The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-17
TRUE CHIVALRY.
Rev. Dr.. Eakins' Interest.
ing Sermon on Married
Women's Wrongs.

The relation of husband and wife Was
the subject Of the third sermon IN tn
course on sEome Life" delivered last
evening at St. Paul's Methodist Church
by the pastor. the Rev. William Eakins.
The wrongs of married women in
heather lands were rapidly sketched by
the pastor, and the inferior position which
they occupied under the Roman aud old
English law was touched upon.
The changes that have been made In
the laws fayoring the rights of married
women was next considered.
Especially in English speaking conn
tries" said the preacher. woman has
come to be recognized as she was origin
ally intended to be. a help meet for
nan Throughout the greater part of
the United States married women are
not treated by the law as having no per-
sonality. They can hold property In
their wi right and dispose ofit as they
may feel inclined. There must be, of
course. some head TO the house, except
one be regar led as head of one depart
ment. and the othar OF another depart
ment; but the departments betimes SO
interlap that there may be occasions
when y single head must determine
what is.to De done. Who is to have the
last word? He rust be a persevering
man who will have the last word with a
woman, but in this case the woman her.
self recognizes the fitness of things and
comedies to The husband a peculiar head
ship. He runs the business, tolls in the
field. the shop, the factory. the store; he
MAKES the money. knows how il can De
most safely invested to bring the largest
return and the wife has the good sense to
let aim have his way. He is king on x
| nhon0A In thn h So r-r A~1 hvraRIG Ae f,ni
ness life: she Is queen in the nursery, the
Kitchen and the drawin9-room. He is
larger bcned, stronger framed, consumes
mtre food and is fitted by nature for a
wider and more stirring field of activity.
She is more delicate andsensitive, has finer
feelings aud naturally shrinks from pur-
suits, WHICH to him appear very inviting.
II would udt be in accordapee with the
fitness Of things for the Wifs Co work Iu
the fields. 70 push the carpehter's plane.
to WELD the biacksmfth's sledge hammer,
while the husband washed the dishes
and attended to the babies. II they each
confne themselves to their sphere, the
home may be as happy as Eden before
fore the fall.
"Men are strong aud women are weak.
Every true mau should do everything in
his power to be the provider aud the pro-
teotor of woman. In the days of
chiva!ry, men were in the habit of
running all kinds of risks, and exposing
themselves to the greatest dangers. to
show their devotion to the fair sex. The
greater the danger, the more anxious
men seemed to be to undertake it. There
was much that WAS childish n fool
hardy in The spirit of the times. We are
glad to believe that a higher aud purer
spirit of chivalry exists today, han fired
tbs hearts of men in the feudal ages.
The strongest motive by which many a
man is governed today socially. is to toll
for his wife so as to render her future
comforts secure.
where they cannot save enough to
make the circumstances of wife and
children easy, in case they Were suddenly
called away, they Insure their lives aud
plan in every conceivable way to Seep U D
their payments. We knew an excellent
man on whom the fatal hand of disease
fastened its deadly grip, so that life be-
came to him almost uncomfortable. There
never was d day for years when he did
bot long for the rest beyond the grave.
Many a time did we hear him say:-'I
would not want to live another day but
for my WIFE,, For her he toiled on day
after day, when others would have given
up in despair. For her sake he dragged
his weary body TO business In the morn
ing and home again at night. People
wondered when they saw him on the
street going TO work in the morning as to
whether he would have strength to carry
him through the day. When they saw
him werding his weary way home in the
evening they Thought his last days work
WAS done. THUS he Kept going fer the
sake of his wife, until at last he came
home to die. This was true chivalry.
One could not find greater heroism than
this IN romance.o