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Show I" IMMItMB AMI hrllEIti: 01' WOMAN". Th following JJr"i rsparl-1 rsparl-1 ly Jsmta Taylor, tltllttred Ij iWelrnt O.tiriia I). Cannon, at r quarterly ionfersnct U the llfllrf Hoeittrof WkUrHlaktlitltfalOgilcu, DicrmWr 17lh. 1891: lleluic col Ic J ii.on to cal., I re-si re-si onil.truitlnic that rnjf renuika may l,n adapted to tlit ci aelll.ti.it and t-lr-rumsttnt'etol' all of ui wlio art! pres t tit, that wn war t.e e-Jir.tjd. I eli uot think tliat any hlilrr In thlt Church M cuU Tr earn to rlw to irak men ly for tti-itasror iiaVlo. Tint It tny fiellliB. If I tannt 7 something that irlll I iroltl. to those whn J listen. 11 r.t toniyolf, 1 urn ml tstltrittl. 1 oflrh think that In attend-InR attend-InR meetings ud con'sriiiices whsro the. Hi lilt of Mod It ioiirnI out, a It eitualljr It, ami 1 am ona of tho siaketa, I dcrlvo moro tioiitiH mjtrlf from what I lay than I thli'k nnyollit-r pTpon ile . At Irast, I last, to heart nil that I am led to ray toother. rtitin la h tiry Important and In Hientlal Kalherliiir. All who nroae-iiiialutvd nroae-iiiialutvd with thi.opratlon In accltly fully n cojulro I lie Inlluelu e of woman In human attain. Her Itllunico la far i mora potential liiall.lieiarr.ilra oflllo than bIic ha the credit generally of nrrilsluK. There l no man Ihat Is a properly conitltiiteil ium tint It brought wlthlu woman's lulluinro that diri not fit I K lint union to n greater or list fxtint. And though woman lines not Uko part, f Marule, In ul.liei aflalrs, neverthe- Ii.s, wlieioslni chouse, toixert htr In llucnco It It lining In iiiouldlug opinions and Tlewa ami In ttlmulallug aillou anionic men. Them nru romu men m re austeiiHM than other to their llillueuru; Hit I know of nolle who la entirely fnu from woman's In Hut-tier that l, who disregards It and llTitt nhoTo or tilow It, whlchuvir term you may r-hoiseilorniploj. I ham known many of my acquaintance In tho nst uncontil u.iy to them Mirer, perli rtllret In their emails thu vlewa of their oitii lamlllea of their wlvra ami, irhai, thtlr eisiijhlirs; ami It Is Ire-uuontly Ire-uuontly tho cast, that men will rtiMvu I rei-wrwlons mil prtjil llciinlnl llnlr actions be lulluincid very much ly their wle an I oilier fctnsltitininiliors of their famlllet. I have seen II In ' Ml council', 1 haw nen It In prlvalo and I have sren II In every dlreo tton almost where men lju their wlrts, and teUully whiru their wires are thrived woinou. It la sur prlslUK aonit llima to stu the Intluencii wlvia liavn upon their liiisliiiiili oplulout and vlewa coniirnlng tiubllo allalra and coriceruliiv indltlluali. riiertfore, It la of tho utmoti Iruirtanie that women 1 us that wor I, f ir I lik to call my mother h woman. therefore 1 irutjou will noli think I am rtakloit In anlniroptr manner wleu t fay woman I thautu bo ir. irly trained and inido Intelllm tit, then they can tierclie a wonderlul lull leni.i In toclrtt. It holllj ln a htallhfill Inllilencr, an I t.i U tucll they thllill lai theuuelvia hroughtincontaitHitb, or havei fur. tilt b enl them, opiortuultle of otitalnlng knowledge mil uiuirrrliiiidlug and compreheuiilnn, ao that they will U lllte-dalivetty (.rejudlcey. Thlt li ol KritlnirlTlir, lieeailM-, at I at), women have, won.lerllil li.lltieiirei over the mliidt in othera with whom they tonut In contact Vouoiletiilndltlhe, ti.e