The Bossier banner., 1899-10-19

door of the Dorcas society. They need
to be clothed and provided for. Which
of these directors of banks would know
how many yards it would take to make
that little girl dress? Which of these |
masculine hands could fit hat to that |
little girls head? Which of the wise |
men would know how to tie on that new |
pair of shoes? Man sometimes gives his |
charity in rough way, and it falls like
the fruit of tree in the east, which |
fruit comes down SO heavily that it
breaks the skull of the man who is try
ing to gather it. But woman glides SO
softly into the house of destitution and
finds out all the SORROWS of the place
and puts SO quietly the donation on the
table that all the family come out on
the front steps as she departs, expect
ing that from under her shawl she will
thrust out two wings and go right up
toward Heaven, from whence she seems
to have come down.
o Christian young woman. if you
would make yourself happy and win the
blessing of Christ, go out among the
destitute. A loaf of bread or bundle
of socks may make homely load to
carry, but the angels of God will come
out to watch and the Lord Almighty will
give His messenger hosts charge, say
ing: Look out for that woman; can
opy her with your wings and shelter her
from all HARM" and while you are seat
ed in the house of destitution and suf-
fering the little ones around the room
will whisper: "Who is she? Amt she
beautiful" And if you will listen right
sharply you will hear dripping down
through the leaky roof and rolling over
the rotten stairs the angel chant that
shook Bethlehem: ''Glory to God in
the highest, and on earth peace, good
will to men,
Can you tell me why Christian wom-
an going down among the haunts of
iniquity on Christian errand never
meets with any indignity? stood in
the chapel of Helen Chalmers, the
daughter of the celebrated DIR. Chal-
mers, in the most abandoned part of the
city of Edinburgh, and l said to her as
I looked around upon the fearful sur
roundings of that place: do you
come here nights to hold service??''
'Oh, yes,' she said. "Can it be possible
that you never meet with an insult
while performing this Christian er-
RANDI" 'Never," she said, never"
That young woman who has her father
by her side walking down the street,
armed police at each corner, is not so
well defended as that Christian woman
who goes forth on Gospel work into the
haunts of iniquity carrying the Bibles
and bread. God, with the red right arm
of His wrath omnipotent, would tear
to pieces anyone who should offer indig-
| nity to her. He would smite him with
| lightnings and drown him with floods
damn him with eternal indignations.
Some one said: II dislike very much
| to see that Christian woman teaching
those bad boys in the mission school. !
am afraid to have her instruct them. y
$50" said another man, II am afraid
too" Said the first: II am afraid they
will use vile language before they leave
the place. ''Ah,' said the other man
Il am not afraid of that. What / am
afraid of is, that if any of those boy%
should use bad word in her presence
the other boys would tear him to pieces
and kill him on the spot" That woman
is the best sheltered who is sheltered by
the Lord God Almighty, and you need
never fear going anywhere where God
tells you to go.
It seems as if the Lord had ordained
woman for an especial work in the so
licitation of charities. Backed up by
barrels in which there is no flour, ant
bv stoves in which there is no fire, ant
by wardrobes in which there are M
clothes, a woman is irresistible. Pass
ing on her errand, God says to her
"You 60 into that bank or store or sho]
and get the money She goes in ant
gets it. The man is hard fisted, but sh
gets it. She could not help but get it
No need of your turning your back ant
pretending you don't hear; you do hear
There is no need of your saying you ar
} begged to death. There is no need o
your wasting your time, and you mig b
: as we'll submit first as last. You ha,
betterright away take down your check
. book, mark the number of the check
fill up the blank, sign your name AM
, hand it to her. There is no need o
wasting time. Those poor children O
: the back street have been hungry lon
, enough. That sick man must have som
, farina. That consumptive must hav
J, something to ease his cough. | NEE
E this delegate of relief society comm
out of the store of such a hard-fiste
t man, and I say: did you get tn
money?'' "Of course" she says, Il &c
/ the money; that's what ! went in fol
$ The Lord told me to go in and get i
$ and He never sends me on a fools e.
t rand"
/. Again, remark it is woman's rigl
d to bring to us the kingdom of Heavel
. It is easier for woman to be Chri
d tian than for man. Why? You sa
t she is weaker. No. Her heart is mol
/? responsive to the pleadings of DiviI
a Che &c n, yo St ma iOrify The fat