The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-06-29

as il the LORD had Or1alneO HOmen lor dl
especial work IN the solicitation OF charities.
Backed up by barrels in which there IS no
-four. and by stoves in which there is no fire,
and Wardrobes in which there are no clothes
woman is irresistible. Passing on her
errand, God says TO her, ';You so
into that bank Or store or shop
and get the money She goes IN and gets
it. The man is hard listed, but she gets it.
She could not help but get it. It is decreed
from eternity she should get it. No need Of
your turning your back and pretending you
don't hear You 10 hear. There is no need
of your saying You are begged to death.
There is no need o. your wasting your time,
aad you might as we'll submit frst as last
You he'd better right away take down your
checEbook. mark the number OF the check.
All up the blank, sign your mans and hand
it to her. There is no need OF wasting time.
Those poor children on the back street have
been hungry long enough. That SICK man
must have some farina. That consEmptiTe
must have something to ease his cough. l
meet this delegate Of O. relief society coming
out of the store Of such hard fisted man.
and say, "Did You get the money! "Of
course" she says, II got tho money. That's
what went for. The Lord told mo to 60
in and get it. and He never sends me en-
FOOLS errand.'
Again. have to tell you that tits woman;s
specific right to comfort under the stress Of
dire disaster She is called the weaker res
sci, but ell profane as we'll as sacred history
n.tests that when the crisis comes she is bet
fer prepared than man to meet the emer-
gency. How often you have seen woman
who seemed to be disciple OF frlvcllty and
Incidence, who, under one stroke OF calan-
ity, changed to a heroinei Oh what great
mistake those business men make who never
tell their business troubles to their wives!
There comes some great loss to their store OF
some of their companions in business play
them sad trick. and they carry the burden
all alone Re is asked iii the household
again and again. ''What is the natter but
be believes it sort Of Christian duty to keep
HI that trouble within his own soul. Oh,
sir. your first duty was to tell your wife
all about it. She perhaps might not have
disentanGled your finances or extended
your credit. but she would have helped
YOU to bear misfortune. You have no right
to carry on one shoulder that which is in
tended for Two. There are business men who
know what mean. There comes crisis III
your affairs. You struggle bravely and long,
but after awhile there comes Gay wnen
you say. ''Eere I shall have to stop, and
you call IN your partners, and you call In
the most prominent men III your employ,
ana you EaE, - NS nave " slOR. LOu 'O"NS
the store suddenly. You can scarcely make
up your mind to pass through the street and
over On bridge OF on the ferrybcat You
feel everybody will be looking at you, and
blaming. you, and denouncinS you. You
hasten home. You tell your wife all about
the affairs. What does she say? Does she
play the butteriy2 Does she talk about the
silks. and the ribbons. and the fashions? No.
She comes up to the emergency. She quolls
not under the stroke. She heips you to he
gin to plan right away. She offers TO go cut
of the comfortable houss into Il smaller one
and wear the old cloak another winter. She
is one who understands your affairs Without
blaming you. You look upon what you
thought WIS q thin. weak women's arm
holding YOU up, but while you look at that
arm there comes into the feeble muscles OF
It the strength of the eternal God. No child
ing. No frettlng. No telling you about the
beautiful house of her father. from which
you brought her. ten. twenty or thirty years
ago. You say: 'Well. this Is the nappiest
day Of my life. T an glad have got from
under my burden. My wtfe don't care-l
don't care" At the moment you were ut
terly exhausted God sent Deborah to meet
the host Of the Arnalakites ana scatter them
like chaN over the plain.
There are sometimes women who sit read
Ing sentimental novels. and who wish that
they had some srand field in which to dis
play their Christian powers. On. what grand
and glorious things they could do If they
only had an opportunity! My sister, you
need not wait for any such time. A crisis
will come il your affairs. There will be q
Thermopyle in your own household, where
God will tell you to stand. There are hun
dreds ofhouseholds where as much courage Is
demanded Of woman as was exhibited by
| Grace Darling cr Marie Antoinette or Joan
! Of arc.
Woman is further endowed to bring US
into the kingdom of heaven. It is easier for
q woman to be q Christian than for man.
Why? You say she is weaker. NO. Her
heart is more responsive to the pieadlnss OF
divine love. The fact that she can moro
easily become q Christian prove by the
statement that threp-iourths OF the members
of the churches i'll al ChTjstendom are
!. women So God appoints them 20 be the
chief agencies for bringing this world back
to God. The greatest sermons are not
preached on celebrated platforms. They ara
preached with an audience Of two or three
and ip private home life. 4 patient, loving,
Christian demeanor in the presence OF trans
eressicn, in the presence o. hardness. IN the
presence OF obduracy and crime, is an argu-
rnent from the force OF which no man can
escape.
Lastly, one Of the specific rights Of woman
is. through the grace Of Christ. finally to
reach heaven. OA. what multitude OF
women in heaven! Iary, Chr.st's mother,
| in heaven; Elizabeth tr; N heaven, Char
lotte Elizabeth in heaven. the mother OF
| Augustine in heaven, tho Countess OF hunt
| ingdon, who sold her splendid jewels to build
chapels, in heaven. While great many others
who have never peea heard Of on earth or
known but little have gone 10 the rest ana
peace of heaven. What q rest. What
ohangc it was from the small room, with no
fire and one window, the glass broken out.
| end the aching side and wornout eyes, to the
"house of many mansions" Nomore stitch
ING until 12 o'clock at night, no more thrust
ing of the thumb by the employer through
! the work to show that it was not done quito
right. Plenty Of bread ct last. Heaven for
| aching heads Heaven for broken hearts.
Heaven for anguish bitten frames. No more
sitting up until midnight for the coming Of
staggering steps. No more rough blows
across the temples. No more sharp, keen,
bitter curses.
| Some of you will have no rest in this
world. It will be toll and struggle and sui
| ferinc all the way up. You will have to
| stand at your door fighting back the wolf
with your own hand. red with carnage.
But God has crown for you. l want
YOU to realize that He is now making
it. and whenever you weep tear Ho
sets another gem in that crown; when
ever you have a pang Of body Or
soul He puts another gem into that crown,
until. after awhile. in Ill the tiara there will
be no room for another splendor. and Col
will say to His angel, The crown is done;
let her up that she may wear it. And as
the Lord Of righteousness puts the crown
upon your brow angel will cry to anSel,
sNho is she?" and Christ will say: Il will
| tell YOU who she is. She is the one that came
UP out of great tribulation ana hal her robe
washed and made white in the blood Of the
! Lamb, And then Col will spread banquet,
| and He will invite all the prinei paiitles o.