The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21
DISCUSSED woMAN's SPHERE.
Advocates Of Woman's Life in the
Home Garry Off the Honors.
Judges Had Easy Task

BERKELEY, Oct. 20.-The routine pro.
ceedings of the Woman's Christian TEN
perance Union Convention, now ii
progress in the university town, were
enlivened this afternoon by an animated
discussion upon the ttme-worn question
Of woman's sphere.
The occasion was a formal debate, with
two affirmative and two negative speak
ers. The advocates of woman's life in
the home carried the day.
Formally stated the question was:
Resolved, That 1t would be better for
humanity If women spent less time and
energy in public work" Mrs. NJ. Willis
of Sacramento and DR.. Aida c. Avery
spoke in its favor; Mrs. ]. L. Everts and
Mrs. J. c. de Yelling upheld the negative
The judges decided for the affirmative;
and agreed also that everything said by
the opposing side was but argument di-
rected against themselves
me speech OF the afternoon was made
by Dr.. Aida c. Avery. She argued elo-
quently upon woman's home duties.
Humantty's great need % she declared
was good homes and good mothers. Time
and energy constitute the common capital
or the race, and prudence demands that
TINS should not be appropriated for selfish
interests. Women should conserve vital
tty for their children; but this is impossi-
bic where time and energy are exhausted
IN pubic work. How much wholesome
homemaktng energy is devoted to church
fads. And what is the outcome? Thous-
anus upon LnOuSdn0S or clurCheS encuTn-
oered with lofty steeples and still higher
mortgages, and the typical church woman
WIN such morbidly sensitive conscience
ttdt she can't enjoy the sermon because
the ministers salary is delinquent. True
reHgion lies in the sacredness of the home
and IN the public sanctuary
. rms modern, hurrying church life If
II GouIo but be sacrificed for the home
ouues, would at least result in increasing
the mae len membership of churches. Men
cannon keep pace with or sympathize with
thelr wives IN the demands which church
life makes. 49, III ~ I'll
Although it may seem treason +o saw
so before this audience, I belieye that bI Ty
mainly has not gained one single whit
from from. all this suffrage agitation which
dlSturbS our minds.
These fads are spreading demoraliza-
1loh among the chiidren Of the day. The
I nloaeIn woman tramps, and talks,
preacnes ana prays thinking fl is for he
pubic good. But / say seriouslv that
many boy takes to drink because the the
craving OF the healthy animal appetite
home. They may expand the gospel wills
tongues Of first, yet If they neglect to do
terances are but as the sounding brass
and tinkling cymbaL"
An Honest Thief.
OAKLAND Oct. 20.-There is nothing
unusual in a thief covering up his tracks.
but when in addition he returns the stolen
property and that in a novel manner. It
Is extraordinary and bespeaks an in
SSSiiousIy honest thief. A few days ago
Charles P Maleton. foreman at Gates &
Fogt hVery stable, corner Of Fourteenth
alo franklin streets, had valuable gold
1Mdtch stolen out of his vest, the latter
Deiiiiis h n beneath buggy robe. The
R4S olic 1a ana detectives were set to work on
me case put this afternoon Maleton re-
cs s d letter, poorly written by some
fbe T tbief c1R S his identity, saying that
but honest" and that If the owner wishes
the return Of his timepiece he can Find
same IN aoIe In the sidewalk on the
Thirteenth and Fourteenth Mr. Male
ton REGARDED re t,sf the good news as Incredible,
hole and to his great 53Si s, hunted IN the
warded by finding the watch safe and
sound and ticking away merrily.