The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-06-14
SONG OF THE SHIRT.
hev. DR.. Talmsgo's Eloquent Sermon IN
womahs Work.

BROOKLYN, June 3 --1Sev. II. De
Witt Talmage, who is now on his round
tho world journey, has chosen as tho cub
ject for today "Martyrs OF tho Needle,"
the text being Matthew xix, "a, "It is
easier for a camel to 60 through the oye
of O needle"
Whether this ''eye Of the needle' bo
tho small gate at the side of the big en-
trance of the wall Of the ancient city, as
is generally interpreted, or tho eye of
needle such as is now handled in sewing
garment I do not say. In either case
1t would be q tight thing for caluel to
60 through tho eye Of a needle. But
there are whole Caravans Of fatigues and
hardships going through the eye of the
sowing woman's needle.
Very long ago the needle was busy.
II was considered honorable for women
to toll in olden time. Alexander the
Great stood in his palace showing gar.
ments made by his own mother. The
finest tapestries at Bayeux were made
by the queen Of Willinm the Conqueror.
Augustus, the emperor, would not wear |
any garment except those that were
fashioned by some member Of hls royal
family. So let the toiler everywhere be
respected!
The greatest blessing that could have
happened to our first parents was
being turned out Of Eden 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
garden, with no weeds In it, demanded.
But as soon as thoy had Skinned the best
thing for them was TO be turned out
where they would have to wolk We
know what q whitening thing it is for a
man to have nothing to do. Good old
Ashbel Green, at fourscOre years, when
asked why he kept on working, said, II
do 80 to keep out OF mischief." We see
that man who has largs amount of
money TO start with has no chance. Of
tho thousand prosperous and honorable
mon that you know, 900 had TO wolk
vigorously at the beginning.
But am now tell you that industry
Is just as important for woman's safe.
tY and happiness. The most unhappy
women IN our communities today are
those who have no engagements TO call
them up in the morning, who, once hav-
Ing risen and breakfasted, lounge through
the dull forenoon IN slippers down at the
heel and with disheveled hair, reading
the last novel, and who, having dragged
through wretchod forenoon and taken
their afternoon sleep, aud having spent
an hour and half at their toilet, pick
up their cardcase and 60 out to mako
calls, and who pass their evenings wait.
ing for somebody to come in and break
up tho mono.ony. Arabella Stuart nev.
or was impris oned IN 80 dark dungeon
as that.
There ls no happiness in an idle wo-
man. It may be with hand, it may be with |
brain, 1t may be with foot, but work she |
must or be wretched forever. The little |
girls Of our families must be started with |
that idea. The curse OF our American |
society ie that. our young women arc |
taught that the first, second, third, fourth |
nlth, sixth, seventh, tenth, fftieth, |
thousandth thing in their lite ls TO get |
somebody to take care of them. Instead |
OF that, the first lesson should be how
under God, they may take care of them.
solves. The simple fact is that ma.
Jorlty OF them DO have TO take care of |
themselves, and that, too, after having,
through the false notions of their par
ents. wasted the years in which thew
ought TO have learned how successfully
to maintain themselves. We now and
here declare tho inhumanity, cruelty and
outrage of that father and mother who
pass their daughters into womanhcod.
having given them no facility for earning
their livelihood. Nine. de Stael said
~ Is not these writings that am proud
OF, but the fact that have facility in 10
occupations, in any one Of which could
max q livelihood"
:, You say you have a fortune to leave
thoms v man and woman, have YOU not
learned that, like vultures, like hawks,
Ike eagles, riches have wings and
ny away9 Though you should be sue.
ceesiui IN leaving competency behind
you, tho trickery of executors may
swamp it in night, or some elders or
aeacons OF our churches may get np a Ii
nchnous company and induce your or
Phens 70 put their money into it and if it
% 1851 prove to them thatit was eternal
~ decreed that that was the way thew
Wefo to loHe 1t, and that it went 10 the
most orthodox and heavenly STYLE.
g. Oh, the damnable schemes that pro-
IsseSo G Christians will engage in-until
Sou puts bis fingers into the collar of the
.nyPocr,te's robe and rips 1t clear down
70 tho bottoml You have no right. be
caose you ale we'll of, to conclude that
your children are going 10 be az we'll of
a a man died. leaving q large fortune.
His son tell dead in philadelphie erop.
sh0p. His old comrades came in and
said as they bent over his corpse. "Wbat hat
is tho natter with you, Bogqsey?n The
surgeon, standing over him, paid, "Husb
up; no Is dead!" sab, he is dead,n @ tbeu
said. "Come, boys, let us 20 and take
Q drink In memory of poor BoggseylD
Have you nothing better than money
to leave your childrepP If you have not
but send your daughters into the world |
with empty brain aud unskilled hand. |
you AKA guilty of assassination, homicide |
teglcid8, infanticide. There arc women
toiling IN our cities for 50 and 81 per
week who were tho daughters of mer-
,hant princes These suffering ones now
would be glad to have tho crumbs that |
,nce tell from their farthers' table. That |
Y0rnout, broken ehoe that she wears is |
he lineal descendant OF the $I2 CATERS
n which hnf. tnnt7,ar y1a1kad onJ tbo&