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"THK VKII OF JIODiWY."
On. TALMAQE'3 FIFTH
THE WOMEN OF
GERMON
AMEniCA.
TO
Til ci (Irrnt I'rriu'lier Nil) 'Unit u Mini'
Ctnirnrlcr I lli'lerniluctl liy III At
ptwlnttiiii of Woiimii Mlntitlot Inllif
nirr Are liter thn Mini Silent.
Itnootci.YX, l'Vh. A. Tlio minimi xv let
ting lit Hnioklyii TitWnnelo linn jiil liikuu
(iliuv, nml Urn renin! oxetvtW nil previous
rfm. Kor tlio Ixwl jniwi live, six, wivi'ii iititl
fl,",lit litimlrrU dollars woto (Nidi. Hut mrts
f tlio hoti'o ntv kept free, no tlmt no one. cnn
truthfully say tlmt lie. oniiiiol nttoml cliurdi
liero for liirk of tneum.
IftliN liimii'iiMi Ktruetimi worn twice, lis
(argu It would not coutnlti nil nliodclro to
orlil lion. Hy I ho tlmo Ilia mtvIchIh)
(.In tlio Mrcel nru Mocked with h.iiIokoIiijj
oivny.
Tho Ilov. T. DoWItt Tnlump', D. 1)., tlio
mUir, ireiclicd till morning tlio lift It In tlio
'.Sorlo or Horiiiom to (lie-Women of Amer
ica, with lniicirtaiit lllntH to Mum." ill nul
Jott wm, "Tlio Veil of Modesty," mill I1I1
tuxt Ifcthor I, I'Ji "TlioCjuoon Vnslitl rcTtiM.il
Income,"
If you will necopt my nrm I will escort you
Into n tlu-ono itMiin. In thin llfth mtiiioii of
thoRorliwofHTinoimthoruiirocui'tnlii wotnnn
ly oxeollenelc wliluh I wish to commend, hut
iiuUvul of putting tlionj, In dry iilntriietlon, I
pnwuit you their lnicroiiiitl(m In 0110 who
N'liloin, If uver, koU honiioiiIo recognition,
Wo utiiiid miilil tho miIiuw of HhiiHhnii,
Tlio phumeliM urn nllaiiio with tho morning
light. Tlio column rl festooned nnd
Mrontlicd, tho wuiidi of empire lluxlilntf
(rout tho groove; tho celllnpi ndortuil with
lnmROfl of lIi il nml Ixoutt, mill rcoiiw of
tirumwi nml commit. Tlio wulli nro luniK
ultlmtiloliU, nml umliliir.onod until it hcciiM
tlmt tho wholo roinnl of nplondorn In ox
liotutod. Kiich n ml 1 In n mighty lenp of
iirchltturnl nchluvcmetit, Uolilun Mnrn,
rhlnlr down on kIowIiik nrnbcwpio. HnnR
lrtgof embroidered work, In which inlnglo
tho liluetuw of thn Nky, tho biyc'Iiiicni of
tlio gnun mul tho uIiIIuiicm of the. mni fonui.
Tnpostrle luiiutou silver ring, wwUIIiik to
gether tho pillars of tnnrlilo. l'uvllloii
iivteliliig out in overy direction. These, for
iviHxto, llllod with luxuriant couche, In
wliloli wintry lliiilwMnk until nil fnllguo li
tMuniorgnl. Tiiio for cnroiwil, whoro kings
drink down it kingdom nt 0110 itwnllow.
Amazing Hpcctudol Light of Hilver dripping
down over MuIi-m of Ivory on rIiIvIiU of golil.
Floors of utiiliicd timrhlp, Kiiinct red mul
night Murk, mid Inlaid with glcnmlug pourl.
