, 1874-06-22

AOou J0u AeIu. i1Ilo IT8E lNIt OF NOmAHA WUEk
waa defined BY, God from tlio oarlost ttn,os. It
houHo, md trnlufng llor oh1loron. Tho Hooptro
OF homo-rnlc sho norer should lay down aud
when, BY felao notions Of wider aplloro. pl!o
but with IT hor ,largcut and grardest in
ituonco. Tho children wore part. OF tho
Church r., =. only but IN. moat important n,rl,,'s
demonstrated tloroby their uniltnohs to do any
work unto thu lord. 1{onoo llo said to tho
niotlern IN the Church. "stand up In tho soy-
oroignty,, Of your motherhood, aud. ncrvea by
bear tho ark, and fight tho latslea of 1sraoi
whom you aro In yons gravon."
Another sphoro Of hor work was charity aud
missionary labors3 In this direction tho Protest
Church. from, thom, 1t might be learned
wlns ofiolont missionaries women could bp. utd
'whnt o mighty influence could grow. ot,t OF their
handed mud pyatctnatlo efforts. Many places
closua to tho other nox wore oron to tlleM Mt1.',
IT, tliar lahors we're rightly directed, thor would
be tho nlont efficient cya''yotisora:: And indeed.
that they woto i,ot doing more Church work ho
Tho Church than thoir own fault. When Tor any
special seryco ,yoluntcora woso called FOR. women
{od ,,p the ranla more than mon, Md genornly
Gid moro effective serxlco ho favored boaru o1
be a kind Of staR to doylso p1ans and direct, thu
work; and, untor tho!r management, lot thoro
be organized q Dorcas Society, 9 IenchtnE
4lousekoorsra soeo.y-a Kind OF Mothsra' ,sa.
wore among Tho almost lost arts. Then tl,oro
should b. Sowing. School for tho mission chill
Gren; d Ladics 1rao-soo!oty and female
prayor-mooting-n placo where shroo or Tour
bl,ould haye the 'largost prayer-mootlny Of all
III rogara to her rreaeh,ng tho General. Az
scnb1y Ind .psaaoa Whit ncon,od to ho weak
and temporfziuB resolution, roferrlng tue matter
to Zach paator arl session III other words. :" Do
ns you plcasc." 1Io could not road tho words OF
Paul III any othor way than to e1pross, clear
disapproyal of women boing authorized preach-
The d diff Of Bibio toaohing flat they woro to DO
excluded from tho unotliGlal Church-sorvices in
WHICH iii mombors Of tic Church took part. It
ssemod ito to him ss,qs. not only 1t in ogty nS1no1y
catAerIngs, in placos where Christian experience
paasen from one to another, the women should
have plnce md d share in such meetings. by
ailonoing her ,yoico In prayer ths Presbyterian
cIai power,-an element which, In this ago that
went go largely by hcart.powcr, she could not
afford longer 10 lose. II ladies' could Talk OF
fashion In tho pnrior, why not of grace in tia
gathering named aysem1eettng 1eet1gg
Thoae wero his viows, mud, acting upon them,
| ho should not Invite woman to Rtanu IN Ills
pulpit as tho official Ambassador Of tho Gospel,
but no should and did invite any woman whose
heart God had touched with His love, to add
! warmth and life to tho social meetings Of bis
| church,-by her voico in prayer or remark, ng
we'll aa iu praise. Moro than that, he should hail
| With Joy tho tims when her persuasive influence
should be 30 commonly felt In all tho prayer
meetings. that they should havo p,rer, sweet:
! or Christian air, and oyory ons tshoult
words, ain Christ Jesus there are
| neither male nor fomale." Tho women Of thif
model organization, OF which hc was dreaming
would carry their Churoh-work and devotion int
all their social life, and not neutralizo thei'
| missionary labors by social friyolity.
Womans natural bug .bear was tho fear Of as
aocation--the peril lost she might let do%n the
top-rail Of tho social fence. she waa willing t
gather her robes about her, and distribute tracts
ana spoak to tho people in tho alley. beoAuss ss
takon' ' Of lor visits: Dut in othor classsa-
in the groat mixed world that knew
no c1assos, sle barred herself from the good sht
| might accomplish, and that her heart was reall,
full ot becauBe shs was q slave Of the lash 10 o.
full OF kindly impulses, but all ]or education. nj
! hor life had boon a. constant effort to ropres
| and severely hold In check. such bounding feel
| ing aa would o'er1eap all barriers. and g.
said ,ho: .'Brealt down tlleso .ice-baIE
riors, racoRnzo your common siBterhood
o women in Jesus and your lnbors, being til
labors Of mighty host joined together, will 6
forward with d new and grand impulse. ungloy
your hand, lady, aud lifs yours from tho broom
er,-jeweled, p.ain, and horny haud, It 30
be In JoBue. yc aro one indeed, and, though Sc
oisbly poles apart, over the drcary space til
golden link viii bind heart to heart"