Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-30
The Times-Dispatch Sunday
Sermon
WOMAN AND HER MISSION.
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''"oia' there came out two women and the
M'hu was in their wings; for they had wings
~ '"e WiHSs of Il stori: and they lifted M,
NV 'pnah between the earth and the heaven
"'i. SAN to the angel that talked with
me WHITTIER do Those bear the ephnhp AMI IN,
s"'u unto me, To build II an house i'm the In nd
70 vi Shihar; ana II shall be established, nud
oil. '''' v
since a text has been APPLY described as
'"' Il peg I" hang thought upon. Just ms a
neg Is put in n wal to hang n hat upon we
"c going Ia use the above scripture as nm
excuse for saying something about women
"""''N'r the spiritual Significance OF the
quoted that grand old bird the
S''rk' is mentioned and in go far as Tho
''"'"r mas revealed His mind on The sub
IvN" ms divine economy contcmrlatcs that
III" women and the storks shall flock to-
t,'' ana maintain confidential relations.
whether their lot he cast in "Shinar' the
Wv" ''""'''''"h state, or any other portion of the
universe 1t may hr argued that we h,y.
assumed tn" promises l,.; n ,hi. Is 40. so,
common IN cxh"rta;ion ba scd upon scrip,urol
'N's w" viii say To thos, ,yhn NAV. 600 q,
" o''c''' 'hnt If the supporting authorities
winch may hereafter lie giyen do NOT
sustain the sountncss OF tn. urc,pis.. no..
'''er them To President Harding whn vvil, ,,k.
measure IN defending the affirmative sid,
vi 'ht question as long as any SHAH be fnunl
10 object.
'e" arc creatures of emotion TO a far
greater extent than men Their rrc,,n.,
''"''''"'ehts have usually been inspired
not so much by sense of du,v c,I,rI,. ra
So"eu out as By the quick impulses OF u,
e"' S!'rred TO its depths by the appeal to
us t"noerest passions. With man du,v 10
me stern command OF the reason. vim
woman. it Is the voice Of love urging her -,
To the sacrifcc - '
Hence the poet has well and truly writ.
ton: "'' Wiz
O. woman! Lovely woman. nature made ,b.o
!" temper man: We had been bru,cs without
angels are painted fair. TO look like Won.
."e'' IN you nj! that we believe OF heaven.
Amazins brightness purity. ana truth.
E'erhai JOY, and everlasting love
"omans true sphere is maternity an, :,
she ives up Ia the obligation that m,,,rni,v
,'"''SeS generations will rise up and emil hcr
S'd' so God created man In his own
image in the image OF God crea..d ,In r,,,.
'n"ie ana female created He them Ana COD
messed them. And God sn id unto ,b.r u ,-,,
~" an" multiply. and rcplenish the earth ana
Suooue H. IL other evidence were needed IN
sustain the proposition thar wo,nan's ,r,;e ,,,is
SION "n" therefore. her HOLES, obligation is
maternity. the sentence imposed ,po, ,,,, t
ter she had been beguil.J a,d s.,.,
'"' serpent the man not hclur dcc,t,.o,
""' SIMPLY hearkcned to his wife ms ,napy
""'hboheicss husbands do nowadays IN NM,
.rrS Whcre their Judgment ana not tha, OF
nv woman should controD. nbundanuy uf
'o'"S ~ III to the woman. He said ,vii,
greatly multiply thy sorrow ana Inv co,c.n
,""' ia sorrow thou shalt bring forth chill
''eh' and my desire shall be tn Thy husband
In, -, 'u'c over thee And 1t
mas heeh ever since the tragic occurrence I'm
III" Garden of Edcn-whercver woman IN.
departed from her true snhcre oh. b,,. 60,
SERPENT and has been tho ln,iocen, causeI
OF adding to humnnity's woes
What mighty ills have no, hccu done ~
woman? -
mo was betrayal the Capitol? 4 woman,
VINO lost Mark Antony the worldp a woman,I
VINO was the cause Of long ten years war
AHd laid at last old Troy In ashes? Woman,
~ was given to the hand that rocks ,bc
cradle 10 rule the world, and when ,ha, hand
IN addition casts the ballot. IL should h. win
" view to cNaiting the mission OF cradc-rocl,
ing 80 all honor to the woman with wInrs
!'k" stork! She Is fitted to bear IN. cnbab
Ana lie said to me. To build II nm bouso
IN me !and of Shinar and IL shall he ss
'"p''Shed' ana set there upon her own base"