Why, it hcciiis n if k heavenly vision of
nmotliyM, and jacinth, mid toWr, nud
clirywpriwiw had tltwXiulod mid alighted
upon NhiiMittu, It mmhiii na If a
liillow of ivlostlnl glry hud dnshoil
oloitr ovor limvcn'ri liuttlciiKMito tion
this tnctrojH)lN of lVmlii. In con
iirctlon with tliUpalaco thoro U n gitrdou,
whero tho mighty men of fonltt Imida nro
tented nt it Uinipict. Under thn cprrnd of
oak. nnd linden, mid naicin, thu tiihleti nro
(imtngod. Tho lil-enth of houcyxucklo mul
frankinciinso litis tho nlr, Kountnlun leap up
into tho light, tho nprny struck through with
ritlubowH fulling hi cryntalllno Impt.mit upon
lloworlngkhrulw then roliing down through
chaunoU of inurhlo, mul w Idoiilug out hero
mul thuro Into pxxiU nwirllng with tlio (limy
trllioaof foivlgit' iniuitriunw, lionloriHl with
hcnrlot miriuonoH, liyperictuiiN, mul ninny col
orod rmuuiciihu. MenU of rant lilrl mul
U'jist imokliig up amid wreath otitronmticii.
Tho vitse flllwl with npricots mul ulinombi,
Tho luisketM pllinl up with npricotH, mid
tlaton, mul llgn, nml ornngw, mid iHiniegrmi
utM. Melon tastefully twined with leitvoa
it ncacln. Tho hright witters of Kulneus
lllllng tho urns, mid sweating ouUIdo tho
rim In lliuhlug ImmuU amid tho traceries.
AVino front tho royal vnt.i of hpnlimt ninl
tShtrnz, in bottles of tlngsd shell, mul lily
khnjKHl cupa of silver, mul flngons mid tank
tinU of solid gold. Tho muslo rlxis higher,
mul tho revelry lirrnkM out Into wilder truiia
)iort, and tho wluo luti Hushed tho cheek mid
touched tho liritln, mid louder than nil otluv
voices nro tho hiccough of tho lnohrlntos, tho
gnhblo of fools and tho song of tho drunk
urds. In Another part of thopnhtco Queen Vtwhtl
is entertaining tho priucissos of lVrsia at a
Imliquet, Urunkon AluiMierus bujs to his
Mrrantit: "You go out mul fetch Vanlitl
front that liampiet with tho women, mid
bring her to this lutmiuct with tho men, mul
let mo dlplay her beauty." Tlio servants
immediately fctart to oliey tho king's com
majul, butthcrownsarulo In Oriental soci
ety tlmt no woman tnlglit appear in publlo
without having her faco veiled. Yet liero
was a mandate tlmt no ono daro dispute, do
mandlng tlmt Vaxhti como In uiivcIIihI licforo
tho multitude. However, thero was hi Vnshtl'
houl a principle mora regal than Ahasuerus,
mora brilliant than tho gold of Khushan, of
more wealth than tho rovenuo of Persia,
which commanded her to dlsoboy tho order
of tho king; and so lUl tho righteousness
nnd holiness and modesty of her naturo
rlsos up Into ono sublimo refusal. Sho
says: "I will not go Into tho banquet
unveiled." Of course, Ahasuerus was In
furiate ; mid Vnshtl, robbed of hor jiosltion
nud hor estate, Is driven forth in poverty mid
ruin to suffer tho scorn of 11 nation, nud yot
to rocelvo tho nppLttiso of after generations,
tl.l. Zv X
w vwWil
Jnsi Ct.tJgO Of
wno snail riso up 10 minuro
kingly insolence. Well, tho last veotigo
that feast is gono; tho lost garland has faded;
tho last arch has fallen; tho last tankard has
been destroyed, mid Bhushaii is a ruin; but
as long as tho world stands thero will bo
multitudes of moil and women, familiar with
tho Bible, who will como into this picture
gaUery of God and adm.ra the di vino rtrait
of Vashtl tho queen, Vashtl tho rellod.
Vashtl tho sacriaco, Vashtl tho silent.
