The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-07-06


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but b dsili sus ~ ion ofs nose Tao
Hes and powers WI tl1s. ieh the Gre
satprs has IL crowned er. Her Il strength
and her Asting Inf uence must depend on
the proper de4elo pment sof woInanly viz
tue, not on her effort TO initial the ways
and the manner of men. Life is q trial.
Fife Is a burden 3 Life Is & q warfare
against ser, and hostile forces around
us No human life is$ideal. Each9#set
md condi ton has It's difncn1tie IT'S du-
ties, its hardships {. Its tempt ions its
rewards God created man and woman
free and equal, stamped upon each the
image &c his own divine face, gave to
seach liis allotted work to do, and will
reward with infinite measure every duty
we'll done BY man and woman. in; the
EEcuosnd itions ofs life III which he has placed
them Nothing is further from Y the e
plans or designs OF Divine Providence
than that there should be antag onism
between them. Each has his comp nsa-
,tions, hfs consolati lions and joys, as also
hiss sorroWsS and trials. In the Journey
Though life sss5 81, i. M ses IL 4: q
voman's moral sense Is keener, her
Instincts are purer than mans. She
knows fewer tempt lions, her heart Is
refreshed with sweeter and more thrill
ling emotions, even though II may he
tDnched with deeper sorrow. She is
weaker iii prosperity, but stronger in
|adyersity than man. She is more pa
Etient and enduring. Her training must
he on Inherent lines, for she is a plant
iof more delicate growth. She is il influ:
Eenced more BY the emotions he is di-
Yected by mental convictions. But as
10 woman, sis all heart, and no man all
head, the faculties more prominent in
each, harmon iously blended, form the
mighty ombinatlun, which hassbeen de-
signed by an all-wfse Providencei Tor the
strength Of human society. s.
The end. Of human existence Is not at
tanned by either Of the great factors IN
the economy Of nature, rebelliously pro-
testing against its disadvantages and
difficulties, or by Zealously striving TO
Eoutdo the other. LIES noblest aims are
best secured, are most surely won, when
man and woman, fully conscious OF all
their responsibilities, defects and weak
Fnesses, earnestly and earnestly strive
not to conquer eech other, as rivals III
d contested race, but to aid each other to
Win the prize OF honorable success IN per-
forming well the duties Of life assigned
them. The intelligent and cultured
Christian woman we'll understands ia az
her true superiority and worth do not
consist in suhdnfng5 the proud ambition
Of man, but in gaining the heights OF
genuine merit by delightine an sadmiring
world with an example OF the prlcel'es 8
value Of true womanly virtue.
h Religion has been balm to Woman's
heart. It has comforted her 10 sorrow
and rejoiced in her gladness. It has
been her strength In affection, her sup
port in adversely, and her wise guidance
Tie SuuSlklnS VI lOSRSA IVY. "
its plain answers to the mysterious ques-
tons that disturb her troubled soul
woman's life on earth would indeed be
misery and sadness. The religion of
Jesus Christ has crowned her sex with q
divine maternity and elevated 1t to the
highest place toswhich it is possible for
human nature to ascend. Every Chris
tan woman, noamatter, how lowly her
station. finds her attractive model in the
spotless queen of heaven, whose most
precious adornment is the tuntarnished
Jewel Of virtue, that won for her heavens
regard. Every Christian woman, no
matter how proud and lofty her station,
sees In the humility and meekness OF
sour tainted natures solitary beast,
al inspiration to cultivate the fragrant
flowers of true wornanly virtue, which is
'the honest woman's highest aim, dearest
right and most glorious privilege.
Hence woman owes her greatest debt TO
religion. and her fidelity to religions
wise counsels is her greatest security
that all her rights and all her Christian
privileges shall be strongly defended.
Woman's hardships and indignities
multiply, just in proportion to the ne
elect Or disregard Of religion OF which
society may be guilty. The enemies Of
religion have invariably been the recent
less enemies Of wolnan's rights and OF
woman's honor. @ q, I'M N: y,
# gThe.closing days of our century offer
many more choice opportunities to valiant
women for the uplifting Of their sex
than have presented themselves Tor cenT.
turtles. We have recovered, to large
extent. from the losses sustained during
the. two preceding centuries 8 #j.s ss,i%
J. The mighty social and religious revo-
luton Of The sixteenth century,, that
spared nothing In its mad fury, reck-
lesly tore down the barriers for woman g
proteottion, which the Christian civiliza-
tfsn Of fifteen centuries had erected,
through, many d fierce uontest with pa
,ga1lisIn. passion, sin and social INJUSTICE.
The pretended reformers did not scruple
to begin their destructi work in the
t1fshonor Of woman. They sham lessly
robbed the cloister Of Its consecrated
virgin, and savagely burst asunder the
sacred bond, that had been the invotl-
able security OF woman's affection In her
peaceful reign as revered queen of the
Christian family.
IL Society was ccnvulsed to its deepest
found ations. II. The hallowed charm with
which Christian traditions had, for more
than d thousand years, sheltered wo-
mans honor, was dispelled. Woman's
cherished right to mans chivalrous and
ungeIfish protection was trampled In the
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