The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26

revealing in its laws an all-controlling i'm
pulse toward life. life more abundantly; re-
Vealing as law of its progress struggle for
the life of others, and moving straight toward
its elimination in the self-perfectihg love of
others. This is the revelation of God OF love,
writ in the book OF nature as well as in the
prophet souls of the past.
What courage should not this give us in all
the plans and hopes of humanity, such as are
represented at this congress- AS the creative
life has revealed itself in human hearts, so will
it perfect its work through human agency.
Whatever our thought can conceive for the
future of humanity which will be for its
highest well-being, this we may regard not as q
visionary hope but as a divine prophecy. and
we may know that the universe is committed
to its fulfllment.
Mrs. Van Pelt spoke briefly of the work
of the honored president of the congress,
and of the pleasure all would feel in
listening to her address.
Mrs. Cooper was greeted by loud ap-
plause and the graceful Chautauqua salute.
She said in part:
The height of civilization depends upon the
standard of the home. Home is the conserva-
tor of the best in human nature. 1t is high
thing for humanity that home need not be q
mansion. Never marry but for love, but see
that you never love aught but what Is love-
The love that radiates from the home must be
something more than passional attraction
Love at first sight is a fallacy that is the cause
OF much marital infelicity. One great cause
of mesalliances is the lack OF proper reflection,
another is mercenarlneSs.
When q couple is married all over, through
and through, when the tastes OF the pair are
congenial or supplemental, they are baptized
Sossib iIa p of divorce II Love is the great
minis tering force of the world. Ii love is any
thing it is everything. What are some of the
said: The lower forms of love are rude, brief
and slender]y fruitful. It is the love of the
senses and not of the heart. None can wholly
and truly love but those whose natures unfold
n n the pl9na of a. loving GhriStlAnity.p
The under faculties must be trained and sub
dued<by the higher life. Such natures are the
only ones capable of being true lovers.
When loves star has gone out in darkness
social position and wealth are as naught
There are persons who should never marry.
Men constitutionally weary, men naturally
despotic, who look upon women as creatures of
lower order, men who can make salaclous
gibe about the virtue OF women, from all these
may good women be preserved. A coparlner-
ship of interests and a freedom OF individu-
atty are necessary in the higher home. DO
not put letters on q child's mind any more
than on his BODY.
everywhere, and quite as much in the home as
in politics. There should be no "boss' in the
home, no matter, whether man, woman or
child aspires to the position. The man who
loudly announces the fact that he is "boss'' in
his own home lacks all the elements of real
headship The husband who has higher
home is not an inquisitor.
The increasing power and growing intelli-
gence of woman will be great factor in the
higher home. Inc cry ABOUT women stepping
out OF their sphere comes from the weakest OF
men.
Woman must expect to arouse the envy of
small-souled men. Noble men-California is
full OF them-will honor her and encourage
her in her progress. 1t is the weak man only
who he will not marry a strong-minded
woman.
The woman question is half the human ques-
ton. Humanity's progress thus far has been
an effort by laborer, one of whose arms was
lovingly but tightly bound. Woman has been
deprived OF her birthright to the mutilatior OF
the race. woman who is only wife and
mother is no more the highest type of woman
than the man who is only husband and
father is the highest tope OF man.
Let sex distinction give way to q perfect
unity in the work for the advancement of race.
Let men and women work together for the up
lifting of humanity. Let us have no more of
mems congresses or women's congresses. Do
YOU know that great tidal wave has swept
over this State since the session of this con-
gress? With the ballot in the hands of women
there is coming know it is coming-a larger
life. Not for men not for women, but for the
human race.
Hearty and repeated applause followed
the address, and Mrs. Cooper acknowledged
it by some graceful illusions to the audi
ence.
Mrs. Van Pelt then called for Miss An
thony, whom she styled 'The belle of the
Nation
Miss Anthony said she had been inter
ested in the metaphysical and other topics,
and yet her thoughts always came back to
woman and her disfranchised. She then
gave a brief review of the Women's Con-