The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-01-22
1T is TIME.

Ana work iOr the cause tnht IL nOly anu nlgh'
1t is time to be kind. Itis time to be sweet,
To be scattering roses for somebody's feet.
1t is time to be sowing. It's time to be grow
ing.
1t is time for the flowers Of life to be blowing.
II is time TO be lowly and humble OF heart.
II is time for thelillies Of meekness to start
For the heart to be white, and the steps to be
right,
And the hands to be weaving garment OF
light. The Home Guardian,
The following extracts are from an arti-
Gle by Miss Willard, published in the Jan
uary number of a Boston magazine, "I'he
Home Guardian" We think our young
ladies will enjoy reading them.
Even as we thus move on in these
everyday affairs, all of which pertain 10
that common religion wh'ch involves the
reign of righteousness upon the dusty
highways Of our common life, so have
thought we we're moving onward in the
social world. There is IS etiquette and
more reality; less yeneering and more real
grain of the wood. Once the business of
well-to-do women was society. The special
enclosure known as Society grows smaller
and less fascinating 10 The great many
sided world Of women. Christi unity is
emancipatlng us, and showing US so many
other things to do. Women more gifted,
cultured and rich than those who give
themselves wholly to society, devote them
selves nowadays To things they find
50 much more worthy Ol them, that sOcie-
" wonlen' have become d subdivision,
quite clearly marked, Of ths zeal woman
hood that has broad, Tree life and out
look ou the world. There are so many bet
ter things to do than to SIT lor two hours as
devolees around the stomachic altar of
dinner tdible, or To spin in waltz, taking
attitudes elsewhere indecent or intolerable.
The blossoming OF women into deeds of
philanthropy gives hint Of The truer forms
81 society tuut are to come. Emerson
said, We descend To meet, because he
claims that we are ON a higher plane
when alone with God and Nature. But
this need not be 50. Doubtless IN the out
"om and stereotyped forms Of sOcIcly
where material pleasures still hold sway.
we do descend TO meet, but when a phil.
anthropic purpose determines our com
Partnerships and leads TO our conyenings,
then we climb together into purer and
more vital air. The coming women'-nay,
lhe women who have come, have learned
the lovliest meanings OF the word society
Indeed some OF US like to call il 'comrade-
ship instead, this interchange Of highest
thought anG tenderest aspiration in which
the sense OF sellhood is diminished and
the sense Of olherhood increased. We
make no formal calls but the informal
ones are handred-fold more pleasant
"The time is coming when the vulgarity
of using stlmulanis, gambling IN circles
of progressive euchre,' waltzing in the
arms Of men, diSrobing in public that one
may be In Style wearing high heels and
camels' humps, describing the wardrobes,
OF ladies, and enumeratlng the dishes of
their table in the public prints, will be
counted as the almost unbelievable phe-
nomena and the last ievered gasp of the
gilded age now hustening 10 be gone. And
am frank 10 acknowledge that beyond
all the blessed help that is coming through
woman's work to the heather across the
sea, and the African, Indian, Chinese and
Mormon on this side; even beyond the
overthrow Of alcohol's dominion, so 6end-
ish and 40 lowly, do believe will be the
blessings Of this new world for women
which shall lead TO the Millenial glory Of
Christ's prophecy fulfilled, Behold make
all things new
"Go on, ye brave and gentle hearts thai
work In the phllanthropies which fore.
shadow al age OF universal reason, love
and worship, wnere Christ Himself shall
rule You are building better than you
know. Every missionary, doctor or teacher
YOU send out; every kindergarten or day
nursery that you establish; every indus
trial school or home you found; eveJ
hospital, refuge or shelterlng arms; every
readingroom, lodging-housc or iriendl,
inn, helps TO tear down the hideous iabri,
Of conventional society and TO build up
on It's ruins the Christian guild, where al
shall find themselves at home, anti who's,
one rule Of etiquette shall be the Colder
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