In tho first placo, I want you to look upon
Vashtl tho queen. A bluo ribbon, rayed
with white, drawn around her forehead, in
dicated her queenly position. It was no
small honor to bo queen in such a realm as
that. Hark to tho rustloof lierrobesl Sco
the blaze of her Jewels 1 And yot, my friends,
it U not necessary to havo palaco mid regal
roio in order to bo queenly. When I seo a
w man with stout faith in God, putting her
foot upon all moanness, and seMshness, and
1 godless display, going right forward to servo
Christ and tho raoo by a grand and glorious
service, I say: "That woman Is a quoon,"
and tbo ranks of heaven look over the
battlement upon tho coronation; and
whether sho come up from tho shanty on
tho commons or tbo mansion of tho
fasbionablo square, I greet hor with tho
bhout: "All hall I Queen Vashtl." Wlwt
glory was there on tLo brow of Mary, of
Scotland; or KlUalMh, of England 5 or
Margaret, of Franco; or Catherine, of Rus
sia, compared with the worth of somo of our
Christian mothers, inaty of them gouo Into
glory I or of that woman mentioned In tho
Scriptures, who put hor all into tho Lord's
treasury! or of Jepbthah's daughter, who
madon demonstration of unsollis'li patriotisial
or of Abigail, who rescued thu herds and
flocks of her husband f or of iluth, who
toitod undor a tropical suu for poor, old,
hetpfett Naomlf or of Mrs. Adoiarulu Jud
son, who kiLdled tbo lights of salvation amid
Um 'jf''"' of Ourmah f or of Mrs. Uemoua
who pmiiYtl out. her holy soul In word
wlileh Mill fnruvor lw nwoolnted with
hiiutor'rt horn, mid cntitlvo's chain, mid
lirldal hour, nud Into' throb, nnd furrow's
knell nt the dying ilnyl nnd M-ores uml linn
dnilsof winncii, unknown on eurlh, whohavn
given wait r In I ho thirsty, mul bnnd lo tho
hungry, nud incdU'luo In tlio Mel;, nud mnllo-i
to I ho dlwouniKiil Ihelr fiHitliH liininl
itlong dark lane, nnd In government limpllnl,
nnd In iihnshniiHi I'orrlilor, mul by prison
gnlol Thero may lx no roynl nilw tlicrn
iimylHino imlntlal suri-nuiiitliigii. HI10 iIih-i
not need ih'iu; for all rlmrllnhlo men will
iinlto Willi tho crncklliig llH of fever struck
liOHpltnl nnd plagiio blotclusl hirnrelto In
greeting her nn sho piuihosi "llalll hnlll
(Juis'ii Vnshtl."
Among tint (Ulceus whom I honor nro tho
female day wliool leacliers of lids land. I
put upon their brow tho coinnet. They nro
tho sisters nud (ho daughter of our towns
mul elite, selected out of a vast number of
applicants, Imvjiuho of their wpw'lnl Intel
lectual nud moral eiulownienls. Thero nro
In 110110 of your home women uioro worthy.
Theso iwnuins, hoiiio of them, como outftoni
nlllueiit homes, choosing teaching ns.ii useful
profession; others, llndliiglhatfiither Isolder
than ho used lo 1h, nnd that his eyesight and
strength nro not ns good its onco, go to teach
ing to lighten his load. Hut I tell you tho
history of thu majority of tho foiniilo teach
ers In tho publlo schools when I say 1 "Kutlier
lsdeitd." After tho (stato was settled, the
faiully, tlmt weiti eonifortablo Is-foro, nro
thrown on their own resource.
It Is hard for men to cum n living In this
day, but it Is harder for women their health
not so rugged, their nrm not so strong,
their opimitunltlos fower. Theso iersons,
after tremblingly going tlinmgli tho otilenl
of nn examination its to their ipiitllllcntlotis to
leach, half Iwwlldowl step over tlio sill of
tho publlo school to do two things-Instruct
tho young nud earn their own bread. Her
work Is fwtrlng to tho last degree, Tho
iniinngoiiiont of forty or fifty lldgoty nnd In
trnpUibln childa-u, tho suiiprcsslon of
tliolr vlcct mid tho dovelopment of
thulr exwllencles, tho mmingemont of
ruwnrds and punishments, tho sending
nf so inanv bars of sonn and lino tootli
comlw on benignant ministry, tho breaking
of so many wild colts for tho luirnet of life,
sonds her homo nt night weak, neuralgic, un
strung, so that of nil tho wear jicoploln
your citlM for flvo nights of tho week, thero
nro iiuiio luoro weary than tho publlo school
teachers. Now, for God's sake, glvo them a
fair chance. Throw no obstacles In tho way.
If they como out nhead in tho race, cheer
them. If joii wanttosnilto any, snilto the
nmlo teachers, they can tuko up tho cudgeN
for themselves Hut Ucvp your hand oil" of
dofenseless woman. Father may bo dead,
but there mv enough brothers left to demand
rnd seo that they get Justice,
Within 11 stone's throw of this building
thero tiled yenrs ngo 0110 of tho principals of
our public schools. HhohiulKvutwenty-flvo
yenrs at that iost. Bho had left tho touch of
relliiement on 11 muUltudo of tho young. Hho
had, out of her slender purse, given literally
thousands of dollars for tho destitute who
camo under her ouMirvntlon ns n school
teacher. A deceased sister's children wcro
thrown upon her hands, nnd sho took caro of
them. Hho was 11 kind mother to them, whllo
sho mothered tho wholo school. Worn out
with nursing In tho sick mid dying room of
ono of tho household, sho herself camo to die.