that loya rrtlerl Iho view of their in ithert; an i luihUiiJa alfo, torn grmt e'xtent, lellect tbevuwaofthrlrwlvia. I,ct n xoinaii l (reindicts amln.t vr l I re iioe'ee wei In tavur offiuie meaturu or u ninn nulalde of he r family, uu i lu a grc.,1 msji rliy ol i au Hint pti judh e or prepoemiilon will ettict ull tint male memheiaof tho houiehoM. Her luikland and rhll.lren will feel tho In Hueinc; mid however ttrong theyure, and lndruilent lu their inolia or thought and nctlon, they willful Iho ttleetof It l'ollllehuia are aaarn of thl,anl theieloro threw d mini try to gvt the women the wlwa nt eeuatort and member of Iho Homo of ltepio IrllUIIlrl to Vluw tllluga lu what they would oil thu right light They know how latent womvn'a In fluenioliln thai!ii; men'a thoughta iibd ai tloDi. Ai-dltltto In tho ('lunch. Thero It no ruin In the t'liurili, from Iho l'retlitentdow n, who in not lutlueiued, nioir orlif-.ln lhlwj. Theielore,lt la of the utmot lintortatiie, I think, that you,my aletert, atiouhl liavollnf leal anilbtlghlitt of 01 ir!unltlet to obtain lalvlllgeiHraud knowledge and Iti grp tUoto queatloua that are hriught teforti men and women for tholr tbooght and action. I would llkelol every woman at fully In. fiirmutoron all quettlon that como I elore li at a le at It It -oMlbli for themllt.lec.u.ul think thu ellut f tills amid I u very aood and Iho In flueiir Ml. riieirliapeitillarlty about women that I lnk la reniarkahlo. Their In liillloi ticeedt, atarulotthatufa man. They i ltler Judgea of character than i: -i an. A inau arrlvet at lilt cumin mt utually hy a tlowerproieit I than v ten do. ll la mom t to reaion ami work nut lilt eoudutlout liyret iD,thun women are. Jlut the llrt I : icmIoii of women ronccruluB an Ind iLjual It generally, though not alwa .mrrrrt. lliey are wonderfully iulck nricelvlng lui riMlonaami In eilvlm: titm, I'ecaiifee, at n vx, they to not ureal tholr tIOilghta and feel liign. Am 1 think nun would aavu theme hit truuhlo aometlniet If they would )rn to their wlvea lu Ihecu retliei f 1 1 ought to be ailld, howe er, Ihat id'ttho ilrit Imprenlun movia away vjulu arutulject to other In flueni I e lu In thlt way hocaiun our daugh mnthert aud wlwaahould hov i nJillrtt npiurliioltlia ol gaining gain-ing ki Dirde.t; and I am thankful for thoor Uiatlouof Iheto ertlellet, bi. came- think they brondtn wotntn't tphcMI'aitlouand bring lit r In con lact )!,. 1 thu allalra of llfu to n gleatL'Tent Ihan the-could iotlltl) ho wohtia tocintluo herttlf wholly to ImrJk w hold dutli t. I am aurei tho ellKtltl.uod one. I would like til tee t7 tinier enjoy and ui thv fnllut4 frurt D pcrtiiiilly fur the-umliil the-umliil tho lowers and gift' the' )ai M A Cleat ileal of unliappltu tt , tnl idli.chol)iau bnlianltlied from houn b( i amtlndlvldiialt by furulth lug thtitui'li oirtuuUlea nt are furnltUfin thepu eoflttler. becnupo thero It am for arllnn, nud no jierton can be i htpy ierton who has not. ion lalior In icrforni; and , the bli.r hn labor It that la f laborIM It la-nrflclal to others thu fnriiiKrlihogood to Ihoio uho er-f er-f jrm It t gladdi nt ooplo to haeo an ouruty of doing tooiogind, and In fret Hi ihey are not living without an nljettn life; and Iho higher Iho JPUUH.M (lit more hapi luctt thu lul'i r.