The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-04
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
"MARTYRS OF THE NEEDLE" FORMS
THE SUBJECT.
The Sewing woman's Needle 1t Was Hon
orabIe in Olden Time to Work Indus
try Important to Our Happiness.

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T. Dewitt Talmage, who is now on MS
f. round-the-world Journey has chosen as the
subject for today, Martyrs of the Needle,
the text being Matt. xix, "A: 1t is easier
for a camel to go through the eye or
needle
Whether this "eye of the needle" be the
small gate at the side of the big gate at
the entrance of the wall OF the ancient city,
as is generally interpreted or the eye OF a
needle such as is now handled III sewing a
garment co not say. In either case 1t
would be a tight thing for camel to go
dhrOugn the eye OF a needle. But there
are whole caravans of fatigues and hard
abips going through the eye OF the sewing
WCmanS needle.
Very long ago the needle was busy. 1t
was considered honorable for women to toll
in olden time. Alexander the Great stood
in his palace showing garments made by his
own mother. The finest tapestries at Bay
euX were made by the Queen of William
the ConQueror Augustus, the emperor,
would not Wear any garments except those
that We're fashioned by some member of his
royal family. So let the teller everywhere
be respected.
The greatest blessing that could have
happened to first parents was being
turned out CT Eden after they had done
wrong. Adam and Eve, il their perfect
state, might have got along without work,
only such slight employment as a perfect
as soon as they had sinned, the best thins
for them was to be turned out where they
would have to work. We know what Il
whitening thing it is for Il man to have
nothing to TO. Good old Ashbel Green, at
four-score years, when asked Why he kept
working, said, Il 90 50 10 keep out OF
mischief" We see that man who has
large amount Of money 10 start with has
chance. OF the thousand prosperous and
honorable men that you know, nine hundred
and ninety-uine had 20 work Vigorously at
the beginning.
But | am now to tell you that industry is
JUS as important for d Wonans safety anu
happiness. The most unhappy women in
our communities today those who have
no engagements 70 call them UP in the
morning; who, once having risen and break
tasted, lounge through the dull forenoon III
slippers down At the heel and with disney
eIied hair, reading t4le last novel; and who
having dragged through a wretcheG fore
noon and taken their afternoon sleep, and
having spent hour and a. half at their
toilet, pick Up their card case and so out t.
make ca-is' alsd who pass their evenings
waiting for some one to come in and brea,
uD the monotony. Arabeiia Stuart never
was imprisoned i'll so dark dungeon
that.
There is no happiness III ar idle woman.
il may be with hand, it may be with brain,
IL may be with foot; but work she must
be Wretched forever. The little girls OF
families must be started with that idea The
curse OF our American society is that ouI
young women are taught that the first,
second, thirG, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh,
tenth, fifteenth, thol!sa ndth tu.ng in their
life Is - set somebody to take care OF thea.
instead o. -tn&t, the FIRST lesson should be,
how, under God they may take care OF
themselves. HE simple fact is that Il ma
JOTIty Of them do have TO take care oil
themselves, arsI that, too, after having,
through the ta-se notions of their parents,
waste the years in which they ought to
have learned how successfully 10 maintain
themselves. Ne now and here declare the
inhumanity, crueity, aud outrage OF that
father ana mother, Who pass fheir daughters
into Womanhood, having given them TO ia
Ciltv for earning their livelihood. Madame
az Staei sad: 1T is not these writings
that an proud Of but TIRE fact that / have
facility IL ten occupations, in any one of
which L could make HVclihood.''
You say you have a fortune TO leave them
man and woman! nave you not learned
that, Ike Vultures, ike hawks ike eagles
riches have wings and lily away? Though
you should be successful III leaving "a com
potency behind you, the trickery Of exec
Etors may swamp il in a night; some Ell
uers or GeacOnS Of cur churches may get
up Il fictitious company ana induce youI
orphans 10 put their money i1to it, and if
- De lost, prove TO them that it
EaliE do"leeo tAat that WIS tie way they
were 10 lose it, and tha- it Went in the most
orthodox and heavenly style. q, the dalnrl;,-
BILE schemes that psofessed Christians win
engage ln-untH God puts Ills fingers into
the collar OF the n pocrItes roOe and r.p5
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thaJ your children are .otuz to l,a as -yaIl
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