The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-16
WOMEN STIRRED
 BY DR. REFS IN STRONG SERMON
Thirty-Six of Congregations Hit Trail After Hearing
 Talks

2dCQ0IGu meeting yesterday to hear Rev. Mil ton s. Rees preach. The big congre- gation were stirred by the profound ness of the situation presented. Thlr- ty-six trail hitters were recorded. Women were in attendance in large 1 numbers yesterday afternoon at a spe- cial service for women, in connection with the evangelistic services. Ihey | enjoyed and appreciated every word that the Rochester evangelist spoke | to them: it included some advice | which was straight from the shoul- | der and 1t made @ marked impression. The doctor took Personal Respons1- l bility' as his subject. Dr. Rees told his listeners among other things that the woman who properly understands l her domestic and household duties IS equally as accomplished as the college girl who paints and plays the classlcs. women from all walks of life were in attendance this afternoon. They heard Dr. Rees, during the progress of his address, tell what constitutes, in his opinion, an accomplished young 1 woman.
 Dr. Rees took his text from the | words: "Run now, I pray thee, to meet her. Is it we'll with thee, with thy child?' and she answered it IS welP." Said Dr. Rees in part:
 l Permit me a few words to the younger ladies. If you are to measure up, to your full opportunity, you will be thoroughly accomplished in the practical things of life. You will take a full course in domestic science. in your mothers kitchen and home. Ev-. cry young woman ought to know all about housekeeping. from the laun- | be eligible to matrimOny.
 .sIt's not fair to tn.nk enough of a young man to take his name for yours 1 and try a recipe book upon him for the first six months and if he lives, 1 (some of them do not) you will go on in happiness the remainder of your married life. We admit that the young lady with her college diploma who can paint and play the master pieces is accomplished, but let us not forget that the young woman who understands all about housework is also accomplished and has the accom- I plishment much appreciated by the
 men.
 Never try to reform a man by marrying him. Matrimonial reform ation does not reform. What man lis before marriage, he will be with
 
 lriage ceremony does not change the character; only relations. There are many skeletons in closets over this country because of the failure of Iyoung women to be careful at this critical point.
 "I believe in men, would rather speak to an audience of men than any other class, but I declare to you that II would rather be an old maid and Fl live to be 15ONyears old than to marry one of these Wlio call themselves < men. When the young women of your country will have higher standard, the young men will change their : mode of living.
 'The Influence of women is as great today as when bloody tragedy held high carnival in Rome, and the l Coliseum was the place of attraction, and the victorious gladiator held his victim close to the ground and before he daggered him to death, he turned his gaze toward the balcony of the : great Coliseum. It was filled with women, the most beautiful and richly attired in Rome, and if in response to his gaze they turned their thumbs down, he proceeded to finish his aw- full work, but if the thumbs were q turned up he quickly released his vic time and sought to ease his wounds.
 To-day such is the power and in- fluence of woman in society that if she smiles at sin and gives herself up to fashion and pleasure the trag- edy of sin will go on to it's awful fin I ish. But if she decrees pure and lofty Christian, character for herself and T the world adheres to it in sublime consecration earth's sorrowful dirge fv, nf ever f1oated from angel harps.
 Again 1t Is we'll with the husband. If there is one above another in this Iaudience I desire to assist, it is the wife whose husband is not Christian and I would not for a moment make lit any more difficult than it is for some of you and yet we must admit that oftentime there is a great lack of consecration on the part of the wife. It's very difficult to win the husband whose wife isl more interest ed in the world and the things of the world than in the church and the kingdom of Jesus Christ. A multi tude of men will rise up in heaven to call their wives blessed for it was their prayers and conservation that I led them to accept the Master as their Saviour. p
 Again, is 1t we'll with the child? Or am I speaking to mothers this after noon who are more anxious about the education and social position of the child than their relations to Jesus l Christ? Have you forgotten His words: "Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto your" Some mothers have chosen course of life for their children that will be sure to bring gray hairs with heartaches and tears. But we thank God this afternoon for the mothers to whom the church and the home and the world owe so much, who have led early their sons and daughters in- to the kingdom and sent them forth with mothers benediction and in- spiration to bless and make the world better.
 When these services are over, and the text of this afternoons sermon ishal1 come back from memory's store house may you be able to join with this mother of long ago, saying: It is we'll.
 In the evening Dr. Rees spoke on ''The Traegdy of the Ages.'' He said in part:
 ''The Tragedy of the Ages" He said international war that has filled trenches with mothers sons who will never return home, and strewn hattie