Sho closed tho school book and nt tho mime
tlmo tho volumoof her Chrlsti'iu fidelity; nnd
when sho went through tho gates they cried:
"Tin-so nro they w ho camo out of great trlhu
hit ion, nud had their robes washed and imido
whlto in tho blood of tho limb."
Queens mv alll such, nnd whether tho world
acknowledges them or not, Heaven acknowl
edges thein. "When Bcnrron, tho wit nnd
ecclesiastic, as poor ns ho wns brilliant, was
nbout to marry Mine, do Maintonou, ho wns
asked by tho notary what ho proosed to
settle uK)it mademoiselle. Tho reply was:
"Immortality I Tho names of tho wives of
kings dlo with them; tho liamo of tho wife of
Bcarrou will llvo always." In a higher nnd
better sense, mon nil women who do their
duty Oodwlll settle immortality I Not tho
Immortality of earthly fame, which Is mor
tal, but tho Immortality celestial. And they
shall reign forever and over I Oh, tho opportu
nity which every woman has of lielngiupieenl
Tho longer I llvo tho moro I udmiro good
womanhood And I havo como to form my
opinion of tho character of a man by his ap
preciation or uoii-npprccintlou of woman.
If 11 man havo n depressed Idea of n womanly
character ho Is a bad man, mul thero is no
exception to tho rule. Tho writings of Goethe
can never havo any such attractions fqr 1110 ns
81mkespearo, becauso nearly all tho womanly
characters of tho great Uerninn lmvo soino
kind of turpitude, Thero Is his Muriana,
with her clandestine scheming, and his
Mignon, of ovil pareutage, yet worso than
her ancestors, nnd his Therosn, tho brazen,
mid Ids Aurella of ninny Intrigues, nnd his
rhlllnn, tho termagant, aud his Molina,
tho tarnished, and his Baroness, nnd his
Countess, nnd thero Is seldom n womaly
character hi nil his voluminous writ
ings that would bo worthy of real
ilenco in 11 res)octablo coal cellar, yet
pictured, and dramatized, and emblnzoned
till nil tho literary world is comielled to sec.
No, no I Glvo mo William BhakesiKin-o's Idea
of woman; mid I sco it hi Daxlcniouti, aud
Cordelia, mid Ilosallnd, nud Imogen, ami
Helena, nnd Herinlono, nnd Viola, and Isa
bella, uud Sylvia, nml Perdlta, all of them
I with enough faults to prove them huriiau,
I but enough kindly characteristics to glvo us
,.. 1, l f u-nuiiinlinml. Ill T-ulv
UIU HIHUVI B IUVW , .- ....
Macboth only n dark background to bring
out tho supremo loveliness of his othor femalo
characters.
Oh, woman of America I rlso to your op- (
nortuniiy. lo 110 mnru 10 luiuu, ur tiuiiuu
4 "-S lu. AVhy over crawl In tho -lust
. .1 .11
whan you can mount a throne Bo queens
unto God forever. Hall Vashtl 1
Again: I want you to consider Vnshtl tho
volled. Had sho appeared before Ahasuorus
and Ills court on that day, with her fuco un
covered, sho would havo shocked all tho deli
cacies of Oriental society, and tlio very mon
who in their intoxication demanded that sho
como, in their sober moments would havo
despised her. As some (lowers seem to thrive
best in tho dark lane und in tho shadow, and
where tho sun doos not seem to reach thorn,
so God nppoInU to most womanly natures
a retiring and unobtrusive spirit, God
onco in a whllo does call an Isabella
to a throne, or a Miriam to strlko tho tim
brel at tho front of a host, or a Mario An
toinette to quell a French mob, or a Deborah ,
to stand at tho front of an armed battalion, '
crying out, "Upl up! This is tho day in
which tho Lord will deliver SIseru into thy
bands." And when women aro called to such
outdoor work, and to such heroic jiositlons, I
God prepar them for it; and they havo iron
ill their soul, and lightnings la their eye, and ,
whirlwinds in their breath, and tho Iwrrowcd 1
strength of the Lord Omnipotent in Uioir
right arm. They walls tnrougii rurnactn as
though they were hedges of wild ilowcrs,aud
cnTseas as though they wero ehiwinering
vapohlro. aud all tho hnrnlos of
hull sink down U their dut.geou at
tho stamp of tliolr womaidy indigna
tion. But theso are exceptions. Generally,
Dorcas would rather make a garment for the
pour boy; llebocou would rather fill the
trough for the camels; Hannah would rather
Inilco a ront for SarnMel; tho Ilebrow mnk
would rather glvn a prescription for Naa
iii'tu's lipiosy 1 tlio woman of Bureptn wouli.
