The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-01-10

Atlantic ocean looking for a shipWrccScd craft
that was left alone and ioIsalon on the sea
few weeks ago, with the idea of bringing it
into port. But who shall ever bring asain into
the harbor OF peace and hope and heaven that
lost Womanly immortal, driven in what tenn
pest, atlamc in what conilagraion, sinking into
what abyss. o God, help! 9 Christ. rcscuol
My sisters, give not your time to learning
fancy-work which tho world may dispense
with when hard times come but connect your
skill with the indispensibles of life. The
world Will always want something to wear and
something to eat and shelter and fuel for the
body, and knowledge for tho mind and religion
for the soul. And all these things
will continue to be the noccssarics, and il you
continue your energies upon occupations and
professions, thus related the world will be TN
able to do without you. Remember that in
proportion as you are sSillful in anything,
your riNalreS become less. For unslIilcd toll,
women by the Million But You may rise TO
where there are only q thousand and, still
higher, till there arc only hundred: and,
still higher, till there are only ten; and, still
higher, Ill some particular department till
there is only unit, and that yourself. For
while You may keep wages and place through
the kindly sympathics OF Your employer, but
you will eventually get no more compensation
than you can make yourself worth.
Let me say to all women who have already
entered upon the battle of life that the time is
coming when woman shall not only get as
much salary and wages as men get, but for Ger
tain styles = employment women will have
higher salary and more MaGnA-f for the rn444-4A
tbat for some styles OF work, they have moro
adoption But this Justice viii come to W0-
man not through any sentiment of gallantrv,
not because woman is physically weaker than
man and therefore ought 10 havo moro ConSid-
Grafton shown her, but because through her
finer natural taste and moro grace of manner
and quicker perception and moro delicate
touch and moro educated adroitncsS she viii,
III certain caliinGS, be to her employer worth
ten per cent more or tWcnty per cent moro
than the other sex She will not get il by ask
ing for it, but by earning it, and it shall be
hers by lawful conquest.
Now, men of America, be fair and give tho
women a chancol Are you afraid that they
will do some of your work and hence harm
your properties? Remember that thcr0 arc
scores of thousands of men doing womcns
work. DO not be afraid God knows the end
from tho beginning, and He knows how many
people this world can feed and shelter, and
when il gets too full He will end tho world
and il need be start another God VIII halt
tho inventive faculty, which by producing q
machine that will do the work OF ten or twenty
or hundred men and women, will leave that
number Of people without work. l hope that
there will not be invented another sewing
machine, or Teapmg machine, or corn threshcr,
or any other new machine for tho next Gye
hundred years. We want no moro wooden
hands, and iron hands and steel and electric
hands substituted for men and women who
would otherwise do the work and get the pay
and earn the livelihood
But God viii arrange all, and all we have to
do is to do our best and trust I'M for the rest.
Let me cheer all women fighting the battle Of
life alone, with tho fact that Thousands Of
women have in that way won the day. Mary
Lyon, founder Of Mount Ilolyoako female
seminary, fought the battle alOno; Adelaide
Newton, the tract distributor, alone III
della Fisk, the consccratcd missionary, alone
Dorothca Dix, the angel Of the insane
aaylums, alone; Caroline llcr.cheI, The indis-
ptusablc reinforcement Of her brother, alone: