The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-21
SUFFRAGE OF WOMEN
Rev. Charles I. Robinson Says She Is Mans
Equal.
HER BEST QUALITIES INVOLVED
Rights of the Minister to Discuss the
Subject characteristics Of Women
Fit Them for the Moro Delicate
Mentally, She Is Fully as
Capable as Man and Should Not
leopard Her Delicate Endowments.

4
trrian church, ln0t evening, on the
question of womnn'd suffrage. attracted
~ fail-sizcd audience. considering the
ntate Of tho weather Dr. Robinson
maintains Tint woman Is the Cqnal Of
man, hut ho has his sphere und she
hera
From n general siandpoint she might
be considered ns we'll entitled to n po
litical right to vote ns men. but In so
doing would sho not Involve tho wo
manly and more tender attributes
which chaWcteri2, herr
The sermon WIS from Genesis. |, 81,
'Malo and female crvated llo them. "
as follows:
In Wow Of tho relation which woman
holds IN tho social fabric. her influence
sccptre Rnd throne. aud in view OF the
wide spread discussion Of tEi5 subject Of
Womnn's Suffrage, there ought 10 bc some
point Of view where the Christian minis
ter can stand and consider It. In II, socio-
logical relations, ther0 are experts lu social
science who should DO left % diRcnss the
question from thelr standing point, la It's
political aspects tho phllOi0pAical politl-
ciau has his field for the study of II. And
the minister luurr5 mnchiu departing from
his kingdom, To di'cutr 'Uch HuOJrCts from
the sociological or political center. But,
In the realm ut tao gospel, thrrO is q place
whore he can stand aud whore he ought 10
iitt up his voice az ~ teacher " Christian
morals ia show what ljyht Christian stnnd.
ard, throw on tn, question
At tho outset one cgn sec that IL Is not
renlly a mntter of red supremacy. Az #
where woman doe, bcr worl aud man
docs his work he ia entLr ned becnuse no
vote, and She /, euslnyel u.causr ne does
mot vote
In the distrlbutinp Of duties lbora md
respousibiNtles In tho socIal economy GER
| tain things have naturally fallen 10 men
and others to wuman. Men have dan IA
| the Gplls. worked ia the mines. to,lrd IN
the shops, stood guard rs policemen and
| fought on battle field, because they could
do that best. while women hays taken
care Of tho children, managed the house.
reigned in society or occupied such posi-
| tions for self support a. have heen within
their reach for the same reason-becausq
| they could do these tbings best. In such
allotments heretofore men have voted as
well as dug and fought, etc. mud il ia moi
whether this is sort Of royal prerogatlye
| IA
| tion of masculine and feminine wo.k anG
women shall add TO their cares aud re.
sponsiblitlos tho duties OF the elective
| franchise.
WILL HAVE THE nAIIoT
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honor, and regarded with dIstinction.
Tho ouestion does turn on what mon mn
women, In Coda idcn of human socict,
where He created them "mnle and Il
male can do beat. God has set n physi,
logical seal ON auch division OF labor Ma,
arc plainly designed for rouqhor hnrdr
work than women. not finer md nohlr
work. And tho more thorour hly man
manly, and woman womnply. the NOR
conplete and satisfactory the co. operntiy
rosnit, whore both work topcther ON ser
nrate but parallel limos.
Some women grow very rostiye aud soi
castic when reminded that womnn's tbrnn
aud her scoptre lie In her womanNnos,
that regnaut annlity which makoa hor m
oucpn of her home or OF societv. And
she has no home. and must needs enpnp
in tho humblest work FOR nor LIVING !
long ma sho rotaina ber womnnlinesa aGo
roynl 10 every good man. who cnn snv yi,
Washington. ''All thnt / am IN liza ov
10 INV motberp There ia somoimng nhnr
the humhlegt and poorogt ttuo womn
which mnNcs rood mnn hold brr IN rc,
otonce
NOT tNrFptop ro MEN
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