The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-04-01


America? There is TO difference ex.
cept that which the Bible makes. In
lands where there is no Bible, she is
hltchef like beast of burden to the
ploughs. she carries the hod, she sub
mits to indescribables. She must be
kept In private apartment, and if
she come forth she must be carefully
hooded and religiOu,ly yelled, as
though it were a shame to be a
woman. DO you not know that the
very first thing the Bible does when il
comes into a new country is to strike
of the shackles Of woman's serfdom
., woman, where are your chains to-
day? Hold up both your arms and
let us see your handouts. On, we
see the handouts; they ara bracelets
of gold bestowed by husbaudly, or
iatherly, or hrOtherly. or sisterly, or
ioverIy affection. Un!oosAn the warm
robe from your neck, o woman. and
let us see the yoke of your bondage.
., | find the yoke Is a carcenej of
silver. or a string of comedians, or u
cluster of pearles that must gail
yOn very much. How bad you must
all have it,
Sine you put the Bible on your
stand in the sitting room, has the
Bible been TO y,u D, woman, a
curse or blessing? Why is it that a
woman when she - troubled will 90
To her worst enemy, TIE Bible? Why
do you not go for comfort to some of
the great inidel books, SpinOza's
Ethics, or Hume's natur,l history of
religion. or Paine's Age Of Reason,
or DedrO's dramas, or any of the
260 volumes of Voltairef No, the
silly. deluiiei woman persists in hang
ing about the Bible verses. let not
your heart be troubled. All things
work together for good. Weeping
may endure for a night, | am the
resurrection. Peace be still. Why
do mare women reid the Bible than
men? Because while the Bible is a
grOd book for man, it is a better
book for 4 woman, and it has done
her more good and more kindness,
and brought her more grace.
THE BIBLE Is A FRIEND OF MAN.
1t is better friend to woman
just real Inc of the cruel injunctiOns
this Bible gives IN regard to woman.
: &c how the Scriptures malIreat her
case: Honor thy mother, husbands,
love Your wives even as Christ loved
the cIurch aud gave himself FIR IL
Let them-that ia. tn male Converts
let them learn first to show petty at
home Sh. hlth done what she
could. While showing that this
Bible has more kindness for woman
than any other book. YOU have only
to look al that wonderful picture.
wnere the hailiffs rushed a woman of
lie lased ch lrdcter into the presence
IF 'hrist. demanding her immediate
Heath as nv court. martial, ani Christ.
with flashing eve and quiverin, lip.
irrw upon them the sword of his
sarcasm, and cut them through from
,caip L. he'll, with tn utterance
Let him that Is without sin cast the !
irs' ST he at her Oh you know |
here is not min or woman here hut |
fe-l~ in his heat |
# hearts rnat the b BIZ is wOman's /
rec Tom, wpm'n's eui w, wpm,n's
oy. NOnan's heaven, nd yet MIR
igrr>Oii stands il the pre~e ce of sn
n ELI GENT au llea 9 and declares thai
I was w,mtn'S shame. h-r dagraia-
ior, ami iettn and 800 idiots clap
aeir h ends and say that's SO. (gre t
Ipp'auSe }
NJ. Iu-ersoll says that the Bible
'rount f the creation of woman
r IA tie rib IN nuns side is an
bsurdi Y, an1 h never gies any
where without that pppr lin of ADAMS
kelefon. He carries that rib all
hiough his lectures and he gnsws on
I Increasingly, giavs on it, gnaws on
(lluInierl just like a greyhound of
niue dad, VINO persIstet III gnawing a
Try bone gave hun O,her food,
resh meat aud plenty ut il, but W ell
Jaw him again, la! found him as
Iii ENTITY as ever guawing ON his obi
md dry rib, ard when losing my
,ttience | t lat took it away from
i'm, ne gave me an appealing look
Which seemed To- say. o.! my dear
ir. YOU would not dn that if YOU
MY knew how much | depend for
business on tn It old dry bone. am
N infdel. Great laughter and
ppl'use J
must, at The risk Of spelling Mr.
ngers"lI's favOrite jok~ and raising a
mari, snatch from him his favorite
III Il IN a.