Morning journal and courier., 1888-09-10
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ssW0manss RIaee,ss . sermon by Rev.
 A. Hs G0Oden0ugh - Enc Second
 Church ReoPened Yesterday-Per-
 sonal News and G0ssip-GeneFal
 Notes Of Interest Locally.
 Rev. A. H. Goodenongh preached at the East Pearl street Methodist Episcopal church last evening to an audience that was quite large, considering the state of the weather. His text was taken from Numbers 27, first verse: "Mahlah, Noah and Hoglah, and Mil cah and Jirzah," and his subject was s.Wo- mans Place." The discourse was the second in the pastors series of living topics and was most interesting one. Among other things MT. Goodenough said: ssHere is constella- tion of names-the names of five women. Five women represent great power. They may do much good. They may prove mighty able ally of Satan. These women were orphan sisters. They had no brothers. Because they were women instead of men they were cut off from what was their fathers. But they were wise and plucky. They came to Moses with the request that \ legal status be given them, that they have \ chance, and they made model speech before \ the whole Congregation of Israel. The re- ! suit was a new law of succession in Israel. s'By the aid of the gospel woman has been gradually rising to an equality of man. Once she was his slave. Then she became his toy. | Now in Christian America she is his equal, ! his companion, his co-worker. | .sOne of the great questions of the hour is: What is woman's placeP What may she \ dof What must she leave undone9 When satisfactory answers are given many perplex- \ question will lose it's difficulty. The temper ! ance question will have speedy settlement and Andover controversies will never occur, I for there will be no need of second proba \ tion."
 The speaker said it was sorry sight to see
 woman trying to boa man. It was sad der sight to see man trying to be woman. It was surprising to see how many succeed. Continuing he said:
 ''The appropriate spheres for woman's en- { ergies are:
 st1 The home. This is her true sphere first,
 last and always. A woman has no bns1ness { in the exchange, in the Senate, in the general
 conference or at the ballot box. Iknow some | of you will think me very narrow for saying that. But it is my conviction and am not
 afraid to say it. We have. too much franchise in this country now and to enfranchise all the women would make bad matter thou- sand times worse. A good woman will do
 more good at home than women can do at the ballot box.
 "2. The church. Under the influence of I the church woman has risen from serfdom to equality with man. It would be 8 most un- grateful thing for woman to withhold her influence from the church. The Roman Cath olic church and the Protestant Episcopal church owe much of their success to the un- tiring efforts of devoted and godly women.
 ss3. The States-Ob, ,yesl woman has wide field. In the schools woman,s influence is
 is no less mighty. One thing I want her to do; that is, to help us maintain inviolate the Il sanctity of the Sabbath"
 Reuben o. Futile has had another bad at- \ tack of heart disease.
 Rev. s. D. Paine of the Methodist church
 at the Four Corners delivered the temper ance address at the Quinnipiac rink yester- ! day afternoon.
 Mrs. George Burwank has been visiting in | Stratford and South Norwalk.
 The sewer been Blatchley avenue and Pop.
 lar street, which Major Maher is building, is | about finished
 The rolling mill has started up again after extensive repairs. Eight boilers have been
 cleaned, inspected and repaired, and several nsw fuIgaces built.
 Rev. P. s. Evans has been in Brooklyn, Conn.,, attending the Windham county Bap-
 tist convention in the interest of the Baptist \ State convention.
 The young ladies of the Y. W.C. T. U.
 contemplate giving a representation of "Hia- wathao this fall.
 The Second church re.opened for services yefterday morning, when the Rev. D. James preached an excellent discourse and adminis- tered the sacrament of the Lords supper. Considering the hot weather, there was a | remarkably large audience present to listen | to MT. James. Sunday school was held at \ 12 o'clock, after vacation of five weeks. The pastor has called meeting of the joint standing committee for next Tuesday night
 to consider various phases of church work. The new carpets for the church have not yet
 arrived and the old ones have been lain tenn \ porariIy.
 H. Lee Mallory, of New York, has been visiting in town.
 Rev. D. Hart preached an excellent ser mon at the First church yesterday morning,
 but owing to the indictment weather the at- | tendance was not great.