That Petition.

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That Petition.

liy this time every member oi our Unions and of our Womens Societies who take an interest in work will have had the question of the petition for the l emoval of women's disabilities brought before her. There are still many women who are apathetic in the matter, and who say, “ What does it matter to me w hether the disabilities of women il,e

removed or not ?” To that question we would say it does matter a great deal. Everyone who knows of a wrong done and continued, and refuses to help to undo that wrong, is responsible for it. This principle and fact was plainly stated by Christ when He said that those who were not for Him were against Him. Everyone has recognised that those who passively acquiesced in slavery, in the drink traffic, in sweating, in gambling, in the social evil, have been even greater hindrances to reform than the people actively engaged in those methods of wrong doing. And so with regard to the unrighteous disabilities of women. Every woman who abstains from doing what she can for their removal is directly responsible for the wrong they represent.