Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-06-29

i am afraid they Will use vile language
before they leave the place. All, said
the other man, 81 am not afraid OF that
What am afraid of Is that II any OF those
boys should use u had word In that pres
ence tho other boys would tear him to
pieces and Kill him ON the spot" That
woman Is the best sheltered who IL shell
tered by omnipotcncc. and II Is always
safe TO go where God tells you TO GO. IL
seems rs II the Lord had ordained woman
for AN especial work in the solicitation OF
charities. Backed mp by barrels In which
there Is no -four, and by stoves In which
there Is no fire, and wardrobes I'm which
there arc no clothes n woman Is irrcsisti-
BILE Passing on her crrand, God says 20
her, lyon go into that bank OF store or
shop and get the money" She goes In
and gets &c. The man l. hard listed, but
she gets IL. She could not help hut get II.
1t Is dccrecd from eternity she should get
II. No need Of your turning your back
and pretending you don't hear. You do
hear. There Is no need Of your saying you
are begged 10 death. There Is no need Of
your wasting your time. and you might as
well submit first rs last. You had better
right away take down your checkbook,
mark the number Of the check, Ill up the
blank. sign your name and hand it 60 her.
There Is no need Of wasting time. Those
poor children ON the back street have been
hungry long enough. Tint sick man must
have some farina. That oonsumptive must
have something 10 ease his cough. meet
this delegate OF relief society coming out
of the store Of such hard flstcd man, and
say, ibid you get the money!" "Of
course. " she says, 81 got the money; that's
what / went for. The Lord told me TO GO
In and get Il, and he never sends me on n
fools GRAND"
Women In Emergencies.
Again, have 10 tell you that II Is wom-
ans specific right 20 comfort under the
stress of dire disaster. She Is called the
weaker vessel, but all profane as well as
sacred history attests that when the crisis
comes she is better prepared than man 20
meet the emergency. How often you have
seen woman who seemed to he 10 disciple
of friyolity and Incidence, who, under one
stroke Oh calamity, changed to n heroinel
Oh, what q great mistake those business
men make who never tell their business
troubles 10 their wivesl There comes
some great loss to the store, or some of
their companions In business play them q
sad trick, and they carry the burden all
alone. He is asked In the household again
and again. "what Is the natter" but he
believes II n sort Of Christian duty TO keep
all that trouble within his own soul Oh,
sir, your first duty was TO tell your wife
oil about II. She perhaps might not have
your finances or extended
your credit, but she would have helped
you 20 bear misfortune. You have no right
20 carry on one shoulder that which Is in
tended for two. There are business men
who know what I mean. There comes q
crisis In your affairs. You struggle bravcly
and long, but after awhile there comes n
day when Jon say. Here l shall have TO
STOP" and you call In your partners, and
you call In the most prominent men In
your employ, and you say, I'VE have TO
STOP" You leave tho store suddenly. You
can scarcely make up your mind to pass
through the street and over on bridge or
ON tho ferryboat. You feel everybody will
be looking Mt you and blaming you and
you. You hasten home. You
tell your wife all about the affair. What
does she says Does she play the butterfly
Does she talk about the silks, and the rib
hons, and the fashionsf No. She comes up
TO the emergency. She qunils not under
the stroke. She helps You to begin 10 plan
right away. She offers 10 go out Of the
house into smaller one and
wear the cid cloak another winter. She Is
one who understands your affairs without
blaming you. You look upon what you
thought was a thin, weak woman's arm
holding you up, but while you look at that
arm there comes into the feeble muscles Of
IL the strength OF the eternal God. No
No frctting. No telling you
about the beautiful house Of her father,
from which you brought her. 10, 90 or 80
years ago You say: well, this IL the
happicst day OF my life am glad have
got from under my burden. My wife don't
care-I don't care" At the moment you
were utterly exhausted God sent De-
borah To meet the host Of tho Amalekltes
and scatter them like chat over the plain.
Her Responsive Heart.
There are sometimes women who sit
reading sentimental novels and who wish
that they had some grand field In which 10
display their Christian powers oh. what
grand and glorious things they could do II
they only had an opportunity! My sister,
You need not wait for any such time. A
crisis will come In your affairs. There
will be Thermopyle In your own house
hold, where God will tell you TO stand.
There are hundreds Of households where
rs much courage Is demanded Of woman
O. was exhibited by Grace Darling or
Marie Antoinette or Joan OF Arc
Woman Is further endowed 20 bring us
Into the kingdom Of heaven. II IL easier
for woman 20 be Christian than for
man. Whyf You say she Is weaker No.
Her heart Ii more responsive to the plead
fngs OF divine love. The fact that she con
more easily become a Christian prove by
the statement that threc-fourths Of the
members Of the churches In all Christcn-
dom are women. so God appoints them
TO be the chief agencies for bringing this
world back TO God. The greatest sermons
are not preached on celebrated platforms;
they are preached with an audience Of two
or three and In private home life. pa
tient, loving, Christian dcmeanor In the
presence OF transgnession, In the presence
Of hardness, In the presence of obduracy
and crime, Is an argument from the force
OF which no mnn can escape.
The Hest Right Of All.
Lastly, one 81 the specific rights Of wom-
IN Is, through the grace of Christ, finally
20 reach heaven. Oh. what multitude Of
women In heaveni Mary, Christ's mother,
in heaven; Elizabeth Fry In heaven, Char
lotto Elizabeth In heaven, the mother of
Augustine In heaven, the Countess OF
Huntingdon-whos sold her splendid jewels
10 build chapcls-in heaven; while great
many others who have never been heard of
on earth Cr known but little have gone
TO the rest and peace OF heaven. What
rest! What change IL was from the small
room. with no flrc and ono window, the
glass broken out, and the aching side and
WORKOUT eyes, 10 the "housc Of many
No more stitching until i2
O'Clock ut night, no more thrusting Of the
thumb by the employer through the work
to show that IL was not done quite right.
Plenty Of bread at last. Heaven for aching
heads. Heaven for broken hearts. Heaven
for anguish bitten frames No more sit
ting up until midnight for the coming Of
steps. No more rough blows
scross the temples. No moro sharp. keen,
bitter curses.
Some Of yOu will have no rest I'm this
world. II will BE- toll and struggle and
suffering all the way mp. You will have
TO stand at your door fighting back the
wolf with your own hand, red with car
mage. But God has crown for you. /
want Won IN realize Tint he a. notr ,o.L Inn,