New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-20
SERMONS WORTH KEEPING.
THE POWER OF wOMANH0OD.
M r W NILL,RD, OF THE wAsHlN'ioN
SQUARE METHODIST CHURCH. GIVES NOTES

n for GOING uptown W VA N'"0'''''o
o,hers. one that, like Napoleons drummer. Know
o,,v MACH tunes IL the family church In west
ronr,hs, between Washington square ana siA'n.a'e
r,os,ento,ous In appearance. the building OF the WASH
,ncton square Methodist Episcopal Ch"rcn s"e
a congregation that /. a POKER IN Tue ue''o
ard week alte: weea its walls resound WIN 'ne e.,
oucnce D; one OF It's best pastors In the Guy III
c. w. Mil;ard lives rcAt 10 the churcn' anu - eN
ceed,rc,y pouular not only among his own peoP'e
IN, .,so f. all the Newlo:k Conference IN "''e'
he has ted an official position for several years
DR. Willard IS preaching a special course OF even
Ing sermons 10 large audiences on the booh Vi NV"
latlons Last night he spoke On Inc Fo"es u
| Womanhoodn his text being: So he carried me
| away III the spirit into the wilderness: ana 81"
woman 81 upon scarlet c0lorcd beast full OF names
~ b,aspkemy having seven heads ana ten horhs
(Rev. xviii, 81. "Ihe marriage OF the LAio - eo".'
and his wife hath made herself ready" u'ev. XIX" ~
The seer saw, His inspired vision penetrated 10 the
nncrmost facts and Of life. He eouio NOT NC
blind either 10 the malignant benignant power OF "oa
hood Honcc these symbols representing the curse OF
degenerate religion and the glory OF the true 'huroh'
symbols truly Nevertheless. conormed to the law Vi sym.
bos in that the symbozed are set foth more
nv some trait or traits dstnctiyely belonging u '''
| symhoIs chosen When John Is outline the subtle
mystery OF Satan in foul and dread Hien' ehc
symbol IS the dragon. When he must compact i'o .o
tcrsc language of symbolism the thought ina. inc sp
~ the worlds hate toward Christ and HIS followers i
for lis force cruelty and utter bea>tliness
he draws the figure OF huge, gross, composite monster
with heads and ten horns ON THIS mucous oe''
Haunting shame and riding In power anu arroea".'' ~
| abandoned symtozng evil ihcaiha'e l" i''"'
f,scraon But God has not surrendered this earth 70
the devil. Righteousness suffers, but trumphs mere
The Hottest aspirations Of humanity snail oe r'ai"u
And the tells us OF the forces oil purify anu ~
lncarnate organized and supreme uhder inc sig" VI ~
suncothcd woman. ,,.
| Few things be more nauseatng TO an in'ehsch.
than the indiscrimnatc praise OF her sen no,
notably In many speeches where insnc'rV
run, easily maIdn stupidity No one knows better
than she that one Of dangerous and damnihg
forces society and history mas been the designing anu
dcylish woman. on the other hand, II Is probable that
she never duly estimates. she never can eAaSsera"
.he worth 70 the cOnccrlted womanhood woman
who nurtued the Ecdecmcr It'll fosters His spirit IN
society. The influence Of good women is communal
bencdcton Certainly truer tribute was ever
paid to when John writing out his nspr'n
and Incompatible described the final expression
Of sanctncd society contamination OF hope In human
goodness the imagery OF the Bride OF Christ' MY
nurpo.e tonight simply to and reemphasize
The truth which John Indirectly but which he saw
30 clearly. wish plain the fact that history
literature and the society OF to-day confirm the Apostes
Implication that only does woman powerfully ahect
world along two great lines OF force evil ana gooa
but that also will be given obligation ana pre-
eminencc in determining the permanent character Of the
age and Of humanity.
THE SOURCE OF wOMAN'S POWER.
