Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-01

find accepts Die words: and that which
was written was upright, even words
Of truth He commended his words.
but NOT his life: the mighty force oil
his example he pu. into the shaooW.
Blu, out OF that shadow there stalks
ghcs, tina. vii. not down: and II Is
known IS the gin Of Solomon.
/, Is cowartly thing for the men
IN shoulSe. their sin upon the women.
Are they not the weaker: Is no.
said they should submit 10 men care
Are they not taught 10 Put their trust
in men. and therein 20 take thsAf
chance with God?
The women are not spch loois
.hav were in the tine OF Solomon. p'I
her. are many Of them too foohsn .of
their own good There are outlancish
women still. but they are not IN suc!i
numbers as the outlandish men ne
blame has been on the women SINCE
Adams time, and they are not yet lree
Of undue proportion. But as the Ell
of Solomon rested upon him, go the SIN
of men is their own, and there Is 30
shift FOR il beyond their reach
As IN savagerY, the women are sun
~. burden bearers. II there is any
sur.rins il falls 10 them to bear the
larger share. Ii is SO under the order
ri society: II is so under the relation
nj the sexes; il is mostly SO because
men ao0s. their strength unto wicked
,ses 7, is small wonder that the
women should be thinking much OF
bo,r thev may care for themselves
There is nothing 10 show that Jesus
was very deeply impressed with the
G11r referred
him once.
Consider the lilies Of the field. how
they grow: they toll not, neither GO
they spin: and yet l say unto you,
That even solomon in all his glory was
not arraved like one OF these
Solomon was thought of in associa-
ton with his vanity: and yet "hae
reason had he for pride? Rebuhe for
him sprang from the ground. "ha'
more DO we hear of Solomon in the
writings of the disciples and the
apostles? Nothing. save reference 10
soIonon's porch. a place OF meeting
in Jerusalem He had splendid oppor-
tunity. but the best Of II he had LOST
No one thinks of how Jesus was
arrayed: the cross is the symbol OF
his greatness, and his example Is the
dearest hope Of all ma nhind. lncom-
parable are the lives OF Jesus ana
Solomon; and So are the lives Of all
those likened unto the one and the
other.
Paul. servant OF Jesus Christ,
called to be an apostle. separated unto
the gospel of Cod thought something
as Nehemiah did Of the women: when
is to say he was still in bonds. But
the women are quick TO forgive, IL SO
be they are led by the paths they love.
They know, II they are at all well In
formed. that their Redeemer iiyeth T:
and the star that stood over Bethle-
hem is their star Of constant and eter-
nal nope. Christianity, Tie essential
life OF christianity. represents the
radiant promise to the women OF the
world. Leave the men out Of IL
for the moment; for 1T may be the
women shall yet be everywhere the
rulers. They are much in the pusi-
ness Of governing now-more than
many of them think. They may mol
write the statutes nor sign their names
TO Official edicts; but they are more
and more the power behind the throne
And into this relation they have come
out Of a bondage Of un-n ensured years
thru the love of God and along the
way blazed by the humble Sazarene.
The women more than the men are
susceptible to the gentle influences Of
the heart. They have larger endow-
meft OF the spirit OF love, anu Decauss
! Of that they have been led into error
and because OF that the door open,
easily to them when they seek en-
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