The herald., 1895-10-20

came impressed with the idea that Nshe
was called to preach. The ministry in
that day was rarely invaded by women.
and her budding am bition was promptly
discountenanced by her parents as a
prospective disgrace tn the family. She,
however, secretly prepared a sermon,
and, an opportunity opening to her, de-
livered it one evening to an assem- bly, in
a country school house without her pa
rents knowledge. When discovered she
'fessed up," but still persisted, like the
Maid OF Orleans, in obeying the mystic
call and following the heavenly vision"
Her a-ents brought all possible argu-
ments to bear to dissuade her from this
unheard-of desire, sand finally told her
that il she had determined upon being
preacher she could not 60 to college.
Western pioneers in the early days were
not conspicuous for their wealth, and
sending girl to college implied a severe
tax on the family bank account.
Miss Shaw. undismayed, persevered
until she finally started off to reach the
goal of her ambition, with SIS in her
pocket. She says in relating the story:
81 am sure the children of Israel, in their
ness, did not patch and darn their clothes
with more care and economy than in
those school years."
After graduation she went east to take
a course of study in the Boston Theologl-
cal school. While there she met lady
OF means who became warmly attached
to her and proposed taking her to Europe
when her studies were finished. Before
this time arrived the friend died, but he
queatbed her sum of money with which
to spend year abroad. with the request
that it be used for the purpose intended.
On her return from foreign travel she
was called to the pastorate of Methodist
Protestant churcn in a suburban town
near Boston. The Methodist Episcopal
church, not ordaininG women for the
ministry, this branch of that denomn
ton was the only one open to her. In
this pastorate she continued seven years,
and while hero read medicine, took
course Of lectures and was graduated from
a medical college in order that she might
more fully minister to the physical. as
well as the spiritual, welfare Of the poor
among whom she labored.
The scenes and experiences of her work
in the Sums of Boston made her an
ardent temperance advocate. The writer
has listened to pitiul stories of poverty
and suffering. encountered in the tene-
ment districts of the city of brains and
beans. Poverty swells the ranks of in
temperance and intemperance OF crime.
In working to improve the condition OF
the submerged half'' Miss Shaw felt the
need of better laws and believed reforms
in legislation could he more speedily
brought about by the votes of women.
She left the pulpit, in which she had
rapidly advanced to the forefront among
women preachers. for a wider field. She
was made National organizer for the
Women's Christian Temperance union
and National lecturer for the Woman's
Suffrage association. She has spoken be-
fore congressional ana legislative com
mittees; from the pulpit and rostrum all
over the United States. She is consid-
cred beyond sqnestion the finest woman
speaker before the public today. Her
FONTS are logical and her wit keen
and pointed. Sha is a self-made woman,
with every reason to ba proud of the
achievement Young women with their
own destinies to hew out, may take cour-
age from the example sue has set and the
success attained Miss Shaw's summer
home is cottage at Cape Cod, Msssa-
chusetts. with a winter residence in
Philadelphia. She makes home Tor
her aged parents and the orphaned child
rem OF brother, whom uhe is rearing
ann educating.