That this would be likely to result appears when we
consider the OF womans greatest power 1t VIII
not maintained that woman is intellectually superior
To man explanation of her powerful influence for
good evil. Neither can IL be maintained that she
1. the inferior of man in intellect where the conditions
have equal nearly equal. Opportunity and &C.
cupation than want Of native ability have MADE
| mental difference This It seems 10 me. Is the exact
teaching OF Scripture. IL we tuin from scripture 70
| history and the results observation to-day viii
be seen that the argument for the intellectual inferory
Of woman Is nconcusiyc and fallacous From Zenooia
10 Victoria she demonstrated her ability TO hold the
scepre OF political sovereignty as firmly as man. III
ou sneak OF the mental power demanded by the most
severe cNacons Of mathematical science what wiz you
say TO applause commanded by Miss hersche' INV
| Miss Zornlinl
Bu. It is said all this exceptional Such utterance
s unworthv Of man. and may be matched by the asser
ton that opportunities have been exceptional BLU now
comes IL that the women are demonstrating 'her
capacity in the work accomplished oy "c' az vi"
Worlds FART The Tribune tells us that some OF ohe
| mos, intelligent and skilful work in preparation Is
| hc,ng done by women. Rising superoiy 70 pre-
cmnence they prosecuting their WORK TOT ,hc
with eminent ngacty. skill and thIiit. ihcf 80 Nv
ing was the only practically compe'eu str"o'''o o' ~
Grounds NJ the time the dedicatory services III
stances can be given where men nave e''hoeu I.
soc,ci,v and strength OF thought Than womeh' iho
conclusion be that woman unoer "Nor"s .,,os,
stances IA neither mans inferior nor superior h.''
III, "a we must look somewhere else for the fouhtah
| OF her authority and power rs
,yo s.w that woman IS Gods answer 10 man. Inc
| from his deepest HE"e'
e,d answer, in her. When he Is what NJ ough. 70 o
r,i and .prtua nature is highest IN eNaItatoh anu
mower IT, then. woman more than ma'ches nm -
| moral force II she has quicker moral ihtui' ,1.
uu,r uersi stcnce simple moral and rehelous nu'.
she must hold sceptre OF power Inc ''e
, may he distorted and perverted but III us pure,
, | rxur,,ion IL ennobes and supports mo'a's' -,
mos, universal righteousness OF woman 10 'o"'p ''
fact BY her beauty. passion ana VIII, m''no ,,hov,
,n ba, been mighty mightier still when WITHOUT
IA, ,,as a fresh strong incarnation OF CONSCIENCE ou
mich,e.t when With all these blended oy ,he ms', "
| On, ,.i zion of Jesus Chnst she hath ""iheu '"o p
| way Of consec ration. Transformed "eaMi"s' NV 80
Ia win ,be scepre the Gospel tanshsufei '"c >e'
| ' . She Is something OF Judge always aho
w,,n was right when he said that III is ior hei -
| - ,,dden eouitles Of divine reward ana eaten Ss"
,hrorob the darkness Of the fatefu threaas VI "'
! | a.a ,h,t connect with It's retioueo"
o,,,.,s INFLUENCE IN CIVILIZATION.
,,,,o,o, which most woman Is the one
=, ,y ,h. highest molsl advancement Inc iur'"e
wc get away the eras OF brute uon' ,hc IN
,owlv from purely military systems, ."o s1 ,,
electual progress and liberty the h's"' VI. ,,e in
49,, nractIce the more recognized and mighty - w ~
p a =, woman In her gtundest spiritual CHARACTER
Q r,o test of the purity and power oil e''
woman's influence ,,o.,,o,a n,ury wrough
mi. IL the cause Of the widespread injury "'0"e
-, Ind women Tho perverson OF the pest mane' ~,
" Tn. widest desoation threatening eve" ~
= ,,mnaton OF society, has been the result VI VIZ r.
In,,icucs Of satanic women Ihe race i''' 49,,
lost Ter moral balance Aua" ie -, ar,,,o ,b,rc
- cher mon lie had given his VIE e"''e '"'' .
. " "' nc,.nce That works very well IN many oSs'.
"a -. wel so long as woman walks Win 'oa'
demon, fancy that the Throne OF God VIII ys' ea"O'
=. wv, haos IL must be when they see once hoo'e "o
mo '"' a., soue rilded bauble OF pleasure or iane
. '', , rnan, No bell has yet :oed out q ho'e oec
o ovoh and sad enough TO sound 'nat dep'r'eu 800
n" 1 startled when first he notes now OiNn oe.' G
: ta man Of history and In his SHADOW s'""u' w.
b'o MA" ,,,, h,.,orv unfolds literature emphasizes
W." "o''" avn shske.pcarc king OF dramatic literature
ss.r with vision penetrating TO the depths Of nun.
80 IN the dark tragedy OF Maeoeth' 'e''' "e
Il n,s uttered here tonight The strongest eha'a'V
a.. W. ,so tine uend.ixe queen II is Lady MseosN
G | who cries:
r "come come you sphi,s
5 NH, end on mortal thoughts. unsex me here'