The Somerset reporter., 1885-11-04
Help Those Women.

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/ / take these words Of Paul for my text
to-day because | wish TO group under
them certain impressions concerning the
work done by the recent gathering of the
Illinois ". e +. [.
Firsf wish tn say that 1t was one OF
the most -killfullN managed assemblies u
ha- rfrr been my fortune to attend. Inc
eHd j. high the plans are adInirabie, CIV
IN ri~c only to such mistakes as usually
come from the largeness of plan and
abundance or material ready for use. The
" Z + L. is a great army with Its
ag-ncie- reaching out to every town and
ri,y and homo. H., machinery Is exact.
trt elastic and plant II stands at the
head If modern rcformatory organiza-
fs9Il. T. shows the work OF master
mind aad reveals that somebody has stood
agpn a mountain top Of vision saying, We
au~t eoLqaor tire world for the Right.
u +. a permanent organization. IL
m,ef, ouce var not to hear speeches,
fui - plan for work. 1t lives when the
convention Is dead. Its anniversary Is
auit All incident. not the end OF its career.
fali - SO in The conduct of this COM
fsHf of women any disposition To usnrp
- occupy any position which. by right
CONSTRUCTION Of Divine law. belongs to
Il. u. lrue tAey speak, they pray, they
-5I. fart eate. Thy think. and they ex-
dr.-- t4,.r thought; tAey study. and they
declare The result of their studies.
l3u, they do this because they see a dam
mr.. aDa IT, VOICES Of men are, to large
10 sree lnu.e pr uuiiicd. They sec des-
br-afe need and the hands larger than
fhe:r- are prone by the side because the
hart i saving NC can't help it. They
arc pushed by their own convictions Of
responsibility. II men have given it up,
thcu let women say the home, they say.
II tie father will not speak strong words,
then let the children cry them in his ear.
/ men are Judging merely by policies and
aartit.. then let l. 70 straight to God and
.rar from Iii law.
TheF -eem 10 think that the poisoning
y chil,bin Kansas by alcohol is actually
a, bad a. the feeding Of giraffe with to-
Yacco in New York.
II NAV be in some ease, these women
l9ve ~ notoricty involved. 1t would not
be strange. for their brothers love and
,eek T. Il may be their vision is some
time. ohscnrc1. Thcy find plenty OF
~t-ch Y'i-curiiy in those who are with them
IN TIN holae and il Wonld be remarkable
= tic example Of the husband and father
should hare solne influence.
But A. ! read their conduct. it is born
ant = a conviction that work which men
oiiyi.f#t,,. d., ! Mt being done and in the
evident lack. tAcy will do what they can
~ supply the need.
lind in the movement also clear con-
,cicnce and diree. approach to God which
III thi, fiiaa Of fear ard doubt and policy
making. i exceedingly refreshing. These
women inquire Of God rather than man.
TI.ir tir,t question i. l. it right: and
is
~gr,. CONSEQUENT. God never wrote a law
hut he knew somebody would break it.
Eilt he ,yrlt. TIE law and never added an
a,n,udIuan; >aHiu-. YOU NAV, for fair
consideration. break IL God bless them,
a.. >av. far lifting our policies into the
el.a- iiuht Of Hi cddutcnance. and God
ken, tloiu from acting in any other way.
Aad now | sav Help those Women"
U,,n them. for they are our co-laborers
I'm .a,4 .ra,4el. Il : not for position. not
f.~ -. >aE,. # gotting into a sphere be-
longing to somebody else. Ii i for
flr5St.> SAX. e. soils. for home, for
b,!,cn. L j. motive a. high and pure,
and holy A. anv which inspires human
conduct in any Of it. departments.
Hela them hy showing them their mis-
take T they are making one of dangerous
PROPORTIONS. a. some appear to think. II
tboy ar, ont Of their place. say 80 plainly.
Hutva must give them good reasons,
for t.ir tiiao ha> come when mind is
moved hv rcas N and less by custom or
as,tari-. than Wa formerly the case.
Tb.r, : a mighty movement going on
very silently. bGt very powerful in the
direction # complete equality of the sexes.
Lc.,al enactment gives right to the wife
today. which she never dreamed of pos
~,.>>in- few wears ago. Social restraints