Ellsworth American., 1891-07-23

lne Atuucli, Introduced Tue thst speak
cr. Rev. Anna IL Shaw. as follows:
We have had present during the
Council very modest, quiet, gentle,
and vet inlomitahle little woman, who
has had the embarrassing and unenvi-
able duty OF tapping the bell, Now
she is to come under the rule, and no
one will do it with more gracefulnc.s
or goodwill While Rev Auna II
Shaw speaks to us about Gods Wom-
en- she will present in herself an en-
bodiment OF the unique, title she has
chosen for her address
Miss shaw proceeded 10 review B,h-
op Nlncents reported assertion that
Gods women are not the Deborahs
and Miriams, bat the Ruihs, Rachels,
aud Marys. She said
The subject, Gods Women was
suggested to me by an article in
newspaper. III which gentleman de-
fined Gods women. Il ha. always
seemed 10 me remarkable how clear
the definitions of men are in regard to
women. their duties. their privileges.
their responsibilities. their relations to
each other. To men. to government,
and now to God. While they have
been doing this for Years, we have
been patlently listening. The woman
u the nineteenth century has taken 10
definition. and she has come to the con
clusion that It may BE- possible for
woman, as we'll a. fnr man, to com
prchcni thc relations Of women TO ca h
other, 10 their homes. to the church.
70 the State, and, listening for the
voice of God themselves 10 know what
IT." relation of woman 10 the Divine
believing this, 10 divine. whether
he wear the name of elder, deacon.
priest. bishop. or pope, shall define for
the woman Of the twentieth century
her right 10 be and to become all God
makes it possible tor her 10 be.
We have heard that motherhood is a
crown Of glory. They say motherhood
i the greatest crown OF glory which
woman can wear We answer, No;
motherhood Is not the greatest crown
Of glory which woman can wear
Motherhood may even not be a crown
OF glory at all Motherhood may Or
may not be a crown Of glory Il may
become a. crown ~ shame II requires
that there shall hc something back of
motherhood 10 define what motherhood
Shall be. and in tins something back
81 motherhood lies that which shall
make It crown IL glory. The high
e-t crown Of glory which woman
can wear l. not motherhood The
highest crown of glory which a woman
can wear i womanhnol. true. noble.
strong. healthy. spiritual womanhood
thr daughter Of the King. the child Of
God, the heir Of the Lord Jesus Christ.
equal with bishop Vincent. or any
man in the world. Ii the woman i
first OF all woman. motherhood shall
become 1" her crown Of glory; but
after she is a woman, all things shall
lie TO her IA crown of glory. whether il
be motherhood or spinsterhood The
motherheart Of woman, the mother
heart that reaches out 10 the race and
finds wrong aud rights il. finds
broken heart and heal, it. finds a
bruised life ready to be broken and
sustalns it--a woman instinct with
mother love, which is the expression
Of the divine love. woman who, find
ing any wrong, any weakness, any
pain. any sorrow, anywhere in the
world. reaches out her hand to right
the wrong. to heal the pain. To comfort
the sufferiug.-such "A woman is Gods
woman. 1t matters not where she may
he, where she was born, under what
skies she has lived she is Gods wom-
an, and at the last she Shall fluid her
Cod
mo animal that walks on four
legs is as big fool AS Sheep" says
a sheep-raiser. ''We have to watch
them every minute and ii vigilance is
relaxed for an instant the entire flock
is likely to practically commit suicide.
In handling most animals some degree
Of self-help or Intelligence can be relied
<
lives, but sheep seem to set deliberately
10 work to kill themselves. If caught
in storm on the plains they will drift
before the wind and die Of cold and
exposure rather than move 100 yards
to windward to obtain shelter in their
corral. To drive sheep against the
wind is absolutely impossible. once
lost over ZOO head because could
not drive them to corral not 200 feet
away. In the corral they are still
more foolish. If storm comes up they
all move down wind until stopped by
the fence. Then begins the proceed
ing so much dreaded by sheepmen,
known as 'piIihg.' The sheep will
climb over each others backs until |
they are heaped up ten feet high. OF
course, all those at the bottom are |
smothered. Not one mas sense enough |
to seek shelter under the lee of the |
fence, as a horse or dog would do.
Again, if a sheep gets into quicksand
its fate teaches nothing to those that
come Immediately after, but the whole
flock will follow its leader to destruc-
ton. No more exasperatlngly stupid
brute than a sheep walks"
While it may be true that a steer
or load Of corn will buy as much cloth
ing and groceries as ten or fifteen years
ago, it is not true tnaC they will pay as
many dollars Of debts or taxes by near
ly or quite fifty per cent, and what in
creases the burden still further in this
direction is tie fact that taxes in many
instances have doubled in amount dur
ing this time.-Cor. New England
Farmer. l