Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-06-15
REV. DIR. TALMAGE
THE BROOKLYN DIVINE'S SUM-
DAY SERMON.
Subject: "Martyrs of the Needle"


TEXT 1T is easier for camel to e
through the eye Of a needle. "-Matthev
| XIX, q.
Whether this "eye ofthe needle" be tn
small gate at the side Of the big gate at tn,
entrance Of the wall Of the ancient city. as i
| generally interpreted, or the eve Of n needle
such as is now han lie / in sewing a Carmen
l DO not say. Ia either case it would he ;
| tight thing fora came! to 90 through the ev,
| ola needle. But there are whole caravans 0
1at1gues ana hardShips going through thu
eye OF the sewing wOman's needle
Very long ago the neeh!e was busy T
| was considered honorable for women to tot
in OIdcn time. Alexander the Great stood in
| his palace showing garments made by his
| own mother The finest tapestries at Rqyauy
| were made by the Queen of William the Con.
Cueror. Augustus, the Emperor, wOul1
| not wear any garments except those that
| were fashioned by some member Of his royal
| family. 50 let the toiIer everywhere be re-
| spectej
The greatest blessing that coull have hap
pened to our first parents was being turne 4
| out OF Ellen after they had done wrong
| Adam and Eve, in their perfect state might
) have got along without work or only such
| slight employment as perfect gar len, with
| no weeds III it, demanIe ;. But as soon as
| they had slnned the best thin for them was
| to be turned Out where they would have to
| work. We know what whitening thing it
| IS for man to have nothing to DO. Good OLD
N9H''SI Ill at io"i i7'oI7 years, "nen asked
| Wy ne N'Pt Oh Worh'hE, SaiI' Il 90 50 to
NLrP ou' ~ Hll9cH'eI' we s1e that man
| WI. WY i"o I'l 20 "ilOult OF money 10 start
| with has no chance. OF the thousand pros
porous and honorable men that YOU know
| J99 had to work vigorously at the beg ming
But [ am now to tell you that in 3ustry is
49, - i.l oti loI d woman saietS ana
HnIP'H'99' ne most unhappy women IN
our communities to-iay are those who have
no no 'nStEelnehtS n 10 can them up IN the mora
IEi VIZ os '7,il and Or orsikiSte',
IN tI.iou7i' t''o I"t lorFiio2h III slPpSf5
u 10 ilo,,' "'i' "''1 "NSi7t htlF'
II.'''n- LHe l"9t move, ana Nno' haFiAS
S .IaS|FI Il lnro32h Wfet;.iHi forenoon an
tahFh theIr afternoon Sieep, amt having
9peIl an 'ouI an! d 'II 'tI lhelF toiie1 EicN
up 'nelI I carit1s3 an'l 80 ot1 % maze c1is,
"I'' VIZ pass tH'iI evenings "t!ihS lor
S'h1'ody ~ CJ,I" IN am pF'tN up t,le mo-
hOtoHF' Ard!eH3 stuart never Was lmpr.s-
OnE @ Ill 50 darH Il dungeon as th3f.
mere Is no taFPinesS IN an Idle woman
II may De win nan !, II may Ge with brain,
II may o9 WiIn 1907, put work She must or
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fictitious c0n7nqnv ana in Iuae I-oIJr 0rnhars
TO nnt their monav info if and if if he lost
Drove to them that il yrqs etnrnaII- dparaaJ
that that was the way they we're TO lose if
and that if went in the most OrthO Iox anf
heayenlystye
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- onc't w "L,t 49, ''t.Io I"' a.. 49,
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o"'Pt D0N'",'J 0'0''n "1'"oN' any "a
RTnS7 10 the sttGet commissioners.
IhOuSh you i've IN an elegant residence AMI
! lare sumptuOuSIy every day, let your d1uSh-
| ters feel 1t Is a disgrace tC them not to know
| now to work. L denounce the idea, preva-
| lent IN society, that. though our young wO-
| men may embroider slippers and crochet
| and make mats Tor lamps to stand on with
| out disgrace, the idea Of doing anything for
llFeilhoOd IS diSaOhOfahie. 1t Is Il Slano
! Tor a young woman, belonging to a large
| family, to be inefficient Wn@n the father tolls
his life away for her support. 1t is a shame
for daughter to b9 idle while her mother
tolls at the washtub 1t is as honorable to
sweep house, make beds or trim hats as it is
to twist watch chain.
As far rs l can understand, the line of re-
spgctabllity lies between that which is US 5ful
an! lhtt Whicn IS useless: Ii won n dothat
Which IS OF no value. their work IS hOnOr2-
BE. Ii they DO practIcil WORK, 1t Is dlsAon-
oraoie. mat our young women may escape
tue GehHure o. "oihS d'sAohofaoie WORK
ehaI P@ilicuafize. lou may XIII a tldy Ior
the paGN o. an ''F-hch1If, put by no means
MAKE 'he Aon,y |I.Fe"Hn 10 Guy the cnalr'
You may, VITA |t'.eato brush, DeautlIF a
mantel ornament, but 0le rather than earn
enough 10 bay 4 marble mantei. You may