Arizona republican., 1913-03-17
INTERESTING MEETING
 OF C0LoRED FORUM HELD
"Go After Fellow Who Won't Work Says One; Excellent Paper by
 Young Woman

ton among the colored people of the city which meets in turn on Sunday afternoons at each of the colored churches, held one of the most in structive and entertaining sessions since it's inception yesterday after A. Nj F. church. where a packed house listened to a most acceptable program. One of the incidents of the meeting was the report of the sick committee which told of the grateful manner in which flowers were received by one of the members of the organization now sick in the hospital. President Cicero Stewart told the assembly that this is but one Of the many ways in which the Forum may do real constructive work in Phoenix among the race He then appointed a committee to decorate the C. M. E. church on Easter Sunday, where the meeting of the Forum will be held that after noon. A committee was also ap- pointed to select the time and place and character of a picnic for the Forum.
 The organization contemplateS the formation of choir for the Forum. 1 An address was delivered by Member l Wolden of the Forum on Our Re responsibilities" One of the points made by the speaker was, '' We ough; to get rid of the fellow who goes | dressed up all the time, but never 1 ,.l- 1 l made by Revs. z. z. Johnson. Solly, 1 Fletcher. Jones and others. Among the features of the pro- gram was the following paper by 1 Ruby Axe, formerly student of the Booker Washington school at Tuske- gee Ala.
 "Wonan's Place in Civilization
 The civilization of no other coun- try has ever excelled that of Amer ica's present enlightenment
 Woman has figured in some ot the greatest events recorded in his | tory and we are here to claim fol her a place in the world of actior which cannot be accredited to an other
 Tt is said that no race of mer ] when we look upon those nations whose women are not respected ant are held back by the strong arm oI oppression, we find these nations al a very low ebb-
 Victor Hugo says. If you would reform man you must begin witt his grandmother
 "The moral and intellectual SUI does not come to earth to exert it: warming influence, but through mil lions of miles sends it's rays whcl bless the earth.
 Tom Hood, in writing to his wife said, I never was anything until
 knew you. have been better happier and more prosperous mar ever since
 "One of the great benefits a ma' may derive from woman is her re fining and social spirit, and the hab l it of showing her proper respect i very grand attribute for ever! man to possess.
 Quincy, being asked why there arr more women than men, replied, I is in conformity with nature; we al . ways see more of heaven than O earth.
 ''Woman's influence Cat home. il
 society, in Christianity has hat
 much to do with the rapid develop ment of the civilization of the pres ent time. A womans value at hom 3 no mind can measure. Man canno pay her. he can only thank an l pray for her.
 5 This goes to verify the poet l words: "A simple maiden in he | garden is worth hundred coats
 of arms What is more valuable in a wom
 an than possession of goo
 character? Home cannot be happ
 without this priceless prize. : Let man go home at nigh wearied and worn with the tolls c
 the day, how comforting is kin
 word from q good mother, wife O
 daughter: the cares of life are Tor
 gotten. he takes new courage 10
 the duties Of coming days.
 Woman has exercised most re
 markable judgment in great enter iprises She has prevented the castln
 aside of plans which led to splendi | discoveries and inventions. Whe
 Columbus laid a plan to discover new world he could not get sue | cessful hearing until he applied to 1 woman for help. Woman assists ma
 in the equipment for the voyage C l life She does not always lead 1 projects, but finds her best sphere a | a helper Though man executes plan
 she too has a hand in them. 5
 everywhere man performs but woma
 aids him.
 The appeal of woman has hfte l man from the horrible pits of degra
 dation to the plains of .self-respec I and honor.
 If she were first in transgreSSlo
 she was first in prayer. for sh
 stood by the expiring Jesus Whe l Peter and the other disciples ha | forsaken their Lord. She was tn
 last at the tomb to embalm hi i sacred body and first to discover tha | He had arisen triumphant over deat 1 and the grave.
 That she iS less d criminal Una
 man our pentitentiarics will demon | strate: that she is more devotiona I our prayer meeting will prove: tha
 she is more dutiful the records WI
 attest. This is evidence of what a