The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-08-28
'THF DAILY DIsPATCH.
NoNDAY HoRNiNo, AUGUST \ iss1.
WONAN'S MISSION.


MONDAY MoRNIN0, AUGUST - 1854.
WOMAN'S MISSION.
The New York Herald justly characferizes
the late benevolent appeal Of Frederika Bre
msr on The Wars in Europe and Woman's
Mission" rs the right sort Of "Women's
Movement. The Herald recommends thu
appeal to the attention of that illustrious di
vine, the Rev. Miss Antoinette Brown, to that
great philosopher, Miss Lucy Stone, to that
wearer of breeches, Mrs. Amelia Bloomer.
and to the sturdy abolitionists, Mrs. Abby
Kelly Foster and Mrs. Lucretia Mott. tn.
Herald says nothing of Mrs. Harriet Beech
q Stowe. Perhaps she could be prevailed
upon to join the alliance recommended by
Miss Bremen, If it could be shown that sh.
could turn an honest penny by it.
But glance at the plan andobjects of Miss
Bremen, twho, we are pleased to see, seems to
have become more sensible and practical
since her return to London, will show that
her kind of Woman's Movement can never
be substituted for their own projects by the
strong minded women of this enlightened
country. After drawing touching picture
Of the miseries which the Eastern War will
produce, the multitudes of widows and or
phans il will make, and the female assOcia
lions for the relief of suffering which now ex
list in most of the great cities of the christian
world, Miss Bremen proceeds to say:
We wish, therefore, to propose that the associs.
tons Of Christian women, formed In various places
If the earth, humby aiming TO fulfil the law of love
laid down BY Christ hineelf, may hereafter enter
into connections with each other, and strengthen
and extend their activity by united exertion and
consci usness OF mutual aim. This aim we con
slider 10 be:
Care Of the destitute, under the following leading
heads Care for children, by means OF Christian
education; for families by exercising Christian To-
fuence by the distribution of work and rs just re
ward for the sick and the aged by affording them
protection and help for prisoners and other fallen
fellow creatures, BY Compassionate exsrnons 70
raise them from their sunk condition; and, finally
By encouraging all institutions and means aiming
TO promote euch purposes.
We believe that by connection between the
many different associations. all having these or SIM
liar aims, much more could be done than what is
done at present. We believe and feel that we want
the coura2ement which would thus be afforded
by respiug the fruit of each others experience and
example.
To be able to realize such an alliance we would
propose:
First That there should be a committee In the
capital of each country, which should enter into
communication with all the different female soeie
tics Of that land gather all particulars relating to
them and their work, and thus be able to take
survey of the whole.
second That each central committee, being the
organ of circulation for oil other societies in that
land, should, through its secretary, or some other
corresponding member, communicate to the cen
trail committee of other countries the principal de
tails of the work of female societies In Its own to-
gether with accounts of such industrial efforts
good institutions standing In connection with the
aim of the society that have arisen in their country
Third. That printed circular containing these
detals may be cent free OF postage, at the end OF
every year, from every central committee to ell
those OF other countries with whom they stand Id
communication.
Now, it is obvious that all this will not suit
the strong minded women. They do not
want peace. Strife is their element, and their
motto: War on earth and i'll will among men
and women. Their object is to promote dis
c ,rd, to set the servant against the master
and the wife against her husband and to
make great fuss generally. If Miss Bre
m had recommended military alliance, or
the formation of a regiment of American
Amazonians to march upon the South, with
AOUy nelly IOI SUlUuCl ouu hutUlucttc
Brown for Chaplain, they would have adop-
ted her plan at once, and sent out o recruit
ing sergeant forthwith to fill up the ranks
But love, compassion and charity are milk
n I'd water affairs to palates accustomed to
fire and birthstone.
Nevertheless, the recommendation of Miss
Bremen is a noble one, and points to field
of exertion exalted enough for even angelic
energies, and broad enough to embrace every
variety of race and religion. Here is bond
of union, which christian women of every
church may adopt, and with it join together
the separated members of the christian faith:
while at the same time they exhibit to man
kind the entire unity of the christian world
in those deeds of charity and mercy without
which no faith, however orthodox or excel
lent, can reflect the full spirit of the Chris
tian Religion.