West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-01-19

unit. and that yourself For n while you
may keep wages and a place through tho
kindly smypathies or an employer. but you
will eventually no. get more compensation
than you can make yourself worth
Let me say 20 all women who have already
entered upon the battle OF life that the time
Is nearing whom woman shall not only get as
much salary and wages as men get, but for
certain styles OF employment women will
have higher salary and more wages for the
reason that for some styles Of work they have
more adaptation. But this Justice will come
70 woman, not through any sentiment OF gal
nntryi not because woman is physically
weaker than man and therefore ought 20
have more consideration shown her. but be-
cause through her finer natural taste and
more grace OF manner and quicker percep-
ton and moro delicate touch and more edu-
cat Il adrOituess she will, i'm certain callin0s
he 70 her employer worth 10 per cent more
or ~ per mt more than the other sex. She
"iu not get 10 bY asking for 10, but by earn
ing IT, and 10 shall be hers by lawful con
quest
Now. men OF America be fair and give the
women n chance Are You afraid that they
VIII DO some Of your work and hence harm
your prosper tic8l Remonber that there arc
scores or thousands OF mon doing wOmen's
work. Do not be afraid God knows the
end from the beginning and he knows how
many people this world can feed and shelter
and when IL gets too full no will end tho
world aud II need be start another. God will
MnNen. o.
ducing ma hine that will do the work OF
ten or twenty or n hund red mon and women
viii leave that number OF people without
work. hope that there will not be invented
another sowing machine or reaping mnchine
or corn thresher or any other new machine
Tor tho next 800 years. we want no more
wooden hands and iron hands and steel
hands and electric hands substituted for men
and women who would otherwise do tho
work and get the pay and earn the lveli-
But God will arrange all. and all we bave
10 do is TO do our best and trust Him for the
rest Let me cheer all women fighting tho
battle OF life alone, with the fact that thou
sands OF women have in that way won the
day. Mary Lyon, founder of Mount Holy
oake female seminary, fought the battle
alone; Adelaide Newton. tbs tract distrib-
utor, alone; Fidelia Fisk the consecrated
m s,lonnry, alone; Dorothea Dix, the angel
OF Jne iunatic asylums, alone: Caroline Her
schel, the indispensable re reinforcement of her
brother, alone; Maria Takrzewska the heroine
OF the Berlin hospital, alone: Helen Chal-
mers; patron or sewing schools for the poor of
Edinburgh, alone. And thousands and tens
OF thousands of women whose bravery and
selt-sacriiice and glory OF character the world
has made no record, but whose deeds are i'm
the heavenly archives of martyrs who fought
the battle alone, and, though unrecogniZed
for the short thirty or fifty or eighty wears
or their earthly existence, shall, through the
qulntillion ages of the higher world loo
pointer out with the admiring cry: '"These
are they who came out of great tribulation
and had their robes washed and made white
by the blood of Che Lamb
Let me also say for the encouragement of
all women fighting the battle OF lite alone
that their conflict will soon end There IL
one word written over the faces Of many of
them. and that word is Despair Nv sister
You need appeal to that Christ who com.
forted the sisters OF Bethany I'm their do
nestle trouble, and who in his last hours for
got all tho pangs of his own hands and feet
and heart rs he looked into the face of mater
nal anguish and called friends attention TO
It, IN substance, saying: John / cannot
take care OF her any longer. Do for her "a
would have done if ! had lived Behold
thy motherm If under the pressure Of
unrewarded and unappre-iIted work your
mar Is whitening and the wrinkles come
rejoice that you are nearing the hour of es-
cape from your very last fatigue and NAV
your departure too as pleasant as that OF
Isabella Graham, who closed her life with a
smile and the word peace The DAUGHTER
of a regiment i'm any army is all surrounded
by bayonets OF defense and in tho battle
whoever falls, she is kept safe And Won are
the daughter Of the regiment commanded by
the Lord Of Hosts After ALL YOU are not
fighting the battle Of life alone All HEAVIER
is on Your side You will be wise 10 annro
pirate to yourself the words Of sacred
rhythm:
enc who has known in storms TO sail
have on board
Above tie roaring OF the gale
heat my Lord.
He holds me; when the pillows smite
shall not fall
II short, It's sharp; II long, tits light;