Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-07-25

now studies with - lively 1eSt and in
telligent appreciation.
above her intellectual grasp. and
Do we not feel the mental stimulus
of our little monthly meetings. my sis
tiers? Not only are we trained to me
thodical habits of thought aud work
10y the business portion of our meet
ings: but the reading of choice .sclec
tious and the contribution of an occa-
sional essay or recitation are helpful
both to those who speak and read ana
to those who listen. We should never
he satisfied until each member of our
union takes her part in furnishing the
literary part of the program. and thus
all become equal sharers of its bur
dens and pleasures. 1t is because our
dear and honored president has given
so much attention to this feature OF
our meeting that we can claim to he
the most thoroughly alive and lively
union with which this scribe. at least.
has ever been connected.
The result of these things is refresh
ing in the home and in social life. The
husband finds in his wife sympathet-
ic companion, fully mindful of house
hold duties, but not absorbed III them
to the exclusion of other things. Her
talk is no longer wholly about the
chickens, the miscries of washday or
the worries of incompetent servants;
but also of those larger interests that
touch the life of the world.
Blythe way. the chicken is "a very
worthy subject, especially when nicely
prepared and served to the Methodist
preacher who has a proyerbial fond
ness for that and other fowl things
(Of course this taste is confined wholly
to Methodist preachers, and this par
ticular bird is only raised because the
housekeepcr finds its neck so easy to
wiring when that chronic wandcrer
comes I'M; but even the chicken when
made the burden of an evenings con
verSation. like Mark Twain'S WeSterI
experiences, gets to be monotonous
This is IA slight DEPRESSION, however
I'VE are eppisodin'." to use the words
of Samantha Allen. and to continOo
on and resoom
We repeat The result of these
things is refreshing, not only i'll the
home. bat in social life. When a W. G.
T. u. friend meets another friend she
is not SO apt to talk about the newest
bonnet or the latest gossip as the re
cent pleasant meeting. and the avenues
of thought and helpfulness there laid
open.
Do not these little things mark the
steps of decided intellectual ad
vance?
The w G. 7. L. has undoubtedly
been il great educator to woman in the
spiritual realm. The letter c III our
monogram explains this. From It's
very beginning our organization took
Christ into its heart and work; and be
couse He is made the head and centre
of this great movement | believe that
the Captain of our salvation will over
rule and overturn our mistakes, that
He will give us larger wisdom to dis
Germ between truth and error, and
lead us on to victory.
In the monthly meetings of our 10
cal unions, many a Woman's voice was
first made audible in prayer. We have
our noontide and our sunset hours of
secret prayer. when the consecrated
women of christendom may circle the
mercy seat upon bheir Bonded knees,
while the incense of their united sup
plications ascendS around the Fathers
throne. All our great public conven-
tions are begun, continued. ended III
prayer and praise. We have our con
secration meetings, our mothers meet
ings, our children'S meetings. our hos
pitfalls, our rescue homes for the fallen,
imprisoned; by all of which as we lift
the world to Christ, are we ourselves
made more Christ-like.
Every true pastor rejoices in the eN-
istence of local union in his commu-
nifty. Not only because one of its
blessed works is to break down secta-
rian narrowness. but because he finds
in his own denomination. that many
of his most intelligent and active and
consistent members are from its ranks.
The most faithful teachers in the Sun.
day Schools. the most Jealous mem
berS of the Ladies' Aid Societies, the
most devoted workers for missions in
clude the members of the w. G. L. U.
They, too. are among the most ready
to speak a word for Christ and to let
their voices be heard in prayer as we'll
as praise. We cannot doubt that lar
ger blessings are in store for the
church of Christ through the develop
ing life of its consecrated women. 1t
seems to us when God beStoWs a gift,
its very bestowal is "a call to use that
gift God is calling the Marys to so
out with the Johns and Peters to tell
the glad news of risen Christ to the
perishing heathen Shall those of us
that remain at Jerusalem have moth
ing to say and do for the Master? We