rather xnilter 11 few sticks to cook a iihviI foi
fiimlshisl I'HJnli; 1'lielxi would rather entry
it let 1 1 r tor llin Inspired np.wtle; Mother Iiii
would' rather cdili'nto Timothy In lhoHerls
tun's. WIhmi I sen it woman xoiiig nlsiut her
dally duty u lib ilnsrful dlgnllv presiding
at tho tn I ile; Willi kind mid gentle, but
llrni, illselplliio presiding In tho nurs
ery, going out Into tlio world with
out any blast of trumpets, following
in tho f(KilMle.s of him who went
about doing giNsl-I snyi "This Is Vnshtl
with it M'llim." Hut when I pis 11 wonriii
of unblushing txililiicft, loud oiitsl, with 11
tonv;iio of Inllulto flitter clatter, with urns
glint look, passing Ihiough tlio streets with 11
masculiuo swing, gayly nrrayed In 11 very
hurricane of millinery, I cry out: "Vnshtl
hits Inst her ollt" When I seo n woman
struggling for iKiIlllcnl preferment, and re
jecting tho tluttos of homo ns Itislgnlileiinl,
nnd thinking tho olllces of wife, mother nnd
daughter of no iiiiiHirtmice, mul trying to
forco her way on up Into coimpleiilty, I snyi
"Ah, what 11 pity I Viwhll has lost her veil I"
When I sen n woman of comely features,
and of adroitness of Intellect, mul en
dowed with all that tho schools can
do for one, and of high social
IKHltlon, yet moving In society with suiier
cillotiHiicK mul hauteur, ns though sho would
havo ieoplo know their place, nud 1111 tiudiv
lined coiiibliintioii of giggle, nnd strut, and
rodomontade, endow ed with nllopatlile quail
tltlesof talk, Initially liouiu'opntliloliilliiltosi
mills of seiiso, tho terror of dry gooils clcrki
and railroad couiliictoni, discoverers of sig
nificant meanings in plain conversation,
prodigies of hiitliicss nnd Innuendo I sayi
"Vashtl has lost her voll."
Hut do not misinterpret what I say Into n
depreciation of tho work of tlioso glorious
mid divinely culled women who will not bo
understood till nfter thuy nro dead women
like Susan I). Anthony, who nro giving their
life for tho betterment of tho condition at
their sex. Tlioso of you who thluk that
women havo under tlio laws of this country
mi equal clmnco with men nro ignorant of
tho laws. A gentlcinnii writes 1110 from
Maryland, saying: Tako tho laws of this
state. A man and wife starl out lu llfo full
ofhooin every respect; by their Joint eirorts,
and, as Is frequently tho cute, through tho
economic Ideus of tho wife, succeed in nc
cumiilating a fortune, but they lmvo no
children; they reach old ngo together, nud
then thu husband dies. What does tho law
of this state do then J It says to tho widow:
"Hands oil" your Into hmliand's projicrty; do
not touch it; tho state will lltid others to
whom It will givothnt; but you, tho widow,
must not touch it, only so much ns will keep
lifo within your ngisl body, that you mny
live to sis) tlioso oilier nil lin what rltrlitfull V
should bo your own." And tho stato seeks '
the relatives of tho deceased husband, whether
they Iw near or far, whether they wcro uver
heard of lieforoor not, and transfers to them,
singly or collectively, tho estate of tho de
ceased husband mid living widow.
