The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-10
THE CHURCHES SUNDAY
REV. DIX. THOMAS POTTS on WO-
MANS RULE.
She Can Rule Both for Good aud for Bad
The Methodist suudsy-schooi Society.
Otner Church News of Interest.

Rev. Thomas NJ Potts preached TO large
congregations at Park-Place Methodist
church on Sunday. both IN the morning
and in the evening. In the evening MS
subject was: "Womans Rule for Heaven
or He'll" from the text Genesis III b;
And when the woman saw mat the tree
was good for food, and that 10 was pleas
ant TO tho eyes. and a tree TO be desired
10 make one wise. she took OF the fruit
thereof and did eat. and gave also unto
her husband with her, and he did eat.
Dr. Potts spoke in substance as follows:
Woman has always ruled. and does 30
at the present time, Woman is surely 10
rule, and she has a divine night for so
doing When Satan wanted to destroy
the world he talked with the woman IN
the Garden Of Eden and tempted her,
and she did likewise with her husband.
Why did the serpent not talk with the
MANI lie first gets the woman and then
the man. Adam did not stop TO question
the propriety OF eating the fruit. as II
came from his wife
Note some Of the different classes OF
women who are ruling in this world.
Have you ever taken the time TO STUDY
the different phases Of women who make
up this world?
The tboughtless woman, chameleon like.
takes her mind from the people she is
with. takes her mind from the people
she il with, and her words from those
who babble. Her idea is your idea change
of companv and she is a changed being.
place a thousand in solid phalanN ana
,bev will mover accomplish what one
.rue. consecrated woman will Utterly in
different. watches the fights mat go on
ON either side. sometimes stopping 10
cheer, and on she goes.
THE GIDDY WOMAN.
The eiddy woman-one VINO ln'erpre7
"r,ar,s chief end" TO "slorifY pleasure
nd eniov q forever" she fits from pleas
90 to nleasure-she must have pleasure,
sbe would die without IL; she mas IL
wherever she goes; the saddest part u
that she is not by herself but urats
come one else with her she must hiluN
what the last novelist has done-ho" lhe
hero turned out here ana inc heiolne
wonder. This Is the one who' WIN ~
gentlemen friends, occupies herso'i uu, LIE
the evening with game OF V"luS'
time comes when, to make u NV essl'', q,
somethinp is put on the game. Where l.
The adherence between gambling in the
rorlor nd the well-equipped gamplhs
den9 She IL Is who hands the young man
the class of wine and in after years
when ne lies in the gutter, she Walks W,
the other side Of the street On, H",
,,,o,oon never accomplished the rum OF
this manu And. / do not ike 10 10y IT,
~ a. A. this woman who will lead men
80 nlaces that are the dividing lines OF
,,,,r,t,,- nlaces where men Of common ue-
cencv would not be seen. ] must raise
the note OF warning as go on. lhoIo "ie
In our city the "unfortunates' No ma"
svmpathy goes out TO them as NINE aoea.
on. that we might possess the la"u iol
Godi But II we cannot save lheH' le'
Use the arm Of God TO prevent theil rom ON
sanping the life and happiness OF our
homes. Did you ever see anything ~
onr napers about this? You ask the
e,,as,ion soyVhv are they not sent away
7 will leave this for you TO answer. lhey
are bringing the world lower and lower
and who knows how low it viii eelf
RULE FOR GOOD.
While woman rules for evil, she can
rule for good. Take the CHRISTIAN Wu-
man: watch her as she waits LOT GOu W
speak, and stands where lie woull nav
her. notice how she transforms the Ire
and character Of the young men with
whom she spends her evenings. Would
that her name were legion I'm this lana
Whatever NAV come. this woman stands
for purity OF life, and all that makes
mn true manhood and womanhood; she
stands a Gibraltar against the TIDE or
Indifference and reckless living. Take
this young woman when she grows
older IL the saying, 1.-THE hand that
rocks the cradle moves the world, were
true. this old world would be quak-
and shiverlng-'tis the hand OF the Cody
plous. woman. who. rocking the cradle
and singing the Gospel story into the ears
of the little one. that moves the world;
The erandest thing that God ever made
IS this woman the greatest help that
God ever gets is from this woman. Look
what these women are doing for Christ
to-day; take the cause Of missions
when men were perpleXed as 10 what
10 do TO send the Gospel to those that sit
in darkness, woman comes In and solves
the question by raising thousands Of dol
lars each year for the spread OF the glad
ti1ings. take the temperance cause-see
what she has done here She has power
and let her have greater power; have her
SO educated that there would not be a
man OF whom she would not be the
equal. Have her fully aroused to a sense
of her opportunities. oh, woman, great
Is thy faith; oh, woman, great Is thy
love: learn 10 use them for God and the
Kingdom OF His dear Son!