The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-09-23

great fluctuations. The Church must
be characterized by its works of be-
nevolence, by its unselfsh and divine
activities, by its ceaseless and increas-
ing prayer life. Prayer is her vital
breath. She can't live without it; she
only lives as she prays.
One of the characteristics of the
age is that women do not recoil from
the impiety and irreverence of skep-
ticism. lnfidelity among women is
quite common nowadays. Young mis-
ses who have read far more novels
than bible, pride themselves on SEN
timents that ought to bring from their
mothers severe rebuke, but they work
their brains in stirring up hatred for
the bible. They read few magazine
articles and think it is an evidence of
special learning to show contempt for
the christian faith.
One prominent woman said to her
pastor: "Oh, you can't imagine what 4
comfort it is to be an evolutionist,'
and she said it with as much enthusi-
asm as she would exhibit over her
poodle dog. Comfort" replied the
pastor what comfort can woman
find in believing that she is descended
from a monkey and that she is turn
ing into an ass ?"
Do you not see that the woman was
only trying to get rid of the thought
of God?
The fact of His existence and her
guilt terrified her and she was willing
to take up with any hunmery that
would quell within her the dread of
punishment. This is the secret source
of infidelity. They want to live in sin
and eagerly adopt anything that prom
ises them exemption from it spenal-
| ties, especially when the thing minis
tiers to their self-conceit and literary
vanity. They think the Church people
have outgrown faith in the bible and
so they must keep up with the times,
especially as they find they can live
without prayer and MOI be compelled
to listen to dull and orthodox sermons,
but rather give loose rains to conduct
and so dismiss the thought of eter-
nifty. Paul calls them silly women
laden with SIM" 1t is well to note the
promin nee given to women amidst the
evils of the last day and in Fastening
the crash Of the present age.
A bad conscience makes shipwreck
of faith, and when they lose conscience
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diligence of groveling appetites as we'll
as in the atrocities of dress. Good
women are better and bad women are
worse than men. Their influence on
children and society is fearful when
faith in God is cast aside as an I'M
welcome restraint upon the passions.
No wonder there are family chickering's
unhappiness and unfaithfulness to the
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| graceful means to prevent child bear
ing, which in Gods sight is child MUIR
der. When divorces are galore through
the madness of silly women laden with
sin who can fail to see that they are
serving the devil?
In the book of Kings and Chronicles
of the Bible, the words, His mothers
NAME" occurs thirty times and mostly
where the mothers name is preserved
by the Holy Spirit. The monarchs
were wicked men. The purpose seems
to be to brand, with eternal infamy,
the women who did not exert their in
fiuence in the right direction in train
ing their sons. They lived in contempt
of Gods word and brought ruin upon
themselves and those dearest to them.
When mothers shall meet their chill
dren among the lost the keenest pang
of torture will be experienced. In
fidel, worldly, pleasure-seeking wo-
men have an awful account to give
when brought face to face with vic
tins of their folly and sins. What is
going to remedy the worlds evil :?
What will be the solution of the prob
lem that confTonts us? Shall the
world go on at the present pace? MOI
There will come an end to it all.
Better things are in store for us. A
better form of government awaits the