Delaware gazette and state journal., 1895-12-05


cern for the welfare of his worshippers,
u nero thing representing some con-
ception of what god ought to be.
Such is the modern woman Of fashion.
able society as compared to what true
woman ought to be, sort of figure for
the display Of tho dressma!Sers art, a
piece of animated statuary. fit only to
be admired and petted. lIer thoughts
sort of dreamy romance; her CON
yersation is of the coming ball, and
her delight the latest novel. Another
variety of this species is the "club"
woman SO far removed from her home
and its cares she scarce gives ii a
thought, but delights herself in the
society OF the select 100 At the club
they discuss political economy and
organize great reforms; she gets nomi-
mated for Office in municipal elections
and proceeds to reconstruct affairs
generally on new basis But this is
not the true woman; il is not the
woman God made or that humanity
needs, and while this type of woman
when women will siclSen and tire of
these things as children do of too
much of sweetneats, and we shall see
| where God placed her; not less but
more enthusiastic in all that will
benefit the race and elevate her sex.
The true woman is not merely a flnan-
cier, or politician, neither is she "a
summer flower only beautiful in the
sunshine and fragrant in the west
wind, " she is the embodiment of all
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| character, all that is majestic and
grand of intellect, wise in counsel,
| quick in discernment, comprehensive
in judgment, tender and compassionate
| of heart, and in touch with all that is
| having the wisdom of Sarah, the
patriotism OF Deborah, and the affec-
| tomato, tender devotion of Ruth. And
this is tine womanhood of to-day that
/ in its highest development is to bring
to us the coming woman Of the future.
What then, may We reasonably expect
that she will be?
| answer all that tho best of home
training and good motherhood can
make her; for while many who wear
the womanly form are turning aside
from the highest position of honor the
ing in many uhbecoming ways to
satisfy an ambition unworthy of their
effort, never in all of human history
has this world produced higher type
of true and noble womanhood than we
have to-day. The sacred and honored
names of mother, wife or sister never
meant so much before. In point of
intellectual development and broader
culture woman of to-day stands uu-
rivaled and alone This is the day of
wonderful eyolutions in principles of
government, OF social institutions
among men, of institutions of philoso-
ply, of art, of science; the man. of
to-day stands far above the fathers of
the preceding generations, but woman
outstrips them all in her progress
toward the ideal and from her high
vantage ground heckons us onward.
RelIgiously she must of necessity be
tho very embodiment of all that is
good, and true, and pure Her maker
has given her an intensely religious
nature, and when she brings 10 her
aid, as she is doing day, all that is
helpful and stimulating, ali that can
develop and strengthen she must be ali
that these can pdssibly make her.
Christianity without woman would be
like Sampson .shorn Of his locks; and
woman without Christianity would be
as she was before it found her, a slave
and chattel. She was not only first
at the tomb of her risen Lord, the first
to proclaim tho great truth Of His
resurrection, but to-day in all the
earth she stands in the very foremost
OF lmmanuef's armies, sacrificing per
sonal ease and comfort, doing battle for
God and humanity, and in closest
touch With the throne Of the most
high, leading IN every reform, contend
ing against every legalzed wrong,
condemning every social iniquity, and
purifying by her Influence and presence
every human relationship In the
church In this land she constitutes
three .fourths of the membership, and
supports with her means every institu.
tion OF Christianity. In foreign and
heather lands she is opening doors
that were forever closed and barred to
men as missionaries, and there she
is winning souls and gathering rich
harvest fer the Master. In short she
ls gong everywhere, entering every
door OF usefulness the Master is opon-
ing to her. and doing what the Master
himself would do were He there in her
stead, and God will honor her, il must
be so, for He is faithful and lust and
VIII not forget His own. o what a
tower OF strength, what pillar Of beauty
Is true, noble, honorable womanhood,
How mean and contemplate are the
things for which perverted and mis-
directed ambition vainly strives com
pared with the things that lie in the
way OF her upward march. What are
mere social distinction and noisy con-
tentions and strifes for worldly honors
compared with the honorable distinc.
tIon OF the true wife and mother?
Home is her kingdom, and there she
may enthrone herself in the affections
OF the family and reign an undisputed
queen, and home, let mo say, is lust
what the wife and the mother will
have it, for man cannot well be-
devil when no has an angel for his
companion, nor can he easily be saint
whom vixen rules at his firesidn
Now and then some woman is brought
INTO sudden distinction and prominence
by simple obedience to the law Of her
womanly nature. Not very long ago the
newspapers in all this land and in
other lands as well, where loud in
their praise Of the heroic conduct of
Mrs Garfield, for the love and tender
Kindness she displayed in the care Of
her suffering husband; of her ceaseless
vigls by his bedside and the sacrifice
she made for his care and comfort. But
Mrs Garfield only did what any other
true woman would have been willing to
90 under similar ronditions-.an while
tho circumstances conspired to bring
her devotion to her husband promi-
nenliy before the public how many
other women, Just as true and noble as
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