The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-09
WAS MOTHER EVE A WIDOW?
OR DID ADAM SURVIVE HER?

Or DID ADAM SURVIVE HIGR2
Bill Arp Declares That She Was a
, Poor Orphan--He Reckons She
|, Never Heard tho Last O. That Apple,
wonder II Adam died first and left
Mother Eve widow. Poor thing, she
had heap Of trouble and l reckon
that apple was thrown up to her a
thousand times. She was poor
orphan and never had any playmates
nor sweetheart nor any wooirg or
wedding doings or fine presents.
Mover was little girl with dolls and
chewing gum and picture books. l
wonder how long she lived and how
many children she had. Maybe she
dident die at all and was translated,
like Enoch. Moses doesent tell us.
He doesent mention her name but
twice and In 1t not mentioned again in
tho Old Testament, and only twice In
the now, and that was to make some
invidious remark about her. Paul
who never had wife, says, "Adam
WAS not deceived, but the woman being
deceived was In the transgression. !"
How 10 that for reason that she must
bo silent. Ho says that man was
created In tho image OF his maker, but
woman was created for tho glory Of
the man, and must never 60 uncovered.
| | reckon that was the fashion in those
days, just as it ia now in Turkey and
Persia. He said she must not braid
her hair nor wear golden ornaments or
| jewels or poarls or fine apparel. tell
you, my brethren, 1t was q good thing
ho never married, for his wife would
have been an awfully subjugated wo-
man and had just % we'll gone ipto u
convent and made nun of horsclf.
Ho certainly was hard down upon the
women. Ii all scripture is inspired, |
had rathor take my choice and bolievo
In jeremiah, who says: "Can mail
attire 2" And Isaiah, who saith,
"Tho bridegroom deckcth himself
with ornaments and tho bride with her
jewcle.' Paul discouraged marriage,
for he saith, "The unmarried woman
carcth for tho things Of tho Lord, bu
sho that is married careth for tho
things OF tho world, and how she may
please hor husband" How about that?
| don't lit the girls in this part OF the
country and my observation IL that tho
married women are the best church
women We have got. like that scrip.
ture tho best which encourages tho
men to DO their duty to their wives.
Live joyfully with tho wife OF thy
youth and be thou always ravishcd
with her love-" saith Solomon, and
Malachi tells Of tho curse Of God upon
u man who deals treacherously with
his swtfc, and Moses, the lawgiver,
said III Il man shall be jealous OF
his wife without a cause, tho cldors
shall take him out b hind the house
and wh!p him. or words to that effect.
1t like that and | know case right
now that Is ripe for the elders. Tho
truth is that in this generation nine
out OF ten divorces are caused by the
brutal or unfaithful conduct Of the
men, and the poor wife becomes pitt
lul wreck and has nothing moro to
live for, unless perchanco she has
little child or children, that the law
used to take away, hut now gives her.
They are her only comfort. The vows,
the promises that were made at the
altar when all was peace and hope and
nshinG-where are they. Heard OF
y marriage the other day where the
country groom didens seem to be pay
lug much attention 10 the promises
and the preacher had to repeat the
question, Do you promise to love,
cherish and protect her as long as you
both shall live:" Well, yes,' said
he, II believe tina. was the onder-
standin',' he said carel :ssly.
My wife tells OF one Of her ancestors
who in the days Of chivalry and re.
spcct for VIZ mankind, bitterly opposed
the marriage OF his sister to q certain
gentleman, but she married him over
his protest, and that night he turned
70 the family record IN the old family
Bible and wrote "On this night my
nd d.screet sister, Sally, married that
aypocri,e, Jim Dixon, against my wish
az VIII. Us done and cant be helped,
81. rVw !! me doesent treat her we'll
e.. =; =. eaHs otf-damn him." And
= -:b-..; Almost every daily paper
IL :: Il. - r9or woman whose life
:.Aa :::r p'::s=d by her husband.
: ~ ~. -'b,'t.. stones death from
~ ~; t,it. iNb,"T h;.on was sad and
=. u; :.!:i": b. Ter old age Ia not
e: IL: LII ~: -: :: many OF the young
:.,t''.:'- w.: w-o chained them-
-: "a e. -. ~: a1d havo to 90 to the
:...'" Il. E:i --.-a!ncd, but neither
=. '.. - :. -: ian heal their broken
.:s'": ~! :.e Lord bless the reso-
-i..- -. i-3:: Atlanta women who
q: t'.-E :D aTenge Sarah Stones
-:a.- :! providing a home for aged
y ':.:-- c.. women. 1t takes death
x: L -: - arouse our humanity. Peo.
- a.: 10. ~ nature unkind, but they
a;e ,"R .ec.t1.. They are too busy to
:. -; =: misery and when 1T is thrust
49,: :.4n they are ashamed and
a':.>H:, and suddenly start reform
:.,':,::.:.. Just as the women did
49,. ::ry.'z Song OF the Shirt" came
t-:~-':.*1 and women wept and went to
"L-z
Ana .ncrc's another good work those
Atlanta women are considering-the
wagcs OF working women. don't be-
lcvo much In trade unions OF any sort,
out | do wish this relief association
would make book and catalogue the
name and wagcs OF every woman who
| works for wages In Atlanta, and let
tho employer know that he Is under
iirc-yes, the tire OF 800 III the best NO
men in Atlanta, and that he vii! be
boycottcd and tarrlnr1 II he maItrcats
tho humblest cir! ia hiz smplOy. Mont
OF these wage carncrs are widOwb or
orphans, and II / we're An employer |
would be afraid 70 pinch them down
TO what they would have " tako. Tho
blblo has many curecs upon thoHc who