The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 17, 1905, Page 22

.N:S‘a\“‘m-r — RESEN. e votion; co inner NG DL L0 WHY SHOULD WO E005550555%: $o3 bod £ % b2 <4 1d m self, he d : mes: Could we t imple, inten hies, 2w is sacred—nia d worthy exa ighest moral and sp ature—a simple m I said the anniv and suffer for a great id R \ R ‘\“\\\\\\\)\\f}\‘t\\x ere were in the same country smepnerus ng in the«field, keeping watch over their by T lo, the angel of the Lord ipon and the glory of the Lord T bout them: and ; were sore r not; for, be- joy, which_ shall And this wrapped suddenly said ) them voung Bethlehen sthlehem nd Mary—only snishi les? mirs perhaps power And yet, the word. but psyckic © than ler than man cradle in Palestine s of human mistrust W to m mong mind of 1d .go writh him to and watch 1 as he plied his he memorized his Hebrew sweetness of “his filial de- editate with scovered t communing with the st laws of the deepc t group of interested listen ge and philos- the passions, and, there- sage Vit al and pra ; hus go back we should find a lilean modest, unassuming, retrospective se is.zeal, a lover of men, broad in peofourd in his knowledge of life itual welfare of own, was not versed in was not a student of . but with a great purpose. ry of his birth sacred to us— the life which w motiyved by a possible—ti each ¥ 1 de so by the many benefits bestowed upon h he might be of use to his fellow men. said, “Make yourself necessary to the ankind will give you your bread." Mrs. d said, r young men how discovered the to human happiness. He his chiefest joy in e service of men; he made necess: o the world by his inspiring words and concerned not himself about (@ DLSLLESOEG055Y BE00GE (13 (Copyright, 1805, by Joseph B. Bowles.) HALL I join a club?” This tion comes to nearly every woman in these days, sooner or later. She may even be c d upon to organize a club herself. Before she can settle the matter she should consider et of the origin' and meaning of the club move- 'y such widespread impulse has its decp causes. One of these in this case was the constant increase of good men. Thbe number of -those who are main 1est r husbai it they And not only n that our cducated men burden of the world's afatrs, are far too busy. It is of complaints among middle-aged women nds are so tired when they come home at are unwilling and unfit to attend evening ns or gatherings of any kind. “society,” so called, has to get along with \\ ,‘”[,’/ A T [ ; Sk i Ay "l‘I "\( 1y i b \ his bread; he had a great idea and willingly suffered for it. 4 What grander motive can there be in life than to feel impelled to express to men a mcssage of Sweetness, vished th achieve the ul of the man things that pass such as v ibition to e and simplic of Galilee? No vith the of days can compare with this motive. And it was be he had caught the vision of the in- ner soul incing beauty that he dared to speak thority astonished his hear- convineed many. inspirer of men and this is the great- est of to men. If we can but feel that all in life has a purpose: if we can but lighten the monotony by glorifying the task; if we can but find beauty everywhere and the good in all things: if.-we can but love our enemies and do good to those who persecute us—we shall have discovered a sublimity in life h as we have not hitherto permitted ourselves to perceive. b h Galdoys Smoob, The anniversary of his birth s sacred because he lived, thought, died in such a way as to make these TUBcn el sented what man would be when not have Christmas is surrounded with a halo of sentiment. consume food in the ordinary way. but would imme He who wants to be matter of fact let him be, but the phijmself in a bathof liquid food and absorb his nour- human heart Is naturally sentimental. ishment. The most striking feature of this man was About two years ago one of our dailies published an that he was mostly head. 3 % article by some eminent professor in which cuts repre- Yes, we are head, brain, intellect, but tire time will RIS ONVINNINYY, SORONRBENOTIE00N JoVowRoes, little help from the busy lawyers, doctors and business men, but the administration of the great private charities, many minor municipal duties, most of the training of the children, and the entire conduct of the household, have been turned over to the women. Possibly there should be included in this list the whole religious polity of the com- munity—since even church officers confess that they de- pend upon their wives to tell them what ought to be done in church matters. In response to this great demand women’s clubs began to spring up about thirty vears ago. The first to organize and declare themselves were in New York, Boston, Phila- delphia and Chicago, where the work of women was most urgently needed, ard where they found it most essential to, meet together for mutual help, The social demand came first. Visiting and receiving became almost wholly the concern of women. The thought- ful among them felt deeply the low mental level of the EN BELONG TO CLUBS? | A P A DN P N N N D I A A AP RGGEEGEEG S conversation during “calls” and at teas and sewing meet- ings. Chatter about servants, symptoms and clothes failed to satisfy. From the whole body of earnest women during those early years therc scemed to issue an unspoken v for higher topics for thought and for talk—and for some form of gathering where such themes must come to the front. This was one great inspiration of the club movement, and is still one of its most powerful supports. “Oh, what does it amount to?” sneer the cynical. You hear a half-baked essay on Matthew Arnold and go homew and read his poems and his mean old impressions of America or his ‘Literature and Dogma,’ and a month later you forget most of what you heard and read. How much better is all this than baking tarts or turning shects’ Such remarks are actually made. ‘The only reply to be made Is that while tarts and sheets should receive a proper share of every woman's attention, and while one cannot hope to get a thorough knowledge of any author from a single “half-baked” essay and au fow ot the Second Unitavian Church, N D N O o 3 B e A A s el ey when nd Chri man is not heart, affec appeals to the heart as sentiment Nazarene > Sentiments stirred in the. breast r as they prepare for the Christ a good thing that the anniversary m who devoted himself so u erved his people should be celebrated by t said, “All men love a he jovial face of ¢ends his way amid the lover.” and who the package, laden hrong on Chris more hen beautiful scene than is tree has been decked the young eyes the beheld in nd laden a next morning and the of father and mother have fi their labor and they look into. each othe —and the t of love is there—the love that has m: home? t is Christmas: Christmas, w good t its song and dance; Chr . the de- hearts and the fond of gr: the time of and joy: its message of peace, will and this because mewhere in 1 centuries ago a peasant d was born to Joseph and Mary. Q 2 PO0Ge) RSRSOSEGS0 20005505050 hours of reading: vet a little thought on such a is better than none—and many women would not that unless they belonged to a club. BRI ST e e g e . . - It is the change from ordinary topics—the new, impersonal and elevating thought, w chief élement in the value of the woman's club. moments the weary, bewildered mother and the 1 teacher can forget the probi. and school discipline, clothing and the ev after economy. In most well-ordered clubs subj get even suggestion h is one or a few and sekeeper s of food, how erfasting the progra for are of a hi order. but even 4f the essays the discussions more or less beside the p will hav your own thought aroused and you revert in yo mind and conversation to the sub. have been brought up. If you enter into this your might” you will grow clearer and cleare clusions and your judgment will refine &t You will become better able to decide the problems which arige in your daily life s which “with