The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-04-16

tion. he had marched into Rome itself
n had slain the eighty senators
who sat In the forum. on their ivory
chairs-when provisions in the citadel
were consumed, and Rome must be
ranSomed or persisted; then it was that
her women came forward with their
dearest possessions and saved the city.
When Rome, in turn b,Set the city
OF Carthage; when the darkness OF
despair began to drop over the
doomed city, it was the devotion OF
her women that nerved the hearts OF
her men for three years to withstand
the siege OF the Romans. 1t was the
women within the walls who willingly
cut of their beautiful hair to furnish
bowstringS for the soldiers, and saved,
for a while, this city of 700, 600 souls
from the mortal wrath OF the invader.
SiSera, the captain Of the hosts OF
Jabin, king OF Canaan, had 900 char
lots OF iron. For twenty years he
nightly oppressed Lhe children of
Israel. 1t was Deborah who met him
on the field OF battle and delivered
Israel.
kiug AhaSueruS had listened to the
cOunSelS Of Hannah. Haman had called
the Scribes, and had sent to all the
provinces the order Ito destroy, to
kill, and to aus t. perish all Jews,
10th young and old, little children
and wOmen."
The orders were FASTENED by the
Kings decree, and the King and
Hannah sat dow. to drink. Then a
woman came-a woman sent for at
time like this. Esther delivered her
people s
In France, ia the Reign OF Terror,
the q clear brain, the one true
heart, the undaunted soul was a
woman. Madam Roland's character
is the n clear star in all that mid
night sky Of horror.
The wife of D'rsreali, who sat
throughout the drive % the House Of
Commons with her hand crushed in
the carriage door, rather than risk
disturbing the train OF thought in the
mind OF the great Minister, was
greater than he, and is the explana-
tiOn Of his greatness.
Garabaldi attributes his success to
a woman, John Quincy Adams laws
the crown Of his life-work at the feet
OF a woman.
can a woman dO2
She "a send to the helm Ct the ship of
state
A peerless pilot good and great;
Ana "een If the Ship shall reach the
strand
OF the hooed-for haven Of the hoped
for land,
And drop her anchor 10 the golden bay
AL the golden close of a golden day,
Twill be by a woman'S hand.
Hal BrutuS listen to Potia he need
have died on the field Of Philip.
The prophecies Of Cassandra were
true, and if the Trojans had believed
them Hum fait" might not have
been written.
Had Plate minded the pleadingS of |
MS Wife, he would not have stained his
handS IN the blood OF Christ.
Woman's intuition lighted by the
owe IN her heart has seldom been at
she "a unfold better than the sages
cab,
The un read scroll of the fate of man
md l visit also she can read the chart.
Win a clearer vision and q surer art,
And the wiSeSG love the old world
knows,
IS the wise man comes and the wise
man goes,
S the love OF a wOman's heart.
The pr per soil in which to SOW the
eco OF a great truth is a heart Of
aith. The heart of Lydia, a seller Of
'urple, was the soil in which first
rev the fruits of Christianity for
l.
When Christ said: Great is thy !
nth, be it unto thee as thou wilt" S
e was speaking to a woman. I
On another occsion, when he said; q
Thy faith hath saved thee; 90 in !.
he was speaking toa woman. 7
Always the faith and loving trust of J
'omankind has put to shame the S
rrogant scepticism OF men.
Win her tears she can moisten the e
Masters feet,
nd can fill all the years with the
orders sweet
I the spikenard broke to anoint his ..
head, !
nd can treasure the trunh that. the +
Master said; cS
What has become Of the old fastened n
other who sat up to see what honr r.
boys got in? he
! presume she has been Superseded
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She has done what she could. nah, the st
sceptic might, u.
i've the life that he lives, il the Lord "'
would write. t..
lch a record Of him when he's dead. ~ y
After all the prayers and entreaties to,
the senate had failed to turn aside ch
riolanuS from the destruction Of his
tive city, = word from his mother ms
,lted his heart, and rescued Rome .r,,