The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-04-04


those husbands who heard it wish they
could get such iiowery epis,les \ charm
ing poem was also read which sang the
fame OF daughter who took her fathers
place and lei hi army on To victory. An
other poem. giving an idea OF the growth
oi poetic instinct, was also read. which
must be heard to he appreciated.
THE RELIGIOUS LIFE.
Morally and reiigiously they are at u
low scale, though they arr taught purity
AMI chastity. Bat their religions in>truc-
ton ! sad To- contemplate. The tcarhines
oi C1niUcius are Tor the men. AMI the re-
ii-iun Oi the women l. that OF Buddhism,
the vil,>t system ON earth. That system
teaches that there i me- heaven f"r women.
miles,. after millions ot wears spent IN he'll.
~hv can chan.,,. To- man. Thi, doctrinc
sends 100000 women tu he'll. anlc>> they
can. by giving contributions To Buddhist
priests. buv a money draft on the officer in
the lower world
These priests are the nIo>t cunning
al men. TN IN island. not lar
from \ngpr. there ar,. three thousand ri
them, ami you can hear their mutterin.s
in the still hours of the night, ~ they call
W
this name they give themselves credit
mark. They lew
HEAVY 'ONTHIBI rION-
on the Women III the wav oI all kind~ of
ioOd. excel I that ri flesh. which they never
eat. They tell these women that they are
Jn feet below man, and that they can
never reach the top Of the steps withuu,
this money draft. Mr.. Butter here showed
one oi these drafts. and Il curious looking
hill 10 Wa, being about = loot and a hail
square. Ii was covered with quaint dc
signs and valued vt q large amount. The
speaker description ui the religious lie
81 these women was very graphic, and
must have Inspired the women oi the board.
now in session. with renewed zeal and fer
vur Ia semi IT, the>.. down-tr0dien women
that Teaching which upliItS the whole be-
ing and give, to the soul the joy oi u ncw
life. In conclusion many Illustrations Of
oi tine glorious work at christian missions
were given. which -,rikinGlv cuntra>ted
the religion OF the Bible with that oi
Buddhism. He commended the work oI
the American women IN the matter of ior-
yian missions. and urged hi hearers tn
love and support the cause. The lee
sure was an exceedingly line one
Rev Thor Marshall matl,. a few earnest
remarks. exct,ing u more extended talk
"n the ground nj the lateuc-~ "i the hour
Mis-, kcil. oi Kansas City, CAV, tine >"lo.
which was most appropriate in sentiment.
p The congregation sang stirring hymn.
the benediction Wi, pronounced. and the
audience Wa dismissed.
The following l. the annual address read
I
ANNUAL. ADDRESS.
sister pc.-,j,~ ii the lIot and F,.rri-n Mission
iry >uci"'y 'I the Southwest
In unexpectedly filling the position oi
NV sister, whose physical condition un-
titS her i"r - great Il strain a. presiding ut
this meeting. do so with degree of en-
barras>ment and distrust which ONLY the
de-ire at doing nv duty i'm >ervir. the
cause of missions, enables me 10 perform :
and NAV ] not safely assume that all al
us in leaving our homes In distant towns
and cities and coming together io coniuct
u missionary meeting, have asked ourselves
II we could not serve the cause of Christ as
well in some less conspiciouS and embar-
RAISING manner, for christian women. ri
all others, least desire to oyer~tep the
hounds of
VOMANLY NODE~TN AND PRoPRIEpN.
Doubtless this question Is susceptible of
demonstration in the ordinary course OF
reasoning, but To those gathered mere, ~
course cf reasoning would he SD satisiac-
tory u the teaching oi the bible in regard
To- this duty oil woman, and to that we turn
Tor guidance. And first CHANGING for a
moment ut the old testament scriptures. we
IL
and Ruth and MANY more whom tiod hon
Ored with the seal of his approval, than
whom none oi u surely are more Jealous
or more conspicuous in His service
Then turin. To the new ,ii>pen>ation. the
aged and devout Anna not only gave
thanks with SANITY Simeon. that her ewes
had seen the infant savior. bat she spa.se
oi Him tO all them that looked Tor redemp-
ton in Jerusalem. In following the record
ri our Lords public ministry,
WE TAKE COMFORT
in the thought that in the home ri Beth
any. Jesus found loving companionShip
with Mary and Martha. ~ we'll a. both
Lazarus. though in this we see oniv the
christian household Nor do we learn more
al w"man'> duty when His public ministers,
the apostles. are chosen and the seventy"
sent forth and did the record Close. here
we might will suppose that when our
homes are made what christian household,
should be. our work is done and we'll done.
~. too, IL the narrative closed here. We
should know nothing OF that crownins
event of all history, the crucitixiOn, ior
as vet We have had no glimpse'of the Cross
But when the curtain Is lifted that reveals
that darkest and SaideSt and fullest of all
picture, the suffering and death of the Son
III God. sympa;hizing women Is the one
cheering object amidst The universal gloom.
JUDAS Has BETRAYED Ms LORD.
Peter has denied him and all have iorSak.
en- Him and He'd but weak woman. though
afar oil. never loses sight of her
suffering Savior. She has followed Him
from Galilee. sees Him dragged To prison.
crowned with thorIs. fainting beneath His