The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-06-04

between King Alcohol and the man
hood of this country, and the men are
falling at the awful rate OF 100000
every year.
Young women may not realize 1t,
but they have an influence here great
er than they can estimate, They have
the power to make men sober and in
dustrious. But the young women must
stand firmly for the high standard OF
right living. Girls, never even permit
a boy to smoke a cigarette in your
presence without registering your
strong protest. Firmness here on your
part will do more good than you can
estimate.
Now I have mentioned these things
in order to prepare the way for some
lessons suggested in our text-the
message of the hour.
Girls you are in danger Of being
confronted with a false standard of
life. Is not the life of luxury and
ease held before you today as the ideal,
the goal to be sought? Who is the
ideal woman in the eyes Of the ma
jority of the young women of today?
Is she not the girl that has fine
clothes, plenty of money to spend,
and a good easy time? The light
hearted, flippant, novel-reading, chew
ing gum girl, not only has many admir-
ers but many followers. To dress
we'll, have money, talk we'll, and have
an easy time are all right in their
place, but they are not all Of life, they
are not the ideals towards which you
should aspire. At best they are poor
commentators. We call your atten-
ton tonight to some things higher,
and nobler, and better, and these are
your best recommended
"G). Be a true Christian.
''The height of ever girls ambition
should be to be follower of Jesus of
Nazareth. He has made you what you
are. A Christian not simply for your
own sakes, but for the sake of the
world. You have the power to make
Christian men. What a fine thing for
any woman when the Christian world
can point to her and say, as Paul said
of Phoebe-"Our Sister"
"(2). Be a worker in the church.
Paul said of Phoebe, who helps in
the work of the church at Cenchrea.
"You can do nothing finer, and Ger
tainly nothing that will SO commend
you to the world, as to be a helper in
the work of the Christian church.
There are young ladies in Newberry
tonight who would not think of teach
ing a Sunday school class, or attend
ing a missionary society, or going out
in the name of the church to comfort
and help those in need, this would be
demanding TOO much of their time.
Yet, what better thing could they do?
Let me warn you. There are women
today who grew up careless and in
different about the work of the church,
they baye become wives and mothers,
and, may be, all unconsciously are
leading their husbands and children
away from Jesus Christ down to an
awful hell.
"(3). Be an angel of mercy.
Paul said of Phoebe, "a succourer
of many, and of myself also." 1t is
probable that she was a deaconess,
one that went about doing good, help
ing where help was needed. What a
fine recommendation! VINO would not
covet it? After all this is what counts
for greatness. Who are those women
whose names live today? Not the So
ciety girl who spends the precious mo-
ments of her life in frivolity and idle
ness. Not those women of great
wealth who must seek excitement and
pleasure in buying and selling nus
bands. But such names as Phoebe, the
deaconss of Cenchrea; Florence
Nightingale, the angel of mercy in the
Crimean war; Frances E. Willard, the
great temperance leader; Clara Bar
ton, the founder of the Red Cross So
ciety, that has ministered to thousands
of wounded and dying soldiers on the
great battlefelds of the world, and
hundreds of other names that cannot
be mentioned tonight
"II. Paul's call upon the Christians
of Rome to receive and assist Phoebe.