The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-02-12
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LYDlA-fHE SALESWOMAN.

Lydla'S 02CTe town WAS 1nyFatiIa.
On the borders Of the province OF Asia
Minor. She may have borne diff
ferent name at home, but among these
people in Philippi she was known as
Lydia, or 1.-The Lydian." as you and
might be called "the American" II we
lived in Canada or Mexico She was
not a .Jewess By birth Paul met her
first at Il prayer meeting. good place
for good people to meet he had seen
the vision and heard the voice of the
man calling Come over into MaeetlO-
MIA and help u.s." imagine him wan 1
dering through the streets Of Philip
nj saying, II wonder where that man
is I saw In the visionY' And. 10. the
man turns ont to be woman! On
the outskirts Of the town on the river
Gaggitns he met little company OF
Jews on the Sabbath day. Paul was
given the foor". He preached the
glorious story Of the cross OF Jesus
Christ. There sat this pious woman
drinking In with open mind. This was
her characteristic--an open mind. She
heard the story and was saved. Some
time before she had abandoned pagan
ism for jehovah: now the promised
Messiah is revealed She steps from
twilight into dawn and becomes the
first convert in Europe. Panfs most
loving letter was written from prison
in Rome to the church Mt philippi. and
1t was his most loyal church.
"Hospiee Lydia"
From how small seed great
church crew. How scornfully the
great folks Of Philippi would have
smiled if they should have been told
that the chief title Of their city to be
remembered would be the presence in
it of an insignificant Jew. woman
convert. and Paul's letter to that
church there founded. Many church
! Is known in heaven by its ladies' aid
and wonan's missionary society. No
| tfce the quiet way Lydia came In com
| pared to the Philippian jaiier. There
are many roads to the same goal.
| When Paul and Silas are in trouble she
| opens her door That was trying
time. The neighbors might have hung
| over the back fence and said 1t was
"scandalous." She may have been cut
| and ostracized. and, worst Of all TO
business woman. she was perhaps boy
| cutted" Most women would have
| quit. 1T would hurt business or social
| standing or occasion talk Doesn't
| that sound familiar? But that wasn't
Lydia. "Whoso receivefh you. receiv-
| eth me-" said Christ ! notice some
folks try to make the ministry Of
1 Cl,rist's ambassador rs gladstone as
| possible: others try to make his life
| burden God rewards each accord.
ingly
| lydia, the Business Woman.
While the business OF the world
seems to be given up to men. yet in II
quiet way multitudes Of women i'm orr
land pursue an active business life
There are women farmers. mechanics.
manufacturers. merchants. lawyers.
doctors. ministers. I.ydia's calling was
very honorable and extensive and was
rs great a staple in her country rs cot
ton in our southland Purple was tho
royal color. its sale :. profitable hnst
ness. Today women are in business to
stay. Men think women cannot do
anything but run n house and take
care of babies. A recent writer de-
clares that man Is the race" Wake
up. you old sleepy head! Man is in the
race! OF our 15.OO0.OOO women many
hundred thousands must earn livin:
for themselves and others. Often WON
an leads The wife of mechanic in
New Haven. Conn.,. invented grin
cluthespin She bought a house and
her husbands employers machine
shop in which he had worked fo,
twelve years Mt $12 week. Her
wealth had hung on the clothes line
for years 4 young woman in bak
cry invented q pie tongs. She bought
out the bakery. the baker and had some
one to bake pies for her forever after
1t doesn't matter what one docs II he
does II well President Eliot Of liar
ward the cook in the Parker House
restaurant and Miss Mary l.. Booth Of
Harper's Bazaar each receives $4,O0f
a year. II Is not simply q question o,
being good but being good for some
thing
, The Woman With Sixpence.
The difficulty Is that woman acts n.
If her work was only temporary. Sh,
, is SO sure Of marriage that she regard!
, all work rs only makeshift. Sh,
. hopes she will be married before an!
| apprenticeship will end hope SO too
She Is willing to work for less than
, man because she won't have to worl
long. However the better cours,
would be to learn thoroughly. and thel
If compelled to remain unmarried G
become a widow the life's work wOul,
+ be profitable. Every dollar saved i
, capital and strength Carlyle said
, '"The man who has a sixpeEce com
; mards the world to the extent Of tina
!. sixpence' So does a woman. ar
glad that Lydia while business VIC
man found time to worship GOD Don
forsake God. my Christian seller 0
this worlds goods. Some day the las
' Store will have closed tho t.,St c,1s