Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-13
MINISTER FoRMULATES PLANS
TO RELIEVE SITUATION
Problem Of spInsters Earning a Live
llhood-Arranglng Of Marriages by
Parents Would Aid Greatly,
Thinks Preacher
speciai to Tho Herald

signed for spinsterhood shall do.
There are 100000 women in the
United states who cannot get hus-
bands, according to Doctor Bishop, and
these women must have something to
which to turn their attention, 1t hav-
Ing been decided from time imme-
mortal that theirs should be case of
single blessedness.
These million women designed for
spnsterhood must needs earn living,
so Doctor Bishop says they must enter
into competition with men. England,
according to Doctor Bishop, is in the
same condition as the United states,
because of the great immigration
among the men. In this country 1t
was the war that gave women the
start
an some parts OF Scotland men are
so scarce" says Doctor Bishop, that
the old Bible prophecy, Seven women
shall take hold of one man. is being
carried out. Every woman, for fear
she may become one of the million,
should qualify herself for self-support.
l do not believe that woman is the
equal of man mentally, and man would
be able to crowd woman out OF the
arena IL he would bestir himself.
Men Losing GalIantry
"In this connection of women COM
petlng with men, 1 might say that 1t
needs no ghost to come from the grave
to make the prediction that just as
soon as the fuzz Is rubbed from the
peach 1t will be every man for himself
and the devil take the hindermost.
Men still have gallantry, but in
competing with wcmen they are rap
i6ly losing 1t. We see that today in
the street cars. Men are bee ming more
loath to give up their seats to the wo-
men. The woman has forced herself
in and has commonized herself, and 1t
fph- -l1 ff I-Tn
woman has not the physical strength
of man, and in competition where ply
scal strength tells the woman will go
under. The same is true of woman
mentally. Affectionately, she is mans
superior, and there is where her real
strength lies.
when it come5 to the last analysis
in business competition woman Is
bound to go to the wall. When wo-
man unseXes herself she stands in her
own light She should choose q pro-
fession suited to her.
knowing that there are not enough
husbands to go around to all the Wo-
men of the country by million, those
who stand any chance of being left
should be prepared 20 earn livelihood.
The woman asks how she will do this,
and l say, not by the luxeries of life,
such as music, painting. pottery and
elocution. for the world can get along
without these things, but by getting
into n work that will make her useful
to the world
''Women are therefore driven into
getting into the breadand-butt pro-
fessions They should get hold of
something that the world needs and
cannot possibly do without.
Book of Suggestions
"I always recommended Miss Vir-
i,,io pannUfc hook tO women who must
earn their own living. This book was
written several years ago and contained
500 suggestions for women'S employ
ment and work.
"Then, again, women have originated
callings, such as the commercial guide,
or the woman who meets the women
who come to the city from the country
to do shopping, and who guides them
about, showing them the places to get
the best bargains and the like.
THE German emperor has ever tried
to keep women out of mems work. and
has laid down a rule that women's
work should he cooking clothes. chill
dren and church. This, however, cam
not apply to conditions as they exist in
this country, where we have a dearth
of husbands. The old maids must be
taken care of, and therefore we must
give them the means to earn a living.
"Of course such conditions tend
tOWdIQ race SulClIiS, lOr III CdSSo WHtIe
women have a nice position and can
dress stylishly they will be far harder
to please when 1t comes to the question
of a husband, and the first thing we
know they don't get married.
"In the days of our grandmothers
pressure was brought to bear on a girl,
and her tendency was toward matri-
mony. Now these same girls are work.
ing in stores and their tendencies are
not to have families This is the pity
of it all.
1.-The object of life is usefulness, and
a woman, although she Is not married,
must not think that her usefulness
ends. In almost every family there Is
a spinster who is a perfect angel Of
kindness.
"Along with the race question. which
the south is trying to solve, is the one
of increasing the birth rate. The wo-
men of the middle classes are going to
work and eschew matrimony, and the
women of the upper classes do not wish
to assume the burden of motherhood.
Duty of Parents
zone solution would be that of the
parents arranging marriages For in
stance, the father of a boy goes TO the
father of girl and tells him that he
has placed $4,000 in the bank and asks
the father of the girl how much he can
place beside 1t, so that the young folk
can get married and have start In
life.
Parents should prepare their daugh-
ters for marriage. If parents would
hold up this program before their chill
dren 1t would tend to bring about
better condition of things My message
TO men in this matter would be:
Women brought us out of paradise
and we should stay with them until
they take US back. They know the
road.
"As the power behind the throne
woman is more powerful than when
occupying the throne herself Just as
sure as Is the old saying, the hand that
rocks the cradle rules the world the
woman would be the power. She would
inspire her husband, and so would be
as great as he and would share in his
success.
There Is no use to ridicule senti-
ment. The crusades showed the power
of sentiment The sentimental regard
Eos a.