Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-21

lavish Church and in the Catholic Church
woman has TO part in the priesthood.
Her place has always been subordinate.
In the Catholic Church she IL not al
lowed within the sanctuary y WITHIN the
chanceI as Protestants call i) not even In
convent service
toned and unquestionab!e evidence ol
mans immense intellectual sapieDcy IN
every Department of science and art ana
even in domestic labor as we'll. Is there
any need OF an increased supply or doc
tors and lawyers in Virginia or the Soutn
"The woods are full OF them" In the
dense populations of Europe you wouio
suppose woman would assert ner r,sht 10
win her bread in competit on with man.
No women practitioners or medicine are
allowed in Berlin, the great medical
centre of Germany and perhaps OF the
world. This is true OF Paris also.
There are great many midwives licensed
in Germany and France. but they are kept
by law strictly in their place. III they get
into trouble with the sick they a.e MOI az
lo,oed 10 send for another nila-'rJe 10 ger mem
out Oft, but are required by law 10 Apply
at orce to a hospital ana asurgeon Is COM
pelled to 90 to their assistance. ms sur.
reon. of course, is man. The women OF
ike occupation in this country IN the same
nerplexity ALWAYS ask help of men. Can
anv better evidence of mans superiority
be given. woman herself being Judge?
Should not our insane asylums have the
hest medical talent? No one, or course.
doubts the fact that few women have
great nerve AMI intelligence, but these are
rare exceptions. Some men we know have
none at all. but the rule must govern, not
the exception.
MORAL SUPERIORITY.
xx-oot mental auparioY,fv
for man we most cneeifdlly. "a before
stated. Weld immense moral superiority TO
woman. Should not this satisfy her am
bltionY | suppose any truly-ratlonal man.
certainly every Christian man, would. II
the choics had to be made. prefer TO be
superlatively good rather than great intel
lectually. As | said In another place,
there is no necessary connection between
GOODNESS and intelligence. A very good
man will certainly be happy. but very
intelligent man may be very miserable.
Subordination does not necessarily
mean inferiority. To serve Is not TO
he seryile. Christ came to minister.
not to be ministered to-" Those
whose concern it is to minister or
serve others are happier or should be hap
pier than those whose only desire 1t Is TO
be served. The intelligent nurse, the SIS
ter of charity, and The doctor serve mucn
but they are not servile. Pey may or may
not mar the beauty of service. In the late
war tens OF thousands of our best men
were in the lowest places, but we Will
build them a monument. There IL some
thing in character more valuable than ac-
Qualntance with arts and sciences, physics
and metaphysics; more valuable than ." all
KNOWLEDGE" and the eloquence OF men
and angels" or the faith that removes
mountains" and that is lore or charity
with which woman is far moro richly en-
dowe1 than man. so that in the great asslze
of the future there are last that shall be
first and first last" Inc judgment of the
last day will proceed upon this ground !:
Il was sick and in prison and ye visited
me-" served me. God did not intend to
put dishonor upon woman when lie en-
lowed her so richly with the beautiful
graces Of patience, gent!eness. tender
ness, constaDcy and thereby quail
fed her for her high mission Of
service. Into her loving arms he commits
the helpless. supremacy helpless. babe.
Her ear lie attunes To its faintest cry. For
il she counts all the world las loss.' all
its wealth as dross. Flashing diamonds
and costly rearls have no charms for her.
The world IS shut cut and she shut in with
her priceless jewel. A hall century but
ouickens our pulse at the recollection Of a
mothers lore. On, wonderful. God-given
love is this IT'S spark from Heaven 8
altar. But this is but the beginning OF
woman's work. The feebler the object the
deeper the devotion. Her mission Is not
only to life's beginning. but also 10 life's
ending. What man Is he who would not
crave n womans presence at his dying-bed :
None but she can fix his pillow or serve
his food and physic. None but she can
battle his hot temples or cool his parched
tongue Who but she can SIT from dawn
TO dusky eve with her soft hand upon his
fevered pulse and cheer him with hope OF
rest and heaven? Shame that such angelic
love should ever be forgot by prodigal son
OF falthless husband. Alas her tears have
ever flowed and will. We fear, forever flow
on this account "Oh where IS my boy
tonight" Jars on thousand heart-strlnes
almost to breaking All me, how often
has the husbands foul breath stung TO
the quick and darkened all Der sky :" Oh |.
Lord, how long
N REBELLION.
But some of the New England women
are in rebellion against Gods order.
Happy children are disappearing from the
nursery. The married are seeking di-
vorce, and society is IN disorder. The dis
ease is spreading South. We hear OF
| Higher law higher than God-woman' 8
rights. better and wiser than Moses and
the prophets" ~; the antl-poverty party"
women lawyers and doctors. malignIng the
old family tor-miscegenation, free
love. The woman sheriff and mayor, lead
| ing ineoi,d6ly TO the woman rotor, member
Of Congress, Judge, and finally the petit
coat President OF the United States. This
| is the logical sequence. but the House OF
Delegates seems too blind to see ii. IL
aims at tho complete destruction of So
| cety and subverslon of religion and reign
| of chaos.
any faith looks up to Thee,
Thou Lamb Of Cavalry"
This shall not be. as God llveth! In the
| guse of " advanced thoughts of hui
| mainly it is insanity. IL needs but the
| touch of Ithuriel's spear to show it to be q
what Is denominated dowD-trodden wo-
man." Are Christian sons so base as TO
| trample upon their mothersy We are
| brothers of tho Man of Gallilee. who
when diving upon the accursed tree said
with his parched lips: Woman, behold
| thy son; son, behold thy mother" We
| confess we are ungrateful, but we love
her still" and would gladly die in her de-
| fence.
Did not Greece war ten years for Helen /?
| Did not Achilles vind,cate her! History
is full of such gallant deeds of gallant
men. How much more pleasant to dwell
| on the harmonies rather than the con-
| trarieties of the sexes. but time and space
| forbid. Let the man always remember the
woman as his mother; the woman the man
az her son-both from the first Adam and
| bound to the Heaven OF the second Adam.
| The woman proud of her sons greatness
the man gloryIng in his mothers goodness.
FOURTH AND FINALLY.
| We will consider the subject In its
| scripture aspects. TO those who consider
| the Bible, final in all moral questions, this,
| | think, is an easy task. Those who favor
| this radical change IN our social system
\ are properly revolutionists, and might al
| most with safety be called fanatics. term
| they apply 10 their opponents. The Jews
considered Christ fanatic. and with their
views of His character. they were right.
There was, however this important diff
ference: lie spoke with divine au-
thority, and indicated this claim
| bv numerous miracles. But for this
He never would have established His
doctrine. Men have right To demand
authority for radical changes in anything.
and We demand authority for this change
in womau's position III society. SO 10 the
"law and testimony" ST. Paul. the most
1 l.. IS Il