The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-24

willing TO speud and be spent. to do and ID
suffer IN the Masters WORK. IS tie Rsv. FIN
othy himself had learned IN the six months
he had been their pastor.
He knew that, whether the call was for
the sics, or the poor. the e-ring or the ia.
fortunate, the doors OF their homes aud
hearts stood ready TO open at the slightes.
knock, whether by day or bY night.
But he took his text as hsve given il aud
be preached an able and eloquent sermon, in
which he set forth the Pauline doctrine that
wcmeH should be keepers at home, orna-
mented with meek and quie! spirit, obsii.
emit TO husbands. and IL they would learn
any thing let them ask THAR husbands at
home.
No a!temp. will be made to give even IN
outline OF the discourse IL Was the usual
Interpretation OF Pauls msaning with the
usual argument drawn tnarefron. Whst
followed the discourse is of more Importance
than the discourse itself.
The men or St. Paul,s were not nonentities
By any means. They were "a thoroughly
alive and awake and interested as were tls
women, but not any more 80; nor we're thsY
any more able and intelligent bur as the7
listened TO that ssrm IN which carried them
back across eighteen centuries, they Won.
dersd what the women would do ana say
and how the Rev. Timothy would come out
OF the irresponsible conflict they felt was
impending.
thing. but with this difference. One there
was amor g them, fair with brown hair aud
eyes, and of medium height, Miss Isabelle
Warren by name, typo OF woman
who would not bs singled
out as having indomitsole VIII
and courage, yet she WAS fast reaching ds.
cisioa as to what to do, and how the Rev.
Timothy Lawrence would come ont
Miss Warren bad met the Rev. Timothy
Lawrence the previous year while on a Wis.
It to New Haven. where he was just flash
ing bis theological course st Yale; and II is
cafe to as sert that the knowledge that Miss
Warren resided at New Eph ssus in huencsd
Mr.. Lawrence when he received a call % the
church OF st. Paul's, and that she knew 1t.
But the boys and girls who thought Miss
Mary, Miss Susan, Miss Annie and all the
other young ladies who taught them 10 Sab.
bathRchool were perfect could only wonder
II the minister was not going to let them
teach any more, and if ne did not they would
not go to Sabbath-scheol any more, that's
all" On the Wednesday following, the Wo.
mems Foreign Mission Society met. There
was foil attendance, aud after the business
of the society had been concluded, the talk,
Of course, turned upon the Sundays sermon.
Mrs Hurd, an elderly gray haired mstron
whose boys and girls had all grown up and
gone into homes of their own, was thu pres
ident of the society and she presently cs'lsd
them to order again and asked, What can
ne do?"
Pretty little Mrs Somers young, sprightly
and newly married declared, "ae evidently
needs lesson, but how to give ii to him is
more than can tell
Mss Isabelle Warren said 81 can tell you.
Give him what lie wants." TIE result Of
her cogitations during the sermon was out
now. The women were st first puzzled then
anszed. Miss Warren paused a moment,
Mrs Somers caught tbs icea. and her eyes
danced. The speaker went on: Il mean let
every woman and gill Rtsy away from
church, SabbAth-school missionsry and
temperance meetings, and let Us c)nform as
far as we know how 70 the customs of the
women in Asia Minor when Pa1l wrote
these epistles,"
O.ler eyes than Mrs. S1mers's sparkled
bow as tbs women saw, is thought, the Rev.
Timothy preaching To men only, but they al
most he'd their breath at the thought, Can
we?' LET'S do" Certainly" Why not?
"0h We cans" II wish va could" "How
can wel'
Mrs Hurd spoke and again silence fell. II
certainly would teach Mr.. Lawrence some
things very quickly. But, my dear Miss W. r.
rem, have you considered the matter weill
Shall we not lose more than we shall gain?
Think OF our missionary society here. We
can not give 1t up"
Good Mrs. Clark here put in word for the
Sabbath school. She had q number OF boys
and girls I Of her own and Fss an earnest SAB
Mrs. Townley, who was one OF the most eff
Client and energetic temperance
workers in New Ephesus. said
II do lot see how we can give
up the temperance work, there is 60 much
that needs 10 be done ant: there seems 10 be
an opening for work Just n0w."
Mrs. Somers whose fri ndshIp with Miss
Warren had grown FROM aildhood with her
own growth, said. perhaps Belle has ma
| tured her plans for carrying out this ex peri
T! ment. If she will enlightan Us little furthe,
perhaps We may see our gay clear to fall In
/ with them"
Miss Warren said, MA. President aud la
| dies: We are Christian women. We ciu
| worship God In our oTn houses tor . is
month. We can secludesourselves from the
| outeide world, deny ourselves TO male visit
tors, and 60 yelled on she street for that
length OF time. think that will give plenty
| This secusion will givb time tor mother:
| to give their children that teaching they
have been accustomed. to receive at the
Sabbath school. We to-day can give orders
10 our treasurer for mcnth to come. and al
the w. @. I U. meeting ito morrow we can
| ask the ladies OF the othaF churches to relievs
| Us OF our share OF the work for month, and
by Saturday night we cen have our HOUSES
set in order for a month OF life in Asls
| Minor in the first century. This work viii
fall heaviest on mothets, know, and per
| haps ii is too much to .ssk OF them, bat
| would like 10 rec the exLeriment tried "
After little further discussion the con ia
sion was about rsachdi that they wo1ld
| undertake it. when Mis- Fielding spoke
Mrs Fielding YVES an elHerly mR,ron Whose
greatest earthly 10y wab her husband aud
| two 5 noble young men, aad whs IN
turn almost worshiped their mother. sac
feared 10 man; least of .sll. her husband and
Sons, and trusting IN the Lord could do II 4
will, though al men diiapproved. Yet she
sometimes gave voice 10 the fear that hauat
| 30 many women, with n whimsical air o.
mock seriousness which deceived no one aat
pu. to flight the fears )many as she did q
this occasion by sayipgY Bat what will tai
men say"
little ripple of laughter aod sm,e
passed through the company and thsy H,pa
| rated.
As they passed into tie street Mrs. Slmsr
linked her arm in that N Miss Wares suC
said, why. Belle, / thought the engage
ment would be announced soon, aud her,
you are shutting your doors on NJ. Law