The courier., 1902-05-17

the cathedral or IN It's VICINITY, tnat
they might smoke their after-luncheon
pipes in the cathedral while he
preached to them the word of life.
They came in great numbers and liked
Il SO much that after a while most OF
them did not care to smoke while the
services were In progress. But they
could do as they liked. the good bishop
did not care; he was after their souls,
not the tobacco habit. In conversation
with some high churchmen who were
shocked at the desecratton OF the
cathedral, he told them he thought to-
bacco was too small a vice to keep a
man out Of heaven.
Many men in DR.. Balloon Shaw's
congregation at the West End Prespy-
terian church Of New York told him
they did not come to church because
they had to stay at home and take
care of the babies and let their wives
come to church. His. not to quesion
the reason; he told them he would see
that the babies were cared for and that
thereafter he should expect them at
church.
Child study, modern child specialists
and tine discussions in women's CLUBS
and elsewhere about what Is bad Tor
children have settled the point that II
is very bad for them as well as for the
grown-up people who wish to listen 10
the singing or preaching, 10 take
voune children into crowded auditor
iums where it is likely all the air that
reaches the children's lungs has been
breathed over and over by adult lungs
clean and otherwise. So DIR. SHAW
had no intention Of asking the recalci-
trant members Of his flock TO pring
their infants to church with them
Op the contrary he induced his trus-
tees to hire a handsome brown stone
bouse four stories high, situated In the
midst of the parish. A committee OF
bright young women go there every
Sunday morning and take care OF the
babies who like IL SO much that tney
cry tn 20 II the weather Is bad ana
.s.,r .fo,ks.. think they would better
stay at home. The creche Is furn'sneo
with tiny chairs and tables. picture
hooks, blackboards. cradles ana crios.
Rut what of the young ladies? Do they
M, need the ministrations OF pastor!
The plan is a good one, but II seems
TO be taken for granted that the giris
40 not need to hear sermons Ana
aoubt,ess the girls are satisfied. but
&C. mn, one soul rs valuable as another!
The ministers seem to think that III
on,v they can induce the brothers 10
come to church. the souls OF the sisters
wandering about in the region between
heaven and hell are of small conse-
ouence. 1t Is an idea similar TO the
Mahometan. the Buddhist and heath-
en- teaching; that woman does not heeo
TO go to heaven, that she only exists
nm earth for the continuation OF the
race and that Heaven Is only place
for creative intellects such as man alone
possesses. It Is not unlikely that some
NJ these Hindu women are beginning
to think they ought to have try al
heaven. II such is the case there are
enough turbaned Hindus to tell them
that such a wish is unwomanly and II
persisted in will break up that sacred
institution, the home, or harem, and
smash Hindu civilization all to pieces
The era of Me too" in the mouth OF
woman is not confined to America. 1t
is stirring in India, 1t has mounted to
a breaking wave Of sound in England,
anu in the islands of the sea the men
are trying to convince their helpmates