The Forrest City times., 1901-04-19

R0llwage delivered most practical
and interesting address.
Mrs. German, Judge Beasley and
Prof. Spencer we're visitors and two of
them had their names enrolled as men,
oers, thus increasing the m embership
list to fourteen.
All visitors and friends of the cause
will be welcomed at the next meeting
Of the club to be held on Monday even
ing, May 6, upon which occasion the
ollowing program will be presented
Prayer. Mrs. o. b. Rollwage
Address. Judge Beasley
responsive Reading (ManuaD.. Club
Reading ................... Mrs. Norton
General Discussion lied by the
IreSl0ent).. ..-.. ............C iue
The following dissertation upon
/" Woman's Sphere" concluding the
remarks of Hon. o. B. Rollwage be-
fore the club on the rstMonday night in
April, we deem worthy of publication
in connection with this report:
woMAN's SPHERE.
IT is claimed that woman's sphere Is
the home, with all the appurtenances
thereunto belonging, and any sphere
ranging beyond the limits OF the home
is an Infringement and transgression
upon the sphere Of man, and all such
innovations by women should be re-
sisted and repealed, and w0aen rele-
gated to within the narrowed confines
ut the home. BY what right, human or
divine, does man pretend to dictate the
sphere OF woman, or pretend to pre-
scribe the sphere Of any other man2
The sphere of each individual, male
Or female, Is such as he or she may de-
eide for his or herself. The tempera-
ment, disposition. environments, train
ing. all contribute toward aroUsing am
billions in the individual that tend to
determine in what sphere to engage,
and sAch decision, in each individual
case, should be respected by all others,
FOR only, by mutual recognition of the
principle that the privilege OF selecting
The sphere of activity Is Inherent in the
individual, independent of and free
rom the dictaton of every and all
other persons, only by according such
privileges to others can We hope and
-xpect to exercise such privileges our
selves.
Ambitions In woman are as diversi-
fed as ambitions in man, and any
social system that has tendency to
circumscribe, stihe, or place beyond
the possibility Of attainment any laud-
able ambition in any human being. IS
hurtful to the human race, retards its
progress in many ways, and is product
i've of no good.
To limit the sphere of any other per.
son by prescription or dictation is un-
warranted, pernicious, without justifi-
cation, reprehensible, and contrary to
the simplest principles Of common
courtesy.
tarded or accelerated largely by the
spirit that dominates that nation. A
narrow, limited and stinted policy or
spirit, will not develop the highest
capabilities and possibilities OF ma
lion. 1t behooves us therefore to adopt
such measures, policies and systems OF
government that inspires in each indi-
vidual, male and female, the desire to
contribute their best efforts for the
public veal, which can only be accom-
plished by opening wide all OF the
channels of life to them-withholdin
n0ne-as the special, specific and ex-
elusive province OF either man OF
woman.
1t is also claimed that to clothe WON.
an with the ballot will destroy the har-
mony of the home, there is no likeli-
hood that any more friction will be caus.
ed in the home by reason of the female
portion having the ballot than is cans-
I'd by reason of the wife and husband
differing in religion. On the con-
trary, instead of discord being in
troduced into the family, its harmony
will be vastly improved.
Does anyone claim that the husband
can sufficiently represent all of the re-
ligious sentiment of the family? Does
anyone claim that woman should be
excluded from church membership up
on the ground that she is woman anc
her participation in ehucrh affalrsmigal
have tendency to create discord In
he church?
The enthusiasm displayed by woman
in successful competition as nurses
physicians, attorneys. in the pulpit
in the exchanges and financial institu-
tons of the world, in literature. science
and arts; the formation of numerous
womaD's clubs and woman's organiza'
tons of great variety. presages ar
early favorable solution of the question
Of Woman's Suffrage, consummatior
devoutly to be wished.