The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-26
WILL SPEAK In CHURCH.
,,zs BENNETT AND HER INTER
PROBATION OF PAUL.

A
Mother Who is About to be Ordained
Universalist Preacher-Her
household.
From the Neao York Sun.
The people of Stony Brook are to have
.. more excitement before they enter in to
.bo sleep of the long and dreary Long
,-I.,,d winter. At o'clock in the after
-,,-, Of Thursday next Ella May Bennett is
=, 10 ordained a preacher OF the gospel &C
oo-ding to the Universalists- If the cere-
NOW takes place, she will be the first
-ro,nan preacher ordained on Long Island.
Ms Bennett's maiden name was Haw-
TVS She is a half sister to Senator Edward
rTo,rtjns. and also to ex-senator Simeon
uovVtips. who was beaten by his brother
Edward in the last campaign. She is mar
-jod TO William Bennett, the stewart Of
Harry Laws yacht. She has three
ah;Idran. and contributes largely to their
support.
che is a woman whom you would notice
croyyd She is tail and slender, and
vel formed. Although her Oldest child is
,sorlv Il. she is not much over 80, and she
iooEs even younger. She has a smooth,
derk skin, and color in her cheeks. Her
aroe are blue-gray, large and full of life and
;;tslligence. Her head is covered with a
lass Of curliug black hair, which she wears
short Her bang is heavy, and descends to
- eyebrows. which are arched and give to
bor face an expression of sentiment. Her
foca il oval. and her neck shapely. Her
hands are long and narrow, and the long
fingers are constantly in motion. Were it
moi for the traces OF care in her face she
would be a woman OF more than average
teautv. Her manner is vivacious. She has
afne command of language and great readi-
ness in argument. 80
NJ RoIdentown, n. J. All her life she has
been looked upon as an intellectual prod
low She was never satisfied with the ideas
lad down by custom for the minds of young
women. but preferred independent investi-
oat,on. When she was II years old she
Rad written love story which appeared in
q weekly magazine. Since that time she
has earned some money by writing stories
and DOems, although her household duties
have seriously interfered with her literary
work.
When she was just past 16 she married
William Bennett, a young farmer. T his
match was not regarded with favor by her
relations. but Mrs. Bennett has never re-
pret ed it. Her husband is the man who,
as boy and youth, was the butt of her
ridicule because of his awkwardness. But
he loved her when she was little school
girl. and per sisted until he won her. They
have three children, the youngest being a
girl of 1
esting to her from childhood. AS she grew
older the question Of eternal punishment
became a subject of constant thought. She
saws that she ran to her mother one dav and
declared that she hated God because he was
going to burn so many people. She gradually
dritted away from religion altogether and
became an infidel Her mother, who was
and still is 8 devout Methodist, was naturally
sorely grieved over this state of things.
The Methodist people of the village were
scaudauzed and the more Jealous pleaded
with her. Finally her mother prayed long
and earnestly and then placed Bible in her
daughters hands, begging her to read it
carefully. Mrs. Bennett studied it and be-
came a UTniversalist.
The scandal in the chnrch grew greater
than ever. That Hawkins gill who bad
taken up with Universalism became the
subject of many prayer in open meeting,
and pointed the moral to many an exhorta-
ton Finally old Mrs Hawkins revolted.
One evening, when the scandalous belief of
her daughter had received especial atten-
ton in prayer meeting, she rose and said:
We'll, brothers and sisters. | put Bible
into her hands, praying the Lord to illumi-
nate its pages to her understanding. She
studied it, and is Universalist. The Lords
will be done" There was little more said
about Ella May Hawkins and her hetero-
dOxy.
Money is not very plenty in the Bennett
family, and sometimes the ends don't meet
clear across Work is scarce in Stony
brook z9p1 Mr. Rapnaff
conway and earn living as sailor. Mrs.
Bennett does her own homework, makes
her own and the children's clothes, bakes.
cooks, washes and irons. She finds time to
write great deal, and the Bible her mother
gave her is worn, finger marked, pencil
marked and annotated She has engaged
III several religious controversies and bas
written several pamphlets on Universalist
doctrines.
The reporter visited her the other day at
ler home In Stony Brook. She lives In a
yellow, two-story frame cottage on the
nan street. The parlor is well furnished,
alier tue fashion of Stony Brook parlors.'
Ilefe are four Universalist hymn books
ana an, game of authors on the centre table.
alH bennetts manner was simple and
unaffected
asked was
"Si4, uOu Know now do 1t exactly.
generally get them up on Sunday morning
o ysioie gong to preach them. You see, my
om m and the housework keep me busy
al tIe week until late on Saturday night.
anu nave to do the best can. | generally
"LlIe Them out with the children hanging
GROUND me and worrying me with requests
anu "lth their troubles of all kinds.n
a., Cl@ lhen the parior door opened a bit
ra Slnall flst was thrust in. 1t was lit.
rn w slrls voice that said: Found a cent
;, nGt she would not come In, and made her
n 1I Luz come to the door and take the cent
so, rl1 tt haoIner. The fist disappeared, and
Tho ,s slefe was great sound of sweeping in
SlS; IeA, room, followed by a crash and a
, ~ sob. One of the boys hurried out
hesr returned saying that the baby had
ardt uylng to sweep with the big broom
~ u'u ripped on it. She came in herself
bona! soon and said she was doing the
"TTTsework for mamma.
how woman preacher took the baby on
tinued: ooS on ei'ner sioe, con-
.,r, You see how they interrupt me. Inever
praacbirAa charge far from home My
not T Tonag Is second to my family. l am
beliar-ou c ~ OF woman's rights woman.
and H. tu I man is the head of the family
onlv 10 the women should do mans work
brsr "neh the man is too lazy or otherwise
nan oo1iS, would only preach when q
placoe So " not be found to do it-ln the new
~ VI IN the small congregations.
ke, ~ uOht agree with Paul about women