The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-01-17

by publicly kishlng a butcher al On
Husting's IL an indication OF VIVA
might be expected,
In the second place this "refOrm" on
gendeB antagOnism betWeen tho sexes
II Represents tho marriage relation M
being like that OF muster and slave aud
aims 10 produce the impression that
woman h under the heel OF man, that
he N tilNlug advantage OF hef helpless
position, and withholding certain pro.
ugaliyrs which afe hers by right divine,
Women who neyer would have dream
cd that they arc slaves ara haunted by
some vague nOliOu that they Aie being
imposed upon, That marriage II dfgrad'
lug, aud tlat under eXiRting rif0um-
stances their sen h misfortune, lldr-
boring such auRplGiOna they arc prone
W mHgnlfy the HlighWRt domestic bur,
den into u mOnStram hOneHdHRi, and
make some imaginary WRONG "a pfHLHXt
for a divorce suit, lhG statistics CON-
piled by tho Rev, Mr. DlckH, " Yer
mont, showing the Increase of divorces
in The Now England states N alarming,
and beyond Oayil much NJ this increase
IL due 10 tho reform against nature"
The late Bishop Of Orleaua aaidj 'IhG
hope OF France Is In ita mothers" How
soon this may DO true Of America,
Further, this reform" casts a rtilec-
ton on tho dignity Of maternity, IT.
adyOGatel may not admit this, and yet
IL IN the logical outcome Of this course,
The words OF one OF our BEST known
diylueR are appropriate here! 'OuGe III
u young WOman'a mind with tho notion
that IL IN agrander thing 10 be u speak
~ on the platform than 10 DO a Wifi Ia
u Christian home, that II IN u nObler
dlhtinGtlOn 10 DO a successful author
lhlu br a happy mother OF children,
That II iamurG honorable 10 head u hall
score Of committees for public service
than 10 IN 10 DO q loving daughter IN a
fathers house, tho model Of refinement
10 younger brothers and sisters, and you
can no longer llnd u place Of honor in
her Thoughts for the mission OF either
daughter wife or mother, These lela'
tons become 10 her lOat ideas" Tho
Tho woman who finds pleasure Ia pub
liG life viii llnd no pleasure lu mother
hood. Fourth, Finally this "rGlufm'
produces dIslruat toward womau'a
best friend troligOn-and encourages
u r%eprChenalbl0 hippancy toward The
Blhle, There arc some women who
hate God because no created Eve after
Adam, aud hate Paul because he urged
wives 70 obey their husbands Yet the
fact that GOd made woman after man
d0eg not Imply that She was AN after
thought, nor does her differentiation 10
man In the marriage relation imply
that she Is inferior 10 him either In IN
tGlleOtual Callbre or refining power
Our Lord himself paid tribute 10 Cmsar
aud thus In a t0nAO recognized hia au
th0fity over him, but who believes that
Christ was on that account Inferior 10
CnSnr. The position which
the Bible assigns woman In
the scale Of creation In the
very highest for coming last 6he should
certainly bG the best. She IN tbs Cul,
minatiOn Of creation, tho masterpiece
OF Gods handlw0rk IL IN science no.
called that Ii making woman IN infer
iOr creature, Thomas Wentworth llig'
giuapn says, "BCientiStS seem to make
" man giluply u lesser man, weaker IN
body and mind, IN %ailecti0nate aud
d0Cile animal Of an Inferior grade,'
Quoting from lluxl0y'S Lay Sermons
lao shows that this great authority In
the realm Of science denies the natural
equality Of the sexes aud declares that
In every excellent character either
mental or physical, the average wOmuu
" inferior ~ the average Of man,
Darwin Il moro guarded than Huxley
but ho says that 'her peculiar puwuts
Of intuition, Of rapid PERCEPTION aud
perhaps OF imitation, are characteristic
Of the lower races and therefore OF a
past aud lower civilization We quote
these remarks 10 show that " isnUt the
Bible but science which mukeB woman
nm inferior being No one can lud %
statement In Scripture that ~ all up
prONChcs the severity of these eyOlu'
tiunigI4,
The hmShcgt Language Of 81, Paul is
the very essence Of courtesy by HE side
OF that. llO advises husbands 10 love
their wives, llGthundew against Udul
terry aud discourUgta divorce what
stronger words could one wish for than
are contained In his letter 10 the Ephp,
SLAMS, "~IluShNnuN, love your WiyCH
even MS Christ loved tho church" So
ought men to love their wives as their
own bodies, Gle that lOveth hi8 wife
loyelh himself For no man ever yet
hated his own neBh, OtO,"
Scripture abOuuds In tender language
like tins referring 10 woman Ia terms
OF love, Of honor and Of gullautry but
nowhere do we find any passage euC0ur
aging In her q desire for public life,
The Bible teaches IA unmistukuble Ian,
guuge that she should love hOr husband
aud be q keeper ne home.
When the extreme wing OF this |
modern reform advocate the contrary
there is "A OlRshing Of sentiment with
revealed truth and nippanCy towards
the Bible is the natural consequence |
This is certainly 30 be- regretted since
Christianity has done more Tor woman
thuu any other agency In the world. In
another communication We viii write
briefly about "WOmnu In the Pulpit' |
know not what,
n, l.. HEUBRuCK,
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