Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-05-09

CHARACTERIZATION OF TIE WOMEN OF t1s
world must be done By women vho
have accepted Christ Is because they
a Re reached BY women o1ly- Il Is
a omuon saying that nen 90 rot ~
ce-stsnd women. Evidences % this
Raw been presented IN the thousands
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ported IN these DAYS II ;his - true
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permitted 70 So he fs-1le pzsfes-
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prescribe for a SICK wtfe When -
insisted 90 seeing the patie-f. tie has
hand remoustrate6 However. xh@1
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without eIaniuarion- ssch a. the tseL
lax % The pulSe. n fastened 20 hsr
room. tied a twfne1 s-rirE arussrd he-
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window 20 rhe doctor. telling ht- 10
take hold % T. ard See u she had
fever There are thousands % xoz
en- IN Asa Who would rather die thaa
let a mar see their faces
Over most u the territory from la
pan through Korea. China SIAN. Bur
nah. india and or 70 Palestine ard
Turkey. women are shut apart il
places called the xo-zn's
ment In poor Indian homes. this
secluded portion Of the house Is made
By hanging a sar OF coarse piece OF
cloth across one part OF the room. thus
forming a retreat for the women When
men come to visit their husbands
The women Of the Orient are guard
ed as though they were Enthusiastically
and as though they we're unworthy Of
human privileges. or were in capable
Of exercising proper management Of
the family affairs.
Under such conditions as these. IL
al be easily seen TO be impossible
for the men Of the mission stations to
preach the gospel to the quarter Of a
billion women living in the Orient; IL
must be done by women.
In the first place. the women of
these non-Christian lands need tn.
gospel for their own sake. The soul
Of a Hindoo or Chinese woman is as
truly precious in the sight OF God as
that Of any other woman. for be does
not look on the outward appearance:
whether the person be black or white.
or whether she be dressed in a calico
ssri or a seslskin cloak. whether she
eats rice with her fingers OF a ba-
a leaf or dainty delicacies from
cut glass ware.
Another reason why the women Of
the Orient must be reached is b.
cause they support and maintain the
religious systems Of the countries in
which they live.
II must be readily seen that the
hundreds Of millions Of women in
Asia U perish without the gospel
II the women OF Christian lands do
not respond 10 the call of Christ and
carry his message into their homes.
The response which these wonen
give to the missionary lady Who asks
for admission TO their homes fs 4
guarantee for untold usefulness for
any Christian woman Who can find II
In her heart 10 take them the words
Of life. In the none Christian lands
women are often so anxious to he3-
the message concerning the new
way" that they will listen with in
tense eagerness for a longer period
than the missionary Is able to speak
With such an open door Of blessing
offered 10 the women of America who
have come TO know Christ can there
be n trade or profession which
would prevent one from entering the
door with the rue message Of saliva