The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-26
on A WOMANISH WORSHIP.
HEBvR ,gWTOy sUS WOW,N ~ NOr
ufb TRItTED tf
And rhet. Is real peril In uer Power In
the Church u Il the woman whom Man
Has Fashioned who sets ~ the CON
f~e.,onai and the Authorit, ~ the Priest.

Tho I,ev T. Ueber Newton preached tc.-
'efdn, morning IN III soul. church. SiNi'-
sixth stroet and Madison ayonn" on Woman
In the church What he had To -nl va, not
entirely complimentary lie held women re-
sronsiblc for what hc termed the onemin1cy
~ the church. the tendency 10 n sickenins
srntimcntalty which has served to drive men
awaS from worship.
There IL a real danger, " hc said. from tho
power ~ women. a danger. however. which IL
the result u woman's not yet beins fully Gre
ated by God and which will disappear with tho
evolution Of the true woman. who will bless the
church Of the future with a deeper life,
Woman has Heretofore been chiefly the
representative Of the emotional nature Of man
kind. Her influence has tended 10 lower wot-
ship into the expression OF a sentiment not
vi,l'izcd by thought. One sees the traces Of
this every where In the traditional forms Of
worship. Range through any hymn book
and Won will find plenty OF illusions breathin.
soft. sweet. .ickish sentiments. but conlara-
ti,nly few breathing strong and heroi" feeling,
abundlnc Of plaintive s,sls, but a great lack
Of brlcing trumpet calls. the heart. finding
free uttrrlnce for its l%oncinrs. but She mind
finding little for its valiant desires. The mani
fest>lons Of the piety which loves tod with
Hin 'nirb ali the mind. our own h,mnai
has an amplitude Of the hymns typical Of IN"
child cry. Safe IN the Arms OF jesus, put where
is there N II such a ringing strain of the devout
man a. that noble hymn q Samuel johnson.
Life Of Ages Richly Polr-d'
Worship naturally employs, symbols SYM
holism cannot be too beautiful so long "a Is
accompanied by true thought But willie
woman remains uncreated, feminine feeling
tends 10 run out int" enemlnatc en!bl"m., ana
sentiment is apt 10 lecomc senilncntality
The woman whom man has made Another
woman altorether from the woman whom
God il making has ONE into the Church
"a irt, n celestial drawing room which ~ Nps
her concern 10 have s,theucally Wei ordered.
II is desirable that -il things should be done
decently and in order and that beauty should
Clothe worship in the sacred. place. but II IS
not desirable that our nre Of intense reality
should have n hric-a-brac religion wheieln
colnrs and tones are not accessories. but essen
tlals The Church suffers through this efen-
ina, v which tho women Of the past. have fash
ioned our clergy are tempted TO drop TO the
level Of Sentimentality which the millinery 81
worship inspires An emasculated Clergy can
only lead in an efeminate worship which VIII
Turn men away from the CIurch This is al
ready seen in the preponderance OF women
at service and in Catholic countries, whore tie
main reliance is on the priest. on tho, corfession;
on ecclcsiastiC. direction. on symbolism and
o~rnation. the line is drawn in attendance AZ
church hv the sexes
Man having had his freedom and developed
thpcpsh s sda'a 1Hs blr Hhs; sIhesS'n of c Sf;nTrs' y
character wherein the needed regulation OF
conduct is supplied from within. not IRON
freedom and developins her education. repre-
sents the moro backward type Of culture.
The wonanly idea Of religious life stu places
the soul ON its knees before external authority.
Women set up the Confesstonals which are
reappearing in Our Church. No change OF
creed seems 10 hrsak down this spiritual do
pendcuce Of women The secret 81 peace for
the average woman il still found In ACCEPTING
the outward authority of y stronger soul. y
is the woman whom man has iashIoned NAV
sets M IN. authority Of the priest The woman
whom God il creating will no more need an
external dictatorship Of her soul than man
peeis IL