The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-28
YOUNG WOMEN IN BUSINESS.
announcement for Girls of To-day
Found in the Story of Ruth.

Found in the Story of Ruth.
Rev Arthur ]. Smith, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, preached last
night on Young Women in Business, -
his text being drawn from Ruth, PIT:
so she cleaned in the field until even,
and beat out that she had CLEANED: and il
was about an ephah of barley"
Noltaire, the famous infdel. said at one
time that there was nothing in Homer or
Herodotus that could equal the affecting
simplicity of the story of Ruth, as told in
the book of the Bible that bears that
name. Noltair said there is no sentence in
the English language having more real
beauty than Ruth's reply to Naomi There
Is sublimity in it's simplicity.
1t is a simple story" Mr. Smith said.
OF famine in Bethlehem-Judah and the
going to Moab of a man, his wife and two
sons; of his demise soon after reaching
mat country; of the marriage of his sons
10 women of the land and their death in
about ten years; of the resolution, of the
widow and childless woman to go again
10 her own land; of the following of her
oaughters-in-law on her journey; of her
entreating them to return; of the going
oack of one and constant following of the
o'her One can hardly read the story or
even think of it without having a feeling
OF sadness come over him.
Naomi reached her own city and was
so changed by her great sorrow that her
ola friends scarcely knew her, and said
one to another: us this Naomi?" Her
form may have been bent and broken,
her face may have been wrinkled and her
mar may have whitened by her great
sorrow. Poverty stared them in the face
"hen they reach Bethlehem. Naomi was
tOo Oh to work, and Ruth decided to see
@hat she could do toward taking care of
aeF mother. Many young woman of to-
Gay mas been face to face with the same
P.oplem and has sought and found a
means by which she could earn an hon
est living for herself, and for those
~nom she loved. Ruth was successful in
Ier work. She met the owner of the field
~ which she CLEANED, who was a wealthy
PdHter' and after a time was married to
Mr. Smith said he did not think girls
Suoulu nave only one ambition, that to get
tiIaIrled. There were higher motives than
mat and God will always bless the girl
VINO honors Him.
Inc pastor said there were several rea-
Sons why Ruth succeeded: "She was de-
Ecu 10 her mother-in-law, and this at
tactea the attention of Boaz. She loved
h 10 such an extent that she left
o"h people and land to so with her.
sotloh IKE this will make any young
"oihan succeed in what she underta kes
one was a humble toiler. She cleaned in
rne neid. This was the privilege of the
poor' She was looked down upon and
stiuhneu. 1t was humiliating work, yet
sue dld 1t without murmuring"
mere Mr. Smith mentioned various WAYS
81 which young women support them
ewes to-day In connection with bust
ness life, he said. he regretted that
u ,Mere should be a minister of the Gospel
VINO would say that O diploma from a
..s TSlness college was passport to hell {"
ms he declared. was one of the
sreatest ISLANDERS that has been made
upon the noble. self-sacrifcing girls of
V t land, who are obliged 10 work for
their living.
ruth was willing worker and this is