West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-02-23
WOMAN'S POWER.
ITS INFLUENCE UPON A MAN.
Rev. DR.. Talmage breaches Sermon
Upon Wifely Ambition.


window of his palace at Jezrcol, said 10 his
wife Jezebel: I'VE ought TO have these royal
gardens enlarged. IL we could only get that
Fellow Naboth, who owns that vineyard out
tnere, TO trade or sell we could make ii a
kitchen garden for our palace.
Fetch in Naboth, said the king 10 ono Of
his servants.
The plain gardener wondering why he
Should be called into the presence OF His
Majesty, comes in, little downcast in his
modesty and with very obsequious manner
bows to the King.
The King says: "Naboth, want to trade
vineyards with you. / want your vineyard
for kitchen garden and win give n great
deal better vineyard in place of il, or, il you
prefer money fort, | will give you cash.
"Oh, no, - says Naboth, ~ cannot trade off
my little place, nor can sell it. IL is the old
homestead Igot it of my father and he of
out OF my hands,
In great state of petulancy King Ahab
went into the house and flung himself on the
bed, and turned his face to the wall in great
pout.
His wife Jezebcl comes in and she saws.
sickl"
"Oh, y he says " feel very blue. I have
set my heart on getting that kitchen garden
and Naboth will neither trade nor sell, and TO
be defeated by a common gardener Is more
than can stan ~
"Oh, pshaw,n says Jezebel "dont 90 on
that way. Get up and eat your dinner and
stop, moping. will get for you that kitchen
garden
Then Jezebel borrowed her husbands signet
ring or seal, for then, rs now, in those lands
kings never signed their names but hai n
ring with the royal name engraved on IL
anu that Impressed on ROYAL letter or docu-
inent was the signature. She stamped her
husoands name ON n proclamation which
resulted in getting Naboth tried for treason
against the king, and two perjured witnesses
swore their souls away with the life of
Naboth, and he was stoned to death and his
property came TO the crown and so Jezebel
got for her husband and herself the kitchen
garden.
But while the wild street dogs were rend-
ing tne dead body of poor Naboth, Elijah,
Ihe prophet tells them of other CANNES that
VIII after while have a free banquet. saw
ing; where dogs lick the blood OF Naboth
shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.n
And, sure enough, three years after, Ahab.
wounded In battle, his chariot dripping with
the carnage, dog sstood under it iapping his
me- blood. Ana little afterward his wife
Jezeoel, who had been his chief adviser i'm
crime, stands at her palace window and sees
Jenu, tne enemy approaching to take posses
sion OF the palace. And to make herself lool,
as attractive as possible and uueenly to the
very last, she decorated her person and nc
cording TO Oriental custom, closet her ewes
ana ran brush dipped in the black powder
a'ohS Ine long exclusives, and then from the
Jehu; AS he rode to the gates in his chariot
ne shouteI TO tho slaves in her room.
Throw her DOWN. But no doubt tha
slaves halted a moment from such work of
s s,disSSi iloh, YET knowing Queen Jezebel
could be no more 10 them and the conoueror
Jehu would be everything, as he sliouted
again: Throw her down." they seized her
ana bore her struggling and cursng TO the
WIDOW easement ana hurled her forth tin
she came tumbng 20 tho earth striking II
Just In time TO let Jehu's horses tramnle ber
ahu the chariot wheels roll over her While
Jehu Is inside at the table refreshing himself
after the excitement he orders his servants to
so out and bury the dead queen Rut tba
Wild street dogs had for the third time m.
Peared on the scene, and they removed all her
Dody except those parts which i'm all noes
doSs are by strange instinct or brutal SUI
persutlon Kept from touching after death
fec, '''0' Va INC
All this appalling scene of ancient his,orv
was the result OF q wifes bad advice to a bus-
oand, OF wife's struggle to advance her
husbands interests by unlawful means
Ahab and Jezebel got the kitchen garden of
Naooth, but the dogs got them. The trouble
all began when the mistaken wife aroused
ner husband out of his melancholy bv the
words OF the text: Arise, and eat bread
and let thine heart be merry; will Give Tho
the vineyard of Naboth" VIZ
hs influence suggested 10y this subject is
an lhnuencs you never before heard dis
course1 on and may never hear again. but n
Ihost potent and semi-Omnipotent influence.
and decides tne course Of indiviiuals fami'
hes, nations, centuries and eternities I
SPEAK or wiiely ambition, good and be1
How important that every wife have nor
ahoiuon, aneleyated, righteous and dfyinelv
approved ambition
And here Let me say. that vbatI nv, mo,
anxious Tor Is that woman, not WAITING for
tne rights denied her or POSTPONED pro,,,,tl !.
ana decisiVely employ the rights she already
nas IN possession some says she viii be iu n
hair way 20 get all rights when She rete al
right 20 the ballot box I wish th,ftba
pertinent might be tried ami settlJ I
would ike to see nil women vots
and then watch the result, do
nOS khoW that it would change
"f'"ius LOT the better. Most wiyes and
daughters and sisters would vote as ,h.i,
HHuso9nds and fathers and brothers voted
yearly all tho families that I know ara soI.
loly Republican or Democratic or Prohibi
tlon. Those families all voting would rnoke
more votes, but NJ difference in the resuit
be, a,jes e INA. a. now ut the pO.cs men arc
oought up by the thousands women would
Oe bought up by the thousands The more
voters, the more opportunity for t,olitiraI
corruption. We have several million moro
voters now than are for public good
we are told that female suiTrage would
correct two evils-the rum husiusss and H.
lhsuinclency OF womans wages About tbe
rum business 4 have to say that multtufIes
OF women drink. aud DO is no unus1tai thin,
20 see them in the restaurants go overno,,,
Sred with wine and beer that they can
hAIdly SIT up while there are MANY "a
Caled respectable restaurants where thew can
20 ana take their champagne and hot toddv
81 aiohe' Mighty temperance voters those
women would make. Besides that. the
IEts OF the rum sellers would have b. vote
"a the in,3reits Of the q husbands business ar
naVe a time the inverse OK felicit.ous. Be
Saiue5 1hat millions Of respectable and re-
fined women in American ,vopd ~.
NOte az all, because they did not care to-
20 ~ the polls, and. on the Other hand
womsnly rCugh5 would all go 10 the polls
ana Jhat might make more woman's vote ct,
bhe wrong side. There Is not in my mind
Lnucn prospect OF the expulsion OK drunken
neF3 by female suffrage
As u wOmau's wages 60 be corrected bv
woman vote, have not much faith i'm that
omen are harder on women than men arc
-. uune emp oyer5 arc mean enough iu
treatment OF women but III you want 10 hear
oeatng down of prices AMI wages fin rerreo
bon, listen how some women treat ygaebo--
s.oInen and dresmakers aud fefn1Ia servanfs
Mre. ohylocs is more WrreIire than Mr
ohyiock women, ! fear. viii never cot
aqueous wages through wJman's vote and
= ~ uh.ortlnate W1u1nlooi. woman nre
Tar more cruel and uu'0rgiy.uZ than mon
~ Attor n woman h1s made ehiuwregt Of
nef charafter men generally drop her. b1f
women 40 not ~ much drop her as hurl her
Win t1c force n a c1fauIit clear ont ami
OF and down and under.
have not much faith Chat women will
ever get mrrciiuI consideration and Justice
throu8n woman suffrage. rrt 2 liks er-or.