The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21

battles her Masters feet. and again
we see Florence Nightingale cooling
the fevered brow of the wounded sol
der and im~mortalizing the Red Cross
aid. To-day we feel the touch Of
Mary Baker Eddy's pen and whose
writings are peacefully revolutioniz-
ing the Universal Christian thought,
and making plain to benighted under
standing the way of salvation.
Some Race Women.
If you have read closely the history
of YOU race you have no doubt famil-
iarized your mind with such noted
women whose characters sum up with
in their scope the noblest examples Of
duty exercised toward their sisters
and world at large. There was Phyllis
Wheatley our first poetess whose dis
tinction as a scholar and a lyrist car
ried with 1t the finer graces of femini-
ty which ever go to make up the sis
terly woman There was Sojourner
Truth of abolition fame in whose pure
soul the love of a whole humble people
found an abiding place. She gave her
life to both womanhood and manhood
lof Ethiopia that her children might
Indeed stretch forth their hands unto
a higher and nobler life. She was the
mother-sister to a young and strug-
Cling race. Then too there is Ida B.
Wells Barnett, who is one of the living
examples of bright womanhood whose
lIfo an1 nharonfar eNonIs ~, An. IrhA
set upon a high hill to be seen for
miles around, rejecting a watchful-
ness and care over her sister who has
not yet beheld the dawn of a higher
intelligence, which shall reveal into
them a brighter and more glorious
day.
Women's Duty.
These characters seem to teach us
what duty means to God and to one
another. Love was the keynote in
each ones life; this leads them to ex-
ercise that kindness to everyone which
pays in such good results. In other
words they cast their bread upon the
waters and in time it returned to bless
the givers. If you would be loved.
YOU must first love, and herein lies
the n principle which women can
improve their attitude toward one an
other. If we may appear to (kindly)
criticize the women of today it is in
the broad activities of the lodges. so.
cities and clubs that she needs i'm.
provement. In these she shows a de.
cided tendency to gossip to the ex.
IRENE. This seems to be a feminine
weakness which is light and frivolous
IN its first origin but eventually takes
on a seriousness that tends to evil
This, of course, is not inevitable on
the part of woman. The feminine
mind is not inferior to the masculine
when directed by the one power thai
governs all-love. Then love is the
way Love will correct this tendency
to talk about your neighbors, and the
Indulgence of that poisonous habit OF
Washing and ironing. This sort OF
laundry business is unlike the legiti
mate kind. 1t always leaves the OBJ
Ject it washes more spotted rather
than immaculate. The duty of woman
would appear here to refrain from
such practices that voice envy, jeal
ousy and hate. Pure thoughts are be
ing recognized as the cure of all evils
This to men as well as women and
see Heaven for all when mortal.
fully realize that god is the one power
and not evil. Then if women learn tc
think more pure thoughts they will
show less tendency to discuss their
sisters faults. There are a thousand
ways woman can help woman and
each individual should be on watch
less she miss an opportunity to helI
her sister. To be sweet and gracious
at all times to your fellow-neighbor
to reflect kindness and sympathy il
your attitude toward the weaker ones
to pour love into the wounds of thos,
who have~been wounded in mortal bat
ties seems to be the dutp of woman
unto woman.