The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-22
DR.. HENDRIX GIVES
IN TE RP RELATION
Of THIS FREEDOM
Services and Sermon of High
lands Methodist Church
Broadcasted Through Ra-
dio Station

services at Highlands Methodist
church were broadcasted yesterday
through the broadcasting station of
the Alabama Power company, to an
audience that was listening in" from
Canada to Porto Rico. In the eve
gave an Interpretation of This
Freedom" by A S. M. Hutchinson,
speaking in part as follows:
This is a book of the times, with
straightforward message to the
men and women of the present day.
The author has a compromising Wis
ion of the profound changes going
on in the thoughts and aspirations
of the women of the world, and In
this volume he seeks to call attention
to the effects of these changes upon
our ideas of parenthood, and the lives
of children.
The question which he undertakes
TO answer is this: Can a married
woman have a business career and
still do her duty by her husband and
children He tells us why Resale
Aubyn chose a business career in
stead of a home, and the change of
her inner life in the prosecution of
the successful business woman met
and married a noble man whom she
loved, and the joy that came to her
as the mother of two dear children.
Then comes the sad struggle when
the third child arrived without a
welcome. After weeks of inward
strife between the business woman
and the mother, compromise was
made which procured welcome for
the boy, on the express condition
that his name should be Benjamin,
that the business woman's career
should not be hindered by any more
children. The business woman having
triumphed over the mother.
Resale provides nurse for her
baby and a governess for the older
children. and gives herself afresh to
the larger tasks of rising and ex
panding business career. In the
final chapters the author tells how
the distasteful task of providing a
home for her husband, and COM
partnership for her children, and the
price which she paid for This Free
DOM.
A Bad start
1T was Rosalie's misfortune and
not her fault that the homes that she
was connected with in her childhood
and youth Disguised her with home
life. In her own home she had to
hear her father, the RsY. Harold
Aubyn rave about his trials and dis
appointed ambitions, while her self
effacing mother sought to soothe his
ruffled temper and pity him because
of his burdens. Given a cad for a
father, and a cowed martyr for a
mother, Rosalie's alterations are not
2 ha CT
would not have been different had
the tempestuous cad married
Maggie instead of the dominie's
meek daughter.
1T was no better for Rosalie
when she went to visit as a young
lady in her aunt's home In the city.
Mrs. Pike Pounce was so selfish in
her Inequalities, and so mereenary
in her ambitions for her daughter
in the matrimonial market, that the
clean, self-respecting Rosalie was
forced it seemed to choose business
career, rather than a home life such
as she had seen.
"At her own home she had heard
her sister saying in her prayers, %
God thou knowest this is a hard
world on women At her aunt's she
had learned that a young woman's
match Mark this significant thing.
This young woman chose a business
career as refuge from a home life
that must be hard or disgusting.
A Successful business Woman.
In few years Rosalie has be-
come successfully established in
business, and rejoices in the fact that
her inner life is being changed to fit
her chosen career. At first letters
from her mother are received with
delight and read in tears. But as
the months go on they are left un-
opened for such a time az it may
be convenient to read them. She
notes this change with certain faint
feelings of self-reproach, but acquits
herself by saying that she is grow
ing more sensible, and therefore less
sentimental. Sentiment is the weak
ness of the women who endure the
slavery of the home. The business
woman achieves and maintains her
sense over sentiment
Suddenly she finds herself madly
in love with Harry Occleve, a bar
rister of sterling integrity and a
lucrative income. In addition to her
business laurels she has won a good
husband and a comfortable home.
First a son, and later a daughter
come to add to her cup of pleasure
the larger joys of motherhood. The
best of husbands; business career,
and two darling children. How
fortunate! How happy she was!.
Then comes the day of clouds and
thick darkness. A third child has ar
rived and there is no welcome for
him. This helpless infant has turned
her heart into battlefield, where
the ambitions of the business wom-
an are waging war on the affec-
lions of mother for her new born
babe. After weeks of anguishing
conflict the mother Is permitted to
welcome the babe, on the condition
that this is to be the last fnconven-
fence that the business wom-
an has to suffer. The contract
must be sealed. Know all men by
these presents. His name Is Ben
jamin. The business woman wins.
Sentiment is set aside. Competent
helpers are hired to care for the chill
dren. and Rosalie returns to her Of
flee to pursue her career. She has
achieved her freedom from the
slavery that keeps sentimental wom-
en- making homes for men and mind
ing their children.
Price of "This Freedom,
by the time her children are
grown Rosalie has reached the al
titude of business success. Her
children are different from other
children. They have been reared
sensibly, not sentimentally. Harry
has noticed with disappointment and
apprehension their indifference to
their parents, but Rosalie is well
pleased that they are different Col
lege days for the children bring dis
appointment and shame to their par
ents. A few more years and 'Benjf
is a suicide; 'Doda' her darling
daughter is twice dead. and 'Huggo'
her first born is a fugitive from
justice.