The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-08-18

ally DrOug0G I'd my immaculate kuOWl-
edge-one an orphan girl, the other
with triding, drunken father. They
were going to new places to seek en-
ployment. In those places they would
be strangers, and as to letters of intro
duction or credentials they scarcely
knew what they were. Poor girls! [
thought then if in the southern and
western cities and towns there existed
Protestant institutions, Of charitable
kind, for seeking and furnishing en-
ployment to young women, what a
great blessing it would be. 1t is to the
credit of Roman Catholic churches
that they take the lead-far surpass
Protestant churches, in lending help
ing hand to homeless women. In sew
eral Of their institutions, serving as
temporary homes for wOrkwomen,
household, laundry work, and sewing
are furnished the inmates to pay for
their board until permanent employ
ment is secured for them. No doubt
this fostering care has much to do with
the large membership Of that church
Ladies that have time could do an
immence amount Of good by build
ing up temporary homes for work
women. All, my friends, you who enjoy
the comforts and pleasures of life, lit
tie know the hardships, sufferings and
temptations Of the poor. Perhaps some
will say we night be imposed upon.
Better bear imposition occasionally
than let one human being perish. L
appeal to you good women in towns
and cities. How many weary, home
less one of your-sex might be saved, if
some kind guardian were at hand to
guide and direct her in obtaining en-
ployment. If every liberal and benevo-
lent woman would take every such
one that came to her knowledge, by the
hand, and say, friend, here is home
and employment for you, how many
might be saved from the snare Of the
tempter! Ibelieye most, if not all, the
improper conduct of woman may be
traced to want Of sympathy in her
feelings, Or want of appreciation of
her moral, or mental worth.
Here is work for your hands and
hearts. Form associations and build
up ,ssylums where these poor, lone
wanderers may come until they get en-
ployment. Fulnish them with remun-
erative work il you can, if not assist
them in their eI orts to obtain employ
ment, and ever 1 ssp kind and watchful
eye over them, ad you will be blessed
by your Heaxg aly Father. Let the
enterprise have l6f its 0bjsct Tie good
of humanity. The cooperation Of ed
ucated and noble men will give spirit
and strength to the association. Let
such rally their powers. Gently scan
your brother man, still gentler, sister
woman" The few flowers that bloom
in the desert of life, kindness, sympathy
and love, the lone, sad ones you would
benefit, may not have known. Palliate
their misery. Calm their souls wrung
by anguish. Exchange the dark and
stormy path they have trod for quiet
and peaceful one. Your personal eff
forts and influence can do much.
Wealied and worn, it may be these
homeless wanderers find not resting
place in this cheerless, heartless world.
Like bird of passage, they fit from
place to place, and like the first dove
Noah sent forth, find not a resting
place for the sole of their foot. Say not
there are none such, skeptics, there are
such, and many such, and those that
have lived any time in large cities
can testify to such cases having fallen
under their own observation. What is
wrong in woman, is wrong in man, and
what is right in woman is right in man;
but the injustice of society permits
that to be regarded as right in a man
which would be considered very bad in
women. There is not in the Bible a
code of morality for man and another
for woman, but some men, s9lf-indul-
gent to themselves, and harsh in their
judgment Of women, have made one,
which, to some extent, regulates the
general opinion of society. Custom
blinds to the error of fmany thing in civ
| ilized life.