Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-09-20

,sOm8n Tor an especial WORK In the SOtlcl-
i, tation OF charities. Backed up by barrels
In which there is no fire. and by wardrobes
n which there is no clothes, a woman is
irresistible. Passing on her errand, God says
to her, "You go into that bank or store or
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gets it. She could not help but get 1t. 1t
ls decreed from eternity she should get it..
No need OF your turning your back and
pretending you don't bear; you do hear.
There Is no need Of your saying yon are
begged to death. There is no need OF your
wasting your time. and you might as well
iubmit first as last. You had better right
Iway take down your checkbook, mark
he number of the check, hIl mp the blank,
ign your name and hand 1t to her. There
no need Of wasting time. Those poor
hungry long enough. That sick man
must have some farina. That consump-
i've must have something to ease his
:c.ch meet this delegate OF a relief So
,icty coming out OF the store OF such
lard- listed man, and say, "Did you get
The money!" "Of course" she says, 81
got the money; that's what I went in for.
he never sends me on FOOLS errand."
Again, l have to tell you that 1t Is a
goman's specific right to comfort under
:he stress OF dire disaster. She IA called
:he weaker vessel, but all profane as well
u sacred history attests that when the
.risis comes she is better prepared than
nan to meet the emergency. How often
you have seen a woman, who seemed to be
disciple Of frivolity and indolencO, under
,ne stroke of calamity changed to hero
ne. Oh, what great mistake those bust
less men make who never tell their bnsi-
less troubles to their wiyesl There comes
yome great loss to their store or some OF
heir companions in business play than a
ad trick, and they carry the burden all
,lone. He Is asked in the household again
and again, "What is the natter" But he
believes 1t a sort Of Christian duty to keep
Ill that trouble within his own soul. Oh,
Iir, your first duty was to tell your vile ali
bout It'll
Again, I remark it is womans right to
BRING to US the kingdom Of heaven. 1t is
.asier for woman to be Christian thnn
or man. Why? You say she is weaker.
No. Her heart is more responsive to tho
oleadings Of divine love. She is in vast
majority. The fact that she can more ems
| ly become Christian 1 prove by the
statement that three-fourths OF the MEM
,ers of churches in all ChristendOm are
women. So God appoints them to be the
chief agencies for bringing this world back
| 20 God. may stand here and say the soul
| 8 immortal. There is man who will deny
t. l may stand here and say we are lost
md undone without Christ. There is u man
and say there will be II judgment day after
awhile. Yonder is some one who will dis
oute 1t. But Christian woman in II
Christian household, living in the faith AMI
he consistency OF Christ's gospe!-nobody
IAN refute that. The greatest sermon are
lot preached on celebrated platfor ms; they
| are preached with an audience of two or
hree and in private home life. A-con,s-
[ :ent consecrated Christian service is an
lnanswerable demonstration of Go -
| ruth.
There are prayers for you to offer, there
| re exhortations for you to give, there are
Examples for you to set, and say now as
| Paul said to the Corinthian woman, "What
| ;nowest thou but that thou shalt save thy
| lusband?" A man was dying and he said
| % his wife, "Rebecca, you wouldn't let
ne have family prayers, you la ghed
about all that and you got me away into
worldliness, and now I'm going to die, and
my fate is sealed, and you are the cause ol
my ruinI'' o woman. what knowest thoa
,ut thou canst DESTROY tty hrssssrndsz-Sea