The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-26
KELLER, March 18th, 1915.


ED. TRUE NoRrHERYEE
With your leave 1 will address myself TO
Jonathan Justice, who criticised 80 sharply the
Keller items Of last week. First, IN regard 70
the omission to mention il the repor. Of the
SUnday-school convention the essays and
speeches by the sisters. stand bumb!y cor
rected. and ask pardon OF all women ia general
and j. j. in particular How the neglect could
have happened 1 cannot tell, knowing how sweet
TO woman is praise had shown the article to
my better-haf the omission would not have
occurred in print. In justice to myself as
reporter, az well as to the neglected sisters
here state that the essays were all very appro-
pirate, breathing the spirit OF Christian unity
in the SCnday-school work. In the evening
two OF the sisters addressed the children IN a
very interesting manner. Woman in all civilized
countries do so much to inculcate and advance
Christian principles and do it so unobtrusvely
that MANY times we cherish her effort in our
hearts, when we DO not publicly award her
praise. have long claimed finer mold for
woman than for man, and fain would cling to
thai idea stlll. notwithstanding some women
now and then prove by their lives that the
masculine mold suits them.
Sister Jonat Jan refers Il the OBITUARY OF Mrs.
Irish as being a labored effort, etc. BE the
thought far from me that in my pure desire TO
perpetuate tae memory OF a dear departed
friend by mentioning those qualities which
seem 80 beautiful, aud which I have always
considered the browning virtue of every wife
and mother should unwittingly have dropped
the glove IN the enemy's camp. In my
humble opinion those grand noble, lndepend-
ent women OF the present day are not exerting
the refining influence over the communities
where they slime that many Christian women
do whose names are not blazoned abroad, aye.
are scarcely known beyond their own communi
ties, only by the better lives lived by those who
have known them.
What is the charm that draws sucu large
audiences to hear Mrs. Hazlett. OF our own
loved State : II 1t her learning, uer large in
tellect. her powers OF deiiueatlng charact ,r p
1 say yes. it is all these. 5u. in lesser degree
more than all, her womanliuess Is what draws
and holds the respectful attention o. both her
own and the opposite sex. Few wish to hear
Mrs. stanton the second time Why? Is she
gifted as Few are, eloquent, some call her p
Their why this difference; I'll tell you. It's
because she is masculine and is alike disgusting
to all women ana men. Now, be it far from
me to close, or wish to have closed any avenue
that may be open, or opened, Tor tue supposed
advancement OF woman. II she wishes to be
physician, physical or spiritual, why, open
wide the schools OF learning and admit he's: II
she wishes to take the public rostrum give her
place If to mingle in the financial and mer-
camille world, sine has perfect right, and no
man should say to her nay. But let her IN all
these be careful to retain her womanly dignity
where such is the case, no one will give her
heartier God-speed than your humble servant.
But my article is getting too long. Sister Jona-
than think is of this class, FOR [ opine the
name should be Jane instead of Jonathan; to
her send greetings, hoping we may have mauy
friendly chats through the columns OF the True
NoRTHERSER.
MALINDA OGsLEBEE
I'VE think "Malinda" is slightly IN error
when she says few wish to hear Mrs. stanton
the second time for it is well-lnown fact
that she always draws crowded houses ana
that. too. in places where she has spoken re-
peatedly once in particular, we remember
being present at one Of her lectures (she nav
ing spoken in the same town at least once
year for several successive years. aud the spa
cious hall was 80 crowded many we're obliged to
leave