Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-30
ABOUT WOMAN.

Her Relations to Society-She Can Work . Wonderful Eject for GoOd- Hut Many are Steeped in Wicked nsss-On an Equal Footing With Man - Progressive Kuchre Called Gambling.
 The Trinity M. E. church was well filled last night, the special interest being the first of series of four sermons to be delivered by the pastor, Rev. Dr. McChesney. His sub ject was: "Woman; her relation to society and to the church" taking for his text Kings l., xxi, 26.
 He said that the greatest psrils which the church has ever encountered and the greatest mietakes the church has. ever made stand connected in some way with woman's rela- tions to society. An intelligent, well bal- anced Christian woman who is serene in her independence of the slavish maxims of fash ionable society presents in her own proper personality as attractive an object of gen- uine regard ss this world can afford. Bad indeed must be the age when such charac- ter will not challenge to receive the highest esteem, and might declare that new test Christianity only has been able to develop that type of womanhood.
 There is another view of woman's relation to society that woman's proper place in society is ornamental. This notion was evil dently borrowed from the Orient. Some parents cherish the idea, the hope, that their daughters may grow up to be ornamental. This ornamental view fits Mohammedism better than e truly Christian civilization. To young men to whom life is serious struggle for 8 comfortable subsistence would give them a single note of warning. If any | of them were contemplating wedloclnT would | say to them: beware, lest you marry an orna' | nent instead of a wife, a help mate. For ii you do make that mistake your married life will be prolonged embarrassment which will hardly have termination until by deatt or by the courts you lose your ornament o1 your ornament loses you. Here and there 1T this country there are institutions of learn ladies after the ornamental theory. A little schooling in the social proprieties an6 ornamental branches is supposed ts finish their education. There are young la dies who had failed to pass in their studies in schools where honest work is insisted upon, after their failures to pass had becom, proverbial that such young ladies are sent te an ornamental school to finish their education ito be accomplished. I mentation, and whoever 1t may be, any woman who goes through life captivatet with this ornamental idea will miss life' great opportunities and fritter away life' brief probation by posing instead of working for God and the failure of others.
 Woman is an equal sharer with man in thu benefits of personal redemption. This gospe teaches also that in Christ Jesus there is nei ther male nor female. In the matter of sil there is no distinction of sex.
 But has not this question of woman's rela tion to society, another side7 Who does no know that woman's positive influence can be great in connection with the perpetuation O nearly every form of existing wickedness Does any one imagine that woman has noth ing to do with corrupt legislation. Many ar tho women who are interested in the liquo traffic and wear costly jewels which the know were paid for by the profits of tn
 gambler, son of Methodist, who wanted t. reform, but his wife opposed it because sh could not give up her elegant dresses ant
 way of living.
 Woman betrays the same avsrice, tn same cupidity and the same prodigality a
 man. How many women are there wh
 can't get along without their mug of beer o
 wines was told by a society lady that
 was no immoral thing in high life in Colum | sSSA ~SS girl out riding for her to take bottle c
 wine along to treat him. How long would take the ladies of the land to obliterste tn
 saloon If they would reject the attentions c
 all persons who patronize or are engaged i
 the trafio.
 Shall we sllude to the theater and its we
 known debauoheriesi You need not go behin
 the scenes to learn that if any man or woma
 is connected with the stage for a lifetime an
 preserves a reputation for common moralit 1t becomes 8 subject for special remark, fe when actors and actresses marry divorce the rule. How long would the stage live l the young and shapely women were to dese the boards2
 The ordinary saloon is not the worst plae . in this city; the worst haunts of vice, whel infamy becomes more infamous, are kept . women.
 cure tSs@sslSss or Ehas rorm of % gsmbiii
 known as progressive euchre how can thu cure their husbands of gambling in stocks,
 betting upon the result of a horse races