The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-30


to Ecumenical Conference.
Last evening at Elm Park church
Rev. DR.. G.. NJ. Giffin spoke to a large
congregation on the SUBJECT found In
judges 1928: And his wife said unto
him." referring to the wife of Manoah
when she cheered his faint heart in the
time of his fear and encouragement.
The speaker paid a high tribute to
women throughout his discourse.
In the course of his remarks he said:
Most of us must confess that it is
women who have been our inspiration
and our encouragement. 1t has now
come to pass that faithful women have
interested themselves in great works
which are gotten out of their love 30
lessen sorrow and remove trouble. We
may as well make public confession
of our Indebtedness to women while
our loved ones are alive to hear our
words of praise. The woman will sing
when a man sighs. She will be brave
when he is tremulous. She does not
get weary and surrender as quickly
as does he. Occasionally there are
Jobs, but more frequently it is wo-
who smiles when life seems darkest
and who believes while man desuonds
and Crouches in the corner di;"Gur.
aged. She is not the wild screaming
fanatic, crazy for what she calls wo-
mans rights. She is not monstrcs,-
ty. In this case she was a good wo-
man filled with grace and ingenuity,
breathing out the loving hone Of her
coura geous soul
FAITHFUL FEW NEVER FAIL.
There is nothing that God can say
or do but that some of us will fail to
interpret IL Alright. IT is the woman
usually who is found rousing us like a
trumpet, comforting us like an angel.
1t is the women who are usually the
confident supporters to the church anl
the great help of the pastor. In this
parish, as every other, are found many
who are source of inspiration. Thank
God for the faithful few who never
fail. Like the daisies which will soon
star the meadows. they lift always
their faces toward heaven and not like
the fuschia, hanging sorrowfuly to
earth.
l verify believe the church would
these seers who could read the bette
thought of God concerning His king
dom on earth. If | were to write n
church history, | should put on every
page tribute to these women. with
out whom there would have been no
church to write about. If a record Of
the men who keep on, and are strong
were made, the secret could be found
in the faithful, hopeful encouragement
of women. 1t is woman's heart which
is forever uplifted. She hopes and shq
waits, while man looks for quick re-
turns, and is easily discouraged.
We grow tired and go to sleep with
the sorrow and the burden of life. II
is woman who watches the cradle all
the long night The church has found
its friends in the darkness of the past
Usually they have been the women.
/ do not agree with the one who said
when sin entered the garden, she
| hath done it," but when | look out and
see the spreading good in humanity,
shall say, "She hath done it,"
STICKS TO HER BELIEF.
She believes in the church and she
| sticks to it. You cannot conceive any
thing in which she has given her inter
est which you can bury so deep thai
she will not be there very early in the
morning with her precious ointment
| do not mean to say that all men are
weak-kneed or that all women ar,
| faithful to the church. | know mann
| of the former who are strong and
brave, and many of the latter who
have forgotten their allegiance to thei
religious VOWS. If you will take biOg
raphy you will see that the successful
man in his discouraged hour was raj
| lied into hope by his faithful compan
ion.
We believe women to be richly en-.
dowed in imagination. but consider
! that we ourselves have the greatel
! reasoning power. We say sho canno
argue successfully. This woman of tn,
| text proves the contrary of the frs
| statement. First, she said. THE Lore
has been pleased to accept our sacri
fee"
The Lord has unveiled to us fact.
he has concealed from others. Tn,
Lord does not intend to destroy us
They were strong arguments. one
| thing ] like about the woman of tn,
text. She argued from Gods feelinc
toward her, instead of her feeling to-
ward God She took into consideration
the supernatural aid of God in tn,
| present life.
In closing, Dr. Giffin spoke of his i'm
! pressions of the Ecumenical conference,
and said that it was an inspiration tC
him. He believed no one need feel dis
couraged for the church after hearing
the testimony of the heroes who hat
| come home from the foreign fields