The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-21
The Bourcicault Lecturer.

Inc doP0 CnaPel was crowded with . fashionable
audience on Monday evening" to hear Mr.. Bourasauls
third lecture. The subject Woman her Rights and
her Wrongs" There was evidently very great amount
ofcurosity, and much acted from the lecturer
it understood that he about to announce
European views this matter. At O'Clock Mr.. Bour
cicault comf0hced, as follows
am not here to advocate doc trine but to sxpound
simple case. Women have pleaded for . higher social
condition. l do not care how they ha framed that
it Ii one in which every has who's 1t his mothers
breast received his retaining fes The worst enemy to
this is the irjudi advocate Who by demand
ing much ends by obtaining nothing at all but rd
Guile Mr. B,urcicault then proceeded divide womens
right and her constitutional right The first he admit
tad to the hll "Natural rights, said he, "shs has
nsdiateiy becomes slave again Her constitutional
rights while should rather call privileges, depend
Of II. Ga. e : and the M
immunities exclusively belonging to womsn Their
mora. dominion in society the simple pr:
cheeks freedom OF speech and obges them TO pick their
way daintiy amongst expressions To the influence Of
women, wisely exertsd, We eve the purity Of modern
ciety-it the fundan entail principle Of responsibility"
The lecturer then proceeded to examine how far the pr
veges Of could be extended without eadangsrng
the formal respect which b accorded TO hsr and
without which there would be dsorganizaon in society
As wife she has vote man and wife being one flesh
vote; and che has not secured than she
does not deserve the franchise" The supremacy of
Sen rans to Victoria Mr. Bourccaut accounted for by
the following axiom:-"Where wsmen reign men gov
of her claims impracticatle, he observed - Next
comes the church. Here, l confess, l am not only
strongly convinced Of the perfect stnsss women for
to (Sersa,ion After citing the two passages In tho
Epittles Of g. Paul. in whl;h women forbidden to
fpas, he observed tfat these directions were made to
the small communities Of Christians existing at that
tms and were not ntspded to apply to the whole hui
race to the end Of time He tnen cited the tenth
tirets the preachers Of the faith This chapter
oipes; yet in the midst Of this subject, being 10 the
house Of Martha, whose sister Mary sa at his feet and
heard his word be addressed with demand tina.
Mary should be sent to be her sister, who nber
ed With much serving Martha, Martha reptile, our
Saviour thou art careful and troubled about many
that good part which chs not be taken away
from her" This quotation applied in so
entitled to receive instruction for the teachiug Of
the doctrine that great sensation pervadsd the room
for The lecturer then expressed his opn
ION that mixed bes were 1t proper places for
men to expcupd the doctrine but religious mblagss
in which subjects appropriate for discussion
and reprehension amongst only could be intro.
dueed, might result in beneficial insttution He also
proposed to have churches for children where the mi
% t.. sex or sese
the Christian religion in I countries attrbung its
sserce in Europe 10 their influence "Butif" continued
he instead OF sincerely rendering this ministry in pure
spirit, u.sent help caure merely desires don
cassock titleto abdicate her womanhood and rank
amongst menl can only recognise an unnatural craving
which must entail ridcue and injury . fair cause"
Passing the other professions in review he drew laugsa
be pictures Of woman lawyer, a. doctor and
medical student He remarked that they had been
inventors but admitted their sxselence in literature and
the arts All these paons, suited to their dscacy
Of frame, might be fairly adopted by the ehdls wife
and Arrisd woman, but he eoniidered that the
ther and wife had plenty to do. The lecture
eudsd with brilsnt ske ch of woman's dsting gushing
interpreted with anecdotes usn alive Of
the several positions he assumed During more than an
hour the audience were held in tho greatest interest by
fha xta naAi Nv ha
ton existed for few moments ut the termination Of the
evening. The entertainment was usual, spriAhlsd
With anecdotes and Illustrations which reshed
and frequently aprlauded Mr. Bourcioault might safe
ly have extended his lecture for another half