The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-05-10
OHIO. THURSDAY. MAY 10, 1873:

toSwoman than it can possibly mean to
any one else. Visit if you will the heath
eIlnations Of the world to day, thosena-
1Nsof the world to-day, those nations
pRat have not yet come under the irfirl-
ence OF the gospel, and you will find that
unlike the women of Christian lands who
hold high. positions of honor and infiu-
ence IN society, the women of those dark
lands are looked upon only as servants
and burden-bearers, scarcely having any
souls, much less any rights. In all histo-
ry woman has been blessed with only one
true friend. and that one friend is Chris
tlanlty. Wherever Christianity has gone
woman has been exalted. And every wo-
man who values her standing in society
ought to give her life entirely to Christ
as thank-offering. And when we see in
all the meetings of the church such
large majority of women, we say, This
is Woman's tribute to Christianity" She
loves most because she has received most.
Religion means everything to woman.
And the true woman of the future will
be the Christian young woman Of to-day
| who has given her life as a thank-offering
to Christ, having learned that the religion
OF Jesus is the highest of all accomplish
ments. Can you think Of some rare high
art within the power of woman to attain,
and which, when attained, brings an add
ed charm to womanhood? There is some
thing higher yet than this in the religion
| OF Jesus when viewed as an accomplish
ment.
Let music do it's perfect work, and let
woman attain rareSt excellence in this
high art. But there is one kind of music
that is far richer and dearer unto God,
than the most perfect harmonies of earth
1t is that of which the Apostle speaks, the
fine art of making melody in our hearts
| to the Lord when our lives are redeemed
! from the discords of sin and are attuned
hin harmony with the divine word and the
Edivine will.
Let woman attain rarest perfection in
the art of painting. The highest ambition
of this fine art of earth is, if such a thing
were possible, to paint the face Of the
Messiah Raphael, the king of painters,
in the masterpiece of his life, undertook
to trace out on canvas the scene of the
did shine as the SUM-" But if the young
woman of to-day, with brush in hand,
could paint the most vivid picture of Je-
suS upon the canvas, how little would
such an attainment be worth, as cOmpar-
with the higher accomplishment of hav-
ing Christ's throne established in her
heart, and his image so stamped upon her
soul, that being herself redeemed by his
blood, she might in her real life reflect
more Of the glory Of her divine Master
than she could ever put upon the canvas.
Let mental culture do well its work of
developing immortal minds into great
ness. But out beyond the highest schools
of earthly culture, send our young women
to Gethsemane, where listening to it's
teaching, they may learn the great lesson
of the love of God in Christ Jesus our
Lord; and sitting at the foot of Jesus, and
dwelling beneath the shadow of his cross,
may receive their diplomas of salvation
from Calvary.
There is one important sense in which
every young woman ought to be the bride
of Christ, being closely welded to Christ
by the strongest ties of love, that no pow
er of earth can break.
Twenty-Five years to come! And we
could wish for the young women of our
congregation that their homes may be as
the home of Mary and Martha, the string
latch Of whose door was always out for
Jesus. This was one of the homes where
Jesus was always welcome, where he
loved to come, and where loved to abide.
And we could wish for them that even in
this present evil world, their houses may
all be welcome homes for Christ, know
ing full well that the woman of the ful-
ture, whose delight it is to entertain the
Master, and make her house his home,
will rank highest in society, and bid fair
est for eternity.
One hundred years to come! And we
could wish that all the young people of
our congregation may be keeping house
in heaven-each one having in charge one
of the mansions of glory in the Fathers
4 house, wearing the crown of everlasting
life as the best crown heaven could place
upon saved WOmanhood, and accounting
all their efforts on earth to live right as
being grandly rewarded in this, that as
they passed through the gates into the
city, they each one heard the Savior say:
'She hath done what she could