The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-06-20

BY GEORGE II. VAN DE WATER,
st. Andrews Church, New York, n. Y.
him. Genesis ii:1S.
In the wisdom of Almighty God man
was first made, then woman.
You may object to the simple, un-
romantic story of the second creation
as you find it in Genesis. You will
admit that it is difficult to write any
thing better or truer to facts.
The woman was made not from
mans head, that she should reign
over him, nor from his feet, that she
should be subject to him, but from
his side, that in all respects she
should be equal and a helpmeet. Now
dismissing all such thing as foolish
sentiment, which plays such part in
the speeches of 'after dinner" when
woman" is proposed as the toast,
and poetic flights which he who
makes verse takes without stint, and
unreasonable fancies which women of
the bolder sort indulge when speak
ing of their rights, dismissing, of
course, any such thoughts of the vul-
gar and debased indulge the mo-
ment they think of our theme, let us
sensible men, under the eye of God.
reason few moments about this
great creation of His. Woman-next
to God we are indebted to for giving
us life, then for making it worth hav-
ing. Contact with good. high-mind-
man. He is not true to his real ma
ture who will treat woman with
anything but the profoundest respect,
and she is something less than true
woman who cannot inspire and is not
careful to enforce this. We are not
to forget that God made woman to
be helpmeet for man. This is her
first and her foremost function. If
circumstances compel her to be indie
pendent, to secure her own livelihood,
to support herself or provide for
others, this is abnormal. The normal
mans helpmeet. Her nature impels
her, and God intends her, to be a wife
and mother. In these capacities her
truest self finds readiest, completest
adoption to it's sphere. A woman may
never be married. She may never en-
joy the pleasures nor have to endure
the pains of maternity. God may give
her other work to do.
But to the majority of women, wife
dom and maternity are God appointed
functions. In gladly fulfilling these
functions she best becomes mans
helpmeet. She may be admitted, but
she is not needed in business. She may
may enter, but it is doubtful to any
mind if she materially benefits any of
the professions. She may seek to con-
troll politics, manage the government
of the state, and run for Office, but
she is manifestly out of place if she
does these things. Her sphere is in a
better place, at the source of things
she controls. Home is her kingdom
and Almighty God has so constructed
her physically, socially, mentally and
spiritually that her power shall be
manifested, felt, transmitted to others,
In the world, behaving like men,
they lose their influence. Remaining
as women, satisfied to be women and
womanly, they move the men who
move the world. Constituted as we
men are, we need the refining influ-
ence of woman. The more we can
have of it the better for us.
/ recommend young men to go into
society, to love the companionship OF
women, good women, to seek such
companionship. l tremple for the
young fellow who cares nothing for
such society, avoids such companion
ship. He who enjoys the company OF
good women will hate association with
any other. The man who loves them
as sisters and mother, as wife and
daughters, will never use women as
tools and instruments of his lust. The
adjustment of knights armor by his
lady's hand was something more thar
the fashion of the day. Involved il
this custom is a deep principle. \
man is less than well equipped unless
I woman's hand has braced his equip
ment. Say what you will of bravery
courage, manly independence. tel
{ou a man is only half a man unit
he loves true, good woman There
a time for everything, and doing tn
light thing at the wrong time ofteI
lefeats the object sought. 1t woul
re foolhardy, maybe fatal, for youn
uen in college to be more concerne