Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-17

chairs of Elder Brewster and Gov. Carver
cradle, spinning wheel, pewter platters
iron pot, mugs, brass candle stick, the
sword of Miles Standish, Mrs. Whites cab
met, mortar and pestle, communion yes
sells, with precious documents and scores
of other relics worthy of careful preserya-
ton, making a museum of priceless value. >
The history of the Mayfower pilgrims
who landed on the bleak New England
shore in the midst of rugged winter, tc
found new empire in which freedom to
worship Cod should be main
| characteristic, unfolds heroic
j patience in suffering sublime faith in
God, and depth of sincere, unselfesh
religious devotion and conservation with,
out a parallel.
Tie Newark. n. j., Daily Advertiser of q
late date has the following announcement
The fifth annual harvest home, under the
auspices of the ladies of the Congrega-
tlonal church of Montclair, will be held at
Merritt's Grove, Upper Montclair, this
evening. The entertainment which is an
event of much pleasure and preparation to
the citizens of Montclair and vicinity, will
embrace, among the many attractions, a
gypsy camp, amateur theatricals, and a
baby show. For the latter feature over
one hundred contestants have entered and
the number of votes polled, it is expected.
Will exceed those cast in the pretty girl
affair." which made Montclair famous some
three years ago." The ladies of the Con-
gregational church, in thus presenting
their " amateur theatricals" and other
frivolities, show their ignorance of what
belongs to themselves and to Christian
profession; insult the very deity in whose
behalf they affect to act and
do despite the religion itself
in its consecrated temples, This worldly
conformity" to raise funds for the church.
is a monstrous excresence. having its
growth in that secular spirit in church
modes that testifeus to the actual decay of
true religious feeling,and is an evidence of
the shallow fippancy that displaces the
true and reverent worship of God. Did
not Jesus. when he had made a.scourge of
small cords drive such secular people
from the temple and pour out the chang
ers money and overturn the tables and
say: Take these things hence: make not
my Fathers house a house of merchan-
disc" How would the Savior view the turn
ing a house dedicated TO the worship of
his Father" into a theater, for the exhibit
ton Of amateur thea tricals:"
TIE world moves, or certainly that por-
ton Of ii called England. Now it moves
in the right direction-the projectile force
being i'll the line of woman's rights Not
the right OF woman to enter the hastings
and engage in election contests, or to
wieid the ballot, or strive for seat in Par
lament, but the right to control her own
property, her own earnings, against all
corners, including her own husband too
often the lazy, brutal, drunken
husband, By the common law
heretofore, marriage merged the wo-
man in her husband, blotted out her legal
existence as a substantive entity; and she
gave up not only her name, but her prop
erty, her earnings, and became only sub
ordinate part OF her ''liege lord,'' and could
neither have nor hold anything, except
through him. Parliament, after years of
agitation and discussion, by wise and be-
neficent act, mas changed all this, and has
given 10 woman legal existence, apart
from her husband; has conferred upon her
separate property rights, and given to her
the means Of sustaining them. The new
law tears up by the roots the old feudal
monstrosity of blotting out the legal exist
ence and rights of married women, and
confers upon them individual immunities,
and provides that all property belonging
to woman before marriage, and all her
earnings, Or all that she may acquire by
will, devise, Or inheritance, shall be as alb
solutely hers and as much under her con-
troll as if she were unmarried. The bill
provides that she shall be
capable of entering into and
rendering herself liable in respect of, and
to the extent of her seperate property on
any contract, and of suing and being sued
either on contract Or in teri or otherwise,
in all respects as if she were femme sole,
and hor husband need not be Joined with
her as plaintiff or defendant, or be made
party ia any action or other legal pro-
ceedings brought by, or taken against her.
All contracts made By husbund or wife
with other parties are simply binding on
their separate estates. The language of the
law is: Every woman married before
the commencement of this act shall be en-
titled to have and to hold and to dispose
of i'll manner aforesaid as her separate
property, all real and personal property.
her title to which. whether vested or con-
tingent, and whether in possession, rever-
sion, or remainder, shall accrue after the
commencement of this act, including any
wages, earnings, money, or property SO
gained or acq uired by her as aforesaid
Thus woman is completely enfranchised in
regard to all property rights, and the law
provides for her the means of securing and
maintaining her own rights the
| same rs if she were sole and unmarried
and she has the right of civil and criminal
| actions IN defense against all nerSoDS hon