Now, tlmt is 11 upoclmcn of unjust lnws In
nil tho slates concerning womanhood. In
stead of Hying oil" to tho discussion ns to
whether or not tho giving of tho right of
voting to woman will correct theso lnws, let
mo say to men, Iks gallant enough, nnd fnlr
enough, mid honest enough, nud righteous
enough, nnd God loving enough to correct
theso wrongs against women by your own
masculiuo vote. Do not wait for woman
mirrago to como, If it uver docs come, but so
fnr as you can touch linllot boxes, nud legis
latures, mid congresses begin tho reforma
tion. But until Justice Is dono toyoiiru-s
by tho laws of nil tho states, nud women of
America take tho platforms mid tho pulpit:,
and 110 honorable man will charge Vushti
with having lost her veil.
Again: I want you this morning to cou
siaer Vnshtl tho sncnillco. Who is this that
I seo coming out of that jwlaco gato of Shu
sliiinl It seems to mo that I havo seen her
liefore. She comes homeless, houseless,
friendless, trudging along with n broken
heart. Who is shol It Is Vashti tho sacra
flee. Oh, what a change It was from regit!
osltion to n wayfarer's crust. A littlo w hllo
ago approved mid sought for; now none so
jtoor ns toiicknowiodguhcrncqiudutuuccship.
Vnshtl tho sncrillco. Ah, you nnd 1 lmvo
seen It many 11 time. Hero is a homo ciiipnl
need with beauty. All that rclhiemeut,
nnd books, and wealth can do for
that homo has been done; but Aha
suerus, tho husband and tho father, is tak
ing hold on paths of sin. Ho is gradually
going down. After n while ho .will flounder
aud struggle llko n wild lieast in tho hunter's
net further away from God, further nwny
from tho right. Soon tho bright ttp'utrcl of
the children will turn to rags; soon tlio house
hold song will become thp sobbing of u broken
heart. Tho old story over again. Brutal
Centaurs breaking up tho mnrriago feast of
LnpithoD. Tho houso full of outrage, and
cruelty, nnd abomination, while trudging
forth from tho palaco gato nro Vnshtl mid
her children. Thero aro homes represented
in this houso this morning that aro in danger
of such a breaking up. Oh Ahasuerus,
that you should stand in a homo, by
a disslated llfo destroying tho pcaco
nud c:mfort of that home. God
forbid that your children should
over havo to ring their haiuls, nud havo ieo
plo point their linger at them as they pass
down tho street, and say, "Thero goes 11
drunkard's child." God forbid that tho lit
tle feet should ever havo to trudge tho jwth
of poverty and wretchedness. God forbid
that any evil spirit, born of tho wino cup or
tho brandy flask, should como forth uud up
root that gurdcu, nud, with a blasting, blis
tering, all consuming curse, shut for ever tho
palnco gato against Vusutl uud tho children.
Oh the women nud tho mon of sncrillco aro
going to tako tho brightest coronals of heaven I
MW iivitmii" mv tvAvsjUiu till ifumuui (VJI
; ,(,0l((0( BftV0 up ull fop Lat rfl conalllcre(l
T his woman or tho text gave up jwlatial rest
right. Sacriflcol Is there nnythlng moro
sublime I A steamer called tho Prairie
Belle, burning 011 tho Mississippi river,
Bludso, tho engineer, declared ho would keep
tho bow of. tho boat to tho shore till all were
olf, and ho kept his promise. At his ost,
scorched and blackened, ho ierished, but ho
saved all the passongers. Tw o verses of pa
thetic poetry descrilxi tho scene, but tho
verses aro a littlo rough, and so I changed a
word or two:
Through the hot black lirvnthof Die burning
Jim UliuUo's voice was heard,
And they all hod trust In his stubbornness,
And knew ho would keep his uord.
And Hire's you're born tliey all got oft
Afore tho smokestacks fell ;
And Hludso's ghost went up abovo,
In the siiiuLe of the I'ralrio Ilellc.
He weren't no saint, but at Judgment
I'd run my chanca ith Jim,
Longslde of some pious gentlemen
That wouldn't shako hand v, Ith him.
Ilo'd sefii his duty, a dead sure thing,
Aud went for It there and then,
And ChrUt Is nut goltiK to bo too biird
On a mail that died for men.
Onco moro: I want you to look nt Vashtl
; tho silent. You do not hear any outcry from
this woiitun as sho goes forth from thu (mlaco
guto. From tho very dignity of her naturo
you know there will ls no vociferation.
