New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-29
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
THE NGRATrrUDE OF NAN.

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SIR IL is said that the liberal coat buttons made
b. women of veelth 70 cneov Institutions for the
ether sex-nct less tsn $50 100 the last yearand ss
n nv associations ofwemen 20 adm educating yoans
zen, are pledges Of what nay be expected In return.
Miss Caroline Punmes WAC died recently at Sa-
len Mass had accumulated fortune OF $l0O, 900.
R> her will sbe left SIS, 90 to Harvsrf Couege.
so 900 TO the Salem Aihenesm and $50 900 ~ found
a farm School at Salem. And what is the return for
an tbis generosity Where are the richly-endovA
Institutions for our Yong women Of talent
There arc in the United States abou. one hundred
and twenty literary colleges, forty-.wo theological
seminsries toty-seven law schools, and forty medical
colleges Ofthese two hundred and nisy iossituucns
Of learning, rot halt dozen admit women to their
privileges,
With such an experience to chew upos, ID bshoovs
us to look up the rich women aboc. 20 die and sur
round them, IL possible, with womans-rights nursss
and adv sCrs, fox il must be that the women vhs
make these requests are ignorant and uneducatsi
themselves and, therefore do not appreciate the IN
speak able blessings Of education for their own ser.
OF else IN their last moments, in view OF death asd
TIE grave the nspuaiing priests, who surround them,
influence their feelings enG Judgment. and assume The
dctstior Of their wG. 1t Is difficult 70 account tor
the blinSness and 'oly Of these rich women.
Ponder these things, women Of New.York. ssd
Wien you are urged 10 join sewing circle 10 edu
cate pous ycurg men for the ministry, Just HAT to
your friends The proprety OF looking up some young
woman of merit, ard educating her IN his s'esd.
Cannot woman preach the glad tidings Of the gospel
Of Christ Ask the prisoners Of Newgate, who
listened TO the doquenoe OF Elizabeth Fry. Ask the
Keeper, who witnessed the ELECTS Of her mioisua-
tions Look at the labos Of our own Mss Dix sho
has brought hope and peace to the prisoner shsst IN
many a solitary cell.
1.-THE men of our day will mako no other return fcc
the many instances OF benevoeoce like the above
we pray you. do at least form society to take
charge Of the budding priesthood. Found some Inst
tuition, where, at the puolc expense. the poor and
pious young men may be fed and clothed. We have
stitched and begged aud borne that burdca quits
long enough.
Who helped the Rev. Antoinetts L.. Brown
Where was society formed among non OF
women to educate her. She was poor, and pious.
too; but she paid her own way, bought her owa
Theological library ard was ordained Pastor
over congregation 10 South Butler, where her power
and eloquence will not soon be forgotten. Shame
on the man who will accept education from poor
women, widows mites, and sewing-societies-
from the sale Of pncushions and seedleoases. will
cothe hims self in broajcloth and kid gloves. La
country like this, where all the avenues to wealth
and distinction are freely open to man, no one q
worthy an education who hiss not the energy to get
il unaided and alone. &. c. L..