The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-04-21


than His creatures can ever love Him.
Parents are wiser than their children,
and love them more than the children
can ever reciprocate, hence, God has
put children under the protection and
government of parents. For a similar
reason the wife is made subject to her
own husband. He loves more and
should be more wise, his greater ply
steal strength enables him to carry out
the administration of his superior wis
dom and love. There are, no doubt,
many instances in which the woman is
the superior in al these elements of
supremacy; but is she the happier for
this inferiority OF her husband? If she
bears rule in such household, is she
happier than she would have been
under the administration of husband
of head and heart superior to her
own? The true woman's heart can
only he satisfied with the love God has
ordained for her; the pure, holy love
of an intellect superior to her own,
without this, Kingdoms, crowns and
thrones can not make her happy. II
ladies are strong minded enough to
rule over their husbands, it would have
been much better exhibition of such
strength had they chosen partners who
could have made them happy in the
sphere God has ordained for them.
Where this is not done, no transporta-
ton of place or power will amcliorate
their condition.
The third question is: sWill woman
suffrage improve society as a whole?'
1t is thought by some that the superior
purity of woman would have beneficial
influence upon politics; but there is
much more danger of that purity being
tarnished, than there is prospect of
politics being elevated. 1t is not i'm
probable that her purity of heart and
life may be the effect of her isolation
from ignoble strife. On the question
of temperance she might vote differ
emily from men, but the good that
might accrue from such vote would be
more than counter balanced if this new
regime Is to transpose the details of a
family government. II its tendencies
shall be to make the parties to the
marriage contract more independent OF
each other, assuredly society at large
will experience no improvement, for
marriage is the foundation of the social
world. Anything which will consolidate,
purify and elevate its union must have
an effect upon society for good; bu,
whatever tends to designate this unity,
or introduce diversity of interests be.
tween husband and wife, cannot fail to
affect the community very disastrously
The more Independent of each other
the parties become, the less will they
feel the restraint of the marriage com.
pact, and the more lightly will they
seek its dissolution. leave it with
statisticians to determine whether thE
be the cause why so many more
divorces are now sued for and obtained
than in former years. Are we begin
ming already to feel the influence o.
that scarcely emerging, but balefu
star? We can easily afford to inves
our sisters, wives and mothers with any
privilege which will make them truly
happy; but having more faith in God
than in the untried theories of men, W,
| feel satisfied, as yet, that the new tesla
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much better for all concerned, thar
any transpositiOn of things which coul,
be forced upon Christian society. Unde
the policy of making the husband th
head of the wife, society has progresse,
all the way from barbarism to a poin
of refinement and civilization which 4
truly encouraging, and we are sill
advancing. Now, shall we forget al
our enjoyment. present and prospective
for the idle hope of Outstripping tn
oracles of God; the hope of bein,
better and happier than God intended
President Shannon, one of the ables
men ever at the head of the Missoul
University, regarded the effort no,
being made to elevate woman upon
political equality with men rs tn
rankest of all infidelity. So did Alex
ander Campbell, with his giant, impe
rial and brilliant mind. Napoleon
being asked by Madame Stael what wa
his highest conception of a woman
replied, she who has the greatest nun
Der Of children, and under her bes
training and government.
JOHN W. SANDUsKY.