The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-01-21
NOBLE WOMANHOOD.
Dr.. Talmage Draws Lessonsfro an
Unnamed Bible Character.
Her Coed Qualities Set Ferth - The
Hand on the shsttle-Ths Great.
ness of Christian Char
aeterisffcs.

Warrington. Jan. Is Copyright, iSss.l
A Scripture character whose name Il
not given becomes the subject OF DR..
TAlmsge's sermon, in which he sets
forth the qualities of good and noble
-smaDhood; text II Rings as, Elisha
passed 10 Shunem, where was q great
woman"
The hotel OF our time had no counter
part In any entertainment o. oldea
time The vast majority OF travellers
must then be entertained at private
sbode. Here comes Elisha, a servant
Of the Lord, OF . Divine mission, and he
must nnd shelter. A balcony overlook
Ing the valley Of Esdraelon IL offered
him In . private house, and II IL espe-
cially furnished for his oecupancy-a
chair 10 st on, q table from which 10
eat, . c~andleStick by which TO read and
= bed on which to slumber, the whos
establishment belonging TO a great and
good roman Her husband. It seems,
was = cody man. but be wa entirely
overshsdowed by his wife's excellenceL
Just - now you sometimes fnd IN q
household the wife the center Of dig
nifty and influence and power, not by
any arrogance or presumption, but by
superior intellect and force OF moral
nature welding domestic Affairs and Al
The same tine supervising all financial
business sfairs The. wiie's hand or
the shuttle, o. the banking house. q
the worldly business.
Yen see hundredso of men who are sue
osssf1i only because there's reason a
home why they are successful. ns mar
marry . good, honest soul, he makes hi
fortune. II he marry q fool, the LOr,
help himl The wife may be the Elen
partner In the firm, there may be onll
masculine voices down On exchange
but there oftentimes comes from tn
home cirolea potential and eleyarng in
huerce. This woman Of my text wa
the superior OF her husband. he. asia
ssI BAR understand, was what we oftel
see in our day, 9 man Of large forum
and only q modicum Of brain, intensel,
quiet, sitting q long while In the sam
place, without moving hand or foot; 1
you say "YeS," responding "Yes;" !
you say NO" responding "No"lnan,
eyes half shut, mouth wide open, mair
tanning his position in society only b,
cause he has . large patrfmony. Bu
his wife, my text says was . gres
woman. Her name has not come dow
10 us. She belonged 10 that c~ollectio
Of people who need no name TO dii
tinguish them. What would title Q
duchess or princess OF queen-whs
would e~Scuteheon or cleaning diadeI
DO TO this woman Of my text, who, b
her intelligence and her behavior, cha
lenges the admiration OF all ages? Lon
after the brilliaps women OF the coui
Of Louis XIV. have been forgotten, an
the brilliant women Of the court Z
Spain have been forgotten. and the bn
liant woman who sst on the throne {
Russia have been forgotten, som
grandfather will put on his spectacle
and, holding the book the other side III
Light, read 10 his grandchildren II
story Of this great woman OF shunel
who was 90 kind and courteous an
Christian 10 the good prophet Elishi
Yes, she was a great woman.
In the first place, Ehe was grsatin h
= Inequalities. UnciviliEed and barbai
ous nations have this virtue. Jupits
had the surname Of the Hospitabls, an
he was said especially 70 avenge Ii
wrongs Of strangers. Homer sxtolle
1t In his verse. The Arabs are punetfl
Gus on this subject and among some {
their tribes II IL not until the ninth do
Of tarrying that the occupant has
' right 70 AJAX his guest; hWho an
whence art thouP" II this virtue II
honored among barbaT1sns. how ougi
I IL 70 be honored among those Of u VII
believe in the Bible, which command
US to use hospitality . toward 81
other without grudgiDg?
OF course, ! do not mean under tn!
: cover 10 give any Idea that l approve {
that yagrapt class who 90 around froi
place 10 place, ranging their whole III
time perhaps under the auspices {
some beneTolenst or philanthropic D
ciety, quartering themselves on Chrl
tian families With great pile Of trunk
in the hall and carpetbag portentoua c
tarrying. There IL many Q eountr
! parsonage that looks out week by wee
G upon the ominous arrival OF waQo
with ereaking wheel and lank horse an