...directly contrary to the Word of God, where it is said of the virtuous wife, Prov. xxxi. 20, that ' she stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.' If God hath made this her duty," he adds, "then he hath given her this right and power, because the...

...more than we can believe that inspiration should honor the counsel given by the mother of Solomon, "She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff," and that in these modern times there should be such a complete reversal of all laws as to justify the...

...succor the poor. Solomon, in drawing the likeness of a virtuous woman, puts on this amiable color : " She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hand to the needy." David, the father of Solomon, to whose young brow he resigned his royal crown,...

...of pleasures. n She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengthened) her arms. 18 She pcrceivcth e inhabitants ot" the country do faint because of us. CHAP. III. A 19 She laycth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. 20 She stretcheth out her hand...

...then surely she hath a work to do, that must praise her in the gates. ' She stretcheth forth her hands to the poor ; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.' Prov. xxxi. And must she not then have something of the outward to do it withal ? ' She opens her mouth...

...was the ordinary and chosen employment. " She maketh herself," says Solomon, " coverings of tapestry; her candle goeth not out by night. She layeth her...hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff §." There is a passage in Virgil which affords a beautiful illustration of this description of the...

...by the women in the general oblation ? v. 25, 26. Thus the virtuous woman of Solomon, Prov. 31. 19.' She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.' So in the early history of the church, the Christian tabernacle, there were ' women which labored in...

...neighborhood, as well as attending the common and special means of grace. In a word it might be said of her, " she layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands...yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. She openeth her mouth with wisdom ; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. She looketh well to the ways...

...; and this is here made part of the character of the virtuous woman, verse 20 She ttrelcheth forth her hand to the poor ; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. Her prudence and diligence find out the poor and needy, the proper objects of her charity, and she...

...hands she planteth a vineyard. 8 She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. 9 She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night. 10 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distafF. 11 She stretcheth out her hand...