The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-22

turning wave And then the whole ma
ton would rejoice.
| From some mysterious cause the
| intellectual powers of woman IN
| the main seem to-day to be the asccn.
dency. With equal opportunities she
seems every where 10 be more than man
equal. by her push and energy she has
almost driven him from the school room
rs a teacher and instructor.
| She is filling the places formerly oc-
pied by him behind mercantile counters,
! She is pushing him to his utmost eapa"
| bilities in the field Of science and litera-
| ture. And, now, she is threatening TO
| drive him from his last hope, the held
of politics. Then things would seem
strange il they were not true; that they
are true is still more strange. The wo-
mans building at the Atlanta Exposition
afforded the learned and cultivated wo-
men of the United States an opportunity
of making an exhibition OF their talents.
| To the surprise of many opponents or
woman's advancement their lectures com
monded the largest audiences. When II
was known that prominent lady was 10
lecture there was neither sitting or stand
ing room. Among the most eloquent and
learned of these distinguished lady lee
| turerS was MIS-. Saillc Ioltch' Va
North Carolina.
Scarcely can you find leading news
paper anywhere that has not one or more
/ lady correspondents. In more than half
| the schools in the land II large majority
| of the instructors are women. One of
/ the largest stock raisers in Texas is Il
woman In almost every nostofiice you
| find a woman doing some portion of the
I a.
are largely in the majority as teachers,
| These facts show from 4 mere statement
of them that her influence is very great
rs she could never appear in such a role
before the public. No country which has
once given the ballot to woman has ever
tried since to take it from her. In the
main, she always votes for the best man.
| Now, my task will be to show the
secret by which she has obtained this
power and influence. In the first place
woman has more dignity OF character
than man. True and native dignity has
never failed to exercise large amount
Of influence upon those who are associa-
ted with it. Again woman's morality is
of higher standard than that of man.
/ With a cultivated mind and a kind and
/ affectionate nature, and radiance of
1 beauty and love, she carries into the very
i atmosphere in which she lives n happy
| influence. Woman is naturally refined,
and all hearts feel the divinity Of her
presence, and yield to the gentle magnet
ism of her power. The heart of woman
is the abode of the deepest sympathy and
the sweetest affections. Bad as man is,
and as impatient as he is Of contrast, he
is softened and subdued III the presence
of woman when the gentle virtues OF
the heart gather lovingly around her il
her daily walk and conversation. Add
to these the beauties of moral excellence
i and the sanctifying graces OF religious
faith and practice and her influence fol
| good is greatly increased. Woman is
naturally more religious than man. She
approaches nearer the ideal of christianit,
| than man in every sense of the word
! That the principles as taught in the
| Christian religion are Ultimately to become
the ruling principles Of the earth, Their,
can be no doubt. Every century adds
millions 10 the Christian standard
/ More has been accomplished by mis-
sionaries in foreign lands In the last
fifteen years than all previous years com
bined. And more women have gone fortl
4 as missionaries in the last fifteen years
than ever before. A converted heather
was asked what were the influences that
made him a Christian. His answer was
fhis That lady, who was a missionary
in his country, was his next door neigh
Dor That. her life and habits taught
him the beauties of the Christian religion
The laws Of christianity are addressed
to the heart. They inculcate love as this
secret motive Of human conduct, supreme
love to God, and universal benevolence
And love like the influence of the magne
viii never cease to attract mankind t,
one another. When this love becomes
universal all injuries will cease and the
world, in moral point Of view, will be
come paradise indeed.
Il The question is asked and often asked
i Why it is that women now occupy 81
many places and positions that were
formerly occupied by men. The answer
is, because they are more efficient. They
! are not only more industrious and at
tentive to their engagements, but they
are more pleasant in their manners. They
are found behind the merchants counter
too, because they are more careful anG
obseryant. and more economical in theil
habits. The young man smokes ant
chews tobacco and drinks whiskey. The
young woman neither smokes or chew.
tobacco or drinks whiskey. The young
man plays cards and success.
The young woman neither plays card,
or swears. The one is living very closely
TO the Christian standard, the other i:
living as far as possible from it, Lei
us compare the habits of men and wo
men little farther. Take the State OF
North Carolina as a fair sample. In this
State more than one-haf of the adult
portion of the females of the State are
members of some Christian church. While
more than one-half Of the adult portion
Of the male population never darken the
door of a Christian church. If we go t.
the Sunday school the same rule obtains
The principal portion of the teachers
are females.
The numerous organizations founG
every where as hand maids of the Chris
tan churches are in the main composed
of ladies'.
The poor and the sick are visited by
women, scarcely ever by men. If yoU
wish to find the best typewriter, you vii
find it in the person Of lady. Ii yor
wish RI amnloy tha host tpIppraph oDpra