Sometimes in life It Is necessary to make n
retort; sometimes In llfo it Is ucccshory to
resist; but thuro are crises when tho most
triumphant thing to do Is to keep tileucc.
The philosopher, confident In liU nowly dis
covered principle, w lilted for tho coming of
moro intelligent generations, willing that
men should laugh nt tho lightning rod,
and cotton glit and steninlKint waiting for
long yenrs tlinmgli tho sculling of philo
sophical rel.ools, In grand und iiiiignlllirnt
silence. Galileo, ciiuiIciiiiimI by luiithfiim
tlcians, and monks, nnd cm diiiiiN, carieatured
ivpi- where, vet wiiilliiLr and wateliiiuf Willi
his t(l(s(s)Ni to sen tho coining up of stellar J
ro-enfoi cements, when tho slurs In t lit it
courses would light for Iho ('icriilcnii sys- '
(em; then silting down In complete IiIIiuIiu-b j
und deafness to wait for tho coming 011 of tho '
generations who would build Ids monument J
mill Ihiiv III. Iiltt frrntii IMtfi riirfirliif.- urn.
- ,,..... ... ...... ...w , ..
crated by his coutcuiKriiiioH, fastened in 11
pillory, Iho slow llres of publlo contempt
burning tinder hint, ground under tho cylin
ders of tho printing press, yet calmly waiting
for tho day when purity of soul and heroism
of character will get tho sanction of earth
mid tho plaudits of heaven. Allllctlon, en
during without any complaint tho sharpness
of thoiMiig, nnd tho vloleiieo of tho storm,
nud tho hen of the chain, and thu darkness
of tho night walling until n ilivlnn hand
shall lio put forth to soothe tho pang, mul
hush tho slorui, and relenso the captive, A
wife abused, iierwcutcd, mul n iertti(il
exllo from every earthly comfort waiting,
waiting, until tho Lou! shall gather up his
dear children In 11 heavenly home, mul no
KKir Vnshtl will uver bo thrust out from tho
tinlaco irnto. .1imiw. (ti ullum,. mm.! mwn..i..
ingiiotu word, drinking tho' gull, benring
uiu 11 um, 111 priisiicci, oi 1110 rapturous con
summation when
Ansel l thronged hlscharlot wheel,
Ami Uirohlinlo his throne; ,
Then swept their golden liuqH nod sung
Tho glorious w ork Is done, 1
An Arctic explorer found a ship llonting
helplessly uliout ninong tho Icebergs, mid
going on iKVird lie found that tho captnlu
was frozen nt his log book, and tho helms
man wns frozen at tho wheel, uud tho men on
tho lookout wero frozen In their places. That
wasnwful, hut magnificent. All tho Arctlo
blasts nnd nil tho Iceliergs could not ilrlvo
them from their duty. Their sllcnco wns
louder than thunder. And this old ship of n
world has many nt their iosts in tho awful
chill of neglect, nnd frozen of tlio world's
scorn, nnd their sllcnco shall bo tho eulogy
of tho skies, nnd lx rownnlcd long nfter this
weather beaten craft of a planet shall havo
mndo Its last voyage.
I thank God that tho mightiest influences
nro tho most silent. Tlio (Ires in a furniico of
a factory, or of 11 steamship, roar though
they only movo 11 few shuttles or n few
thousand tons, but tho sun I hat wnrnw n
wmld rises mid sets without n crackle, or
faintest sound. Travelers visiting Mount
A.Um, having heard of the (-lories f stmri
on thnt ocak. unit, im 1.. .,..,.. 1 .1... ... .1 .
tlicronml sco thostui riso next morning, but
when It came up It was n far behind their
anticipations they actually hissed it. Tho
mightiest Influences to-dny nro llko tho
planetary system-completcly silent. Don't
his tho run I
O, woman I does not this story of Vnshtt
tlio queen, Vnshtl tho veiled, Vashtl tho sac
rillce, Whtl tho silent, movo your soulf
My mtiiioii converge Into tho ono absorbing
himu that none of j 011 may bo shut out of tho
jnlaeo gato of heaven. You cnn eiulurotho
ImriMiliw, and tho privations, nud the
cruelties, mul tho misfortunes of this life, if
you cnn only gain admission there. Thn ugh
tho blood of tho overlastli g covenant you
go through tlioso gates, or never go at nil.
t hen Home wns lu.l.r.ui ii,,..i. ...... ,
lt.i ruler saw tlio golden bracelets 011 tho left
nrms of Iho cnemv, and sho sent word to them
that sho would Ik tray hrr tlly nud surrender
t to them If thoy would only glvo her thoso
bracelets on their left nrms. They accepted
tho proffer, nud by night t hit daughter of
tho ruler of tho city opened 0110 of tho gate.
