The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-06-02

with copy OF the BSpts' aud Retlec-
tor Of date October 80, 1890, and from
IL we copy the following article from
Rev. W i. Ussery, of tuis city, and
Tie answer 10 the same from the
editor OF said paper. The articles
read as follows:
OUR CHRISTIAN WOMEN.
regard tins as one OF the greatest
| PRACTICAL problems Of the Christian
age. How can the latent powers OF
woman be most thoroughly devel-
opeu? We assume it as true that
woman hos powers equal to man, and
that This is apparently otherwise in
the opinion Of some Is because her
ebiliuts lie dormant and only need
Inc proper appliances to drive away
her mental topper aud put her under
more favorable auspices.
To ibis en0, first, she should be Of
fered time and opportunity for prose-
cutting her mission. Ordinarily she
is addicted to the Ceaseiess round OF
domestic duties, aud We ell know
that there Is nothing so iusipid and
80 mOuOtOnOus As the lOIlsome terms
Of hUusewifery. Body and brain are
both i'll continual tense, which pre-
cludts the possibility Of giving her
self TO habitual research. How these
hiudrances are to be removed or OBJ
Waited IS not to be discussed in this
article-we Only state them as exist
ing and depl0rab,e facts. For it mat
tels not what oar native or acquired
abilities may be, if we have neither
time nor opportunity to perform, we
may expect feeble results, We would,
in word, attribute much of this 10
mans Indifference and carelessness.
Not Intentionally, but carelessly,
muchly suppresses wOman's useful
ness in the higher spheres of life. AS
a race OF lords we have passed high
above ancient barbarian mannersm N.
yet there is room for Improvement"
Let us descend to Fracticalitles and
remove tor a moment the line of de-
marcatiOn between wOmau's work
and mans work, and observe how
easy, how becoming, aud now appro-
ptiate it would be for the husband to
share some Of the wife's turns when
be is at leisure. Some men would
deem 1t sacnliglOus to sacrifice their
rest, their reading, their pleasure,
etc, to 20 to the relief OF tOil-WOrn
wife by nursing the children, carry
ing stoVe-wOOd, 'churning, milking,
etc, anu thus not only rest and re-
lieve her, but give her some time and
chance TO elicit her mental powers
Fby reading aud study, and also to re-
cuperste her trail physical sell.
y am abiding to the common people
. tue salt Of the wOrld-aud not to the
1 rich and aristOcratic, VINO often spoil
: there wives and daughters by pro-
o cesses that lead 10 Incidence. Very
few husbands are strictly Thoughtful
and prudent. The sacred aspirations
of woman have been much dwindleC
for want Cf proper encouragement
She has never been sufficiently i'll
spired with the hope OF success II
the greater enterprises OF life, for thu
S prevalent idea that she is 9Th,
. weaker vessel has paralyzed her ma
r. tive powers. But how is she TO bt
v encouraged?
First, by making her believe tina
!; she can do something, Now "faltl
overcomes the world" and Oihe
C. things being equal woman's powe
and influence 10 commensurate witt
that of man il she but commands tn,
he same faith. We dome allude, how
n ever, so much to evangelical faith a
TO what may lie teImed self-cOntl
dence. 1t has become almost pro
~ verbal that wOmsn's mind is imbe
n Gle, and her body 90 delicate tina
s she is not capable Of either menta
q, or manual labor cO-equal with man
V. Woman gives more or less credenc
to this erroneous opinion, and
prostrated with encouragement
" This false doctrine, we are glad t
know, is losing ground under the "d
n vlncement OF mature thought ant
e correct ob ervatiOn. Then Inspir
in woman with sufficient selt-conh
s. :, dence, and the world will feel he
to power aud influence as never before
r For as thy faith, 50 be IL unto thee.
ne Second, female power and lntiu
ne ence is practically eXempllfied b
70 giving her something 10 do. Thu
40 we extend her the greatest encouI
Of agement, for The ordinary petty turn
nd to which she is subjected in lii
etSd notwithstanding esseutia) are no
ce calculated to stimulate her TO gres
1t, heights Of ambition. Then give he
ne something of grander Importance t
n do. .Tni- now brings US to the cor
h, of this subject.
to The question at once unsvoidabl
- arises. What particular works sha
, be assigned our Christian women
l. 1t will be universally agreed tns
- her most appropriate place is in th
=. family. A Christian woman in tn
family, the leading spirit of all tina
is good and God hOnOring, is certain
Iva proper person in the props
M place. Upon the proper periormanc
m m of all her functions in the capacity {
m wife and mother hangs more dest
=. MES than upon any other bein
m save the Christian minister. "a
the mother, so is the daughter" an
N t,ulv upon both sexes of the famil
~ she has the power aud privilege {
- making the first and most lastin
imrreesIous. What an Inviting fiel
10 elicit her amazing power and Unfit
y euce! l will not elaborate TN
thought.
ia ,, We would refer TO her etlicienc
N In the Sunday-s chOol work. Will
Z il ia becoming to have Christia
- TEACHERS in Sunday-schoOl, it il nor
feroming to have Christian wome
ia mis- capacity. WOman's natlv