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FAULTS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE
sen SHOWN BY EXAMPLE.
FROM BIBLICAL HISTORY.
pEy. DIR. JOHN ID. JORDAN DRAWS
ALEssON FOR WOMEN OF TO-DAY.


AS They Can Be-The story of
Joseph and POtipher's Wife.
Rev. Dr. John D. Jordan preached a
forceful sermon at the First Baptist
Church last night on the subject, Some
Bad Women"
The sermon was the second Of the series
mon Women now being preached by
DR.. Jordan. The series is attracting
much public attention. and the congrega-
ton which greeted DR.. Jordan last night
filed the auditorium TO the doors. The
text was from Proverbs. p. L: "A good
name is rather to be chosen than great
riches DR.. Jordan said:
Il want US to consider tonight a few
bad women. Not that there are more
bad women than bad men, or that l de-
sire to parade the faults of women. 1t is
one phase of a general subject, and will
furnish dark background for a brighter
picture to follow.
However sad and undesirable it may
seem, many women are self-indulgent,
subtle and deceitful, silly, Jealous in pro-
noting superstition and idolatry, active in
instigating iniquity, and guilty of the
grossest crimes. Her splendid powers,
when so directed. are as potent for evil
as for good. Transformed, she is as an
angel of light, with healing in her touch,
conformed, she is as an angel of the bot
tom,ess pit, with poison in her breath.
81 shall confine myself to women men,
toned in the Bible-the book always true
to fact and doctrine, whether 1t be good or
bad l make plea for full belief in the
Inspiration of the Bible. AS a people fail
to recognize the Inspiration of the Bible
you may note their lack of spirituality,
their moral drag and their intemperance.
The Bible cannot inspire the man who
does not recognize it's inspiration.
THE Bible of God is an inspired book.
Paul says to Timothy AN scripture is
inspired of Cod Bad instruction from an
inspired apostle to a young preacher II
untrue. Again he says, in Hebrew, God,
having spoken of old to the fathers IN
the prophets in these last days spoke to
US in His son. Referring to the prophet,
Peter says, Moved by the Holy Spirit,
men spoke from Cod
"Potaphirs wife was mean to the very
heart. Unable to induce Joseph to be-
come partner with her in lustful crime she
sought revenge in Islander, which led TO
his disgrace and imprisonment. A lustfui
love unqualified is easily TUNED to burn
ing hate, which seeks revenge in heartless
SANDER Vice hates virtue as Satan hates
saint. Let us be slow to believe evil
reports against any. People of real worth
and character never start slanderous re-
ports about other people and are slow 10
believe them when they hear them. SIAN
derous reports usually find their freest
and most rapid transit through the
mouths of those as unclean as the reports
which they bear. People without chara3-
Ter seek to have equality by trying to
make others like themselves. People with
character desire to strengthen character in
others.
Samson slew his thousands and was
himself slain by a woman His weakness
was to love bad women and suffer him
self to be deceived by them. He dallied
with Delilah and died. She caressed him
to conquer him. Having conquered him,
she sod him to his enemies. She be-
trayed him with kisses and sold him for
silver. In the hand of God Samson was
giant to do His will; in the hands of
Deliah he was weakling to do her Will
and her will meant only i'll to him.
"A good wife is a good thing, and a bad
many wives, even If all had been good,
out many of them were bad. Solomon,
young, wise and strong, with his great
kingdom, wealth and court, presents a
picture of marvellous beauty; Solomon,
old and weak, crying All in vanity pre-
sents picture that is pitiable. This
change was due to the influence of the
Iuoiatrous wives. The influence of good
women makes man strong, while the
influence of bad women makes him weak
FOR two instances of heartless jealousy
IeIer you 20 Sarah, in her reatment of
Hagar and Rachel, in her treatment of
Leah.
One of the meanest women mentioned
III all the book was Jezebel, wife of
Ahao' King of Israel. She was overzeal-
GUS in propagatng her false religion. Just
as GOD had ever used woman in support
ing ana advancing true religion, Satan has
useo her likewise in false religions. wo-
"dh welded to false religion is willing
~ oe us spokesman las in Baalism) or 20
oecorne the subject of its infamy (as in
MoImornism) Jezebel was a worshipper
VI baal and feared not God, neither did
que Il sa!d h ophe S. She was a whole
saie murderer of the prophets of God.
one put them all to death but Elijah. and
Scdred MIN until he fed far into the will
1erness, laid himself down and prayed to
pe' IN dealing with men, Elijah could
~. mem to the sword or call down fire
I'm heaven to consume them, but when
ne encountered Jezebel he fed, terror
stricken, and begged that death swallow
MIN up.
40 MN JezebeTs fury was more to be
beaued than an army with banners. Her
&c eai .'esshess in taking Naboths vineyard
III Ahab is enough to brand her name
81 ,,n ,lntamy forever. In her husband she
+Huhu TOOL as obedient to her touch as
LAY Is 10 the touch of the potter Jezebel
naa her day. and the vengeance which she
Eisned upon others recoiled upon her own
Eau ana the head of Ahab The same
T oss that licked the blood of Naboth
a. NNeu the blood of Ahab and Jezebel So
pei the forces which we set in motion
"aS travel far and do much veal or
80 Out some day they will return to
liver blessings upon us or crush us
win their fury
religion that has to be propagatei
~ murder is not of God; property stolen
ulshonestly obtained can never become
source OF ease and comfort. and the per-
Su VINO viii coerce intimi1ate or embar-
- prophet or preacher Of God will final
y . Uecome the victim of his own fury.
\, me meanest woman mentioned in the
e" testament is Heroidas. the incestu-
Ss Vile OF Herod Antipas She was an
ullress by leaving her lawful husband.
t,rou Fhi'lp, and living with Herod An
bp"s' her step-rncle. They sought to
, se John the Baptist approve OF their
lance and he declared II 10 be an I'M
10y thing. From that moment she
'IHed John headless man. In order