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

weet. The gentlemen greeted heir pastor
cordially, but rothing was said OF the alb
sence of the ladies.
The Sabbath school was a repetition Of the
week before, save that few OF the smaller
boys bad begged TO stay with mother. A
sapba,h afternoon with mother being an I'M
usual treat, IS mother usually had so ne mis-
sion school or Gospel temperance wo:k for
that time.
Archer week passed. The Rev. Timothy
LawIt nee was TO worried 81 q perplexed that
his sermon was Lot quite 90 good as usual.
The ovelty OF n ale meetings for worship
was vearirg off. The meeting was smaller
ss fa hers and sens began TO prefer 10 stay
with wives and n others. The Sabbath school
kept up a little better, but the next Sabbath
showed large reduction in its numbers.
TIE morning and evening services were
still more sparsely attended, and the Rev.
Timothy went home 10 week OF humility
and prayer such as he had never known. He
did no pastoral visiting that week. lie
sought only the Lord. he carefully cons'd-
cred whether the Pauline theory OF the sub.
lection OF women would lead TO such seclu.
sion as the women OF his congregation had
rcsorte q 10.
How strongly they must feel to have done
so! He withed be could converse with them
on the subject, but they would not give him
the opportunity. He mast fight the battle
without their aid.
Ee knew they were Christians he kne V
they bad not neglected their families. he
knew their work for temperance aud mis-.
sions and the poor was not neglected.
Though he could not ind them doing thair
| accustomed work in those caanne.s. yet i;
was being done.
II had been hard month for The little
| girls. The older children read ly learned
the significance OF the experiment aad -
them, both boys and girls, Il was al objsc'
| ltason which would last q lifetims. Bat the
| little girls were only rtconciled TO their ek
| clusion from the Sabbath school b. tue
greater devotion of mother to them. Thsy
were told that Mr Laurence thought wome J
Ought not TO teach and preach aud g a5Jul
holding meetings. Bat the little ones asked
VIII you always stay at home, nsmm.!
WiIi you reyer 20 TO church or sao9alh-
tchool any morern
'Oh, yes dear; we sre only going 10 stay
away a few weeks aud let Me-. Lawrence see
how II would be IL we did not 90 and help
any" Ard the children waited ani had
their little friends to plsy with them Ia the
houte with mother to help.
| But tuch great departure could not be
hid within the walls OF 81. Paurs Church
II came TO be known throughout al Nav
| EpLttus, and other pastors wondered IL the
women OF their congregations felt 60 on that
! question, and they investigated the subject
more than they bad ever done befors Men
1 thtktd Huout IL ou tue atFttt, I'D tut
| in The offices aud everywhere
Strangers stopping over Sabbath heard al
| IL and went 20 hear q man preach to q ma G
| congregation and they told wherever they
went OF the great event Ia New Ephesus. sc
that II the agitation OF the woman suiffa z
question had been their object the women
ofst. Pauls would have been perfectly sat
isfed.
The fourth week drew 10 close. The In
dies OF 81. Pauls prepared 10 emerge from
their seclusion. which they had enjoyed
more than they had anticipated IL wa
| pleasant, after the bnsy lives they
had been living for others, 20 have
this brief quiet la their owl
homsr with the feeliog and assurance
that they were not neglecting any dntle1 ans
Tat they were doing the right thing In u
| resting.
The Sabbath dawned bright and fair an,
- their withdrawal from the tubic had beer
unherslded 90 now was their re entrance un
announced. But each husband ~ he a. 4
wife and daushte appear arraysd for church
though he said nothing, was confident tina