-( ouillih II hrluKt. Nntyvru It inn thing I lint ier Lata kllnavo uulked that where women are con II tied to houneholll dutleaand Ihelthora connected thtri wllb, It becomea a tperlia of. drudtory, and It le ono continual con-tinual roiinl from m rnlug until night, and from tlm Ifgliinlug lo tho end or the wink. If n woman uarrlet aud hat ohlldreo, and they and htrhouathold dutlet are her tola cam and occupation, tho It apt to Icto tlittttptofnraiudlit aud tbo rerplug up of her nccompMehnienlt which tho ha I leforo tho wat unrrlnl. I have de lorcd thlt. Ol ooura It It Inovlt-abloluaonie Inovlt-abloluaonie caea and for tome r flout or women'-) live or until their children grow up, became we am not all liiclrciimttancet to relieve ourielvea from Ihat tin I of labor. Hut I havn rejoiced Jn tho nrganliitlnn of ttiei tocletlet, U canto they fuml-h o imrluuMlea that mu not lo found oul.l oof tin in. Tho tletirt In Iheto auciellea have their mludt taken from tbnilally cam that opreea them. It would bo a ery inoiiolonou- llfo for women to lead to be ronitllet lo eonflno themielven entirely to houtehold aflalrt w Ithout any relief. Men am dillVrenlly altutted. They nut mi their halt and Icavo thtlr iiuutiiandnilngluwltli their fellow.; au I no matter how I iborloue the Ir oo-cti oo-cti ailou may be, there It ac-mo die er tlon toll. Hut ii'ilto nlwnjt with the wife. Hhe It conllueil to the houtoand to thou dAlly laro-, and therefore auylhlngthat brlnga tuch opporlunl lletror change, ailhuellelleiHoeli tic turuUhtOUght to he hailed at A blettlilg. Aud I donjnlreln Ihetnopitirtunlllet of relief from tlm caret alDrded by Ibeio tnilttlet to tlioto w liu attend Hi" meetlngt ncUt'ouall),evelllf they do ioteugaglulhoactlvo dutlet of Iho KH-lcllc. An l.nglhh writer, tpeaklng of Ihn eauw-a of tho decadence- ft Atlitnr, liatiuada certain ttatemi utt coueeru lligthvdreekt when Athent wat III III glory, Hint mado deep ImpitMloii llinu ui mind. Ho aald that the Alhcnlnut or thugollen ago, aa II might bettelmod, were tit luui h uluad or lliei retent ordinary tlvlllred man at tho latter wit nhrtil of tho ni'gro. Noa I da not believe tho ttetemetit ho m ii.o t.i Itt full extent. Hut ho died A numUrrifthttiiamea of eminent men among tho (Ircoka and mad a com parboil Utwttn Ihem aul emluent moderiit, nnd he awArded the tiietl urlty to tho Atbenlaut. According to I hit tnowlng ho nir-ilu It I lain that thoy wuro far ahead or tho intent unlli ary rlvllUed man, either I.likllth or American, Thlt wrlttreiiJeneored to account hir Ihotuperlorlty cf thu men of Allium In that ago by ttatlug that tho bett and eholcttt ami mitt energetic cplu from tlm turroiinllng counlilet had gone tu Ihat Wide, nud the retillt hid been that a tunrlor iaiu of iij le Iia 1 been developed, Tho ilecty of that great raco war dm, lu tint wrlter'a opinion, hi tho fact tuat the married women wluVeboro Iho children were kept In tecldtlon nnd were Ignorant and deemo.1 unlit uuiupAnlont for men lu public. Tiny had uu opportunities of mingling In public allatrt, uir of hearing iiiikIi. U All) thing, almtit thite qurithiui which nt ex led the nttentluiul themniHlid that agitated tho republic. They kuew iiothlni- nr iiibtlri qurttlont nr outildo allalrt. . The chlldrni or t jt h mother I ewme Icrerlorlit Intelligence and Intellectual i iowcr. I Anither facbir conttlbulel alto to Hi. dttay of that ole. llrllllant womou, women who wem uolt'ontetit IiulnnoltiurH tr tlomittlo live-tnnd whottw that by tieevimlug