Mother's Voice

No Nation can rise above the level of its womanhood.

Edited by Maria Rose Ruth Hilton

CONFIDENCE A NECESSITY

It is confidence that woman craves. Whatever interrupts that special virtue between husband and wife will sow the seeds of doubt and suspicion, robbing her of its twin sister, i. e., assurance. Love flows outward to the object of its adoration, upon the waves of respect, confidence and assurance. Woe betide the day when she has to doubt the sincerity of her beloved. The marks of her hidden sorrow will soon be revealed thru the lines upon her face, and like a fading flower she, too, fades and passes away.

Woman is so constituted by nature that love is a necessity to her welfare; love is woman's kingdom; her native sphere; her natural home. Not only is love a necessity of her nature, but the bestowing of her love is quite as essential to her happiness; to love and to be loved, such is the requisite of

woman's heart, and here is where she makes her gravest mistakes. Under the sway of that divine emotion she fails to wait and listen to the voice of the spirit; she sees only the roseate hues of her new inspiration and forgets to consider, much less consult with the two faithful, never-failing friends-reason and judgment. Only too often she has the scales rudely torn from her eyes, there to behold, when too late, how utterly unworthy was the object of all her tender solicitation; and thus in one moment the light of her life fades away.

The coming woman is rapidly waking out of this psychological state of past ages and, like her brother man, she begins to practice some of those wily tactics that will entirely change the conditions and environment of her life.

To be taken advantage of; to be merely a tool, a servant, or worse- -a slave-no longer harmonizes with her aspirations and desires, much less her concept and ideals; hence she rises and demands recognition and a new order of things. She startles the whole world. by asserting such phenomenal independence and demanding her rightful recognition in

the affairs of state, as well as those of the domestic relations. She at last realizes that with her advancement the whole world moves forward. The progress, welfare and happiness of millions depends upon the elevation of woman to her proper place and position. Man may as well be gracious and sweet; they may as well turn about and assist in the glorious work of upliftment and higher education of woman. Along lines scientific and economic woman already appears successful in the professional and business world, and while they may not need man's help, yet a magnanimous attitude on the part of man will do much toward erasing that dark, heavy ancestral line of demarcation that was created thru ignorance and superstition. The rapid growth and development of woman makes her more capable and able to fulfill a larger, broader place in life, and anything that tends toward perfect womanhood will certainly tend toward drawing her closer to man, thus equalizing the true standard of life for the greater happiness and prosperity of both.

The birth of the new woman means a new birth for the whole world. In and thru the

transition period the process of readjustment naturally creates much that is offensive and disagreeable, just as when a child is being born, that home for the time being is transformed into a chaotic state, anxiety and apprehension reign, but with the announcement that "All is well," rearrangement takes place and normal conditions are again established. Thus it is with the birth of higher civilization, whether it pertains to woman or to man's evolution, the old must pass away and nature asks not if it pleases or displeases mankind; she is but an avenue thru which the spirit of the times works to accomplish its supreme purpose. It is in the designs of the Infinite that woman arises and takes her place and position. Then how futile to ally one's self on the side of opposition. Man has nothing to fear but, on the contrary, he has great cause to rejoice with woman in the approaching day of her emancipation; for she will not only draw nearer to him, but she will bear him a blessing such as he has never dreamed of or known; and one which he can never receive except thru her in her new and uplifted state. As long as woman is a degraded servant and slave, so long she can

only reflect back that subjected state to her family.

We look forward with rejoicing, for woman is rising; she is rapidly coming up on the ascendant arc, and gladly we hail the day of fulfillment.

RECOGNITION

However richly endowed mentally, psychically and spiritually, it must be remembered that, for their expression, these higher propensities are entirely dependent upon the instrument which contains them. It is our physical bodies that require attention. As every musical instrument needs tuning, so the body, the framework, must have consideration and care. The organic structure must be adjusted, since all depends upon it; a perfect body means a perfect mind. polarity of the two can only be established by a perfect harmonic action of the physical body. To deny the body its proper recognition is to commit a great offense against the higher faculties upon which the body is dependent for its life.

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