The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-15

there are more a OF killing
certain animal thai choking him viii.
butter. There are other ways OF d
feating propositions. but IL some mat
tiers tina is the most courteous ana
effective way. In many quarters there
is serious advocacy OF extending n,
suffrage to both il The
State and national elections and AIS
as well in the church assemblies. TT,
man who argues against woman SUI
fragc on the ground that women at
not as TT as men Is sure TO 90 worst
ed in any encounter. lie must firt
some other method Of meeting ths
argument Of the s~uffragette.
The demand OF SON women 10
moro voice in the affairs ri tie
churches must be considerd. In mos
churches the women are the stronEes.
bulwarks. Take out the women from
any church that you know and what
would be left? And yet in the i'm
portant gatherings OF the churches
they have no voice or vote. J'h2r@
are hose who believe th2t women
ought to be admitted upon eQuaG
terms with men to all church confer,
ences, conventions ana syuods. ~
the General Conference II lhc Meth
odist church to be held IN AsheviIIs
in May, there viii ccme before t7n.
delegates O. proposition to admit W0<
men to membership IN all the IaWs
making bodies Of that church. There
are rneD who believe that il is boGE
Just and expedient TO grant t(jS rep.
reseHtation, and the question win h*
debated at the approaching gathering
Among the delegates Who mus pass:
upon the question Is Rev. Jol1n p
Cole. II. d. superintendent Of tbe
Methodist O~rphanagc. 1Ic is "a chiy-
alrous gentleman OF the "old Schoot'
and with a wisdom THAI IS as harm
less as q dove he states his position
in the Raleigh Christian Advocate ~
the following chivalrjo nlanner
IL the Wonane should le admitted
to membership il our Annual ana
General Conferences, they would get
all the votes in every election, ana
there wouldn't be any men ahere. IL
some sections Of the country where
the men think tina they are IS good
AS the women and where tnay henr
their seats and let the women si<al4e
the thing might work. but not SO In
the South. In the South no ma
would vote against q lady candidate
and no man would co~ntrovcrt =
lady III aebaGe-and the ~you3aE
would command the whole situation
The proposition means too much. :
confess that | do not wan to sec slGtA
- tkf--x 80 49, C<--AL
TO See a Southern man q candidate
against q won1an-~I do not want IL,
see q Southern mar in the arena -
debate using his Droad-sword upon
the head OF 3 woman. l don't waDt
to see g Southern man 80 Tar forgcs
hiInseif--and I don't want to- brina
the Southern woman down IL tha$
level. You would hav: to MAXI
Southern manhood after q different
pattern before thai thing woui1
work with us. Think Of my FRIEND
the Hon James TT. Southgate, thai
master in oratory, tina superb aDc
onvincing speaker, that mighty an
terrified delivering the impact II "
great argument upon the head 81 :
woman! Is il not known tina h
would muf4e that blow or not oe:iyer
it at ALP"
It was said that President Hckin-
ley possessed such wonderful tact tfat
he made a dearer friend Of a man III
declining to give him the office dc
sired than Mr.. Harrison made OF the
man TO whom he gave the coveteE
Office. II any woman is disappointed
m Dir Coles position az to sufrrasg
IN church gatherings, that d~isappojng-
Iaent is certain to be a~ssuage.i by TIE
and tactful argulnents given
Tor Withholding his support from the
proposition.
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