Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-02-13
WoMAN's DEP RTMENT.
MABEL II poMERoY, EDITOR,

Sword And Works." and think the
article we'll written.
"Woman was the flushing grace
of creation. Woman was the COM
pletlon of mans bliss in Paradise,
Woman was the cause OF sin and
death IN the world and woman has
been the means Of our redemption.
She sweetens the cup Of earthly bliss.
Great in history, bright in memory,
she rises above the din of this wreck
ing, wrangling earth without a tre-
NOR and from her throne of loneliness
and grace rules the world Woman
is rising every day in the estimation
of the world and endowed with her
noble mission is well worthy of the
the thought and distinction rendered
her by the people of the present gen
GRAFTON. Woman5 mission is greater
than she thinks.
She is shedding an influence which
"falling like beam Of an angels
smile" transforms the barren desert
into towering Eden so that the parch-
ed plains burst forth into sparkling
springs sing brooks and laughing
rills. 1t is characteristic of the pres.
ent century that women play more
important part In literature than
ever before Any publishers list,
any handful of weekly or monthly
periodicals can testify to woman's
power of entering boldly on the liter
airy profession, and pursuing it self
reliantly. She should not be afraid
of the world and unjust opinionsj
all will reverence her more for accept
ing her position and doing her duty
whatever itmay b. She should do
whatever life offers remembering
that,
"Honor and shame from no condition rise,
Act well your part, there all the honor les
Yes, even usefulness and excel
lency are as little dependent on place
and condition as "honor and shame"
Some women depend upon others for
everything, even happiness. Leave
such a woman alone amid frowning
and Indifferent world and she is mis-
cradle. while woman who has been
trained to rely on her self, will arise
from a similar position victorious and
be the brighter and happier for It,
Above all she should remember the
priceless pearl Of decorous beauty
chastity Of mind as we'll as body.
II this world is ever to become
better and happier, woman must be
the principal agent in rendering it so.
Moral influence is now the order of
the day. All our public men may
labor in vain to reform the morals
of mankind so long as woman's In
fuence is not what it should be, but
let her heed the clear tones upon
the loving lips of the Master, and
buckling on her armor go bravely
forth to battle, even unto death, for
the right, holding the forts" for
Christ, our great commander, and
vice ere long will hang it's head and
virtue and piety, which alone can ex-
alt nation, will resume their sway
and the desert shall blossom as the
rose" The lot may sometimes seem
hard but the crown of life is for
those who have struggled. Sorrows
are but silver arrows shot from the
bow of God into the qulvering heart
They are not meant, like snow on
water, to melt as they strike but the
moment sorrow is borne it has lost
its poison but not Its pain. Every
cloud has Its silver lining" and if at
times invisible give not up in des
pair; when the clouds 90 unroll in
feecy wilderness we may almost see
tho gates Of pearp and streets of
gold" We sometimes see woman
with smiling face but if we could
look beyond her soul has been
weighed in the balance" and not
found wanting, heart that has been
torn by sorest anguish and only
grown the more tender. A hand
that touched every note from the
lowest to the highest on the harp of
life" and learned to strike from
earthly chords most heavenly har-
monies. She reveals what divine caps-
bilitles are hidden in woman and re-
deems her sex Of the charge of fri.
volity. We stand with heads uncov-
cred aud bowed in reverence before
that woman upon whose brow the
King of Kings has placed his crown