The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-07-22
ON CHRISTIAN WOMANHOOD
PASTOR MORGAN PREACHED AT
METHODIST CHURCH SUNDAY.
1.-The Homes of a Community Are OH
Level With Its Women" He SAID.
Virtue q Priceless Possession.

As previously announced the SUD-
feet of Rev. E. F. Morgan at the III
O'Clock service at the Methodist,
church Sunday was Christian We
manhood and one of the largest
congregations of the year heard the
pastor develop and expound. his
theme from the scriptural stand
point.
Mr.. Morgan took for his text RroV.
31-10, "Who can find a virtuous
character? for her price is far above
rubies," and said in part:
Good and Bad Woman.
The text puts a very high valua-
ton upon "virtuous" woman The
word virtue" has history: 1t has
changed it's meaning several times In
it's history. In one age of the world
the word stood for courage. That
! was a virtuous character who stood
in the first, line of battle. 1t is used
in this sense by st. Peter when he
said, add to your faith virtue" In
| another age of the, world 1t meant
honesty. That was virtuOus char
acter who was downright honest. In
this age Of the world it means purity
or chastity. In every age OF rne
world the word virtue" has stood
for the highest element of character.
My text could properly be read,
E''Who can find christian woman?
for her price is, far above rubles.
The ruby is one Of the most precious
of all gems, one OF the most precious
things Of it's size upon earth. Who
can, find a christian womant Fol-
when you, have found her you have
found the best thing Of her size upon
the earth. A good woman is the
best thing this side of heaven; bad
woman is the worst thing in all the
world. Incipfent Rome rotted fol
want OF women; imperial Rome rot
ted on account of fast women
town never rises higher than It's bes
Ewomen. The homes of your tow
are Oh a level with your women
and your town is on level with you
) homes. The women of our countr,
l will settle the destiny of our countr
morally and religiously.
A Picture of Good Woman.
The author of my text gives her
a picture of a good woman. 1t
an old-fashioned picture; pictur
that will call up to many of you tn
woman you knew in the old home
1t is not a picture of the ga!
: thoughtless, fashionable societ
belle sacrificing home, husband an
children to the endless round OF gft
dy social pleasure, but chrfstfa
wife and mother. AS we look upo
this picture today we go back
thought to the best women we hal
known. It is the picture of w
man Of industry We have here
beautiful figure of plain industr
The old proverb says that "the i'd
brain Is the devils workshop" H
tools are idle hands and idle fee
Because of our wealth our girls a.
being reared in idleness. Industry
Gods way of giving health to mir
and body. This is woman OF
noble ambition. Too many of OF
young women have only an ambitiC
to be = society bell" 1t takes
little brass and tongue to be
bell. But this is the picture of
s woman Of piety I sometimes thir
that it is not as hard for woma
to be religious as it is for a ma
WOman's Faith and Love.
The two leading elements of r
ligion are faith and love. l belize
that woman has naturally more fail
and more love than man. The mo
striking example of faith in the B
BILE is not Abraham, who talked wit
God, but the woman who touche
the hem Of the Savior's carmen
IS The good women OF the church al
the first to take up it's work and tt
last to lay it down. They never giN
up the fight for the salvation of To-
ed ones. l need not argue the ia,
that woman has stronger love tina
man. You know something of you
mothers love. But some Of our W.
men are got christians. A strang
fact, when we consider what chri,
tianity has done for women. W
wonder why they are not all chri
tians. Women are practically slave
in every place where christianity ha
not gone. 1t does seem that for he
to reject Christ would be but bas
ingratitude. In this christian Ian
she is the queen Of beautiful home
Yet some OF them will not give Chris
a place in that home, but instead vii
allow card and dancing parties. t
reject Christ shows that she is igno
rant of her own happiness. No sor
row ever comes to a woman that sill
does not bring. The husband or sol
may be breaking your heart today
If so, 1t is sin. Mother, give YOU,
heart to God, If you are not a chris
tan, and your life to His service
Help us reach and save the youns
men of the country. One Of them 1!
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