The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-09
The wOmanly Sphere.

In a sermon delivered at the First
Congregational church yesterday morn.
ing Rev. Luther u. Malone portrayed
the woman OF to-day and the sphere Of
life that she fills, lie said in part
Greece rules the world. Athens rules
Greee, rule Athens, my wife rules me-
and, therefore, my wife rules the world" !"
This picture Is not o,erdawn.
"A great many women viii remain
single even though they have numerous
opportunities. They have entered the
business world and would rather re.
main there than he the ruler Of the
household. do not believe that II Is a
woman's sphere 10 get out into the
world and TO have 10 make her own way.
Some, Of course have IL to do and they
should receive all the encouragement
possible for their courage and heroism.
II the women must go into the labor
market they ought not 10 work for
less wages than would be paid to men.
They are wanted because they will work
for less. For every woman that takes a
position il means one less for the men.
Some man must hunt another job or
walk the streets The New York Tri.
bune in making an investigation of this
states, that but 81 per cent Of the wo.
men that are in these positions am com.
PEELED TO be there. Men are too blame
in most instances, They neglect the
women and enter the marts Of trade in
order that they might not be idle. And
| am glad that We are living in an age
when the women begin to feel that way.
In a country where conditions chang"
with such rapidity that each generatien
Is a revelation TO the other one which
preceded il, the average American Is
more influenced by his contemporaries
than by those that have gone before.
tie is much more stimulated by the
friends of his own age than by the old.
er members Of the family. This detach.
ing OF generations through the evolu.
tion of conditions adds fcrvor. and ze-t
and originality to the efforts of each.
But it means youth without the peace
of protection; an old age without the
harvest Of consolation. In such battle
as life becomes under the circumstances.
the man is better equipped than the
woman, whose nature disarms her for
the struggle.
Mrs, Gilman says the American wo.
man il restless and dissatisfied. Society
whether among the highest, the four
hundred, or the lower class. has driven
her toward destiny that j. hot normal.
the factories are full OF old maids; the
'Ui'RNH ait iuii w NHFfHi lHt baH fbbih
is full Of them and our churches have
their share. For natural reasons and oh.
legations for which they were created
are submitted the fictitious duties OF
clubs, committees, meetings, organiza-
tions, ct ceterea, thousand unwoman-
ly occupations.
That woman was created to hll Ger.
tain well.defined places in this world
no one familiar with her physical, moral
and mental makeup can doubt Tnat
many Of the women Of today think
slightingly of those privileges Of the sex
Is fact that faces us on every side.
Modesty and gentenes-, those two
sweet handmaid- Of womankind, seem
to have been laid aside by many, and
and aggressiveness have
been given place. ! wish that Il might
be impressed upon every mother in the
land today that IL is the hand that
rocks the cradle that will rule the world