Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-08
f0THE YOUNG WOMEN.
DR.. Sutherland Speaks of the Present
Opportunities of the Sex.
THEIR POWERFUL INFLUENCE.
One Minister Compares the Lives Of Spur
geOn and FitzsimmOnS
GLEANINGS FROM THE LOCAL PULPITS

At the Second Presbyterian Church last
night Rev. Dr. Sutherland preached to a
large congregation the first of series of
sermons to young women from the text:
LET her own works praise her in the
gates. He said in introducing his theme:
Il have often thought that the pulpit was
too silent about woman's distinctive duties
and responsibilities. Occasionally some
Thing may be said about dress, but there is
not enough said about questions and duties
that cannot be discussed when we simply
Use the word man.
The novelist, the lecturer and the writer
Of our periodical literature are permitted to
exert an undue measure of influence upon
the taste and character of her, who in turn
gives tone and direction to the thought and
work Of the future The modern pulpit has
always and everywhere been solicltous about
the Young men. Special discourses have
been preached for their benefit and every
possible effort made in their behalf There
Is not a city of any considerable size in this
country that has not a Christian organiza-
tion for the benefit of young men, fostered
and literally supported by the Church.
This, [ take it, is largely the fruit of the
special appeals made in their interest from
the pulpit.
Young Women Must Not BE Neglected.
Il rejoice that the moral and spiritual
interests of our young men are so near and
dear to the heart OF the Church. and instead of
doing less, l would, if possible, have the
Church do even more for them. But at the
same time | don't want the young women
10 be neglected. We often hear it said that
the Young men are the hope of the Church.
Admitting hat to be true, it is no less true
that the young women are the hope of the
Young men-I mean as to the influence they
are capable of exercising and, as a matter of
-ac-. do exercise over them.
Some people seem TO fancy that because
woman was made little after man out of
his ''Spare-rib'' that she is inferior to him
in mental if not in spiritual power. But if
there is any significance in the theory of
development it would tend to prove the
very opposite For the las: product of
creation is always the most perfect As a
matter of fact the world has dealt severely
with wOman-eSpecially the Pagan world.
Long ago it was declared that, eff the
world were only free from women men
would not be without the converse of the
gods. But as we look at the history of
are NeFlu the name ana DEEDS oil woman
shine down upon US like stars from the
dome Of heaven. 1t is a mellow, gentle
l!CnL 1t NAV not dazzle as the sun does
when he sweeps through the sky But
after all how gloomy the world would be
without this light.
Her Work Not a Failure.
Notwithstanding the disabilities under
which she has labored, the work of woman
las not been failure in the past Christ
said Of one woman, She hath done what
she could. No more glorious epitaph was
ever written-no monument of hero or con-
gueror, Of poet or philosopher bears no.
bier record 1t Is the province of the Gre
ator alone 10 fix the limits of the sphere of
either man or woman. The powers with
which He endows them is the measure of
their respective spheres. 1 hold that what |
ever a woman has the capacity for doing and |
an opportunity to do and the disposition to |
do 1t is fairly and properly within her |
sphere, and l rejoice that TODAY this doc |
Irlae Is becoming more universally accepted.
Every work requiring skill and wisdom
and prudence and affection and nobility of
character IS onen to everyone, regardless of
Sex. Every woman with genius and love
and common-sense may become heroine, a
conqueror and a blessing. No capable
woman need sit down and dream her life
away IN idleness and expectation, or sadly
and plantively playing the Last Hope
The civilization of to-day Laws its conquests
az the feet Of women. You are responsible
for The gift. You cannot, however. wear
The crown without having borne the cross
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