The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-13
"MEMBERS NIGHT OF THE
CATHOLIC WOMANS CLUB.

At the close Of the paper Miss Mary
Walsh, accompanied by Miss Minnie 4.
Brazeau, sang the Pagan song. The Sun
Worshippers.
The second division OF the subject.
The Jewish Type" was presented in a
most eloquent way by Miss Martin. With
out the use OF any notes whatever she
spoke for more than half hour holding
the close attention of her hearers.
mo matter what nation may
achieve" she said If it's social life is
pervaded by a low ideal of womanhood
that ma ation is degraded The Jewish
womsn's religion pervaded the very
depths OF her being and gave her an ex-
allied ideal OF womanhood and around
the well springs of her family centered
her highest womanhood Marriage was
looked upon as a religious necessity;
honor thy father and thy mother was
the corner stone,of the family life."
Continuing. Miss Manchester touched
upon the superior training OF chilcSen Dy
early Jewish mothers. and the condition
OF the. Jewish married women or those
early days.
The wife I'm the Jewish home looked
upon her husband as her Lord" she said.
"and the qualities most desired in wife
were meekness. humility aud patience. On
the Jewish wife and mother rested en-
-ttrefy- the moral atmosphere Of hef-h -heme
ideal was far above that OF the Pagan
woman
Continuing Miss Manchester spoke OF
those types of Jewish women. Sarah, Re
beCca, Leah and Rachel. noble women OF
Bible story. the foremothers OF the jew
ish nation. as she styled them, An elo
quent picture of 'Jeptha.s daughter"
Deborah, Judith. Jael. Esther as others
was also given as types of heroic Jewish
women and the story closed as follows:
"ln these We find the beautiful Christian
virtues. piety. humility. sacrifice, unsel-
fshncss exemplihed aud no time can dim
the lustre OF these priceless examples or
womanhood."
At the close OF this portion OF tho sub
Ject Miss Walsh sang the selection from
81. Paul by Mendelssohn. Jerusalem,
Why Persecutoth Thou the Prophets.
The last paper. The Christian Type
was then preseted by Miss Reynolds In
woman has striven TO make the world
better. but before the advent OF ChrNt
woman knew not her true destiny 10
woman was vouchsafed the first vision
of the risen Redeemer Of the world
After her words of Introduction Miss
Reynolds enlarged upon those well-knO<n
types OF Christian womanhood made ia
nous I'm history. Monica, Joan of Arc.
Mother Berat. tho founder OF the Society
of tho Sacred Heart. and others. closing
with feryent tribute N Mary the Moth
er OF Christ.
The AVE Maria" by Dudley Buck
sung by Miss Walsh. closed the evenings =
program.
The president then called upon Bishop
Harkins for an address lie responded
with a few words in which he commended
most highly tho work of the evening.
IL do not wonder. however he said
'at the excellence of your work when.
AZ We have learned tonight. you have in
herited so much from your Pagan. Jewish
and Christian women. and then ] recall
the fact that Sappho established the first
woman's club. or AZ least she established
an academy Of women.
II bid YOU Godspeed: you have done
wfvrfv ma wrft. ytrfvr ~ IN Jrttrr.
''As n wish for you tonight. can do
no better than quote some Scripture
That YOU may abide In the glory ~ Jeru-
salem forever Jerusalem ls the church.
and may this be the story Of your lives
that you may become tho glory of the
church and the Joy Of the community
in which you live"
After few words ~ onRratulation
and encouragement from Rev. Father
Ciinord the meeting came % a close