Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-06-28

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men would know how to tie on that
new pair Of shoes? Man sometimes gives |
his charity in rough way, and it falls
like the fruit Of tree in the east, which
fruit comes down 80 heavily that it
breaks the skull Of the man who is try
ing to gather it. But woman glides 50
softly into the house Of destitution, and
finds out all the sorrows Of the place,
and puts so quietly the donation on the
table, that all the family come out on
the front steps as she departs, expecting
that from under her shawl she will
thrust out two wings and go right up
toward heaven, from whence she seems
to have come down. o Christian
young woman, if you would make your
self happy and win the blessing Of
Christ, 90 out among the destitute. A
loaf Of bread or a bundle Of socks may
make a homely load TO carry, but the
angels Of God will come out to watch,
and the Lord Almighty will give his
messenger hosts charge, saying: Look
after that woman. Canopy her with
your wings and shelter her from all
harm, and while you are seated in the
house Of destitution and suffering the
little ones around the room will whis-
per: "Who is she? Amt she beautiful?"
and if you listen right sharply, you will
hear dripping down the leaky roof and
rolling over the rotten stairs the angel
chant that shook Bethlehem, GLORY TO
God in the highest, and on earth peace,
good will to men," Can you tell me
why a Christian woman, going down
among the haunts Of iniquity on Chris
tian errand, never meets with any in
dignity? l stood in the chapel Of Helen
Chalmers, the daughter Of the celebrated
DR.. Chalmers, in the most abandoned
part Of the city Of Edinburgh, and /
said to her as looked around upon the
fearful surroundings Of that place, DO
you come here nights to hold service"
"Oh. yes, she said Can it be posi-
BILE that you never meet with an insult
while performing this Christian err
randi" Never" she said. Never. "
That young woman who has her IA
ther by her side walking down the
street, an armed policeman at each cor
ner of the street, is not so we'll defended
as that Christian who goes forth on goS-
pel work into the haunts Of iniquity,
carrying the Bibles and bread God,
with the right arm Of his wrath omnip-
otent, would tear to pieces any one who
should offer indignity. He would smite
him with hghtnings and drown him
with foods and swallow him with earth
uuakes and damn him with eternal in
dignations. Some one said: Il dislike
very much to see that Christian woman
teaching those bad boys in the mission
school l am afraid to have her instruct
them. " 80" said another man, 1
am afraid too" Said the first, Il am
afraid they will use vile language before
they leave the place" "Ah," said the
other man, II am not afraid OF that !!
What am afraid Of is that, if any OF
those boys should use a bad word in
that presence, the other boys would tear
him to pieces and kill him on the spot. "
That woman is the best sheltered who
is sheltered by omnipotence, and 1t is
always safe to go where God tells you
to 90. 1t seems as if the Lord had or
dained woman for an especial work in
the solicitation Of charities. Backed up
by barrels in which there is no flour,
and by stoves in which there is no fire,
and wardrobes in which there are no
clothes, a woman is irresistible. Pass
| ing on her errand, God says to her,
"You 90 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 do hear. There is no need OF your
saving you are begged to death. There
is no need of your wasting your time,
and you might as we'll submit first as
last. You had better right away take
down your checkbook, mark the number
Of the check, fill up the blank, sign your
name and hand it to her. There is nc
need of wasting time. Those poor chill
dren on the back street have been hun
gry long enough That sick man must
have some farina That consumptive
must have something to ease his cough
meet this delegate Of a relief society
coming out Of the store Of such hard
listed man, and say, did you get the
money!" "Of course" she says, Il got
the money. That's what went for
The Lord told me to 60 in and get it.
and he never sends me on FOOLS er
rand. "
woman's Right to Comfort
Again, have to tell you that it II
woman's specific right to comfort under
the stress of dire disaster. She is called
the weaker vessel, but all profane Al
well as sacred history attests that wheI
the crisis comes she is better prepared
than man to meet the emergency. How
often you have seen woman who seem
ed TO be q disciple of frivolity and indo
lence, who, under one stroke Of calamity
changed to a heroine Oh, what a grea
mistake those business men make wh'
never tell their business troubles TO theil
J wives There comes some great loss Z
their store or some Of their companion
in business play them a sad trick, ant
they carry the burden all alone. De L
asked in the household again and again
"What is the matter?" but he believe
it a sort Of Christian duty to keep al
that trouble within his own soul Oh
sir, your first duty was to tell your wifi
all about it. She perhaps might not hav'
disentangled your finances or EXTENDED
your credit, but she would have helpe'
sou to bear misfortune. You have n
right to carry on one shoulder tina
which is intended for two There ar
, business men who know what mean
There comes a crisis in your affairs
/, You struggle brayely and long, but All
er awhile there comes day when 20
. say. Here shall have to stop, an
, you call in your partners, and you ca
J in the most prominent men in your en-
. ploy, and you say, "We have to stop
= You leave the store suddenly. You ca
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