Arizona republican., 1901-10-07

years that the importance of organized and systematic work by woman has been recognized by the church.
 Womans feels strongly. loves in tensely, gives unreservedly. In the | time of Christ women appear to have instinctively recognized Him as their friend. They were ever among His
 most faithful followers. The noblest acts of self sacrifice recorded in the New Testament are recorded of women. The most beautiful ana costly gift of love was presented to Jesus by the woman who annointed the Savior's head with the ointment contained in | the alabaster box. And Christ was sJ
 deeply touched by her tribute of love that He said wheresoever His gospel
 was preached the woman's act should
 be told for a memorial of her. The
 noblest act of self sacrifice is recorded
 of a woman-the pcor widow who gave
 all that she had-two mites. whicn
 make a farthing. or half cent-to the
 treasury of the temple. The grandes-
 story of loving service and humble
 penitence is told of a woman-the for
 given harlot who bathed the feet of
 Jesus with her tears and wiped thein
 with the hairs of her head. The most
 perfect illustration of the power of an
 appropriating trust in Jesus is the poor
 woman who had an issue of blood.
 The grandest example of anxiety. f)r
 tn welfare of another. and of indomit-
 able perseverance under difficult cir
 cumstances is the Syro-P -Phoenician
 woman who besought the Savior that
 He would cast the devil out of her
 daughter.
 Women were last at the cross, and whsn the men had fled. terrorized by the power of the Jewish SanheGrim as sisted by the Roman courts. women followed Him and manifested their love and sympathy by their tears of sorrow.
 The first messengers of the rssurrec- ton of Jesus from the dead were women. Many of those who were bap- tized with the Holy Ghost on the day of Pentecost were women. A large number of the members of the early Christian church were women. Dor cas was an example of what a beauti- | ful accomplished young woman can do l tor others. In the words of Scrip | ture she was rich in good works" or in the words of our Epworth Leag,a | motto she was "All for Christ and her ! name has come down to us as an ex- ample of consecrated maidenhooi. | Priscilla was a noble example of con- secrated wife. She was not only | joined to Aquila by matrimony. but | also in faith and Christian service. ' They formed a noble couple as they | went hither andN thither prOclaiminS | the unsearchable riches of Christ. l Lydia. the first convert to Christianity | in Europe. was widow with a family. | She had a receptive heart was model | of hospitality and faithful effort 10 | bring others to the Savior.
 wOMAN'S WORK IN THE WORLD.
 Woman has a work to perform in the | world. and a very important one too: | she has to act a purifying an | ennobhng fOrce-to use her tremendous 1 power to attract men to a higher life. | and give them d more vivid realization | of the beauty and attractiven5ss of i moral purity. Woman has noblsr | mission in the world than to be a Doli- | tician or even leader in society. ! Women-especIally young and beauti | ful women-have a tremendous power | and they ought to use it to purify the | world and bring men to Christ. God | will hold you responsible for the use CT | the awful power you possess.
 Jesus Christ has done more for the | elevation of women than all the iu | nuences and powers in the world com- bined. Before he came, and even To ] this day in pagan and heather coun- | tries, woman is at mans feet; she i- | lis plaything or his slave according to 1 his will. As the religion of Jesus | Christ spreads woman advances, and | in Christian lands today she is regard | ed as the equal. the friend and the | belpmeet of man. The Lord Jesus Christ has done great things fUr | women. Ir return He expects woman | to do great things for Him-He expect | woman to love Him and serve Him | with all her power and help Him save |