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Show I HE CLEAVETH UNTO HIS WIFE Bible' Mesage to War Wive, i By Mr: Mabel Speight (erkaiey woman psster occupying pul- 1 pit of husband at front as chsalsln.) Two million American men In France : I are today courageously facing danger and i darkness with drawn sword hecsuee they , 'know thst behind their faith and power, 1 in the cause of world freedom stand their i women. ( For every one of these soldiers a wife. mother, sister or sweethesrt stands ss llhe personification of the democracy he la battling to preservs. j I And his strength depends greatly-upon ; her strereth how she feels snd sets. Even the humblest moat obscurs wom-sn wom-sn counts tremendously In sustsinlng Ihe i morale of the nsllon and the armlee in 'the field. L'nleee all of ua realise this 'snd. set sccordlngly America wilt not be i as strong aa she might be In carrying her high resolve to fullest victory. FIRST BOOK OF IIORAI. Chapters snd 4. Tea, a aaaa leavsth his owa father, and hla own country and cleavsth unto his wife. By this also must ye know that women have dominion over you: Do ye not labor and toll and bring and give all to women? Yea, a man taketh his sword and faceth danger and darkness for his love. O, sirs, how can It he but women should be strong, seeing they (the men) do thus? This great responsibility upon Every, woman means that ehe must not only be willing to consecrate her all In her eoua-try's eoua-try's cause, but that shs must also do It with cheerful valor, for In that kind of resolution ilea lite atrength thai la victorious. vic-torious. The Hi Me places a (real premium upon that kind of courage. In the chapter from Esdraa above quoted from, the chronicler telle of a dis- .ure imonf three young men of King ertits' bodyguard. They had argued ae to "ihe strongest thing In the world," and the wisest of ths trio had said "woman." coupling her with truth, and extolling her Influence over man. I "How can It be." he said addressing ! himself to a popular Jury, "but tnat 'women ahall be strong, seeing that they ! (the men! do thus?" J Woman's" part In any govsrnment waxes as the power of kings, of auuie-; auuie-; racy, wanes. And when she done have a material part tn govsrnmnet aba i.)ust 'resolutely help bear Its burdens and dl-irart dl-irart its d ret Inles wtth svsry power in soul and body. That meana devotion, an active, positive posi-tive use of her strength not mere negative nega-tive acnuteerence. And that la the' summons epos every American woman today Now are you uetng the etrongast thing In the world "for victory lor freedom for all forever?" ! yo'iftir. work under Mn. Anderson" direction. MRS. T. R. JR. STARTS WORK. Mrs. Theodore Rooaevelt Jr. organised organ-ised the work of the T. M. C. A. women at Alx. snd Mrs. Anderson sne-ceeded sne-ceeded her. when Mrs. Roosevelt was called to do larger work In the worn- 1 en's end of the Y,. M. C. A organisation organisa-tion In Parts headquarters. i The older women chat with the hoys, draw them out about home snd mother. ' aew on their buttons, serve them food and drink and cheer them. The younger women, besides working In the canteen, can-teen, go with the boys on excurslops 1 and picnic parties, give them tea i parties on the lawn In the afternoon and dance with them and ahare their entertainments In the evening. Ask anv doughboy leaving Alx what he thought of hla etay there. "Wonderful place, bully time, real vacation and how good It waa to see snd get to really talk to American women." |