St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-29
How Women Are Penetrating
Into the Mechanics and
Professions,
And the Great Openings the
Future Has in
Store.
Rev. w. S. Vail and a Dis
puted Passage Of
Scripture.

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reverend gentleman is. most original
| thinker, and these addresses are of the
interesting character. Last evening he
spoke on woman in the Industrial
World" He said new order of things
has arisen in the industrial world.
Women have been called out of the
more secluded places Of life into its
public activities. Some of us remember
when it was unusual for them to be
seen in other than the home industries
and the schools. Now one sees them
out in the morning, walking briskly or
crowding the early cars to reach in time
the office, shop, mandatory or bank.
A pretty sight is it to see them
in their genteel dress with
their bright and buoyant looks,
their business-like airs. skipping
along to the place of their labor. And
it is pleasing to know that they are very
satisfactory as laborerS; they are gen.
orally prompt, quick. intelligent. courte-
Gus and careful; they appear well in
their tolls, ana SO far as l have observed
and been informed, have not lost the
Graces OF WOmanhoOd
Their work does not make them bold
and repulsive, neither does it injure
their morals, or in any way make them
less womanly.
Why have they gone into the indus
trial world?
Some have gone that they may not be
dependent upon already burdened rela-
tives, and others that they may support
those who are dear to them; there are
widowed mothers, little brothers and
sisters, and invalid fathers to be cared
for.
a good woman told me the past week
that her girls did not have to toll in the
shops before their father lost his health.
Girls, too, toll for their own living
and education. Most of them are in the
fields of toll not from choice, but neces-
sity, and to preserve womanly indie
pendence.
According to the United States statis-
tics, as given by Carol d. Wright, there
are 344 occupations open to women in
this country. Among them are decor
ating, designing, wood carving, engrav
ing, dispensing, bookkeeping, short
hand. lithograping, telegraphy, photog-
raphy. printing, repairing, hairdress-
ing, upholstering, stationary work. lace
cleaning. gliding, book binding, statu-
airy, SaleSwomen, carpenters, captains
of steamboats,, depot agents, switch ten
writers, etc. They are i'll the profess
sions as physicians, lawyers. clergy
men. editors and
Principals Of Schools.
In fact they are getting into all kinds
of labor. Like SparrOWS that hop on
every bow, and fill our streets, and stay
by US in the winter as we'll as III the
summer, and pick the crumbs the other
birds used to get, they have come to
stay, and if men are not up and doing,
there won't be any crumbs for them to
pick.
1t may appear hard for women to
enter this great industrial world, and it
is; and most men regret the necessity.
but it is imparitive. Ii all women could
have homes, that would be far better
field of labor, but they cannot. Many
have had and have lost them by death.
Many men cannot support their fam
lilies.
Many women cannot marry. In Mas
sachusetts there are 10000 more mar
riageable women than men. This | know
is about the average, but multltudeS Of
women, choice, excellent women cannot
have homes, and there are many who Go
not want them; some for good and some
For Bad Reasons.
TIE women who have them, there is
the best field of usefulness. improve
ment and happiness that can be afforded
TO mortalS, and they should appreciate
them and feel kindly to those who are
less fortunate. The trades are over
crowded; Of the 2.642,257 women who
earn their own living, 2,242, 252 are mill
hands, seamstreSses, domestics and
teachers. New fields are opening, and
| am sure electricity will make it posi-
bic for women to do many things here
tofore done only by men, because it re-
"a ct Of
will in the future yield to knowledge
and skill.
1t is quite likely that one object for
which they are thrust into the indus
trial world is their own development.
The business world is a great college,
and has moral effect upon the stu
dents. One grows in character much
better in toll than in idlenesS. and bust
ness teaches the important principles of
exaetness. truth, equity, benevOience,
SubordinatiOn, ruling and compensa-
ton. and thus whether one hens shoe
or figures large account. SO in this re-
spect women will be gamers through the
Fields of FOIL
over those who fold their hands in idle
ness and spend life in the follies of
fashion.
1t is also likely that reason for her
entrance to the fields of general toll
may be found in her preparation
through industry for future response
bilities certain to be thrust upon her in
the settlement Of the great social ques-
tons now
Agitating Society
The discovery OF gold in California
drew people there to form common
wealth. The mines of Utah are likely
to settle the Mormon question. And
the necessities that call women into the
world of industry, no doubt, have
deep meaning and will solve great
moral and social problems; she is being
trained to bear and settle them.
1t may be, too. that she is TO temper
and tone, and improve the character of
men by asSociatlng with them in their
occupations. Perhaps they will be
more gentle, courteous. choice in their
language, more particular in their hab-
its and more careful of their personal
appearance with than without her. In
this particular everything depends
upon herself. 4 woman with a beau
tiful soul, true noble woman, man
respects anywhere, whether at the
machine in shoe factory or managing
home, or adorning a social gathering,
and her presence eleyates him.
Flowers spring 10 blossom where she
walks
The careful ways of duty;
The hard, stiff lines with her
Are flowing curves of beauty"
hope women will be true to their
Savior, and with his presence beautify
all places into which they are called.
So out into the hard world they go,
who have heretofore been sheltered
from the storm by the protecting arms
of fathers and brothers; out to ask for
leave to toll, and be often refused,
scorned and disliked; to be embarrassed,
misunderstood, and to meet the missiles
that in other years would have struck
fathers, husbands and sops. but not
reached her. We hope she will brace
up to meet the demands, and may God
protect her.
A DISPUTED PASSAGE.
Rev. w. s. Vail SermoniZes on q
Burning Question