coiiriextua tlie coul i apjicarlu iubllo aud take )mti In publlu allalrt nud liave Iho no 1 clety of phlh-d(hert and imminent I nieu, chototliat life. That clftt became very iiuniernut. The mol eminent I r hlbtoi liert Ifcamothe Ir com) atilont. Of iurtuthattltM boru nu children, and ru thu women cf thu e.rrntett talentailoted that kind of life, Iho Unrlng or thlldrtu wat left lu tou man) Inttancta In l-uorant and ,ln feilorwomen. Hence, Ihn detny of tho Athenian it-ople, aa thlt writer atftrtt. It It probable there It eomo truth In tl eta tlateinentt. rtitrerore, every man who detlres our i-eoplo to trcgievtnnd lce.uu n grtat eplu inu-t tako aatltfaction 111 Helng Iho women nf our community rurnitlieil ulVAutagit tndoprtuultlttt oblaln uni-entamtlng concerning everything that airtcteut in all our relation!, to Ihat they tan talk to their ehlldnii reelecting all the atlatrtot life, and not leaeethemtugrow up In Igiioranct Mother1 teat lllllgt And llllluelicn do have an tiled upon the otliprlng. Take a muther win It thoroughly familiar with tho principles of iho Oupel nnd It a good, niUhful Latter da) Hilnl, and who talkt nltiut Iholo prluclplet, and nnilcea her childnu they grow up full of a faith which children of others who dn not take tho tamo jialna aud have net the tame turn do not have. Now 1 know thlt li wlthlu the range of nur obttrvntlon, and theie It tcartely an exception. Wherea woman who It a I.tllirday Halnttalka about tho rlnclhi of Iho liotpel to her children they take all In. ti-utt In It, and are Influenced ly It moro than the children of others are who do not leueh thorn In that manner. man-ner. I know It Is so In my taio. My mother wss n woman of great faith and nn ardent l.nltcrdny halnlj and Iho Impretilont made ujou my mind by her havo Influenced my llfo. Hhei gave mo Icotona that I linvu nuver ror gotten. nud they have had u wonderful wonder-ful ellict iijion my entire career, pruui ling me nnd stimulating mu for good, I am turn it Is thu ca In every family. The elleet of woman's Inllticiico cannot bo overettlmnled; nnd on thlt account 1 am glndtotay Iheto organlzttlons liavu fiirnltheii ) uu with opiirtunltlet that ) oil would not have under other clreumttauce. And uvor) onu that hat talents hat the oporlunlty of exercising nnd cultivating culti-vating thim In our meetings and an ehitlont Thlt will bring forwnrd tho talent that t xitta amung you, nnd I am turo It will havn a bene llelnl etleet upon the whole community, nnd grow nnd increntoastheyears roll by, 1 am very torry that I'rt tldi ntWooit mil touldimtlu wlthjoii thlt morn-Ing. morn-Ing. Ho on two iietanlotit e rthttd his regret that ho cOutd not bo preteut. A illbht ullnck of tlekuets n iidtrtd It Imprudtiit for hlui In come. Ho charged me to I tar hit kind regards hi Hliter lib hardt ninl tlie slpti rs preient, and to eay tothetn, Uoil bhatthemlli their laboit. I hope Iheto Hellcf Hoclety confer oncttwlll m coltliued. The) oli.ht to bo held t er) thltu motithii. Hucll meatloitas tlmu should nit he uei--lulenl, and the) should not wtt with out I ting Impruved I am sum you mutt have felt Inttretttd lu the meet Ingt wllltll luivo leu lit Id. Thete uatherlniwlll do good toallwliothnm In Ihem. Tho young women nud the Ir should attend them, and be prof Iti db) thelnttriiillont that am given. Tiny will be i rolltnl lo to them. May Uod bleu )ou, An-eu, |
