The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-07-18

brow of Mary of Scotland, or Eliza
beth Of England, or Margaret OF
France, or Catherine Of Russia, com
pared with the worth of some of our
Christian mothers, many of them gone
into glory?-or of that woman men.
toned In the Scriptures. who put all
her money into the Lords treasury
or OF Jephtha's daughter, who made a
demonstration of unselfish patriot
ism?-or Of Abigail, who rescued the
herds and flocks of her husbaud?--or
OF Ruth, who toiled under a tropical
sun for poor, old, helpless Naomi?-or
OF Florence Nightingale, who went at
midnight to stanch the battle wounds
OF the Crimea?-or of Mrs Adoniram
Judson, who kindled the lights of sal
walton amid the darkness of Burmahp
or of Mrs. Hemans, who poured
out her holy soul In words which
will forever be associated with hunt
er's horn, and captive's chain, and
bridal hour, and lute's throb, and cur
Jews knell at the dying day?--and
scores and hundreds of women, un-
known on earth, who have given water
to the thirsty and bread to the hungry
and medicine to the sick and smiles to
the discouraged-their footsteps heard
along dark lane and in government
hospital and In aims house corridor
and by prison gate? There may be no
royal robe-there may be no palatial
surroundings. She does not need
them; for all charitable men viii unite
with the cracking lips Of fever-struck
hospital and plague-blotched lazaretto
In greeting her as she passes: HALT
Hail! Queen Vashti."
Again: wantyou 10 consider Vashti
the yelled. Had she appeared before
Ahasuerus and his court on that day,
with her face uncovered, she would
have shocked all the delicacies of ORR
entail society, and the very men who
in their intoxication demanded that
she come, in their sober moments
would have despised her As some
flowers seem to thrive best in the dark
lane and in the shadow, and where
the sun does not seem to reach them,
so God appoints to most womanly ma
lures retiring and unobtrusive spir-
it. God once in awhile does call an
Isabella to throne, or Miriam to
strike the timbrel at the front of
host, or Marie Antoinette to quell
French mob, or Deborah to stand
at the front of an armed bat
talon, crying out: up. Up! This
is the day in which the Lord
will deliver Sisera into thine hand"
And when women are called to such
outdoor work and to such heroic posi-
tions, God prepares them fl for it; and
they have iron in their souls, and light
ming in their eyes, and whirlwinds in
their breath, and the borrowed
strength of the Lord Omnipotent in
their right arm. They walk through
furnaces as though they were hedges
of wild flowers, and cross seas as
though they were shimmering sap
phires; and all the harpies of hell down
to their dungeon at the stamp of her
womanly indignation. But these are
the exceptions. Generally, Dorcas
would rather make garment for the
poor boy; Rebecca would rather fill
the trough for the camels; Hannah
would rather make a coat for Sam
uel; the Hebrew maid would rather
give prescription for Naaman's
leprosy; the woman of Sarepta would
rather gather few sticks to cook a
meal for diminished Elijah; Phebe
would rather carry letter for the in
spired apostle; mother Lois would
rather educate Timothy in the Scrip
lures, When l see woman going
about her daily duty-with cheerful
dignity presiding at the table, with
kind and gentle, but firm discipline,
presiding in the nursery, going out in
to the world without any blast of
trumpets, following in the footsteps of
Him who went about doing good-I
say: This is Vashti with a veil on"
But when see woman of unblush-
ing boldness, loud-voiced, with a tongue
of infinite clitter-clatter, with arrogant
look, passing through the streets
with the step of walking beam, gayly
arrayed in very hurricane of millfn-
cry, l cry out: "Vashti has lost her
veil!" When / see woman of comedy
features and of adroitness of intellect,
and endowed with all that the schools
can do for one. and of high social posi-
ton, yet moving in society with SUI
righteousness anu DhutCuT, az
she would have people know their
place, and an underlined combination
of giggle and strutand rhodomontade,
endowed with allopathic quantities of
talk, but only homeopathic infinitesi-
mails of sense, the terror of dry goods
clerks and railroad conductors, dis
coverers of significant meaning in
plain conversation, prodigies Of badin-
age and innuendo-I say: Look!
lookl Vashti has lost her veil"
Again, l want you to consider
Vashti the sacrifice. Who is this see
coming out of the palace gate of Shu-
shan? 1t seems to me that l have
seen her before. She comes homeless,
houseless, friendless, trudging along
with broken heart Who is she? 1t
Is Vashti the sacrifice. Oh, what a
change IL was from regal. position to
wayfarers crust! A little while ago,
approved and sought for; now, none
SO poor as to acknowledge her ac-
workmanship. Vashti the sacrifice!
All! you and have seen it many a