The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-12-05

received.
Yesterday morning Lydia II. Price, of
Germantown, whom thee has frequently
heard. no doubt, spoke to a large con-
gregation in Friends Meeting House of
this place. and ! wished that everybody
could have heard her. She spoke beauti-
fully, handing forth TO her hearers an in
tellectuaI rs well as spiritual feast.
Several from other denominations were
present, and | trust they With us were
impressed with her logical portrayal of
the material and spiritual life-of how
we should seek the Kingdom Of God first,
here in our material homes, resting as
sured that with our individual help, all
necessary things will be added thereuuto;
not making the delusive promise that
after we have secured all the necessary
things then viii we seek His presence.
She spoke too, Of how the achieving of
material plans and aims unaccompanied
with the spiritual, failed to bring with it
that happiness which we had Anticipated:
but of bow the spiritual life ever helps
souls to realize these antieipations by
instilling into its followers new hopes. new
aspirations, ever leading into paths of
truth. and peace, and loneliness, satisfying
the y%earnipg soul as only His love can
satisfy. She referred, too, to | Cor. 10: 1-2
as well as to much else that had a tendency
to strike home to ones weakness or to in
spire with new hope.
Thanksgiving day came and went, with
it came the family gathering, and with it
went the toothsome viands with which
''the board was so profusely spread.
causing US, through our true Adam dis
position TO leave nothing untasted. to
make veritable gluttons of ourselves.
Our family gathering, as thee knows.
came together with a broken link this
| year, the first in and the first from the
chain. And although new ones are being
added as the years roll around, yet none
can restore the perfectness of the whole
Qrom a material stand point) but instead
other links will quietly drop out as the
years pass, and how necessary it seems for
us to live that We be ready, should the
next summons be ours.
Did thee read Charles Stewart Par
nelPs Manifesto in Seventhday's Ledqer9
| made the attempt. but found thatI was
not enough an ''Irishman'' to read it
through, but hope thee with myself will
be interested in The Outlook the Chris
tan Union takes on the subject: cit
looks at this writing Tuesday morning)
as though Mr.. Parnell would retire. as he
ought, from the leadership OF the Irish
party in the Honse of Commons"
Although this later intelligence from the
Ledger says: He will not voluntarily
abdieate the leadership" The Union
further says: The moral sense of man.
kind has improved. Who will say that
England would endure to-day a king of
the morals of Henry the Eighth? Personal
morals of a leader have nothing to do with
his political leadership? The bare state
ment of such a ro-principle is enough to
arouse the indignation of every lover of
purity, whether in personal character or
in politics. The Home Rule movement
appeals for the protection of the homes of
Ireland against a despotism of absentee
landlords which has degraded and
destroyed them. It cannot be successfully
led by one who has himself attacked the
home in the very citadel of its strength. 1t
depends for its political power on the
Liberals of Great Britain and the Liberals
of Great Britain win not follow
a leader who stands selfeonfessed RS a
oetrayer OF the home and Of womaphood
Sin confessed, repented of, abandoned.
| and, as far as Dewness of life can atone.
atone for by a life Of purity, is blotted
out of the book of Gods remembrance and
may be forgiven and forgotten by man.
But sin discovered, fastened by evidence
upon the guilty man, and not set one side
by repentance, confession, and attempted
PREPARATION, as it d~ishonors the man. so
does it also disqualify him to be the leader
of a great people in an honorable cause"
Now, friend, how does the above quo.
tation strike thee? Does it not make thee
think that could such views of public
affairs be placed in every home in place of
the sensational stories that are presented
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morality and right living would. in a
short time, have taken a great step for
ward? Right on this line, let me quote
again from "The Outlook" Religion is
the basis of morality. fla boy is told that
he ought not strike a girl, tins is morals.
If he asks why be ought not to strike the
girl. the answer to that question, what
ever the answer may be, is religion. If it
is, Because told you, you ought not it
is the religion of authority. If it is, Be
cause it is not gentlemanly to strike a
girl, it is the religion of appropriateness.
If it is, Because it is not no n0rable to
strike a girl, it is the religion of humanity.
If it is, Because there is an eternal duty of
the strong not to Cypress but to protect
the weak; it is the religion of an eternal
sanction, the religion of food"
Does thee ever read the leading edi-
torial in Seventhday's Ledger? | was told
on good authority recently that they are
written by a woman, and how she fell heir
to their writing. The story is this: Her
father had written them for years and she
had assisted him. During his last illness
she did the work herself. Finding them
always accepted, she continued writing
several before the ~''staf7' learned of her
fathers death; and having proved SO COM
petent she was appointed his successor.
| must not forget TO tell thee that the
Rev. Annie Shaw is to lecture in the
Opera House here at Woodstown a week
from tonight (Sth, and am so anxious to
hear her. Have never had that pleasure
yet, although many in this vicinity have,
and she left a very favorable impression
when she was here something over a year
ago, some saying they would rather hear
her than Frances Z. Willard. But it
seems to me that is putting it pretty
strong, for know we beth think Frances
is hard to beat. Wish thee was this side
the river SO thee Tight accompany our
party. We are all going, of course.
There are many other subjects l would
like to mention, but remembering it is
growing late and thee will have grown
weary perhaps before reaching the
good bye" | am truly, RUTH.
W~oodstown, 18th mo. LIST, 1890.
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