The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-16


IN"hotu OF women as was exhibited bv
trace Darling or Marie Antoinette or
! Joan of Are,
again, remark 1t is woman's right
10 bring 10 us the kingdom of Heaven,
w Is easter for woman to be a Chris
lon Than for man. Why? You say
she is weaker No, Her heart il more
responsive 10 the pleadings of Divine
love She is In vast majority. The fact
thatshe can more easily become Chris
TAN ! prove by the statement that
ihree-iourths Of the members of
churches in all Christendom are WON.
en-. So God appoints them to be the
chief agencies for bringing this world
back TO God. ! may stand here and say
the soul is immortal: there is Il man
who Will deny 1t, may stand here and
say we are lost and undone without
christi there is a man who will contra.
diet It. ] may stand here and say there
VIII be Judgment day after awhile;
Wonder is some one who will dispute it
but a Christian woman in a Christian
household, living in the faith and con.
sistency of Christs Gospel-nobody can
refute that, The greatest sermons are
not preached on celebrated platforms.
They are preached with an audience of
two or three, and in private home life
y consistent consecrated Christian
service is an unanswerable demonstrao
ton of Gods truth.
speak TO women who have the eter.
nal salvation of their husbands in
their right hand. On the marriage day
YOU took an oath before men and an
gels that you would be faithful and
kind until death did you part, and be,
lieyc you are going to keep that oath,
but after that parting at the grave will
il be eternal separation? Is there any
such thing as an immortal marriage,
making the flowers that grow on the
top Of the sepulcher brighter than the
garlands which at the marriage ban.
quot flooded the air with aroma? Yes.
! stand here an ambassador of the mos {
high God to proclaim the banns of an
immortal union for all those who join
'"""' d" Wv grave VI 'HllSt' " NoHldhi
is your husband, your father, your sou,
away from God? The Lord demands
their redemption at your hands. There
are prayers for you to offer, there are
eNhortations for you to give, there are
examples Tor you 10 set ana say now
as Iaul sald 10 the CorInthlan woman:
Nhat khoWest thou but thou shalt
save my huSDahd \ man was dN'
ing ana ne SAID TO ms Wlte: 'Rebecc",
you WouIdn let me nave family pray
erS; you laughed about all that, anu
you got me away into Worldliness, ana
now III gong 10 ne ana my late Is
sealed ana you are the cause OF my
rum. v woman what knoWest tho u
put thou canst destroy thy husband?
are 'here not some OF you who have
kindly influences at home' Are thel e
not some VINO nave wandered far away
from Hod VINO can remember the chris
Ilal' influences IN thelr carry nome :
10 not aeSplSe those Influences ny
pro'her. II you de without christ,
"ha' VIII you 90 win your mother
prayers Win your WlIe lnpottulll-
lles' win your SISTER $ ehtreatlesF
what Will you 90 with the letters theS
used 10 write TO you, Win the memory
OF lhoSe DAYS Wheh they attended you
so klHulE III tunes Oh sickness On IL
ti'le pe JUST one s'ldhu LolulIlg YOU
from lloatlhg OH upon that dark sea- !
Wou'd Just llKe 10 take hold OF mat
strand now ana pun you TO the oeach!
FOR 'he sake OF your wire Hod' lor the
sake OF your mother God Tor the sake
u your daughter Hoo' lor the sake OF
your SISTER Hod' come inns aaN ana DC
saved
Lastly l WISH 10 say that one OF the
speclhc rights OF woman IS through the
grace OF Chrlst' hnally 10 reach heaven
On' what Hlu'tltuue VI women III
heaven MARY CnTiSl iloIiier' III
heaven ELiHaoeih Fry III hea'en'
N"u. 1o''e Hh"""e'ii III iIr"'e"' 'ii'
i''o'I'er Oh AuSus'lIe III lleaNer' ."e
countess o. hunting ION VINO Solu heI
sP'e'"''u Je"e's u oullu el'aPe'S' IA
lie"'en' WINE SIed' many o'lieiS VINO
nave never peen hearu ol on t'rth or
Known pu' l''ie, nave sune li''o 'iiG
resi- ana peace Vi ile''ei.' nat Il IeSI =,
Nf'a' ciiange 1t was LION! 'I'e Si III,
ROOM win no ilFe ana one "iiluo" 'tile
grass broken QUIZ ana the aclill'S sue
an" ""rhou' Eyes 10 'ne l ',.' u
many mansions NO uioie stl'eliins
mt ~ o clock at nlgnl, no more
'lirus'Lhs Vi 'ne ',iuii'o oS 'iie el' l''oS q
through the Worh' 10 sllo" IT was i'oI
done quite right IiehtS oI o[ea' az
last! HeaVen lor achlhg heaoS' heaven
Tor broken hearts, heaven lor ahs ''lSii-
bitten lrames' NO more slttll8 un III
hldhlSht LOT the coming u staggering
steps! NO more rough oloWS across the
u,