The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-13

Crete to set up the Christian church and establish Christianity, he gave him in formal sepistle the system of doc trines to be taught. The doctrines for young women is definite and instructive Teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home; good, obedient to their own husbands" We find in this system of doctrines the fundamental things of civilization. The young women are to De taught eight things, every one of which many of our modern women are Ignoring, to the hazard of Christian civilization. Let us review the picture moment. First, teach them to be "sober-not drunken or frivolous--a l mind unflustrated, body not fired with spirits-a holy calm for wise thinking and doing. Second, teach them to Hove I their husbands"- mot other women's husbands-no squinty eyes, suggestive looks-no flirting, but in singleness of love and sympathy to. cooperate with to Hove their children" This means family-cRildreR and not poodle dogs, monkeys and cats-children to love. Fourth. teach them to be "discreet." 1" Here is ope of the most charming words that could be applied to womanly con duct. An indiscreet woman is an abom- ination to both sexes. A woman who is always and everywhere discreet, how charming! Fifth, teach them to be "chaste." The mention of this quality reminds us of the morning light, of the drifted snow, of the mountain stream chaste woman-how lovely! Sixth, teach them to be keepers at home.' This means both Keepers at homea and Keepers of home." One implies i the other. A "gad-about'' woman and "topsy-turvy" home are coincident. Seventh, teach them to be "good"- that strong, splendid old word good" that covers so much. Two more significant words cannot be found in the English language than "good woman" Two more tragical words cannot be thought of than bad woman" Eighth, teach them to be ''obedient to their own hns- bands" This is no reflection on good, strong woman. It does not mean servi- tlide or inferiority; it means home or ganization. An organization is ini- possible without a head. This really means that the husband is the manager of the home as 1t relates to the outside world and the woman is the queen within the home These realms and rulers should remain in harmony for the good and glory of the home organi- zation. i. I Not all women are ,providentially de- signed for wives and mothers. Some of our most exceptional and outstanding characters are. and have been unmar- ried women. For these women, who are exceptions to the general rule, God has opened exceptional and lofty tasks and the present age has discovered her ability and enlarged her opportunities. The unmarried woman is. doing sig nificant work in the business, social and religious world and her touch in these fields will help to shape our des- tiny Never in the history of the world was her. field larger, her work more I effective and valuable. 4
 Without wisdom and woman no good on earth is possible. These compre. hensiYe pictures of woman closing the I Book of Proverbs and in sthe establish. melt of the Christian church, which connects her SO yitally with the home, the family and all of it's tender and holy relations, activities and honors, open field for most careful and profitable study.
 The home is the center. the pivot, the power of the nation. There can be no nation without woman. The nation rests upon the home and the home rests upon the woman. It is generally con ceded by the wisest heads who are con sldering the problems of the nations that the supreme danger of the age is Tn the collapse of the home. Some of the most vital books which have been l written in this age and many of the most suggestive and alarming articles ] in our periodicals and almost every lee ture upon the platform call our atten- ton to this tremendous and threatening fcatastrophe, When the home goes down, the nation crumbles; when woman fails this catastrophe is inevit- l able. This brings us to face the fact that has been apparently overlooked by the sociological students, writers and lecturers. The fact to be faced is that the problem of national preservation. l purity and permanence centers in | woman. That the Bible should. enthrone her as the most valuable being on the earth is significant. The more it is examined, the more significant it be- comes. When all the institutions that contribute to the formation of a nation are examined, the almost appalling dis covery will be made that they rest upon woman. The puzzling question of my text-"Who can find virtuous woman" -raises question whether woman has really been discovered, whether it is even possible to know her and meast,re her value. Some of the strength. beauty, wealth and glory that sparkIes In the ruby may be discovered in her Nby careful investigation.
 First-Woman mothers the world. not only|giying the physical body. but she mothers all the qualities that pro duce character. and success. In the history of the great characters of the world an occasional reference is made to a good mother and then the biog- rapher stresses the traits of character the iiiies of conduct, the struggles. de- Heats and triumphs of his hero. It is utterly impossible to disconnect any great man from his mother. The great. est Christian teacher in his age was St
 Augustine. A careful study of his home, the wicked father, the praying mother, her pathetic figure remembered on the seashore by her son as the shin