The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-09-16
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Ihe following essay wac read By Mr.
B. Frank 4Man.dlna before the Union
Meeting Of tho srd DISTRICT Of the
Saluda Association. held with Ehilch
Z Churebs In Anderson County, on Hatuss
day 18th August, and Is published by
request of aaid Chnrcs
sssonid but he stating an old ard uni
yersaiiy recognized truth to aay that tho
influence OF woman, in whateyer sphere
or direction oxerled, ID most potential.
While created by Gud athe weaker vas-
sci. I" not only ia body. but in those pow
ors Of mind that &c and qualify man for
the aterner duties and conilic,a Of lifa,
yet her work in. her Legitimate Bpheres Of
action, as compared With that of mae in
Ills. is perhaps the better performed. !.
Ard wtsn;ne conside Ter her naaence Upon
man, from childhood up upon his work.
+ and his lifo-rlay eve not safely assert
that, directly aud indirectly, she exer-
ciaes nero control over human affairsi
than man himseif2 Who caa estimate
how much ,otE lssihe auccess pf d Washing.
Z ton or Napoleon, q Jndson or Spur
geon, is To beTckeditsd to a mothers In.
Hnenee and training Who can trace Id
the affairs Of q nation the th6daafd secret
sptirgs Of influence czertsds sbg Woman,
md observe their effects upon men aud
upon illeasiiree. and not rsalize tic power
Of woman for good and for syil9 IS
stated and / iiaye no reason to doubt the
truth of il, that the :nauenee of one wo.,
man was sufficient 10 make Martin Van
Buren President of che United Stats.
Aud from the days OF Samson sud De-
liIah does history record instance atter
instance Of heroes. statesmen and con.
querofs WHO, while ruling men and ma.
tions, are yet ruled themselves by NO.
man.
NJ the subj we are nov 10 consider
Is NJ i womasi's influence in tie world,
bns in The church. And let me here say.
that there ID no field ofusefulness or.
labor for Whirh siieais better fitted, or
z which she adorns more, or to which ahe,
4 owes more. -
When ne look into, the heart of q pure.
woman, svefi 5sf6T5 u Sa sslis spiits os God
has renewed that hearf: wes ind much
of the divine iHagestli' i and stis easy
to 8;mpress that heart d: d to convert it,.
md kindle within It afe ioysgof God.
In other words, there is natufalIy in the
4 heart pf woman q closer affinity 10 the
Divine. mora 81. a devotional spirit, moro
e susceptibility to religious impressions
81 than In man; and these advantages have
their foree md efElacs upon her life as a
Chsiatinn. - z u
haN lls coinpa lively quist, aecildea
life q S5anan Is favorable to Christian
Developments For while It'll trne there5
arc worldIy pleasures and domestic cares
and ysxations 10 try and 10 tempt herr
yet these thing not 10 In tileir
Influence, or ses fatal q Christian lie md
character, as tlls temptations and snares
OF evil 'of every kin ! that beset the patli
of tho bnsy man of the world. Every.
man Is Inclined 10 concentrate his eaer.:
gies and bis efforts in the ptrapiE Of some
earthly object ofs desiEe. Oneseeks am
bition, another money, and another the
"a, tAttllc;ttla pI lllss slls passlons and hi5
l,lsts. And how often alas doea one OF:
the other Of these object SO take, hold
5:; esesl upon tl,e Christian Iilsii aa to bind
g Lin iti its tolls and eIslaye him.
Auuther advantage woman has In her
christian iiin " her fnit She reads
siod's word and is pr0Fnises aso refresh-
ing and sweet t0 believes them
with a sitnples trusting FIJI. u, and shops
s. not 20 ,selglI hem il, the scales freasun
and pticsni, Afasl, $ aitk Is Jeas
simple sud perfect, becaass he ia ors
dispose q reason at,ouf sllibgs a. kss
cause tlsere are erics he cannot
s. ilitlleni his |, ggereSl: hon III
bis it1tsrcs irso With The world he sees
more fliesifsil sies conllngs Of
sSssse s.lo lsfolesg =, ne christians aIid
shess satllg sEy llls ls-s u e pltr, but g
lev Gays ago &c e s g : :'sss g 20 Z
IS ssss ssa isiase sliiLrcn s.lf 4
ssss sEeateel S a .a'll z W Gig and leading
bfktsl,si ill fal