The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-04
VOMAN'S 4RVH NOBILITY,
The Subject Of an Interesting
Discourse Delivered
BY THE REV, DIR, c. W. CUSHING
At the Fourth Street NJ, Il, Church
Last Night, BEING Particularly
Addressed to Young WO-
men-A Synopsis,

tlue rev. Dr. GNAFltb W. Guhulng,
pastor Of the Fourth Street NJ, Z, Church,
last evening delivered the second Of the
series Of discourses he has arranged to
preach to young people. The first OF
these disCourses was, 1t will DO remem-
bered, delivered on the evening Of the
first Sunday in February, and was par
ticularly addressed to young men, The
one oilast night was addressed to young
women, the subject being "True Wo-
manly Nobility" Despite the dismal
weather, the large ediilce was filled. The
number OF young people present was no.
ticeable and the discourse was listened
to with marked attention,
DR.. Cushing took his text from Esther
la9 "The queen Vashti refused to
come at the kings commandment by
his Chamberlains; therefore was the
king very wroth, and his anger burned
in him," In opening his discourse the
Doctor went little into ancient history
to show who King Ahasuerus was, and
from that up to the events that led TO
his sending for his queen, 1t was at the
conclusion OF q great feast that had last
cd for seven days when the heart OF the
king was merry with wine;" 1t was at
a time when, according to the custom,
as related by Herodotus and PlutarCh,
he should have sent Tor his ConCubines
and singing girls; kings had their
queens to sit with them at banquet, but
the ConCubines were the ones called in
when rioting and drinking was the Or
der. This command, therefore, sent by
AhasuGrus to Vashtl, to. appear before
him and his company, was an open In.
suit to the beautiful queen, and she had
courage enough to treat it rs such.
This, like many another alTront offered
pure women, is the result OF wine
drinking.
Here was a heather woman, amid
the luxury, the vanity, and tho emascu.
lating influences OF q court life, without
any very exalted views OF life in general
or OF religion, and yet acting up to the
highest standard Of Christian nobility,
and having character, set out by one
single act, which embalmed her life in
tho only .imperishable records OF the
world.
WHAT CONSTITUTES TRUE NOBILITY.
Here was true womanly nobility, and
now what constitutes this nobility?
1t is not rank, though Nashti had
this. Her rank was Us high us it could
well be. But so far from this giving her
her nobility, she gave up her rank In
order to maintain her true womanly
dignity. Rank will often give one adj
vantage, mud make tho pathway to true
nobility more accessible; but no grade
OF 1t will ever give dignity or real worth,
True nobility comes from within, never
from without.
1t is not beauty OF face and grace OF
person, though Vashti had these. They
are IN invaluable possession, and will
enable a woman to get access to many q
heart that without these would DO closed
forever, But II she trusts to these, II
she has no higher elements Of power,
she will find her charms will lose all
power in the emergencies Of life, and
will be destitute Of both dignity and pc.
s!tion. Beauty which has no Setting"
In a life OF virtue and noble activities, Is,
TO use strong Bible language, like q
| Jewel In q swine's snout II is forever
being buried In miro and filth.
Nor yet is 1t talent which constitutes
thlS Irue hoo!aIEy, "nu ye' t SG uHS NY ~
degrade or ignore true taleht. lug
woman VINO nas . " nus I i " hopc uI Ia
comparatively ilttIe 10 ieeE. 10 neT MN, tne
roadlto ulstlActlon - ah opGn way: WIN
deVouon, theFe are rev i'ov't'ph MyI
to when sue may hot Cllulo. pun 'et y
be rememnereu that nesWeen talen , anI
true noplllty theIe y u u's in W plGau
as tnRt ShipH glNiues tno anipouiee'
ny ~, "tra n,uao ~ womoh n snlcnd;J taI.
ant whose memory ia A foul SPOT upon
the name OF woman. A woman with
brilliant epdowments and developed
powers, but destitute Of positive virtue,
Is monstrosity not to be paralle!ed.
The glaring light Of her talent only sets
out, In lines Of more positive contrast,
the hideous dCformity Of her immeasura'
bic degradation.
What then constitutes true womanly
nobility?
The first thing Is purity, underlying
ali and running through all. Purity Of
desire, OF purpose and OF thought. No
matter what else o woman may have, II
shn lacks this she Ia destitute OF true
Nobility.
There 10 sncb n seeming inconrruity
botwecn thc inborn ideas Which We mai.
vrSiiv "herish nj woman's native re-.
Gns,Eont and delicScv and manifest i'm.
nnriiv lint wa are shocked nj ANYTHING
whIcE snnroacbes Il in n woman. So
n"oS;tivc \ lila Tint va cannot tolerate
II S q womon th;ngs whioh wo Look mon
vii, ;nJi Tercnce in man
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PURITY DEMANDED IN "0"AN pUi "of
IN NENs
ut is often affirmed that there Is less
federation in society for the faults OF
women than for those OF men; and that
society Is much moro reluctant to pardon
these faults In woman than in i man I
and there Is no doubt that this Is true,
and am not so sure that It iS not right.
AT any rate this inference is forced upon
US: that society does look for and do.
mand more absolute purity in woman
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