The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-01-10
woMAn..LoYELY WOMAN.

Notwithstanding the edlCt has gone
forth from one reverend gentleman IN
our city, that the important subject,
"Shall Woman Occupy the Pulpit"
must not be discussed by the common
herd, crave the right under the law
to say my say, from u pleblan stand
pOInt, IN favor CAS- the song g0es) "Of
Woman, Woman, Lovely Woman"
TO me, II seems singular that any
man, be he saint or siuner, In the broad
glare of this enlightened nge, should
say nay TO any demand woman may
make. In the language of the Sage Of
MaRhhcld, "l thank God that II am
gifted with but little OF that spirit, said
20 be able 10 raise m0rLals 10 the skies,
! trust have but little Of that other
Rplrit that would drag angels down"
The older | grow the more begin TO
see things In their true light. When |
wng n boy, hills seemed Ike mountains,
and so on through the long list Of an'
Innate Ond inanimats thugs Man
was said TO be the Lord Of creation, and
thought 10 myBelf, how lucky | Am 10
hc born II boy, When the fact H. as |
look baCk, see 80 many poor specimens
of male humanity | almost wish | hqd
been born u girl, Every one VIII admit
that without woman this world would
bo bowling wilderness and Marriage
u Failure"
Seriously now, In nnety.uine out Of
every one hundred families, the woman
10 the llnancier the pilot ut the helm.
Lot her fall aud ruin and desOlatlOn
OvertakGs the man of tho house, unless
another woman Is placed at the holm.
Cast your eye over the civilized world,
how many really remarkable preachers
do you seeY Why, Plymouth church
to-day looks in vain for another Beech
or TO III her pulpit Let death over.
take Booth and Barrett, aud who viii
take their plOceY
Watch, II you please, the shining
female lights In the theatrical llrma-
ment rs they loom up: Rachel, Sid.
dOns, Cushman, etc, are gone; Clara
Morris, Mary Anderson, Helen Terry
aud u host OF noble women ar0 fast
climbing the ladder Of fame. Man,
miserable pretender, would keep them
back, but onward they come like an
avalanche, and IL MAKES but little
difference what we think or say about,
what women may do she Is slowing but
surely taking her place In all branches
of business and In the professions, and
the day Is not far distant when she VIII
vote. Yes, and bring with her vote u
degree of virtue aud intelligence not
dreamed Of In mans philosophy,
Can anyone imagine FOR instance that
he could find u woman who would do
nate Il million dollars topollute the
purity Of the ballot box, or buy place
IN any presidents CabinetY | guess
not. Would n woman attempt to buy
nny 0illoep Never II she could not
Qet II fairly and squarely, IL could so.
And yet men nre as corrupt In politics
as IL ig possible TO be, when We all nd
init that conduct will ruin the best gov
trnment on earth. Our government, OF
the people, for the people, by tho peo.
plo, is fast becoming government of
motey, for money, by money.
To use q vulgar expression, IL makes
me tired TO hear men talk about wo
mans sphere Brains are brains wheth.
or you lind them in wOman's hend OF
Il mana; ard brains viii tell and will
not down Who does not know that
women make the better sCh0bl teachers
and yet school boards as at present con.
stituted, think her worth about 50 cents
on the dollar when they pay her for her
services,
Take the management Of our asso'
Cated charities, II you please, Women
are attending TO II; and II Is putting II
mild when we say that II IL well NJ.
tended to- Imagine II you can u set OF
men laboring day In and day out on The
interest Of sweet charity, and yet holy
writ ~ solemnly commands us to love
our neighbors as ourselves, to do good
cast our brend on the waters, etc, etc.
and offers crowns OF everlasting beauty
In the next world for 80 doing. Yet
pity the poor turned over to the tender
mercles of men; one day they woulC
feast and the next starYo.
But women, like u ministerlng Angel
hovers over them ever, seeks W avoit
being imposed upon. Like one crylnf
IN the wilderness | want t0 sny TO thl
girls of to-day prepare yourselves fo
any and all positions In life, and whel
you are prepared then viii be positions
ready for you. Lot men howl ever 8,
hard, you have got them on the hip ant
they know it, God never intended yol
TO play "second fiddle" to man, II maj
does say 80, and search the scrptur,
for obscure and misleading passages &
proyelt.
Thoy may phattor w Garth the iumy OF clay
| 1876 iIhnt hbiha n lipbt Irvine.