The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-05
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80 q club Of thoughtful, Intelligent club
women. the question recently arose. Has
the women of wealth a right to enter the
world of work as competitor" The
discussion which followed elected vary
ing expressions. Some present were OF
tho opinion that a woman who by the
advantage OF money, is better euucateu
and trained than the woman who lacks
The means FOR extended culture ana
travek is in duty-bound to work, II OPP
portanity and inclination point the way
and beckon her to follow. The fact that
she can, through the force OF her en-
dow1nenIs. raise the standard OIL "o-
manly effort and put before her sex Nlsn-
er objects and attachments. rendered IL
obligatory upon her to pay her debt 10
humanity and make of the talent gwen
her. the increase which the Lord expects
and demands Viewed from different
standpoint, another phase OF the matter
becomes apparent. 1t assumes that the
woman with abundant means has no right
TO use them against the less fortunate,
who are often dependent upon their wages
for the comforts or the necessarieS OF ex-
istence- A better thing, it still assumes.
for the possessor OF money is, to present
to the world the living exposition OF so
cial life, at its highest and best; to put
before those, who know such only through
the object lessons presented by others, the
and unselfishness Of wornanhood- moved
by right motives and actuated by pure
thoughts in moving the waters OF the so
cial pool around and about itself. Some
of the club there were. who differed from
either Of the two classes referred to.
These IN contadtstinction held that the
divine right to work is given to every
human soul wherever its environment or
the accident Of birth and position may
place It. It is work. say these real work.
that the world needs, and whoever sup
plies that need from the queen on her
throne to the Gypsy maid in her tent. is
the one who has truly earned the right
70 be classed as a competitor. They say.
moreover, the trouble Is that women con-
stantly misapprehend themselves and their
fitness and OF the many who feel them
seives called" but few have earned the
right Ito be chosen II qualification is to
be taken into account The novitiate5 OF
the worker, in their estimate. is the eter-
nal novitiate of patience which must often
go unrewarded. Indeed concluded one
Of the most earnest of all who took part
in the discussion, the conclusion of this
untter brings me back to an old legend
heard in my childhood which had to do
with the chapel priest in a MediaeNal cas-
tie and q youthful asDirant for knightly
honcrs who We're talking together. The
priest had been reading to the boy OF
Moses. Of his long leadership OF the Is
raelites in the wilderness. and of how he
endured hardships through his love for
the service OF God, when the boy broke
In with: but, my father, what gave him
the Lord. as guerdon for his service?'
"A grave in the land of Moab. far from
his home and friends. a lonely grave, the
place of which no man knoweth, even
to this day The boy broke into passion
ate weeping. ALAS. alas. my father
lie cried surely that We're no guerdon for
his hardship and his TOLL Nay, my
SON. answered the old priest, gently lay
ing his hand on the bright boyish head,
they say Moses died by the kiss of God.
and rnethinks that We're brave payment
o,.ar fnr.. :. crave in Noah -