Tho nrmy entered, and, keeping tin :
promise-, throw upon her their bracelets,
nud also their shields, until under welch:
sho died. Alas, thnt ull through tho ng"
tho Kimo folly has been, icpeitcd, niu".
for Iho trinkets uud glittering treat
ttrcj or this world men nnd v.ome.i
jr.i-.ig o;en tho is.i-uls of their Immortal
soul for r.:i vcrlnrtlns sur:v.:der, nnd dio
under t' o i';i:i!.: ;mibmergeini.:it.
Throu-h tho rich grneo of our Lord .Jesus
Christ may you bo enabled to Imitate the
esamplo of Uu hoi, mul Ilan .ih, n::d Abl
gall, uud Deborah, and Mnrv, and Vnshtl.
Anient
Australian NjMeni nf Votliur.
Thero Is a bill befoiotho New York lesis
Inturo to establish in that ctato tho "Au.i
tralian" system of voting. Who ever sup
IKisodthut Australia would teach America
how to protect tho ballot! Verily, tho day
when Mncattlay's traveler from Vim Dieinan'.
Laud will start on a sketching tour hi Kn,
laud hastens to apace.
Tho Australian svstem v..: cti,IhIi,i i.
Allen Thorndlko It!eo in Tho North Aiueti
cnn Ilovlewsomi tlmo simv. It is a plan to
provont intimidation nnd bribery. Tlio stato
prints tho ballot and enforces secret voting,
ttueli voter In furnished with ballots of nil
kinds. Tho bill then snv: "Kach elector
shall, upon receiving such ballots from tho
bullot clerks, forthwith select ono liallot of
each of the kinds which he intends to vote nt
such election, and mnko such alterations, If
uny, ns ho w Mies to inako thereon. Ho slmll
thereupon Immediately destroy in tho pres
ence of tho ballot clerks ull tho other ballots
received by him. Tho election ollleers must
not furnish to any ono person Information in
regard to tho way that any voter cast his bal
lots. Only voters nnd election ollleers are to
bo permitted near tho jwlls." Chicago Times.
Thn l'ursiin's I'ee.
Tho pastor of a wealthy church wedded a
rich mnn recently to n very Iteatitlful girl,
who has been an intimate friend for years of
tho parson's wife. Sho started from tho
church door on n trip to Eurojio, und ns the
minister shook cotigrntulutingly tho hand of
tho now groom ho felt a hard substanco
slipped into his own. It turned out to bo a
hnndsoino locket pendant, with tho brido's
initials and thoso of the aster's wlfo dono in
diamonds.
"I'll put your picture In it at onco." said
j tho pleased lady; "it is tho first wedding fisj
that has como to mo."
1 So sho jwted off to n photographer nnd or
1 dereil a roduceu head of her husband. She
bad hardly got homo when n messenger in
formed her that, folded nnd refolded und
Jammed In liehlnd tho glass, thoy had found
a 8100 bill. Tho Ilov. Mr. and Mrs. Suiter
Bervieonroawitltliig n letter from tho other
sldo to know to whom tho money belongs; nt
tho Mrs. Hov. Dr. S. vows it goes with the
locket, nnd tho lix-ket belongs to her. Now
York letter.
I'reililent Lincoln's Sulmtltiile.
During tho wnr, when n regiment of vol
unteers w us Ix'iug raised In thu District of
Columbia, President Lincoln expressed n do
slroto placo it sultstltute lulls ranks, mid
commissioned n friend to find him one. John
S. Staples, who was the sou of a clergyman,
was hchs'tcd and brought to the president.
Mr. Lincoln, after exiuuluiiig htm, oxprcssed
himself as sathllisl, and crfcctcd arrange
ments by which Staples enU'ied the regiment
as a substitute: Staple has Just died at Do
ver, in New Jersey. Frank Lisdlo's.
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Family Use
analyzed the Jarvis Reis'iiv
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