The morning call., 1890-06-09
WOMAN'S WISDOM.
1t Grows Out of Her Weakness and Is Her
Strength,

1t Grows Out of Her Weakness and Is Her
Strength.
Rev. DR.. Ellis, the new pastor of the Cen
tral Presbyterian Tabernacle, preached last
evening to a congregation which far eX-
ceeded in numbers the former Sunday
evening gatherings in the church on Golden
Gate avenue and Polk street. He chose for
his text the words of Esther, And so l go
unto the king, and if L perish, l perish.
"The Wisdom of Woman" was the theme
of the discourse.
Woman's wisdom is the secret of her sue
cess in her practical life and the making OF
her character, cOntended the speaker. IL
comes of experience. she has learned 10
achieve victory by her wisdom. 1t is in
this that she devises means to an end, with
the law against her. The unwritten law of
society compels woman TO refrain from do
ing certain things. This is the worldly side
of wOman's wisdom and works wonders,
and with her modeSty and virtues the secret
of her success.
Her great strength lies in her patience.
Age after age she has advanced a step at a
time, each step bringing her to point
where she is debarred. And will all OBJ
! serve that the wonderful inventions and
| improvements of to-day that are doing so
much for the social advancement of women
| are in Christian countries-the telephone,
telegraph, medicine, stenography. printing
| and the various mechanical Inventions?
! speaking OI LStHeE. lie Sdlu ucI leAt 10
! the text of a courageous, fearless, deter
mined woman and then, that the womanly
| feature of her resolution is its foundation
| of religion. Now, when it comes to the
work of women in the Church OF Christ
her resolution, her zeal, her faith. is
| founded on the cornerstone OF religion.
| Every woman who has reared her family
to manhood or womanhOod knows full well
that her work is founded on the Christ
love, for in everything of her life is de-
pendence in the divine power
| Then the preacher showed through his
| tory the wisdom growing out OF woman S
| weakness, and her consequent greatness
| growing out Of this wisdom. Woman is
| spoken OF as the weaker vessel. This Is in
| reference to her secular life. not her Splr-
| itual, but this weakness Is her strength in
! the latter. The devotion ana piety which
| she possesses through divine grace intensity
! heT strength. When the minister shall as k
woman to give helping hand in the church
he knows that her strength and wisdom
| will overcome all obstacles,
| WOman'S wisdom in the work OF the
| church is as valuable as that at home. Her
| experience, begotteu of patience, endurance,
| anxiety, love, discipline, helps her TO be a
most important factor. From his own ex-
| perience in the work of the church the
| speaker had observed that ii there is ever a
time when woman's wisdom is required II
is the passing trial of the church. The
| tender word, the kind sympathy, the loving
wisdom these are the things that contain
| strength
Christianity has proven itself to be
woman's best friend, the church has helped
her in her struggles, and there are other
reasons why woman should give her Wis
dom to the church. The church of Christ
looks to-day for her great help and SYM
pathy. Never yet has woman turned her
heart against the request of her church.
With woman's wisdom. faith and strength,
a church could be established most sue
cessfully in the tabernacle.