The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-07-08
~. Hrnct SIaiaS that the Reign Of
th" Your" Girl Should Terminate.
and hat the Married Woman
S!.ouId give Law TO Society.

"Whcn | ASK that the reign Of the Young .iri shnu:ll
terminate and that the Ilrrrlnm of the ni,;r"n and
the chap"r"I should hr restored, | Know that am
IIc"'lin. for he highest and best Interests both Of ma
tr"n. AM niai.lrTS; FOR the purity and stability Of so.
cirtv. y" social gathering, Of bath SEXES can be- com.
pee or perfect. inirs> 1t br grace, with the m,xr: &c
of "ir I,"thc:S ana ar wives. WHOSE dignity and re-.
serve al N :nrr" tend To hri'l in check the frv, r:sh ST.
raciiy and h'!lT:t" of iinpctlouS AMI ilmu.hiIrss
youth. aad thy. by rrStr9i@ing and mrIrratin.. add Il
pune zc>t To tn"sr dear delights Of social inirrc ,ur.r
which. wien imlulg,L in without stint or limit, pail
upon the taste from Very sa;i,tv. II has always seem
cl /" ME III ii nearly all the evils charged against or
social life hr the pulpit. the press and cuGicut r"nrrr.
s"'i"'i. would BE- rrinr'!ir,l ana removed ly u r..stnra.
!inr III the wholesome syslrM u: chalet uu.rc ALL
nIa'r"nly supervision.
This Suggests tp 'r the ~r.orric.y Of advocating et
THIS TINE and IN this presence. one Of The rights al
w7''rrn, of which some mrn in the pulpit and tie
press seem q al"lls 10 deprive her. | mean Err inn
li.nrt:i" ri.ht 10 be s"cirty's s"lc luw-:ivcr. hold
that under orr An.lo.S,vnn civil izrtiru ard oar
Christian disiriSati"H, Wnlnan alone should Give law
TO society; woman Il one should be The guardian ul
what l. right and what Is wrrn. in social life, wly, is
proper AID wha: is in.r"prr, il: cvulUcl, Costume, lis
a.rs and requirements.
Woman si"uii be tie sole Judge. hccansc She is ihr
best ini:" q! MI that PERTAINS To society. She has
most at stake: ari her Ike ia:urc, her d, licatu per-
! cci';;"n, her quick Scnsihiiity, give her warnin. of AZ.
preaching danger bciure lie dull r nature Of uian can
BE- ulu:;Srd even ~ suspicion. And vet, pvcranl anon.
We Sec man pr, snI.iag To invAdc the jurisdiction of
"u;iaiI here Al editor. there Il clergyman, lhunirrs
his drnnnciati"n If woban's dress, VI iulLinatcs
against the social dance.
| Q';i;r recently Carolina society and srcicty in Gror.
gia, have had 1" listen ~ Or read Sermons aud articles
on the subject u! dancin.. It's not my purpose, nor
Is this the Time nor the place, TO discuss the question
"f dancing. | "nlr desire. IN the name of pui,. Girl
h ",l and pure woIanhoul. to pref, st against this in
vIs:Cn u; the rights q. woman 10y either CLERGY man ur
cIit"r. only desire To emulate the example Of tie
Atlanta Clergyman who sa;d that when he knew TINT
u,aI1r Illtpn.S yyt.r,.f IA Lao, tr,t 4, anil al ,nM. -.
IT = certain bail, he WAS cnntrnt To leave the mrilrr in
their hands; that IL did not hccunie him To luuk for
danger ap! harm where ru,c-niu,,cd, .od.,cal Ing W.
mn saw none.
Surely those men who think otherwise, anil preach
Thou shalt rot taucr' - women. fur"et that We are
not living under an Asia;ic ur Eastern civilization, nor
under i M"llainmcdan disl"n .ati"r. nor even untcr
:hr stern laws "f Moses. They should remember that
We ae living under IN l:ul"i'r,a. American AID Vest
ern civilzs'i"n, eni", Ing The glorious liberty Of the
Gospel "f Christ.
Let them reflect that the orientalism which they
seek to impose upon us. with its vrilri women livin:.
in the - clu.ina Of the larcn. irrans for woman s,a-
very and '"-ra'lat On: Tor ina4 tyrinnv and immuraIi-
ty. Their fort, are as mi>cllirv"ns as they are vain.
Whenever thy mt,ihlr. they mar.
History shoNs That Whenever and wherever man
gives law I" society, immortality prevails aud
inaun"rs are rude. Pure m"ga!s and gentle MANNERS
can only flourish rhcl wuu,an rri.ns.
The rrcr!t SERMON and sn'S' qnr,t discsSion on
ddncl'. IN the .N"HS Il tDHicl. did more harm to
the pure minds atd hearts Of youth. than the bats
anl dIlcc, therein denounced. am remind. Il of
" hat WAS told ne ly Il holy man If God. who ujIi.-
Ter. at the ALTA: he sHil that al the imrn:c writings
"; Byron. had iniurcd his moral nature less than had
= sermon "r 1l,.cin: which ln. once heard I.rcach,1.
by u distinguished divine Of Iis church. And wien !
