Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-07-23

| There's not a blessing Woe,
| There's not a whisper yes or no,
| There's IS no life, marriage, death or birth!
| That has feathers We ght OF worth!
WITHOUT A WOMAN IN 1T.
History both ancient and modern,
sacred or otherwise, tells of women
good and bad. There is well-known
passage at the end of the Book of Pro.
verbs, describing the traits. character,
and the minlstrations of noble woman.
| These words were written thousands of
years ago, and they show then as We
can see now that the training of the
young, the happiness. the good order of
things III general, purity of human lie
were dependent Oh women.
| Which has accomplished the most,
men or womenp would be a very foolish
question TO ask. One might ask which
| Is the most useful one half of a pair OF
scissors or the other half; or which Is
most useful, part of a locomotive or the
spinning jenny? Any part of these are
no good without the Test. The names
of Mary, Deborah, Hannah, Ruth and
Esther, will live for all time. Dorcas,
Lydia, Priscilla sisters III the one faith
| delivered to the Saints are grand W {
nesSeS and Deauties OF Christian moral
ity. While the names OF Herodiu :,
| JeZebe.l, Athabiah, and Deihis, SHOW
4 that disregarding, wicked purpose a
| woman can come tO-wIthout grace
! from above.
The sisters of Bethany. Mary, Mag
define and Johanna, ought 10 evoke
sacrifices from every good woman 5
/ heart. Nations as well as men some
times make mistakes and make pels,
! toys and idols of the W, men. Yet the
nations and men WHO Lave done this
aIe the most disI egarled to-day. y
man i'll Philadelphia called his wife an
all el one week and in less than a
month after he WAS In pr son for wife
beating Act ons speak louder than
| words from "A good husband ami a good
wife. Tie treasure of 4 good woman
is like the grace of Colt is not
! bought; but given to the most deserr-
ing. What can gold dor What can't
riches do? They can't buy a woman's g
/ pure undeflled heart and love. Her in
/ tiuence is immense, the whole worlds
/ pro -perity depends upon It, The power
, a good wife is au irresistible TO k of
| solidity anu endurance.
a good wife is the strength, hope,
! wisdom and courage of a man. y
bad woman il the co fusion. despair,
discontinue, and weakness of any man.
Man is strong bat his heart is not ada
mant. and from wOman'S fiow hap
/ pine-s, love, and refreshing waters.
y God fearing woman Ike her
Maker, vino Is III heaven can for
| give and love an uncharitable world
without upbra.dn.. But a disrepu-
table, sinful, gosSipy woman there Is
NJ end t. her cpiLhets. y yirtuOus
woman Is Ike one of the pillars of the
lirmameut. Sine is one of the eternal
p liars of the Kingdom of Heaven. She
is the fountain of her own household
and happiness.
Her moral wealth i untold. a
mighty power is the influence of a wo-
man. Every virtue or vice of 4 woman's
heart tells on the world III large. But
woman does not do enough. Her
power for good must be more than felt.
! Her virtue is not yet come TO its climax
OF power. Her religion comes short of
It's work. She Is in the conflict and
the battle OF life, but We want her as
an advance picket, as a sharp-shooter-
TO keep the young men i'll our cities
and towns from going aS.rdy.
How sweet twill be At eyentide,
II you and can say,
"GOod sheppard we're been seeking
Thy lambs that went a>tray:
Heart sore, FAINT and hungry,
We heard them making moan;
Ana 10! We come Al ulsht-!al,
Bearing them safely home.