The sun., 1901-12-29
The CAUSE OF WOMAN.
THE GRADUAL COMING or PEACE
AND GOODWILL TO MEN.


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sOn earth peace. good will toward men,
IA one Of those beautiful old prophecies
whose fulhlnent il not wholly improbable,
The angels who sang IL do not now seem
quite so far away in the heavens as they
once did wonderful advance has been
made when the whole civilized world wishes
for peace, regards with dismay the pros
pect Of war in any part OF its d''minions'
and eagerly seeks for an honorable arbitra-
ton Of the points in dispute. 1t N an en-
couraging sign when il is difficult 10 obtain
enough soldiers to carry on any war not
founded on principles of tho highesa patriot
ism. il shows progress when nations
and individuals no longer fight simply
for the love Of fighting.
The enlargement of the spirit OF good
will is nowhere more evident than In the
Churches, whose ages Of cruel persecu-
tions. force doctrinal controversies and
consignment Of the vast majority OF man
hind TO eternal woe made the song OF
the angels seem a mockery. There
is now such a modification OF the belhg-
erent attitude, such liberation OF OPP
posing views. such "A disposition 10 grant
the future dest ructiou Of the masses the
benefit of AZ least a doubt, as to encourage
the belief that the Church OF the future
NAV stand as shining example OF good
will toward men.
Among the individuals themselves who
constitute society there is breadth OF
thought a respect for the opinions oi Others
a recognition Of personal rights that dis
tinguish the present generation markedly
from all those wrich have preceded II.
The fixed laws of evolution establish the
fact beyond dispute that these tendencies
toward peace and good Will must continue
to develop. Although there never may be
a literal application of the Golden Rule
vet if there should he "a much progress
in this direction during the next century
as there has been in the past 1t may not
be regarded altogether az Utopian dream.
With all the rush and hurry, the crowdlng
and the competition of the present age,
none in all history has seen such considera-
ton for the welfare Of mankind ON the
part of the State and the individual, as is
now expressed in the opportunities Tor edu-
cation. in the libraries, the museums, the
parks, the Fairgrounds, the hospitals
the homes" the measures for public health,
the humane societies, the improved m"thods
in caring for the criminals, the delinquent
and the dependent the recognition IN a
thousand ways Of the duties which society
owes to all of i's members BY every
process OF reasoning II must be concluded
that this disposition will continue to grow
and that each generation viii do sthl
larger part in making the world better and
happier. ,.,,.......
nation NAV be measured 10y the status of
its women They always have been the
greatest sufferers from barDarism ana
oppression. becius" not only have they
shared with men the burdens of general
conditions. but they have been subject
also TO the individual tyranny of the men
Themselves who could not fail to reflect
the methods Of their own government.
IL never was possible, however, al any time
for the women of any nation to strike for
their own freedom until IL was done by
American women in the United states
about half "A century ago. IN" time iiad
arrived and the women had been raised
up for the work.
until now women have demanded nothing
beyond the fulfimcut Of the angels song,
the appliCatiOn Of the Golden Rule. Never
by ona jot or little ha - they asked Tor more
than they hay" bon willing To concede.
Never have hey desired that man should
sacrifice the least of his own just rights
I'm granting 10 woman hers. DO unto
others as YOU would that others should do
unto YOU The whole argument l. con-
tained in tins one sentence, and II II OBJ
tainiug a wider recognition with every
passing year tn" rplnt 81 universal
brotherhood which l- IunlicsiIhg Itself
In 30 many noble vay-, hp grown almost
broad enough iu Cpuc'de IA" fullest hl+fiN
Ia woman Long before the Christmas
dav, Of aupih"r half century shall have
been counted ih" cYute~' viii b" ended,
and rler,, viii b" such an era - peace and
good viii on earth 40 Only IL p"7~lhl" "i"i"