READ s""h lnr,!i,i articles ard li:lrnrn such SUSPECT.
uIS srrunIS, ! think "I what WAS said " Dean Sw III.
wsi"n he WAS asked 20 define V lat was m,ail hy mice
p'";Ir, slid li", Nice ~lr"llc are those who have
nasty i'll. as
NJ II and brethren. whether clcreyInrn or laymcn.
lf ~ '", Nr .IiS SIrtul i. i,r>.i,p 80 a., .l.nlj t.,. 4;
sGcia! questions. in The clean ilaEds and pure h, arts If
"iIr 'i",hvIs. wives AID daughters. 1t Is their Ii.l.t:
i: is their prcr"rativr. II is their N.frty and ully-.
Where these angels Of or hearts and ZONES rush in.
We need NJ { ~ l." tread. For their suar. let Us lot
seek TO subject them Who were barn under the Star
"i ilr occ!drnt 10 he t:amtarls and tyranny Of the
Orient.
LII Us la:aJly lrarn Of them their sweet ph:losorl,v
-Whi'h isIhc philosophy "f Christianity hat ITO
The NE. :l Ilil"S are lu,r.' Then. and no: ill then,
r."y We hope To SHIRE with them Tie bIc.>i,. Irolris.
I'd on the M"ant by :lr Son # !Mary--'i;l. ssvI are
The pure ~ hrart, inr they shall see tiud.r
My desire has not been to preach to the American
Woman, 'lll"u shalt AID thou Shalt r"t-io. to say,
do this or ''l"r'i, To that. -prraciiry The drrary re-
lien 81 Don't, as tie m,nnrr Of some is. | have
net lid L. her. don't Lr y hWyrr:' ',lnait b. q doc.
tor; don | geek L" 90 10 Congress : don't run for the
urrsi+'Hcy; don't Preach from The l,nil,it;' don't
Tara, sac from The stump II ever Sic cil"oscs Il"
III: :!vsr '"stiin:s, She " III ID ~ In her own GOOD
time. She is IS cr,ahl: to pclE,rm these duties ~ q
:nAil is I" rock the crIG,c tr to trim 4 sIrii. bonnet.
~ w"lnI" warrior. Joan ii Are las |, i men to war:
n> n";.in:lir,r. Worth i,ads ;lir wunr, of fashion
E,l my end, aver has been to show that Woman
rci:iIs ia h"lar and in s~ucirly-and To cherish the
hui'r ;hat She viii HCvrr ;. ~ lu r"nnuncc her srrp,rr.
II dr>r, M Hom her THRONE and DEPART from her 90.
a.!:i.mS.
The c;rrna, vc'ilics are a-a'nst her ~a.lIra lon, al.
ta."G.h some theories of to-day would favor il. But
She " II TO, mistake IL" lriri spark IF The fire. ilv of
II NIGHT ;"r the steady lamp u. tiudiS eternal stars.
The li"=r"s> and I"ri"c,!Li!i:y "frran depend on the
! purity ard elevation, ui l!unr. Civilization, resolved
mt is primal cicnri,t>. consists IN luiurs 0t rllitr
ala! l".r; ;'"! the anchor "f our faith IN an Ultimately
ic:icct c:vii:E .;iul is in wuiuan, The mistress of the
iIrlnr.
The crhl commercial >tati>tician. says that the test
"f civil z .ticn is tie consumption OF iiun; say VIC I'd
the, il Is the position "f w"iu:n.
luin: ladies'. you, NOW siairlin" on the billions of
q. IhroI's fairy .lani VII! srr tbs twentieth Century.
, Year ryrS viii i"l"lh IN" America at those DAYS. and
ynur hearts ami HANDS iii have 10 do with moulding
and ia,hi"!;n= 1t. The future of Am,Iica dcimils
m,rr U,"n ~" American Woman than the American
! Man. II her Standards a:c li"h. pure, aiI! noble,
Ia, u may We tNI"ct her husband ami her sun to BE-
n.hlr. pure and hi-l.inind,d.
/! tc American w"iiln ii the twentieth century Is
t" hr Of the m'inisl! tyre, more fond OF publicity
han -! iircSil" JOYS. iartcrirs home for professional
AMI ioli.ical r,wards--tlciI the decline and fall OF the
L. man Empire Was not 50 speedy, %cn!ulirtr, aLh nw.
fiji. Is will b. that OF the American Republic, hurry
il = amil lurii light into Ii Il, "us ruin and cuml us
lion" lf this treat country Is H. lead the van Of civ.
Ii z;ti =, to nc the cXclHp.ar Of morality, the hulnc of
! purity arL 81 Y,,ty, II viii b. because America shall
h.vc takr., ~ her I! re and pattern Of woman, the
gentle, hDluc-!uviusw "IIan u THE SOUTH