The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-04
VIEW HAMrsH1nE,s WoMAx CLERIC.
she Hs Creat,pE Great RSciteuasnt and Interest
by HeF Coed work.

she Hs CreatinE Great Rrctteuaent and Intere.t
~ HeP Coed work.
Now Hampshire II quite stirred up over her
fret woman preacher. II tho Apostle Paul was
q Theosophist, as the Theosophists claim, and
II his ego is roincarnatod in some New England
farmer about tho town OF Newields. near Exc
ter, he must be astonished to SEQ a woman I'M
dcrtake the task OF attending to the moral and
spiritual welfare of tho residents around those
parta Tho woman who Is doing this 10 the
Rev. MrR W. NJ. Smith Of Medford. Mass and
she has Just accepted the pastorate Of tho Uni
versalist Church at Newfelds. The Oldest In
habitants have dubbed her the - Parsoness"
Mrs. Smith began her work in n quiet, digni-
ned way, and Immediately won the respect and
admiration OF all who mot her, but her cougre-
cation and the members OF other congregations
nearby just couldn't help getting a little CT
cited about having q woman dominic in their
conservative little town, so they are still talk
says when she entered the ministry she had no
notion that 1t would create. any comment, but
now she sees that people are bound to talk about
u until tho newnoss wears on Tho story OF
now she came TO DO a minister Is interesting,
aha should encourage. every little girl who is in
tne nap,t OF saying: II 1 were a man 1 would
w When a little girl, like every other little girl
remark in her tiio%Ehtful moods: VI we I a
Siots says, She vas : sF Sofn F. Ppo Vim sSss1a
u%alists, and founded the Universalist Church in
S snSs t ,Ssr. years nrsr ago: IS she passed z quiet G child
there, she returned home and taught school
N. Smith OF Provincetown and continued to i've
there until they moved to ,Medford, Mass. in
NY S.. Al l6is tino tho plucky little wonan
tied In her new homo and found that she was
living within ten minutes walk Of Tufts College
abr an " N RhA an ~ that a 1aaN H.
for her. and che simply accepted what eened 10
20 her apPointsd task; She entered Tufts Divin-
three years, graduating u fortnight ago.
In the ciass were two other women, Miss Ger
McDuff Of Claremont, \. H., and' t una m mess n fne
three women were tho first who ever graduated
fT0m the he'd divinity VII n 4. school; Last spring Mrs.;
accepting the call She will probably give both
to think about .tor' she s"I says t iSS%es somS
people can DO easily led, while others have
y DO threatened, and that she believes the
employ 10th methods. She has not as yet laid
out any definite plan of action in her pastoral
wants to do and o. hopes and expectations
which she expects to carry out. 1t is a matter
stalled or not, but this one prefers to be, and tho
INSTALLATION SGT for this month.
Her opinions as TO women entering a business
or professional career are pronounced. Sho says:
believe that business women are more thor
oughly domestic and more devoted TO their
homes than any other class Of women.
1t seems To me that 1t Is the so-called society
women who are tho ones who neglect their
homes. husbands and children for whist parties,
calling and spending their time in keeping up
with the latest fashions in gowns and bonnets.
"Of cou rse thero are model housewives who
arc not in business. But these same good house
wives are apt to make of themselves slaves, and
to spend their time and etrenEth on frivolous
tasks, such as setting up bric-a- brao all over tho
house and busting Ii.
don't think dust Is the worst thing In tho
world, and ! don't believe in purchasing FREQ
dom IRON dust at tho expense OF the SOUL"
Mira. Smith ID OF medium size aud 1t will be o
number OF years before she is middle aged. Sho
Is graceful, cultured, and artistic. and does not
neglect the management of her homo for any
other duties.