Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19


my predecessor has described to them
In deciding this We Will again look abou
us. where We will find the wives Of man!
la this place performing more labor fol
the support of their families than thei
proud lorls and masters. know o
one. who Ia addition To the work fo'
her family of ten persons, does the wash
Ing for two or thrre other families escf
week, picks up AMI cuts more than hal
the wood she burns, aud never refuses
to perform any labor, however severe u
may be, so u brings In u little mon
ey FOR the support of her loved ones
surely, sAs hasn't tim. for NOR. duties
hut that her physical qualifications sr'
not amply SUFFICIENT for her to ride on'
or even i've hundred miles on the cars
slt In In the conference aud even spcsi
half an hour II required, aud then return
none the worse Tor the trip, ] think
none who know her Will deny, hut u
this fall. Ia convince the gentleman, ic'
him r-cri,e a "hsckhsnder' from soms
Young lady prsctlsing gymnastics afteI
the prevailing modes In the schools and
colleges of the present day, aud take my
wori for Il, he will he .pecilly cured ol
his .kepticlsm In TIL. matter. Then ~
10 contamination, ! beg leave TO remind
him We are not discussing politics Ia .
general sense, that having . wider scope,
cannot In any Wise be- affected by ouf
little controversy here, which has refer.
ence only io a religious Organization
noted Tor Il. high high standard % pari.
~ and holiness"
The audience, by thi. time much inter,
e.te,i, next listened Ia the long looked
for composition ~ Miss Elmln Cart.
wright, Who after much hdgcting and
many excuses began her reading with
more resolution than cilmnc.s of de-
meanor.
II sm," .hc wrote. surprised that
should D. though, worthy Ia give my
opinion on thl. .uhlect-a subject which
only the sterncr .cx has the right aud
power Ia decide. What, ! AJAX, can poor,
weak women do In the halls of legi.la.
ton. Ia church or .t,t.t 10 they would
learn anything says 1t. Paul, let them
ask their husband. ,t hou~.' The con-
terrence Ia. got along well enough With.
cut them In the past, aud can just q. veil
grt along without them In the future.
~ any rate they will grt NJ fu.. u
they 20, az u I. we'll known that they
cannot even carry on .ewing circle
without qaarrcllng sni Who know. hos
many ambition. women might b. tempt
81 Ia leave their husband. aud children
for the sake % parading them.elSe. ani
their oplnlon. Ia q public conference to
their own di.crcilt, aud that of the
church to which they unfortunately be-
long" Aud forgetting Ia her .niha-
.ia.m tn. ayiiity With which ~ had
gra.p-d the present opportunity Ia pa
r.sie her own accomplishments and win
the approval of her fssoriie friends,
Mi.s Elmlrs subsidized, well Satisfied iih
the Que gr,at literary effort of her life.
IL think" .sii an sgri slsisi of the
chunh, Who, nov that permission va.
granted to any In the hou.. Who ~i.he'i
Ia speak. could NO longer hold her peace,
that What I have Just heard .urpri.s-
me more than anything else. To think
that the being. whom the dear Lord PIT.
lci, and helpsi, and commended on all
oCyaslon.. Who laborrd unccasingly With
Him aud the apostles, while they lived
ou the earth. for the upbuildlns of the
church, aud Who even taught some of
them the Nay of God more perfrcily-
Ia think that We, lIl. children, profr-.-
log "a love and follow Him, should be-
thought qusrrcl.ome. Aud that one of
u., thi. dear young friend, .hould .o
Judge her own sea- Why, u grieNe. me
To- the heart. ! had supposed that the
truly yirtuou. woman had too much
moie.ty, Ia .ay nothing of charity, io
trsducc her own .eN la public, ar show
q di.loyalty which even In polite. would
be considered di.grsceful In the extreme.
surely. ia. cannot mean all that her
word. imply, for none hut trcacherous
heart could bring up tb" fault. of her
sister. for public condemnation eSccpt
In case ~ Necessity. la. she forgotten
the self sacrificing labor. of the Mission
ary society In thl. plscci Ia all of NV
association. with u ! have never heard
onc unpleasant word at one of the se.-
.ion. aud though difference. of opinion
have arisen aud always must necessarily
exist la al orgsnit ,tions of any Kind, !
think ". practice q. much tolerance sni
respect for each other a. our rN,Iici
brother. Ia their council. of church aud
state"
II can bear testimony Ia the truth ~
that" aid Young samuel brown, Who
had already spoken. IL blush for shame
when read % the dl.gracrful scene. al
our capital during the past year and u,
for one, would be- glad To know that
ths.- low. bca.tly aspirant. for publlc
fame and honor were exchanged for
pure. noble minded women, ~ho are ever
foremost la any work of reform, ar what
they consider applicable To their coun-
try's needs, or ne,cs.ary to her welfare.
Aud a. To the dire results predicted 10y
the Young lady. she neoi have no sppre-
hsnslon on that score: for a. In the
past, a choice must first be- made wheih'
80 of male az female, secured 10y mi-
jority of votes, where mans oplnion Viii
be quite as potent as before, aud whose
accredited wisdom sni foresight VIII be
as carefully exerted a. ever Ia order to
ensure the most happy results. Out OF
her SPHERE do ! hear You ssyf That
can never bc, while she !. Ia the clrcum-
stance. In which sn o,crruling froSi-
deuc- places her, a. long n she per.
forms the most obvious duty fr-t. aud
Il I. q well known fact of which many
here present are also aware, that
when cause. have arisen to make " im-
p-rativr. the wife ani mother Ia. shown
a shrrwdnes. aud capsbillty, not only
la the management of domestic afsii.,
but even In the supervision OF finances
aud bu.ine.. operations, far more COM
mendsble aud successful than her male
Predecessors In that line"
II guess NV son has got u about right,
.ald farmer Brown, Who "hadnt meant
Ia say word Ia the meeting" but
whose increasing Interest In the subject
hal plainly got the better of hi. inien.
tlons. awhile I've ben . .itten here, ]
couldn't help thinking Of the women OF
old. There was Deborah, Who was a
Judge and q leader Of armies la Israel.
aud Iluldah, the prophecies, who d~elt
In college aud explained the law, aud
Anna aud Priscilla, all deyout women,
honored by the Lord and h folloser.;
and In the later times We read of the
mother of we.ley teaching aud preach
Ing Ia public. besides other stintiy woin-
en-, Who assisted him In his iabor., aud
to whom he went for advice times with
out number. Dill the Almighty ever
take Priscilla To do for teaching them
preachers what they'd orter known
befor-s Not q bit of IL; but insplred n
writer of his gospel To make record Of
that very thing for an example. And
now, brethren and sisters, let us be
careful how We oppose this idec, lest
haply We be found fighting against God.
IL IL man and not God Who has len q
tryin' To keep women from preachln' aud
q standin' BY our sides on all the moral
and civil and RELIGIOUS duties Of the