Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-29
2e7 PERSONS CAME IN STORM.
wark Of Christianity In the World
Power which Elevates Humanity.

In spite of the storm which cut the
morning attendance down to less than
100 and necessitated the use of umbrel-
las in the evening, 267 persons attended
the evangelistic service in the Congrega-
tional church Sunday night, when Rev.
r. NJ. Houghton spoke especially to wo-
men. An attendance of half that num-
Der would have been considered good.
Besides the hymns by chorus and con-
gregation the musical service included a
violin solo by c. NJ. Dugan, a cornet solo
by Sewall Morse, a contralto solo, "A
dream of Paradise" Gray, by Mrs. w. II.
Bond, duet, THY will be DONE" Men
delssohn, by Miss Emma ]. Gregg and
Mrs. Bond, and hymn following the
sermon, Holy Spirit faithful guide" by
Miss Gregg.
Jesus Christs relation to women"
was the theme of the sermon and the
text was John IL, 2S: The Master is
come and calleth thee" That Is the
message of Christ to the women of the
world. Christ came to minister to all
mankind, but If there is one class to
whom he has called more than another
we may believe that II is the women OF
the world. The position Of woma nkind
when Christ came into the world was
one of inferiority and degradation. The
position is changed now and a character
istic of the Christian religion is the
honor which IT confers upon women. This
change is due largely to the influence OF
the mother of Christ, who was an ex-
ample of purity and love and holiness
The example Of Mary has been one OF the
most potent factors in elevating woman
to her rightful place in Christendom.
The speaker dwelt at length upon the
womanly qualities in the Son of God
Jesus Christ was the perfect man; as to
character he was also the perfect woman.
Because he is the ideal OF humanity. be
cause in him is the perfect life, we find
in his character all the true qualities Of
woma niness. There are certain qualities
in man which we do not admire in wo-
man, and certain qualities in woman we
do not admire in man; each has dis
tinctive sphere. In Jesus Christ are all
the qualities of manliness and womanli-
ness The sphere Of woman is the home.
Jesus loved the home and the children
and babe them come unto him Jesus
was intensely emotienal-a characteristic
Of woman. Tenderness and forbearance
were other qualities which he possessed.
His mind was intuitive, like that OF a
woman Every great truth Of religion
that has gripped the human soul has
come through intuition. That is why
woman responds more readily to the APP
peal of Christ. That is why woman has
had so important a place in the develop
ment of Christianity. She has been the
bulwark of Christianity in the world,
making it a Transforming influence in
the lives of men.
One woman who believes is more
powerful than 10000 doubters. The
coming of woman into Christianity has
been the greatest factor in its progress.
Woman is the power which elevates
humanity in Christian lands Recognition
was made of the influence which innu-
merable women exert over husbands and
sons. Man often is referred to as be-
longing to the stronger sex. That he is
stronger physically is true, but when 1t
comes to those qualities which make for
Christian character woman is more
powerful. The speaker urged women to
hold before the young people land the
older people, tool an ideal of perfect
goodness Therein is a great opportunity
and responsibility If you compromise
in the least with evil it skaters the ideal
in the sight Of man.