The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-21
ga MODEL WOMAN"

The Topic of an Interesting Discourse
by Rev. @. NJ. Oliphant at the First
Christian Church Yesterday.
"a Model Woman" was the theme Of
an interesting discourse delivered yes
terday morning at the First Christian
church, by the pastor, Rev. C. NJ. OIL
plant, who pictured the ideal woman in
serious, and at times. a light vein.
His text was taken from Proverbs 31:1O,
and embraced the words: "a virtuous
woman"
There are different conceptions Of wo-
manly ideallty. said Rev. Mr.. Oil
plant. Some search for beauty Of
face; others. beauty of form. But the
true beauty was of the mind, heart and
character. This character contained the
elements of chastity modesty, humil =
| ity and discretion. Coming to his
text, "a Virtuous woman" the speaker
defined 1t to mean a strong woman, he
holding to the idea OF virtue siSnifylng
strength as was contained in the origi-
nal meaning Of the word, as 1t came
from the Latin. This strength is OF
three kinds
First, there is the strength of head;
not headstrong. but intellectual: in
other words. being possessed OF discre-
ton and decision After celebrating on
these points, Mr.. Oliphant took up the
strength OF hand, and quoted Pauls
words concerning woman, "a keeper at
home"
A woman was more than mere cook
or servant. She should look to the
moral and spiritual interests OF home.
Along this line. Mr.. oiiphant spoke Of a
woman, who Is now conducting n So
cIul reform convention in Pennsylva-
mia, yet had never spent any time try
ing to reform her husband from drunk
enness.
A wife originally meant a weaver,
continued the speaker, she getting this
name through doing u weaver's work at
home A good wife win weave the ele-
ments OF character into her husband,
was a thought expressed by Mr.. OIL
plant. He then cited three things he
had read recently. which told what
woman should and SHOULD i be. She
| should be a snail by keeping to her
house, but not like snail, which car
ried everything on her back. That is
she shouldn't put all her money on
her back" for clothes. Secondly, she
should be ike an ecnO, responding
when spoken to, yet should not be like
an echo. having the last word" FL
naiiy, she should initiate the town
clock MS to time and regularity, but not
like the town clock, heard all over the
city, These applications provoked
amused wrinkles from Rev. MIR. OIL
plants auditors.
A wife should share in the houors be-
slowed on her husband, and the speak
| err cited DIsraeli, Lord BeaconstieId.
who refused an earldOm because his
| wife couldn't share the title. The
English people arranged this matter
happily by comforting on his wife the
title OF viscountess. The third division
OF his discourse related to strength Of
heart and the idea was developed Of
the power woman was in church-she
was the heart-power. Or. Adam Clark
had said one woman was equal to sew
en- and one-half men in church for
work, but the speaker held that this
ratio would admit OF variations. Con-
Guiding, n model woman's power in
church work was highly praised; such
a woman with Chrlst's likeness would
assert herself In the home. society and
the church. She would work In every
line of church work calling for the IN
bors OF womankind and do so with
rare benefits to the world.