The Red Cloud chief., 1889-12-13

PA"Nio VIII w every woman 5 heart
VINO hath put her trust in Christ: calm
Notwithstanding all the tumult. as
though the fire in the heavens were
only the Ciidinrs OF an autumnal sun
Set, as though the peal of the trumpet
were only the harmony Of an orchestra.
as though the awful voices Of the sky
were but a group of friends bursting
through a gateway al evcntime with
laughter, and shouting s.Dorcas. the
disciple" Would God that every Mary
n every Martha would this day sit
down at the feet of Jesus,
turther. we see Dorcas The benefac-
tress- History has told the story OF the
crown; the epic poet has sung OF the
sword; the pastoral poet. with his verses
fuIl Of the redolence of clover tops. and
a rustic with the silk of the corn. has
sung the praises of the pillow. tell YOU
the praises Of the needle. From the fU-
Leaf robe prepared in the garden Of
Eden 10 the last stitch taken on the
garment Tor the poor, the needle has
wrought wonders OF kindness, reneros-
lty and benefaction. 1t adorned the
glrcle OF .he high priest: il fashioned
the curtains in the ancient tabernacle:
II cushioned the chariots of King Sol
ONION; il provided the robes of Queen
Elizabeth: and in high places and IN
low places, b. the fire of the pioneers
back log and under the fash of the
chandelier, everywhere. il has clothed
n~akedness. Il has preached the Cos
pei 1t has overcome hosts Of penury and
want with the war cry OF Stitch,
stitch, stitch The operatives have
found a livelihood by it. and through it
the mansions of the employer have been
constructed.
Amidst the greatest triumphs in all
ages and lands / set down the conauests
OF the needle. admit its crimes: / ad-
init its cruelties. II has had more mar
tyrs thu the fire; il has punctured the
eye: 1t has pierced the side: il has
struck weakness into the lungs: il has
sent madness into the brain; il mas filed
the potter's field; it has pitched whole
armies of the suffering into crime and
wretchednesS and woe. But now that l
am talking of Dorcas and her ministries
TO the poor l shall speak only of the
NlAaA-tA'N VI ~ lf'AI' his SOlAdu
was q representative OF all those women
who make garments for the destitute.
who knit socks for the barefooted. who
prepare banda-es for the lacerated. who
fix W boxes Of clothing for missio- -ies.
Who 60 into The asylums Of the suffering
II destitute. bearing that Gospel which
i sight for the blind. and hearing for
the deaf. and which makes the lame
man leap like q hart. and brings the
dead 20 life. immortal health bounding
in their pulses.
What Z contrast between the practical
b~enevoience Of this woman and d great
deal OF the charity of to-day. This wom-
an did not spend her time idly plan
ming how the poor OF your city OF .Ioppa
we've TO be relieved: she took he- needle
and relieved them. She was not like
those persons who ~sympathize with i'm
aCinarv SORROWS. and go oUt in the
street and laugh al the boy who has
upset his basket Of cold victualS. o = like
hat charity which makes a rousing
speech on the benevolent platform. and
goes out to kick the begGar from the
step. CRYING: Hush your miserable
bowling" The sufferers OF the world
want not so much theology as practice:
not so much tears as dollars: not so much
kind wishes as loaves of bread: not so
much God bless yous''' as Jackets and
frocks. i Will put one earnest Chris
tan man. hard-working. against five
thousand mere theorists on the subject
of charity. There are a great many VINO
have fine ideas about church architect
ure VINO never in their life helped to
build a church. There are men VINO can
I give you the history of buddhism and
Mahomnedanism who never spent a
farthingf for their evangelization. There
are women who talk beautifully about
the suffering OF the world. who never
had the courare. like Dorcas, to take the
needle and assault ii.
am glad that there is not a page Of
the worlds history which is nota record
of female ~benevolence. God a to all
lands and people. come now and hear
the widows mite rattle down into the
poor box. The Princess OF Cont sold
all her Jewels that she might help the
famine stricken. Queen Blanche. the
wife OF Louis VIII. OF France. hearing
that there were some persons uniustly
i~ncarcerated in the prisons. went out
amidst the rabble and took a stick and
struck the door as a signal that they
might all strike il. and down went the
prison door and out came the prisoners.
Queen Maud. the wife of Henry L.. wen
down amidst the poor and washed their
sores and administered 10 them cordials.
Mrs. Eetson. at Matagorda. appeared on
the battlefield while the missiles of
death were flying around. and cared
for the wounded. Is there a man or
woman who has ever heard OF the civil
wal in America who has not heard OF
the women OF the sanitary and Christian
commissions. or the fact that before the
smoke had gone UP from Gettysburg and
South Mountain. the women OF the North
met the women Of the South on the bat
tlefeld. forgetting all their animosities
while they bound up the wounded. and
closed the eyes of the slain. Dorcas,
the b~enefactresS.
come now TO speak OF Dorcas the la
mented. When death struck down that
GOOD u-oman oh how much SO-row there