The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-09-16
Es. 81 j.

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steps baek into tho narrow path OF duty
each iime they stray. Aud Gdd forbid
that aho should Hinder bis Ciigistian ase4
fnlneas If he has generous inpaiiHea,
ard would contribute liberAlly. let hey
4 not yestsain him. b9ve kudgn acme
/ women who would h0la The plrss,striua
SO tight, when cailb by the Chnrcl wes5
made. chat sl,e pupy glvings of d sshoie
nrWcnld uotihe as much as the cost.of
one bonnet. and yss they call themselves
Ohrissisns and pray tssIl'hs kingdom
1 como. 2 11u:l 4 Ilayc seen sbe Same thipg
/ in Christian nen, unlicensed By vsmaa
slssy are cohtent TO give less to ths
saesa OF ChFiGs than they spend for to.
haeco.
! But what shall wo say Of the Chrlstiarl
nother's ingnenceg Are not her boys
and her girls TO be saved and Isl 1t not
| the aim and object of tho Church, under
Coda blessing, TO aaye them? And who
can DO moro 20 bring this 70 pass than
the mother How many d boy In hts
aorynwari course Of sin and folly has
/ BY aoms little sling iad recalled to him
aniother,s pleadings and prayars, causing
him to stop and reflect, and finally to
/ lireaIs array from his evil ways and COM
panions, and raeerin and become d
+ Christian. Tliesy aeSs,s sof truth, sown
! by d loving moths % hand, may lie ddr..
maui for years IN her boy heaktj and
/ then be quickened, and springing up
grownnnd bear ffuis 70 she salvation ot
that soul and % the glory of God. Es.,
ipeciaily are snch influences powerful for
good Biien death has rabbed the way
ward hoy of his mother. 'Tis then that
i.memories Of her love and her piety and
her anxlsty for his salvnGian steal SILENT
| " into his iesFt coming fresh aud bright
as it were from the courts of Heaven it.
OelG and they lead his aspirations 10
higher and better aims. And then this
home influence of tho Christian raothsr
can be seconded BY tho daughter aud
lsister if:ehe be u Christina. Let her, By
the exerciBe of those gentle Christian
! gsaces, make the atmosphere Of home
peacefn and 1anry Giving q znh5rtn to
the home circle that sill attract and hold
ataome the brother who, otbsraisss, has 4
seek other hannts and associations, the
inRueuces Of which may be to, syia.
This home qhEistian influence Of wife,
mothsr slaughtar and eisters may ba
lcalled Woman's indirect inauence in The
Church but there Is d direct influence
land an actuai work for woman III sihe
Church. ssSss y, Y 81
We do not be eliexa fhat IL L. glhs 4ftity
10 snter che rstnlpsfy and preach the
Gospel publicly hut tho they may not
beeomei Paula, thSy may be DoFcasrs
land Priscillas. They cnn visit ths aiclt,
look lfier the ;leeds OF the pooF. They
can nrna,,i "a and m p zZs.S -
tiss and Other enisFpriaes, and By thess:
means raise money for MISSIONS, for put.
ting comforts, such is stoves, cafpeta,
Sc, in ths church bnildIng. 'lHa know
iof sewing sooiety Of slsis kind ;thst
RAISES in variops ways moro than a hun.
| drse doliats each year. They now have
/ Iin their treasury oser five hundred dois
Lars, which they ase holding 10 assist In
\ building q parsonage
pity the Church sha&t hss no 40.
nsaD'in Il, Tor ne Gseae Il onld bs d dead
Church; SO farms activity and usefllness
! go. What would become Of the Prayer
Meetipg and of. Tho Sunday School Z and
4 how little of synipaths and encourage
j ment would the pastor receive in bic
afduous md difficult duties. The Sun
3.lsday School especially, is womaii,s plaee
10 work. The attendance and Interest
sof echoiafs suEot be folgesl tIsais hearts
must Be snil, nd stis rSn bets tsSr bs done
By easle, ghEisfian woman than .i;y
i i any otlleF= Thels they are. as Il rule!
rnpre iaithlul IS teacher ii ot So hard to
lilsrage as nlaie teael pfoVids al.
sgasls that they ara siIlcesa Ohristians.
None other, ID oig opinion, ought 10 Hc
seechers il the s.inday School. for the
blind eap4nt lcad slss Sind
Il 8 know tIiEtt Tie h1lhe duties os die
0hristiai. mother leave iisfls time fojs
active work 81. . m J,0si IS
tho iirnagris cnes and lilosa Who have
no cliildEen slsst tbo btsgJen Of Ii ssill
sfall. aslSi - almost every Church viii be
/. Itpund I! np',to baud of wofkars 81 this
clsaa. aI esn do sonstiiing ii sheg
IssTiIl o6ly tgy aud try tilsy will if Ills