tagging steps OF law
She works above law. Man with
his philosophy, his science, his argu-
mcnt, his superior strength, cannot
10 what woman can with her faith,
her purity and her affection, Take
~, au example the so-calIed "WOman
Movement" For forty years man
has loctured and preached, has en-
acted laws and ordained penalties to
restrict the progress Of intemper-
ance but the iieud of strong drink
has laughed Mt him, and gathered
fresh victims annually from every
community. 1t was not supposed
rhat woman could d0what man has
20 signally failed to do. We look
back over the labors OF two months
aud see that in some communities
she has done in that short time what
man has failed to Go III forty years.
Woman, GREATS thy faith, be it unto
thee rs thou wilt.
In view Of the wondcrous results
already achieved, let woman learn
what immense power for good there
is laid up in her faith, her love, her
piety. Let man learn to cherish
this power, aid it, protect it, and
bid it Gods speed on its mission.
In these days 50 full Of clamor for
woman's rights, full Of gascop-
AIDE about wonan's position, 50 full
of demands for opportunities for n !
wider career for woman, il Is a |
cause Of thankiulncss that in all the
higher and holier ministries of love,
a career is opening for her broader
anu Sl'il'i'i tlitii !'ti AioS' SUI = ''lAit
expectations.
Unless the signs of the times
mislead, it will not be long until her
influence becomes predominant, not
only in The homes OF our land, but
in all Charities, Churches, Aims
Houses, Hospitals, Reform Schools,
and the most of the educational in
~titutions Of the land
Finding 50 great Il field open for
the exercise of her endownmcnts,
she will cease to envy man the priv
ilege of hewing the wood and draw
ing the water Of politics III the
caucus and on the platform. Hers
will be the higher vocation. God
grant that she may be found ready
10 enter the work opening so rapid
ly-God grant that she shall prove
herself able to discharge these mo-
mentcOuS trusts.
The success which has already
attended the temperance effort has
opened her eyes, and discovered her
wings by which She can fly over the
obstacles which have stood IN mans
way. Her career is before her. The
weapons OF active warfare arc in
her hands, rather | should say, IN
her heart. And the faith is clear
except rs here and there i, heayd 4
voice protesting against the egalityot
LcrmcthodS, That voice iorgets that
all great movements which have re-
cast the face of society, have risen
above human ordinances. Yea, some
times have flown right in the face Of
law. Never has any great reform
been lcgaLcithcr in conception or cN-
rcution, Men and women donotwait
for the sanction oi law to force the
doors of a mansion which is on fire.
They override oppo,ltion-thcy IN
ter they tear up carpets, carry
out furniture. eNtiuguish the flames
and save what they can 10y virtue
of higher law.
SO in society, all iuspirational
power works in obcdiaucc to Il
higher law. The power growing
out Of the knowledge of God in
Christ, The power Of prayer, the
unconscious power which grows ont
Of love and pirty, transcend in their
oppcration all we know OF the work
iug of natural or moral law.